Door

Monaldeschi Palace, Rome

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Monaldeschi Palace Door
Monaldeschi Palace Door

The Palace of Spain or Monaldeschi Palace in Rome is the headquarters of the Embassy of Spain.  It is the oldest embassy in world dating back to 1480.  It lies on the Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Square) in Rome, Italy.

The scale of the palace door is misleading, I estimate the height to be around 20ft (6m).

Cheers,

C. S.

Welcome to Metropolis

Andre, Black And White Photography, Photography

Guess, what’s behind this wonderful door.

It’s the entrance of a machine hall in a coal mine!

About a year ago I posted some color images from there.

More of my images can be seen at my own blog.

Come In

Andre, Black And White Photography, Photography

Guess what’s behind this portal.

This is the main entrance to the machinery hall of a mining company. The mine was operated from 1899 to 1955. Now, it’s a mining museum and keeps the memory to the operation years alive. They display machines, typical clothing, tools, security and heath facilities as well as habits around mining in the Ruhr area.

More of my images can be seen at my own blog.

Hands in the Window

Black And White Photography, David Jensen, Photography

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In my last Monochromia post I made reference to a photo of the door window, so I went looking for it.  The window was higher than I could see from ground level so I did my best to line everything up by using live view on the back of the camera.  All the black spots on the rear window are flies, there were hundreds of flies in the shack.  My photography instructor had a thing for flies, he loved this image.

More of my images can be seen at Northern Visions Media.

Curiouser and Curiouser

Emilio, Photography

Canon EOS Rebel T2i 1/80 sec at f/4.5, ISO 400 18 mm

Canon EOS Rebel T2i
1/80 sec at f/4.5, ISO 400
18 mm

“Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I’ve been changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I’m not the same, the next question is, Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle!”  ~ Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

It is difficult to judge the scale of this without some kind of reference. But the door was only about 4, maybe 5 feet high. That is what made me think of Alice In Wonderland. I have never read any of the Alice books. But when I was researching quotes, I decided I want to read them. Or at least one of them. Any suggestions?