With my mind’s eye (and my camera’s memory) still full of images from yesterday’s Tulip Festival, I could easily have done a flower theme this week, although I already used that as a theme during Macy’s Flower Show in NYC last year. Instead, as I was flicking through my tulip photos, I found a few shots I’d taken of some sassy tulips that dared to stand out from the crowd. They put me in mind of one of my favourite moments from Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’.
Brian: You’re all individuals!
Crowd: Yes! We’re all individuals!
Brian: You’re all different!
Crowd: Yes, we are all different!
Dennis: I’m not…
Crowd: Shhh!
Are you ready to break out your inner dissident and celebrate nonconformity? 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: Contrast
- 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.
Dare to be different!
xxx Ailsa
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Loved this one Ailsa. Here’s my post http://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/weekly-photo-challenge-up-wild-weekly-photo-challenge-mountains/
Ooh Tina, every single one of your photos has filled me with insatiable Wanderlust – good grief, Patagonia is stunning. I adore the quotes you included too, especially the John Muir one! I love that bit where you say if you close your eyes, you can still see the Alps. How wonderful. I loved your post so much I can’t bear it. Mountains are amazing. 🙂
You’re the best Ailsa, thanks so much for the lovely compliment! I don’t know how you find the time between your own terrific blog, your word-a-week, reading others’ blogs and reblogging. You go girl!!!
Haha, you too, Tina! There’s never enough time, so much to see, read, write and explore. 🙂
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Fun theme!! Here’s some contrasts from Australia…
http://becomingaussie.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/contrast-down-under/
Ooh, I love it, Joseph, especially those eggs on the barbie. Brilliant. 🙂
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Challenging theme for me – definitely can’t beat your brilliant pictures!! http://k2incanada.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/travel-theme-contrast/
These are wonderful, K2 – the Pinnacle is particularly amazing. Beautiful photos. xxx Ailsa
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The contrast of natural vs artificial/spiritual seemed appropriate. Bright colours make it more fun too.
http://pathsunwritten.com/2013/04/20/travel-theme-contrast/
How lovely, Ben – that orange really pops, doesn’t it? Yes, I agree, bright colours make everything more fun! 🙂
Last week we went to the Botnaical gardens and also saw tulips that had a random colour in the middle. I love your other shots too from your last post. Your gardens were larger than the ones we saw here in Shanghai. Yours look like fileds of tulips!
Here is my view on contrast from nature…
http://canadiantravelbugs.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/travel-theme-contrast/
They were actually fields, CTB – miles and miles of tulips as far as the eye could see, it was simply amazing! I love your post, especially that puppy, he reminds me of David Bowie with those eyes. 🙂
Ya never thought of that… maybe the dog’s name is Bowie (bow-wow-ie ;))
I could tell you had fields of tulips… the gardens we saw were much smaller, but still lovely.
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
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Lovely tulips Ailsa. Here’s mine for the week. http://ayearinmyshoes.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/travel-theme-contrast/
Wonderful interpretation, Livvy – I especially love the old reflected in the modern, what an unusual and inspiring shot. 🙂
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Things that stand out sometimes stop us in our tracks… please have a look at
http://acrossthebored.com/2013/04/20/travel-theme-contrast/
Woah, very cool – that made me jump back in my seat a little. 🙂
What a face, eh? I would love to see a small child’s reaction to that mask….
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Tough theme this week, but loved it. Keep them coming Ailsa!
http://christopheryardin.com/2013/04/21/travel-theme-contrast/
Beautiful post, Christopher, that rose at the memorial is truly poignant, and I love the whimsy of that illuminated sail. Fabulous shots – and I’m glad you are enjoying the themes! 🙂
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Great photos. I like your work a lot. thank you for liking my pos.t
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed them. 🙂 xxx Ailsa
Nice tulips, Ailsa! Here’s my contrast: http://wp.me/p16tta-pf.
Ciao.
Ooh, how beautiful. Stefano. Somebody should give those eggs a wash, though! 🙂
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Hi Ailsa, your pictures reminded me of when I visited Keukenhof, lovely experience.
Here’s my interpretation for this week http://autumninbruges.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/travel-theme-contrast/
I’ve never been to Keukenhof, but if it’s anything like Skagit Valley, I’m adding it to my list now! 🙂 What a wonderful shot you posted for this challenge – not only the contrast between old and new, which is fantastic, but I love those little wooden huts too – a fabulous contrast between the permanence of the stone structures and the impermanence of those little huts that will be taken down right after the holidays. 🙂
Hello Ailsa, this is my interpretation: http://ingriddendievel.blogspot.be/2013/04/travel-theme-contrast.html
Ahh, nature in the unlikeliest of places, lovely, Ingrid. 🙂
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This was a thought-provoking theme! Here’s what I’ve got: http://areyourtwentiesajoke.com/2013/04/20/travel-theme-contrast/
Ooh cool, more tulips! 🙂 Lake George looks very dark and stormy! That shot of new and old in Montreal is my favourite, wonderful shot! 🙂
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From flowers, to sea jellies to the moon, here’s my contribution to the contrast theme: http://milkapejovic.com/2013/04/20/travel-theme-contrast/
These are wonderful, Milka – the flowers are lovely but my favourite are the sea jellies, they’re amazing! 🙂
Thank you! And sea jellies are very hard to photograph because they’re constantly moving and the angle you capture may not be very interesting.
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Beautiful photos. Here are mine: http://wp.me/p23TG1-2yg
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
I love your post, Francine, first off, the sculpture is magnificent, and second, I love your prose and the history behind the sculpture. Really fascinating. xxx Ailsa
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Those tulip photos are brilliant. Great theme! http://sasieology.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/travel-theme-contrast/
Thanks Sas, I love your interpretation of contrast – two entirely different photos taken from the exact same spot. Ooh, the RHS flower show – I’ve never been but I’d love to sometime.
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what a marvellous set of images ailsa, the lone tulip daring to be different … a good lesson for us all 🙂 here is mine, not actually travel, although i took a good long walk to take those photos, and of course all my blogging friends would have to travel quite a way to see this http://dadirridreaming.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/contrast-in-stormy-seas/
That’s the beauty of travel, Christine – wherever you are, there’s always someone who has never been there, it’s a whole wide world of discovery! 🙂 Wow, that was one crazy storm, your shots are amazing, the light in your third photo is really captivating. Scary, though, I can see why you stood there watching in awe of the elements.
The story of David and Goliath is the classic tale of the contrast between the big and powerful against the smaller underdog. Here is my entry for this weeks theme.
http://politonomicsandtravel.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/weekly-travel-theme-contrast-04-20-2013/
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Hi Ailsa,
Super tulip images! Here’s my contrast image:
http://weirdandcoolstuff.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/travel-theme-contrast/
Cheers, Ruth
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Very nice theme! Here’s my first attempt:
http://marieatwork.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/travel-theme-contrast/
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Gorgeous tulips Ailsa!
Here is my entry: http://theurgetowander.com/2013/04/21/conspicuous-contrast/
A labour of love this week as once again your post has not dropped into my Reader but you cannot get away from me that easily, Ailsa.
http://mrscarmichael.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/travel-theme-contrast/
Hi Ailsa! I missed your travel theme. 🙂 Here’s my short interpretation. http://momentsinyourlife.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/travel-theme-contrast/
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Th picture for my participation jumped on me while I was searching for something else
😀
http://roosdoring.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/travel-theme-contrast/
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