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Wednesday 30 September 2009

corner view: white








when i heard what theme natsumi had chosen for this week's corner view (find more corner view links over at jane's spain daily) i wasn't sure if i even had much white, or what to photograph if i didn't find anything. so i went to have a look through my archive, which was quite interesting. there's definitely not much white around - i seem to be drawn to stronger or darker, muted colours lately. i wonder why. it's not a conscious thing.

here's what i found then (including some almost-whites): cherry trees in my neighbourhood, their pale, pale pink petals looking almost white in that overexposed shot - one of my absolute favourites, perhaps because it's from the first ever roll i took with my praktica. then impressions from venice, early this summer - bed, and then breakfast at the hotel. followed by santa maria della salute, angel detail, and an espresso maker at the scandinavian pavilion at the venice biennial. finally, a modern architectural concrete detail, spotted right next to the opulent russian embassy in berlin.

no interesting thoughts or stories this time, i'm afraid - my brain seems to be producing mostly white noise. a lot, an awful lot to do until the weekend. and the text i'm working on is all-consuming. have a good day!

31 comments:

Anonymous said...

Don't be so cruel with yourself... it's a good choice, nice pictures (you know how i love architectural details !). Have a beautiful day ! Bises

jane said...

these are all wonderful. thanks kristina!

la ninja said...

the over-exposed cherry blossoms and the angel-clouds are my absolute favourites. beautiful.

I think white noise not only counts for this week's theme, but probably takes over and overrules any other white we can show here, ha ha! well done & cheers.

Anonymous said...

these are gorgeous! I like the first photo and the photos of architectural details a lot!

Marion said...

Lovely pictures !
I love them !

Unknown said...

I was the same! I couldn't really find any white photos! Ironic, considering my name means white in Spanish! :) But your selection really works, it's very relaxing...

Bonnie said...

Wow ! I love your whites ! That first photo I find particularly amazing !!

Bonnie said...

ps ... how did you get your followers to be long and spread out like that along the bottom of your blog ??

Isabelle said...

I love your whites ... without any word they tell a story ...

malo said...

I knew yours would be great. I especially love the café shot and the cherry blossoms.

Kasia said...

I truly admire your photos..

Kari said...

great pictures. I especially like the first and last pictures.

april said...

wunderschön weisse leichte bilder liebe kristina. in meinem kopf sieht es ähnlich aus....alles weiss ;-) ruhig. sende dir viel energie für den text. sonnengrüsse*

Veja cecilia said...

love the top photo!

et lille oejeblik - a little moment said...

i just knew you would have the most beautiful photos. you might not be drawn to it, but you really do know how to notice it when it's prettiest and most stunning.

i love that first photo, just amazing!

kristina - no penny for them said...

dear all, i'm really quite touched by all your lovely comments - thank you so much. your are too good to me...

Unknown said...

.... all of your choices for white are so calming and peaceful. I'm enjoying this week's CV!

kristina - no penny for them said...

p.s.: bonnie - it's the overall layout, i think. i'm using the minima stretch and simply dragged and pulled the followers section to the bottom of the template. easy-peasy... :)

Courtney said...

These are so serene. I feel calmer just looking at them. Thanks for sharing!

Mari Mansourian said...

great post.. love the last shot.. so geometric

Ida/FarEastLogbook said...

Oh yes!! I love these..

Joyce said...

A great collection of white! xoxo

urbaNiche said...

thank you for sharing another wonderful set of inspiring pictures. white is difficult to photograph i feel maybe even difficult to find. but these are great.

good luck with your week!

Ritva said...

very enjoyable, thanks!
have a wonderful week!

Bonnie said...

Here is the soup recipe ... http://passthebeansplease.blogspot.com/2009/06/crock-pot-baked-potato-soup.html

julochka said...

i did white during my color week and was surprised how much white i actually had, despite thinking i was all about color. :-)

;) said...

Beautiful shots ! Really !!!

natsumi said...

Beautiful white corner view!! These photos are so lovely and poetic!!

ps. thank you for your lovely comment on my blog! oxox

Jeannette said...

Wie immer finde ich alle Foto´s schön aber den Engel .... absoluter Favorit.
Hoffentlich wirkt dein Gehirn wieder normal und war dein Wochenende erholend. Take care!
♥ Jeannette

alexandria said...

I absolutely am delighted to see these photographs. You have a good eye for putting together interesting and beautiful things. Wonderful!

Theresa said...

I like your photos

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