23-02-17
A few doors for the excellent “Thursday Doors” blog over at Norm 2.0
The weather has been it’s usual (not good) in my part of the UK. Today has been really stormy and I’m now missing a few fencing panels :>(
So this will be an eclectic mix from the archives.
Purple #1
Almost a selfie
Purple #2
Blue #1
Detail
Blue #2
Tucked away and forgotten
Aztec ?
One from last week, It reminded me of Aztec architecture, but that could just be me !
Bradgate park looking lovely in your header. I like the shots around the Curve. The pink door (I think) used to be a notorious sex club, just across from the Curve in the direction of the train station?
It had a “blue room” which was actually pitch black, where everyone took off their clothes and did whatever with whoever. I often used to imagine what if you went in and ended up coupling with your own wife without knowing who it was! I think it shut down shortly after the Curve opened up.
Sorry if I lowered the tone. I’ll get my coat…
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Thanks Ian, you are absolutely correct about about the door opposite the Curve, but I didn’t want to mention it’s salubrious past :>) I miss going out to Bradgate Park, I’m without a car at the moment, my last one was totaled outside my house !
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What? Someone crashed into it? Drunk? Doesn’t your insurance pay for a courtesy car?
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Not drunk, first drive with his mum after passing his test ! Had a courtesy car for a while but struggling to find a decent not too expensive car at the moment. Having said that the walking is doing me good.
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Poor chap. Poor you! I have found the car supermarkets at Cannock and castle Donnington very good for second hand vehicles. Just pick your model and price range
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Will have a look, thank you.
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what a colorful post, conspicari!! great finds and colors, so eye-catching… 🙂
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Thank you, I struggled a bit to find doors to post. Hopefully if the weather picks up I should be able to capture some new ones. :>)
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w stands for weekend lol :)) (sorry)… it’s spring-like here finally, and I may be going to Greece for the w/e… whatever the weather there, hope you enjoy it and take a walk take some pictures… 🙂
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Greece, you are lucky, I have been to Crete two times, but many years ago, would love to go to mainland Greece and tour around. Not sure what I’m doing this year, my Latvian family are busy in June/July so I will have to wait until August. :>)
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August sounds perfect for your trip to Latvia. it’s good to be on the road, right? 🙂 hope you can visit mainland Greece one day… plus, it is close to Bg 🙂
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lol, btw, I am now reading your comments above, maybe it’s good I didn’t say how much I love the pink door 😀 but I do 🙂 have a wonderful w
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:>)))
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That second one is really cool – the way the natural wood stands out next to the bright fuschia 🙂
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Thanks Norm, it’s what caught my eye. :>)
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While all the doors are great (especially the blue door with the detailing above), it’s the first photo I keep going back to. What a great photo capturing that purple light. I’m so impressed you got that crispness in a handheld shot!
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Thanks Joanne, yes handheld and 3 images for HDR. My little Sigma camera can be very sharp but also very infuriating at times. :>)
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I’m a newbie with a camera and a crisp image seems to be an elusive goal.
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Sometimes too crisp doesn’t look good, the sigma can be like that sometimes. :>)
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If I ever achieve ‘too crisp’, I’ll let you know. Hint – not likely to happen in this life time 😉
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:>) Editing software like Lightroom or ON1 can really make a difference, but a fairly steep learning curve, although there are lots of good tutorial video’s online.
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Fab doors. Especially the pink one!
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Thank you Helen, it has a bit of salubrious reputation which I won’t go in to. :>)
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Ooooh! 😉
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