Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #84: Narrow

Ahh the narrow streets of Europe.  Many were definitely not built for cars, or for tourists for that matter.  But they have so much character!

Isn’t it amazing to find a surprise, like the cathedral of Barcelona above, waiting for you at the end of one of these old streets?

Once, in Toledo, Spain, my friends and I didn’t even bother picking up a map just so we could wander around all the twisted little old streets.  (Don’t worry, we didn’t get lost; Toledo is not a very big city.)

You never know what you will find down one of these tiny alleys between buildings, like this one in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Even Venice, a city without many streets, has narrow, convoluted pathways–they are just canals instead!

You can find more narrow things at the original Lens-Artist challenge.

 

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #60– Framing the Shot

Arches are one of my favorite framing devices, and Europe is full of them.  Here are two photos my husband took, one at Roman ruins in Italy and one in a Croatian Old Town.  It’s nice to show off his talent every now and then!

But in a more natural setting, who doesn’t like using foliage for framing?  I immediately thought of this photo I took on a hike along the coast on the Beara Peninsula in Co. Cork, Ireland.  I took pictures of this lighthouse from several angles with different framing devices; you can see more in my post for Weekly Photo Challenge: Variations on a Theme.

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You can find more framed shots at the original Lens-Artist challenge.