I enjoy seeing silhouettes at the end of a day spend outside. Often the weekends during the summer are spent outside, resulting in my family and I seeing the sun setting behind the iconic CN tower.
Whenever we have the opportunity, we enjoy watching the sun go down near a bed of water in Ontario.
I enjoy as well the silhouettes created by the African landscape. The fingers of the trees rising against the outcrops of mountains is a sight that is familiar to me.
As is the sight of workers waiting for the taxi at a street corner:
A sight that I have not seen often, but which I enjoy, is the silhouette of beach goers at the end of a day spent on a Mauritian beach. The warmth of the sand and the sea continues to tempt those still left on the beach.
The sight of the Mauritian beach is always calming – even those beaches that do not encourage too much swimming.
And a view of a palm tree on the beach is a sight that one is assured to see.
No matter where one is in the world, one can be sure to see a silhouette that is unique to that country’s landscape.
What silhouette do you often see?
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2014
(This post was inspired by the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge prompt: Silhouette)
The silhouettes I often see are definitely cityscapes–buildings, power and light poles and trees. I would love to see beach scape silhouettes daily. 🙂
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You and me both. I know I am on vacation when I see beach silhouettes and not the high rise rectangles I see everyday. 🙂
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great post and introduction!!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Lovely photos Colline, all perfect for the challenge.
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Thank you so much Michelle.
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Those are a lovely selection of silhouettes, Colline. I have a few Paris ones but I’m still playing catch up and then I need to write my Monday walk. 🙂
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I look forward to seeing them after your Monday walk 🙂
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The sunset is very beautiful. The scene is clean and great. 😀
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Thank you so much Cocomino.
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Lovely selection, especially like the workers waiting for the bus. Living and working where I do, I mostly see the silhouettes of buildings, and sometimes trees against the city skyline.
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Buildings are what I see too. The workers in Swaziland do not see much of that. If they do, the buildings are a few stories and not high rises.
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Enjoyed these. My favourite is the African landscape with the bird in the tree. Thanks for sharing.
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That picture was taken while I was with the children in the grounds of a hotel in Swaziland (the golf course actually). The kids were playing and I was tking pictures to pass the time 🙂
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You really have a good collection and variety of silhouettes.Each one is special and beautiful
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Thank you Scrapy. And they have some wonderful memories behind them too.
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I feel and see them with you!
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Love the traffic lights and people waiting for cabs and the beach sunset.
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Thank you. That shot was taken In Swaziland on the crest of a hill. We were driving by and I snapped a picture not thinking it would come out like this.
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Beautiful! I agree about the cab photo, though they’re all lovely.
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I think that one is liked more because it is an unusual sight.
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Wow, that sunset takes my breath away! These are all great shots. I “Liked” your Facebook page. 😉
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Thank you Carol. Watching these sunsets was a pleasure for me and I am happy to share them.
Look forward to seeing you on Facebook. If you have a page for your blog give me the link. Sometimes it is a great way to find posts that don’t come to my WordPress feed.
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I bet they were. 😉
Aw, you’re so sweet. Sure. Mine is facebook.com/adjustingyourfocus – it’s also on my home page of blog. Thanks, sister!
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I love the every scene of your photo Colline Great captured 🙂
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Thank you so much Jake. I am glad you enjoyed them.
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These are just absolutely amazing Colline. You’ve captured all the beauty so well. Great interpretation for the challenge. I love it! 😀 ♥ Hugs ♥
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Thank you Sonel. I enjoyed your entry of Hartebeesport dam as well.
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Mine would be towers at sunset 🙂 These are so very lovely!
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Thank you so much Paula. I need to always remember to take my camera with me in case I get an opportunity to take shots like these 🙂
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Lovely photos, Colline!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Lots of loveliness in these Colline! My fav is the taxi line 🙂 I think because of the street
Iignts. Nicely done!
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Thank you Tina. It was simply by chance I captured this as I have passed that spot many times during different times of the day.
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The Mauritian beach looks amazing and I love the idea of capturing silhouettes. I once took one of my own on pavement and it turned out pretty cool 🙂
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I need to remember to try that out Christy 🙂
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Not only did I enjoy the silhouette photos, but I enjoyed the format of your blog today.
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Thank you for that. I have been trying to make it a little less cluttered.
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Less is sometimes more 🙂
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A beautiful gallery! I like the beach silhouettes best.
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Thank you Madhu. I love those beach scenes too – they bring back some good memories of our holiday in Mauritius.
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Beautiful display of silhouettes Colline, and professionally captured.
My efforts at photography are still at the novice stage.
Regards
Emu
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Thank you for the compliment Ian – though I am too an amateur 🙂
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