01 March 2009

Theme Day: Glass...in Gorbio


Today is Theme Day in the City Daily Photo community with today's subject being 'glass.' We are inside the restored medieval Château in the hill village of Gorbio, near to Menton. Here we see a 13th century gemeled window through a pane of glass as we look out over village roofs. This beautiful Château is now used as an exhibition space.

Over a hundred people will be posting their interpretation of today's theme - you'll find many wonderful photographs taken with imagination and flair. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

46 comments:

  1. I love this photo, Jilly. So beautiful and a great choice for Theme Day!

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  2. Hi Jilly, happy theme day ... yours is a wonderful photo ... in fact I think it is the best of my theme day surfing so far ... I especially like where the light meets the shadow ... Wonderful.

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  3. The depth of this image is disorienting and Escheresque. I will look up "gemeled": I am already pre-disposed by the shape and sound of the word - which is how language takes its hold of me.

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  4. Great glass shot. Happy Theme Day.

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  5. Beautiful. It really stands out in the thumbnails. Great choice!

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  6. Love the b&w and those shadows. Great choice, Jilly.

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  7. Julie, the French word, used when describing this window in Gorbio, is géminée. The translation is being gemel, or gemeled. I looked it up in the dictionary and found nothing - eventually after several web searches came up with lots of photos and always in 12th and 13th century buildings. Essentially a Gothic style window split in two. Gemel is not unlike the French word for twins - jumelle - which is how I believe it got translated.

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  8. Thank you so much, Jilly. My search indicated that it was a window with two sills ... a sort of medieval double-glazing, maybe ...

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  9. oops! Completely forgot about Theme Day....maybe I might just shuffle yesterday's along to today????

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  10. Oh Jilly, this one is just perfect! Simple and perfect, in my opinion!
    I didn't know this word "géminée", so I've had to check in my dictionnary, thank you, thank you!
    Have a good Sunday.

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  11. It's a unique and wonderful choice for the theme. Kudos!

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  12. Most interesting theme day photo, Jilly. Nice post.

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  13. Oooooo, so nicely seen, Jilly. I love the way the arc of the shadow/sunlight completes the arch shape outside the window. Nice to see this in black and white, too.
    Hope you are having a sunny, relaxing Sunday.
    -Kim
    Seattle Daily Photo

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  14. Beautiful photo! It does look Esheresque, and the glass is definitely cleaner than some of my window glass now... :<(

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  15. So many delicate echoes and reflections here. Beautiful, beautiful shot.

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  16. The character of the place is so well worked into this shot, love it

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  17. I love the classic look of this and the arching of the window top. Excellent photo shot.

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  18. Ohhh, so pretty...love this one too!

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  19. I love through-the-window shots, and yours captures the atmosphere perfectly.

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  20. Black and white and glass.... very nice!

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  21. This is PERFECT...
    Happy 1st of the month.

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  22. Beautiful composition! Love it in b&w!

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  23. I love that you chose black and white for this Theme Day photo. I would blow this pic up and frame it. Beautiful composition, Jilly.

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  24. Beautiful choice in black and white! The glass is there, but it's not the point, is it? :-)

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  25. A gracious and appealing study in black and white. Wonderful photo!

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  26. this is gorgeous. this could be a photo on a wall in a high-class hotel. Mas tiene nivel. beautiful capture for theme day or any day. I am glad you enjoyed my Chihuly photo for theme day. More will be displayed soon.

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  27. Nicely framed. I love the mood of the photo and quite poetic.

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  28. Yes, this is really a wonderful photo, a great view-through. Black/white is a good choice here because the eye pays more attention for the structures (when there is no colour). And the structures and forms are beautiful.

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  29. I really like the simplicity. Reminds me of a Matisse or something like that. Beautiful.

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  30. What an interesting photo for theme day, great choice. Its a real nice contrast.

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  31. The window perfectly frames the photo.

    Love the black & white photo.

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  32. A perfect B&W photo! Detail everywhere. I wish I could keep my windows that clean.

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  33. This is so gorgeous Jilly. It makes me want to be there.

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  34. A great view. I love the way you chose to portray in B&W

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  35. The composition of this photo is perfect and the B&W is really beautiful.

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  36. Just gorgeous. That window cleaning act was one of the stupidest things I have ever seen. If he works for a company they should be ashamed of themselves, and may well find themselves prosecuted after a nasty accident. I hope nothign like that happens in peaceful Gorbio!

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  37. That's so pretty! Good choice!

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  38. It's more than just a window pane of glass; it has a scene that heightens the whole vision.

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  39. This photo is perfect in so many ways. It's perfect for the theme, of course. It's perfect as a "Menton Daily Photo" shot because it could not have been taken anywhere else." and it's a perfect photo. Just perfect.

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  40. This is a really beautiful photo in it simplicity.

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  41. The old charms of this medieval chateau can be felt through your photo! Bet it must be very spectacular during its days of glory!

    Happy Theme Day, Jilly!

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  42. Absolutely superb, Jilly! You surely know when to choose b&w. Classic.

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  43. Wonderful choice Jilly. I've also particularly loved the B&W !!!

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  44. Lovely photo, and well done on the tonal range. Swing by my blog tomorrow if you get a chance :)
    BTW, no update on the girls?

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