Capture the Colour Photo Contest
Self-Portrait, Ottawa, May 2012
The rules of the contest are simple: each blogger must choose 5 photos representing Blue, Green, Yellow, White and Red. The winner of each color category will win an iPad, and the overall winner takes home 2,000 GBP. Sounds cool, no?
Here are my picks. All the pictures were taken in Ottawa:
Blue: I always loved these huge buildings with mirror-like facades in Ottawa’s downtown core. If the sky is nice, it’s like watching a movie on a big screen TV!
Clouds Reflection (Ottawa)
Green: In Ottawa, when it rains, it pours. And I love the quiet moment after a thunderstorm, when the last drops of water cling to flowers and plants.
After the Rain (Ottawa)
Yellow: One day, I got tired of shooting the tulips at the yearly eponymous festival in Ottawa, and decided to try to find new angles. This was one of my favourite shots.
Heart of a Tulip (Ottawa)
White: White has to be Ottawa after a surprise snow storm. Trust me, I froze my ass off to take that shot!
Winter Storm (Ottawa)
Red: This is probably my favourite colour and it’s everywhere in Canada, starting with our flag. But to illustrate red, I’d rather pick this single tulip and the bokeh in the background–feels like a painting, doesn’t it?
Red Tulip (Ottawa)
It’s now my turn to invite a few talented bloggers to participate in the contest:
- Photo Dreamin’ (aptly named for the competition!)
- Cynthia at Sur un Boeing Bleu de Mer
- Laurel at Monkeys & Mountains
- Tracy at Latinaish
- Audrey at That Backpacker
Good luck everyone! The contest closes on August 29, 2012.
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The angle of the blue one almost gives me vertigo. Very cool!!
Thank you! It’s true that the angle is a bit disturbing!
Thanks Zhu, you’re too kind!
I knew you were going to post some really good photos… you always do! But I must say that the blue one is my absolute favorite — the skyscraper could almost be a window instead of a reflection!
Thank you! These reflections in windows are fascinating I find.
Hi Zhu,
Photos are gorgeous. My favorites are blue and white with first one stealing the show.
Thank you, glad you liked the entry! You should participate too!
Reflections always catch my eye.
They are fascinating, aren’t they!
Saw this yesterday :/ plus my computer isn’t even connected yet. It’s such I shame, I would have loved to participate!
No worries! Eh, life outside the web is important too