This post was an entry for a blogging contest. I was nominated by fellow travel blogger Candice from Candice Does The World to participate in the contest, and to pick 5 other bloggers to participate as well. The winner has long been chosen, and alas it was not I, but I still enjoyed participating. My original submission is below.
I don’t consider myself a master photographer, but I do like taking photos, and of course sharing them with others, so here are my five Capture The Colour photos.
Blue
Blue – street art in The Bronx
In 2010 I went to New York City. It was my second trip there, but the first time I’d been there by myself. I missed going to the Bronx on my first trip, and this time I wanted to make sure I got there. The original plan was to go to Wave Hill, but I got a bit confused, and decided to try and find The Bronx Museum of The Arts (which I did, and it was one of the best parts of my trip). On the walk over I passed by this street art. I loved the bright colours, and how the blue in the word Bronx stands out against the grey wall.
Green
Green – shutters and plants along a balcony in New Orleans.
I loved my time in New Orleans. The culture, the music, the food, the colours. I could have easily picked photos from New Orleans for all of these colour categories, but I decided to stick to just this one. I think the green and purple Mardis Gras decorations caught my eye at first, but I also loved the symmetry of the three green shutters against the yellow building, and the pop of green plants along the balcony railing.
Yellow
Yellow – a sunset in Cancun, Mexico
I got to admit sunsets in the prairies are really nice, with a variety of colours blues and purples and oranges. But I’ve never seen a sunset as vibrant and yellow as I did when I was in Cancun last year. It was like fire on the sky. It was a warm night, the third one in Cancun, the smell of the ocean as I kept turning my gaze toward this sunset. Staring at the sun probably made me even blinder than I was before, but wow it was magnificent. Totally worth it.*
Red
Red – a piano in downtown Denver.
I quite liked Denver, a city I spent a few days in before and after the TBEX conference in Keystone. I got into the city and was a feeling a little lightheaded with altitude sickness, but I decided to walk down the 16th Mall. I saw some pianos in the centre pedestrian section, and I loved them. I used to play piano, and while I don’t play much anymore it has played an important role in shaping who I am. I love anything that involves music, and I love interactive public art, so seeing this colourful pianos filled me with glee. This piano, which was painted like a box of animal crackers (not shown the side painted with the nutritional information), was my favourite. The bright red colour and the whimsical design caught my eye from a block away.
White
White – Snowcapped Rocky Mountains along the Icefield Parkway in Alberta.
This photo was taken coming back from a trip I took last month with my extended family. We were driving back from Kelowna and I got to drive through the Icefield Parkway (the scenic highway that runs from Banff to Jasper) for the first time ever. It doesn’t matter how many times I visit the Rockies (which isn’t often enough), every time I drive up, and I see those giant snowcapped peaks my heart stops. Sometimes I can take living in Alberta for granted. This moment was not one of them.
Now on to the nominations. In no particular order I nominate:
Nick from Nick’s Travel Bug
Lindsay from Fashionista’s Travel
Ashley from The Wanderscapes
Suki from Super Duper Fantastic
Andy from Discover With Andy
Which capture the colour photo do you like best?
*Please note: I do not recommend staring at the sun. This is one of those don’t do what I did do types of moments.
Love the white snow capped Rocky Mountains photo!
Thanks Mary. The Rockies never cease to amaze me, even when I’m all Canadian and jaded about the snow and cold.
I’ve been browsing Capture the Color Contest blog posts for several weeks now and I still can’t get enough of all of these amazing photos. You’re nomination for the yellow category looks quite striking–just look at that sky! But the red animal cracker-inspired piano is definitely my favorite. I’ve never seen anything like it and, as a pianist myself, I really get a kick out of it. Thanks for sharing your photos with the blogging world!
I love the circus animals piano! so creative.
Me, too! That animal crackers piano is a winner
Thanks Brooke. Anything that involves cookies (or crackers) from my childhood is good with me.
Thanks Christy. There were a lot of great piano designs, but that one was my favourite.
Love the piano photo. I’d heard about that they were positioning them around the city. Your sunset photo is truly gorgeous too.
Thanks Leigh. It seems like a lot of people love that piano photo too.
Such a nice selection. I had to smile at the animal crackers piano and the sunset photo. I’m a big fan of public art, too. Good luck in the competition.
Thanks Cathy. Seeing such fun public art was a real treat.
Oh I love your photos! ESpecially the sunset! Ahh
Thanks Candice.