I love to be outside and my photos reflect exactly that.
And yet today I am Inspired by Ann-Christine in a search for artificial light.
Ouch, this was tricky. While I have always known I enjoy nature photography, I didn’t realize how often my camera must have stayed in it’s case when indoors.
Thank goodness for my archives and a chance to revisit old memories. Hope you will enjoy my skip around the world featuring artificial light.
Being from Arizona, I have to start here. Lights, camera, action.
Next, with Octoberfest on the horizon, bier tents in Munich.
And to Ireland where “There shall be no overspill” at the Guinness Academy.
And a piece of advice…when your birthday falls on National Arthur Guinness Day, don’t tell anyone.
Tuscany brings us a chef cooking in a traditional Italian kitchen.
And the most delicious start.
And finally my heart travels back to Germany where I spent many years as a young girl. I loved, and still love the lights, sounds and the smells of the Christmas markets.
Wind Kisses, Donna
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Thanks for the world-tour of lighting Donna ! Especially loved the Italian chef and the meal that followed him. Beautifully captured images – could be part of a terrific foodie magazine!
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Thanks Tina. It was fun to revisit some of our favorite wanders.
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Love images Donna..Tuscany and Germany..makes me want to return..thanks Anita
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Yes… such welcoming cultures. Thanks Anita.
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I really enjoyed the culture rich post for the artificial light theme
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when you birthday falls on Guinness day it has to be a fun event – and that photo with the beers lined up was wonderful – could almost taste them
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Fun yes… made waaaay too many friends. Certainly a birthday I will never forget.
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we went to Oktoberfest here in 0ur city and it kind of sucked – it was really expensive and the beer was not that great (we don’t drink beer anymore – but we did then) however we also realized that maybe we went too late – we arrived in the evening and realized that the big events (dancers and band stuff) were during the afternoon
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anyhow – an Octoberfest in Germany has to be truly amazing
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It really is an experience all it’s own. It’s a cultural for sure. We have tried a few in the US and they just don’t have the same flair. Plus you have to have the pretzel, or the brats. So different.
How you go someday. It really is amazing.
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wishing you a great week and thanks again for a most enjoyable post
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Thank you.
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Guinness was my entry level dark beer and I’ve only gone on from there. But don’t buy it bottled; it has to be in the can with the nitrogen cartridge to taste as much like draft as possible. 🙂 The Tuscany shot makes me a) hungry, b) want to get back to Europe, c) think about making ravioli again. 🙂
Sláinte!
janet
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Hahaha, I love this comment Janet. My husband is the Guinness lover. In Vegas, they ship it in for authenticity.
I love a Stella if I’m drinking beer.
Yes… Tuscany yummy ness!
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Love this little tour thanks Anita 🙂
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So many different places you’ve been. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank YOU for stopping by.
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You’re welcome
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Loved this – so much! Great gallery, where The chef is my number one, but they are all so full of life. I too love the Christmas markets, the sound and the smells and the atmosphere…
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Thank you. Hopefully the markets are open this year.
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Is that first one the Arizona Theatre Company stage in Tucson? It looks familiar. My daughter was director of education at ATC, but now she went back east to grad school. Nice photos, I like the kitchen in Tuscany too.
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It is Old Tucsan Studios. It is a movie studio of the past. Now really a living museum of the old west culture. A fun place to visit. Cool job your daughter had! Must have been fun. Bigger things in store for her I am sure. Donna
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Fabulous pictures of fabulous fun!
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Thank you Nancy.
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Great photos. Now THAT’S a pretzel! I like the dining table perspective too.
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Thanks John. yes the pretzel tastes as good as it looks.
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Lots of good times and happy holidays in these photos. Your lead photo is my favorite with color and exuberance all through it. Well done!
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Thank you.
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Donna, I really like Arizona, and I’m thinking about visiting again for some drives through the desert. I also liked your image of the Früchtebrot stand; they remind me of many visits to the Weihnachtsmärkte from all the time I’ve spent in Germany and Austria.
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Don’t you just LOVE those markts? Such great memories, and cant seem to replicate them here is the US.
I hope you come back to Arizona. Don’t be afraid to reach out with questions. We can certainly guide you in the right direction. I usually ask people first. What do you love to do? There is SO much here.
Thanks again. Donna
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Hi again, Donna.
Yes, I enjoy the Christmas markets, and over a few years, I was visiting Germany every year in late-autumn in time for those very same markets. I think a part of the great difficulty in replicating the Weihnachtsmarkt is how public areas are zoned and the relaxed attitude in Europe to the public consumption of alcohol. As you know, any open “Platz” in a German village, town, or city is basically an area “begging” to have a Markt, and that doesn’t happen so easily in North America.
I first visited Arizona in the mid-1990s; it was very memorable because I was living in Toronto at the time, and I arrived in Tucson to the sheer joy and warmth of low-70s temperatures in February. Our most recent visit to Arizona was the autumn of 2018, and it won’t be unusual to say we did a fair share of driving in a 2-week span in New Mexico and Arizona (https://wp.me/p1BIdT-czc), which I would like very much to do again.
The one thing I’d really like to do is to drive the complete circuit/loop around and through the Arizona Strip. The 2nd thing I’d like to do is see a few more remnants along US-66, from about Williams west to the California border. The 3rd thing is Sedona, because we missed out last time because our only free day in Flagstaff was plagued by low clouds and snowshowers.
Talking/writing about this is inching me closer to getting more serious about planning a return visit to Arizona 😅 🏜
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Yes. You know exactly what would make a good trip. I live about an hour from Sedona. My favorite place, hands down!
US 66 is fun. Look at the town of Oatman. It’s a little out of the way and we’ll worth it. I’m sure I did a blog post I’ll have to check,. Hahaha But you will love it.
Yes…markets. YOU make me want to go back.
A pleasure to correspond with you.
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Excellent choices for this challenge, Donna! Nice examples of artificial light, especially the shot of the dancing ladies.
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Thank you. A fun day indeed.
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