I saw a shop window today that had a digital display counting down to Christmas 2014 in 61 days 15 hours 29 minutes 15 seconds. While I’m sure the intended effect was to throw shoppers into a spending frenzy, it just made me wonder how many photos of numbers I had taken on my travels. Here are a few photos that I came up with. My favourite clock in downtown Seattle.
Washington Irving’s gravestone in a spooky little graveyard in New York’s Sleepy Hollow.
Travelling down Route 66 with my pal Sylvia, we couldn’t resist stopping at the midway point to get a shot of those iconic numbers. Just the sight of those two sixes next to each other makes me want to bust out on another road trip today!
I had a hard time finding photos for the number theme; apparently I don’t take that many photos with numerals in them. How about you? Are you up for some number crunching? If you would like to join in this week’s travel theme (everyone’s welcome!) here’s what to do:
- Create your own post and title it Travel theme: Numbers
- Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
- Get your post in by next Thursday, as the new travel theme comes out on Friday
- Don’t forget to subscribe to keep up to date on the latest weekly travel themes. Sign up via the email subscription link in the sidebar or RSS!
I’m counting on you! 😉
xxx Ailsa
Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. – Samuel Ullman
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond. – Mae West
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Love all that you’ve covered: clock, headstone, and favorite highway! I’ll start looking through my photos to see if I can enter the challenge this week.
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. 🙂
Number 1!! You and I going for our spring climb up the hill… number 2… photo session along Dublin’s Liffey… number 3, a pint of something somewhere along the east coast?? 🙂 😛 😉
Haha, yes, yes and yes, in that order! 🙂 😛 😉
Do call around on Monday, I put together a few familiar numbers… well, sort of! 😉
Wow, fantastic images … and a great subject. Have to dig now. I wish you a pleasant weekend.
You too, viveka, have a wonderful weekend. xxx
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Nice one! That airplane shot is fabulous. 🙂
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Beautiful photos, Ailsa, but the Route 66 is almost aching one to hit the road… 🙂
Here’s what I came up with this time: http://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2014/10/24/travel-theme-numbers/
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Love the pun that you’re counting on us! Here’s mine….http://dailymusing57.wordpress.com/2014/10/24/travel-theme-numbers/
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Here is my entry for this week’s challenge: http://wp.me/p24idL-2AQ
What fun! I just happened to be trying to take more photos of Spanish-influenced numbers for a Spanish course I’m working on… Here’s my entry: http://elizabatz.com/2014/10/24/travel-theme-numbers-with-a-spanish-touch/
Oh, neat, I’ll have to see what I have…
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Ooh a number theme!! I am going to have a look in my collection of photos…I’ll keep you posted!
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Hi Ailsa, I thought this would be more difficult than it was. Your photos provided inspiration. Thanks, F.
http://almostitalian.wordpress.com/2014/10/24/travel-theme-numbers-in-spello-umbria/
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Always nice on Route 66 and can never go wrong with Washington Irving. 🙂 My number has wings: http://canoecommunications.wordpress.com/2014/10/24/travel-theme-numbers/
Great pics for your challenge, Ailsa. Love the Samuel Ullman quote. 🙂
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I can say that I tend to overlook when it comes to numbers photography. But somehow I managed to dig up my album on my Ho Chi Minh City adventure and I found one that’s perfect for the challenge! 🙂
Great shots and nice challenge. Here are my numbers: http://shootngo.wordpress.com/2014/10/24/travel-theme-numbers/
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Love your photos. 😍💕
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I’ve got a Route 66 photo too, although mine was taken a lot further west than yours 🙂 https://sasieology.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/travel-theme-numbers/
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You keep coming up with great themes Ailsa and until you gave us this I didn’t realize the world is so full of numbers. I found mine at the farmers market today… http://pommepal.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/travel-theme-numbers
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You’re right – short of several pictures of interesting clocks I’ve taken, numbers aren’t something that tend to leap out as photographic material. Great pictures!
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I was surprised at the number of photos I had containing numbers. Thanks Ailsa for the inspiration.
http://retirenicaragua.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/travel-theme-numbers/
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Charles Chamblis: Photographer’s Notes by the numbers http://wp.me/pqJ7j-1PG
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Numbers and a blog post about numbers
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