Congratulations, Nico! I'm very fond of chimneys...your awesome shot has a special meaning to me...
Walls at a degradated area (Portugal)
A fence that will not please the geese (Portugal)
Market gate at Loulé (a Portuguese town in the south of Portugal)
Hi Belita!! Three excellent photos for this week's theme. The area in the first shot looks old and not well-kept. Looks like some urban regeneration may be needed. Such a shame to keep geese behind such of big fence, but perhaps they are aggressive and the fence stops them attacking people. I love the colour and illumination in the third shot.
ReplyDeleteIt's old but not that old. Actually that area was formerly occupied by warehouses for the ship-repairing industry that in the meantime is totally stagnated, the reason why there is a row of abandoned structures. I don't think that is such a shame because those geese were in a unusually large area with a nice lake and the fence exists just to prevent them from going outside it.
DeleteThose degrated areas have a charm and atmosphere of their own. Love the geese. It would not bother me to have them behind a gate, they can be a little unfriendly. The third photo has some wonderful colour contrasts.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pat!
DeleteWonderful shot - "Did you loose your contact here, you say?"
ReplyDeleteTo keep them in and visitors out.
Lovely golden colour on the top.
Thanks, Anders!
DeleteYou're welcome, Belita.
DeleteThree beautiful captures as always my friend;)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Baz!
DeleteI see charm in the old walls in the first photo. The subjects on the stairs and the cats in the foreground make it a good photo. I have to agree with some of the other comments about the geese. The fence is there for a reason. The market gate is illuminated beautifully.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, Robert! Though it's a pain to see neglected buildings, they have what I think we may call the charm of the degradation. The fence is not as an ornament but as a means to keep the geese under control within their large-sized environment. That city in the city has its monuments quite well illuminated, a reality that's is not the usual one in small towns in this country.
DeleteI like the variety of fences you have chosen.
ReplyDeleteThe textures and warmth of the first shot is very appealing to me. The geese look happy and they have a very appropriate fence :) Very impressive gate in the last shot!
Many thanks, Danette, for your comments!
ReplyDeleteIf the area wasn't charming enough in that first photo, the cats make it even more so! I love this. But then, I love all of your photos. Love the shot of the geese and the pretty, colorful gate.
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