Capture the Colour

My entries for the ‘Capture the Colour’ competition hosted by the TravelSupermarket. Categories Red, Yellow, White, Blue, & Green. Judged by:

Blue Judge: Ken Kaminesky of Ken Kaminesky
Red Judge: Daniel Nahabedian of Canvas of Light
Green Judge: Abi King of Inside the Travel Lab
Yellow Judge: Dave & Deb Bouskill of The Planet D
White Judge: Christine Gilbert of Almost Fearless

Red

The girl in the red coat. I love cities, I was raised near one, I love to travel to them. But for some reason New York city has always looked gray to me. It’s big, dirty, busy, and lacks color. Also people tend to dress in dark variation of color, so a splash of red goes a long way!

The girl in the red coat, New York, New York, United States

Yellow

Tradition, sport, animal cruelty, not for me to decide. This eye opening event spawns excitement, fear, and death as I discovered first hand at what was a much more colorful event then I ever thought. Taken at the only square bullring in the world located in Mijas Spain.

Taunting the bulls, Mijas, Andalusia, Spain

White

The long forgotten technologies for yesterday stand proud and tall thanks to local preservation groups. Thurne Drainage Mill and the other surrounding windmills in the area add to the beauty of the Norfolk Broads.

Drainage Mill, tall and proud, Thurne Dyke, Norfolk Broads, England

Blue

Among the stone and mortar of such an ancient city as Rome, this art studio entrance springs to life by showering those who pass by with a passionate moment of color.

A hidden studio in the heart of Italy’s alleys, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Green

The colors of a spring lunch… Eating is a part of everyone’s daily routine, nothing is more tasteful than home-grown fava beans enjoyed with a glass of wine at a relaxing lunch in the sunshine on a beautiful spring afternoon.

The colors of lunch in the Sunshine, Torgiano, Umbria, Italy

And the bloggers I nominate are:

(You don’t need to be nominated to submit an entry to Capture the Colour, but you do need to nominate 5 other bloggers. See one of the judge’s websites for more information.)

Writtten by Heather Markman on Sunday, July 8th, 2012 | Categories: Blue, Capture the Color, Color, green, photography, red, The Washington Memorial, Travel Bloggers, Vietnam Memorial, white, World War II Memorial, yellow | 10 comments

Tony, on July 10th, 2012 at 6:49 pm said:

Thanks for the nomination Heather! We just did our article and had a blast! None of ours compare to your vibrant colors though… super impressive!
Heather Markman, on July 11th, 2012 at 10:16 pm said:

you are too kind! your entries are fantastic!
Natalie T., on July 25th, 2012 at 10:40 pm said:

Stumbled upon your entry through the contest (I just entered too). Fun photos! Your white photo reminds me of the windmills in Amsterdam. I like that this windmill is not in a place known for them. Cool blog and good luck in the contest!
Heather Markman, on July 26th, 2012 at 5:43 pm said:

Thanks Natalie! Best of luck to you too. Thanks for the compliment. I am going to head over to your site and check out your images!
Sven Anderssen, on July 31st, 2012 at 9:21 am said:

Great photos! I am tied between the red photo and the green photo. The red photo shows great cotnrast but the there is something about the green one. The depth is so much better in the latter. I can’t pick!
Kathryn, on August 3rd, 2012 at 4:48 pm said:

Thanks so much for nominating me. Love your entries. Here’s mine http://travelwithkat.com/2012/07/31/capture-the-colour/
Heather Markman, on August 11th, 2012 at 1:08 pm said:

Thanks Sven! I am glad it’s difficult to chose, makes me feel like I picked some good ones!
Heather Markman, on August 11th, 2012 at 1:08 pm said:

Yah! Fantastic entries yourself Kat.
Michel, on August 31st, 2012 at 4:10 am said:

I’m intrigued by the girl in the red coat. Is there some photoshopping involved here?

Was she dropped in later?

Love your comment form.
Heather Markman, on September 5th, 2012 at 2:48 pm said:

Thanks Michel,

The girl in the red coat – yes, photoshop! I used the mask tool to isolate the woman, then turned the background black and white. One of my favorite ways to play with my photos.

Comment form – I spend a long time developing the look for that, it took me ages to decide what would look fun!

Thanks, Heather