Tag Archives: Weekly Travel Theme

Travel Theme: Silhouette

Posted on August 24, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

This week’s Travel Theme from Ailsa at wheresmybackpack is Silhouette. There’s something romantic about a silhouette – the recognizable outlined shape of something, or someone, familiar. A shadow with form. The play of dark against light is always so dramatic … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges | Tagged Big Ben, Hawaii, photography, photos, Silhouette, Weekly Travel Theme | 32 Comments

Travel Theme: Sunsets

Posted on August 17, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Sunsets are such a universally intriguing phenomena. Historically, sailors used the characteristics of sunsets to anticipate the coming weather. Scientists explain the way the light is broken up at the horizon, spilling brilliant colors across the landscape or water. Artists … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations | Tagged Honolulu, photography, photos, postaweek, San Francisco, Sunsets, Weekly Travel Theme | 65 Comments

Travel Theme: Signs

Posted on August 11, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

This week’s Travel Theme challenge from Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack is Signs. There are signs that direct our thoughts and lives, but many of those are difficult to capture on film… Posted signs are a little easier to capture. I loved … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Retirement itself | Tagged photography, photos, Signage, signs, Travel, Weekly Travel Theme | 32 Comments

Travel Theme: Leading Lines

Posted on August 4, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Ailsa at wheresmybackpack? has posted our weekly Travel Theme: Leading Lines. Her own examples are photos that all have a strong physical line that grabs the focus of the shot and leads our eyes there, and our challenge is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations | Tagged China, Golden Gate Bridge, Great Wall of China, Leading line, lifestyle, Olympics, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Robert Frost, Travel, Weekly Travel Theme | 55 Comments

Travel theme: Flowers

Posted on July 27, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

This week’s Travel Theme challenge from Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack? is Flowers. As many beautiful gardens as there are in the world, nowhere are flowers more a part of the cultural fabric than they are in Hawaii. From the moment you arrive in Hawaii, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Travelogues | Tagged flowers, Hawaii, hibiscus, lifestyle, nature, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Travel, Weekly Travel Theme | 34 Comments

Travel Theme: Tradition

Posted on July 24, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

The weekly Travel Theme from Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack? is Tradition. I’m a little late with my response this week, but since I’m as much a sucker for traditions as anyone, here goes… We tend to think of traditions as something … Continue reading →