tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post4801076155036094345..comments2024-03-11T03:36:53.787-07:00Comments on TravelnWrite: TPThursday: Do you ‘Capture the Colours’ or Clichés?Jackie and Joel Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-88188631382875183372012-07-30T03:13:59.927-07:002012-07-30T03:13:59.927-07:00Great shots! I still have to do my entry for this...Great shots! I still have to do my entry for this contest. I keep postponing it as I keep coming up with cliches rather than anything creative.Laurelhttp://monkeysandmountains.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-55098022664933398682012-07-27T15:35:40.757-07:002012-07-27T15:35:40.757-07:00Thanks On Board for the visit! Hope you'll be ...Thanks On Board for the visit! Hope you'll be a regular at TravelnWrite. And thanks for your nice observation of the use of color.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-19799105997794919912012-07-27T15:34:37.417-07:002012-07-27T15:34:37.417-07:00Thanks for visiting Lisa. Yes, there is that feel...Thanks for visiting Lisa. Yes, there is that feeling of disbelief (at my good fortune, the beauty of the place) when looking at the striking scenes of the Greek islands.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-25300072724415493532012-07-27T15:30:48.916-07:002012-07-27T15:30:48.916-07:00Very nice photos! I like how the colors aren'...Very nice photos! I like how the colors aren't SO obvious but definitely play a big role in defining the photo. Good luck!On Boardhttp://www.prontohotel.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-70912943919669363862012-07-27T09:23:10.903-07:002012-07-27T09:23:10.903-07:00Beautiful photos! I had the same reaction when we...Beautiful photos! I had the same reaction when we were walking around Oia on Santorini - just felt like I needed to pinch myself to make sure that I wasn't dreaming the beautiful blue and white that I had seen in magazines so many times.Lisa @ Gone With The Familyhttp://www.gonewiththefamily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-78289385738594779072012-07-27T07:05:45.640-07:002012-07-27T07:05:45.640-07:00I hope you'll follow the link to the contest a...I hope you'll follow the link to the contest and enter as well if you haven't already done so!Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-8135883089962246912012-07-27T07:05:09.808-07:002012-07-27T07:05:09.808-07:00Keryn, Hope you take my tap and run with it and en...Keryn, Hope you take my tap and run with it and enter the contest as well.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-16759614491097613092012-07-27T07:04:43.293-07:002012-07-27T07:04:43.293-07:00Again, thanks Cathy for tapping me. . .I wouldn...Again, thanks Cathy for tapping me. . .I wouldn't have entered without your nudge of encouragement.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-34538234552772383752012-07-27T07:04:07.460-07:002012-07-27T07:04:07.460-07:00Thanks Andi and good luck in the contest!Thanks Andi and good luck in the contest!Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-11996057113168411602012-07-27T07:03:33.190-07:002012-07-27T07:03:33.190-07:00I think I'll - at least, for a while - pay att...I think I'll - at least, for a while - pay attention to color but I suspect I will continue trying to hold onto that moment through photos.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-61033914712832597532012-07-27T07:02:24.250-07:002012-07-27T07:02:24.250-07:00Funny how sentimentality and childhood memories pl...Funny how sentimentality and childhood memories play into one's favorites isn't it?Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-12873543634734743772012-07-27T07:01:48.137-07:002012-07-27T07:01:48.137-07:00I've yet to see Ireland or New Zealand, but si...I've yet to see Ireland or New Zealand, but since you say they look like my Emerald Empire, I think I need to get there one of these days in the near future.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-75239055406506191652012-07-27T07:00:44.737-07:002012-07-27T07:00:44.737-07:00It didn't post, so thanks for doing a second o...It didn't post, so thanks for doing a second one! You will love Greece - hope you get there soon!Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-82080026766579247402012-07-27T06:59:58.985-07:002012-07-27T06:59:58.985-07:00Thanks Jess for commenting. I am the same way abo...Thanks Jess for commenting. I am the same way about those English phone booths.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-58941391718387927042012-07-27T06:59:19.587-07:002012-07-27T06:59:19.587-07:00I like that image of time to smell the roses. I ne...I like that image of time to smell the roses. I need to set aside some time just to look at travel photos and remember all those wonderful places and people.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-37936304390567791092012-07-27T06:58:21.911-07:002012-07-27T06:58:21.911-07:00Thanks Jessica! I really do think nothing says Gr...Thanks Jessica! I really do think nothing says Greece more than a shot of white and blue buildings. Hope to see you back again soon.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-1930721320152779472012-07-27T06:57:26.132-07:002012-07-27T06:57:26.132-07:00I was startled when seeking yellow and finally ...I was startled when seeking yellow and finally 'saw' the yellow ferry among my photos; I don't recall that many yellow ferries either. Red, blue and black were predominant.Jackie and Joel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074129927177165084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-26774899183915643482012-07-27T06:33:29.620-07:002012-07-27T06:33:29.620-07:00Gorgeous photos! I love this contest - so many pre...Gorgeous photos! I love this contest - so many pretty pics!!<br /><br />Thanks for linking up!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116026852097580008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-28654274942163838442012-07-26T21:55:17.961-07:002012-07-26T21:55:17.961-07:00Love those white towns in Spain. I have got to get...Love those white towns in Spain. I have got to get to them one day very soon. Beautiful examples of red and yellow too!Keryn @Walkingon Travelshttp://walkingontravels.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-29021118681698214702012-07-26T20:35:55.562-07:002012-07-26T20:35:55.562-07:00I think you did a great job capturing the color! L...I think you did a great job capturing the color! Love them all, but particularly drawn to RED -- how cool to find that bit of England on the Iberian Peninsula. Good luck in the competition!Cathy Sweeneyhttp://www.travelingwithsweeney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-46681856111082277282012-07-26T20:20:31.601-07:002012-07-26T20:20:31.601-07:00Thanks for the tap, Jackie! I'm going to have...Thanks for the tap, Jackie! I'm going to have a difficult time choosing photos as beautiful as yours. That photo of Spain's White Towns took my breath away. Lovely, all of them.Andi at The Particular Travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09736019049731671146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-74485750957449577372012-07-26T19:22:53.382-07:002012-07-26T19:22:53.382-07:00Great shots! I think, maybe like you, I focus on t...Great shots! I think, maybe like you, I focus on the travel memories and sometimes just a pretty picture. I rarely think about the colors, or at least not enough really, until I see them on the computer. Gotta get better at that!Sabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15879385938708783060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-88287229840230092182012-07-26T19:17:45.209-07:002012-07-26T19:17:45.209-07:00The shot taken in Greece is well done, although th...The shot taken in Greece is well done, although the one shot in the Palouse is a sentimental favorite because I spent so much time there as a kid.Dick Jordanhttp://www.talestoldfromtheroad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-79887481104301616252012-07-26T19:13:52.901-07:002012-07-26T19:13:52.901-07:00I really like the picture taken of Washington. It...I really like the picture taken of Washington. It reminds me of Ireland or New Zealand--I wouldn't have guessed WA!Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512051184891695972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011248318265372337.post-17836667798545328282012-07-26T17:56:36.611-07:002012-07-26T17:56:36.611-07:00Cliched or not, I love the blues of Greece. I can&...Cliched or not, I love the blues of Greece. I can't wait to go there!<br /><br />PS, Jackie. My original comment was taking so long to post, I'm reposting. Feel free to delete if there's a dupe. Thx!InsideJourneyshttp://insidejourneys.comnoreply@blogger.com