Thursday 25 March 2021

Kate's (Last) Picture Scavenger Hunt .26/13/2021


Sadly this is to be Kate's final Picture Scavenger Hunt due to her very busy life these days.  It has been fun though I did find Fridays came around very quickly!! Good job Threads through my Life aka Lovely Lady kept me on my toes.   

My selection of pictures seem to  be more black/white than light/dark, or maybe there is not too big a difference.   Anyway, here goes...........


LIGHT/DARK 

On one visit to  our son and daughter-in-law in Scotland they took us to see The Kelpies near Falkirk, the largest equine sculpture in the world. They are 30 metres high and are a monument to Scotland's horse powered industrial heritage.  For those who do not know what a Kelpie is (I didn't)  they are a shape-changing aquatic spirit of Scottish legend. They are said to haunt rivers and streams, usually in the shape of a horse.

I took some lovely pictures of them, in spite of the rain that day, but on getting back to their home our son took my phone and using some app which he says is on my phone (but I have never found it again) turned all my photographs into these strange black and white pictures.  They show both dark and light of the same subject and well as a picture at the end just so you can see what they should look like.  They are amazing, makes one feel very small next to them as they are huge.








What they should really look like.  If you are ever in that part of Scotland they and the Falkirk wheel are really worth the visit - free of charge too!! 





My next Light/dark photograph is one I took over the Christmas period when we made a large silver star to hang in our window.  I fortunately found some very tiny LED lights that I could put around the edges which outlined the star beautifully.  


 The star hanging in the window with a winter sunset behind it.  It was not dark enough yet for the lights to show.




A picture I have used before but I think it shows light and dark in a most beautiful way.  A lone heron in the evening sunset at Tau Game Reserve, South Africa.





And finally......................


A saddle back stork meeting a lone buffalo at Nkorho Game Lodge Waterhole.



Hello - who are you? 




I'm off...... there are two of you!!! 





Thank you Kate for running the photo treasure hunt for so long.  It has given us nearly five years of fun searching through our archives or going out to take the relevant photographs.   We have also kept in touch with  bloggy friends and made new  ones. It has been fun and I wish Astrid of Dragon Stitches and Stuff by Astrid best of luck hosting the blog and sure she will keep it going for us to continue with our frantic searches for the relevant photographs on a Thursday night.   Good luck with all your new ventures.  Look forward to life's restrictions being lifted  so we can  say .....see ya around🧡  xxx

        Now off to see what everyone else has done this week.




14 comments:

  1. Aww thank you xx but I am not going away just having a rest! Lovely photos, you should ask Youngest how to find that black and white option - you know what a wizzzzzz he is with things like that :) xxx

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    1. Yes, good idea, will ask him. You may only be 4 miles away but it feels like much more as we don't get to see you much. Looking forward to tea and scones in your garden.🧡 😀 🦴 xx

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  2. Great photos, love the Kelpies pictures

    Julie xxxxxxxxx

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    1. Thank you. They are strange when changed by that app. But in real life they are all the more amazing and breath taking. xx

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  3. Love the Kelpies; I might get there on day.... also the Falkirk wheel is another place to visit. Your final choice of pictures is lovely; I've had my weekly does of Africa now! Take care. x

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    1. Hope you do get to see the Kelpies and Falkirk wheel. Bit far for an afternoon drive with your Thermos and a piece of cake but well worth the visit. xx

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  4. I like the photo of the Kelpies, I've wanted to visit them for a long while but haven't got there yet. Favourite for me this week is the lone heron in the evening sunset, I love the reflection in the water :)

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    1. Yes, the Kelpies and Falkirk Wheel are both amazing and fascinating. I would love to see the Kelpies at night. If you Google them you will see how fantastic they look all lit up. xx

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  5. Great selection of photos as always - I love the way the app changed the pics of the Kelpies. I've been in Falkirk several times but never got around to going to see them - on the 'must-do' list.
    But of course my favourite has to be at the watering hole - fantastic photos of the buffalo and the stork.

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  6. Thank you. You must definitely go and see the Kelpies and Falkirk Wheel. The latter is fascinating. Not at all what I expected - I had the London Eye in my mind and it is nothing like that at all. x

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  7. Well done & they are all amazing photos, though I do like the reflection of the buffalo, as though he is teasing the stork. Also like you star & wouldn't I just love to see those Kelpies, but with our worldwide crisis it may never be on our radar to visit family & friends in UK. Take care & hugs.

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  8. Thank you. I'm sure with the use of vaccinations that travel will return and you can come to the UK to see your family here. You will be able to see the Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel. Think positively!! The Wheel is fascinating, I'm sure K will be amazed at how it works. Check this out and then other YouTube films about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k27gOmrDgpo Keep well. Enjoy being able to get out a bit. xx

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  9. Love The Kelpies photos ... we visited a few years back and were a bit overwhelmed ... they are just so majestic. We definite any to go back to that area as I haven’t seen the Falkirk Wheel yet and definitely want to 😃

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  10. All wonderful photos, I really like how your star turned out with the lights behind it.
    The heron photo is so lovely and the buffalo is great!

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