Ailsa sent out a Red Challenge this week – how could she! It took me two months to choose a ‘red’ shot for the Capture the Colour competition, leaving 94 contenders in the red file – co-incidentally the same number of reds as in the Pantone colour chart.
How to whittle away at my memories of red to present a manageable gallery (you don’t think I’ll choose just one again, do you?). Ok. No flowers, fruit or markets (not even my favourite chilli posy), no autumn leaves, no sunsets.
What remains is an eclectic mix (some quite good, some a little funny, some poignant, others political), ranging from street numbers to baling machines, hats, headdresses (and a wedding dress), busses, boats and berries – I hope you’ll enjoy.
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OOHHH how to choose just one! I love the wedding photos though :)
They’re beautiful, aren’t they? Sri Lankan brides get to dress up to the nines twice – for the actual marriage, when they either choose the ‘westernised’ white wedding dress (some opting for a white sari and veil, which is gorgeous), or the traditional red sari, and again for the ‘coming home’, when she is welcomed into the groom’s family.
Plenty of red there…. lovely photos…
Thanks :)
Didn’t recognise you there for a moment – your new Gravatar sets a totally different image!
Got tired of sitting in a wheelbarrow…
Ha ha = or did the grandkids get tired of wheeling it around? :)
What a brilliant collection – my favourite is the mahout’s helper
He was such a diminutive (it seems all mahouts are small, wiry chaps) vital presence, even without his red head gear :)
Of course I enjoyed! I would hate to choose though, so empathise with your earlier hassles about the five colours comp!
Seeing RED everywhere. Love your collection. I would say you are in the RED. (smile) Great entry for challenge.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
You’re so sweet :)
Thanks for sharing your joyful red pics
:)
It is tough to choose. They are all beautiful in their own way. They all are meaningful in their own way. Red is such a stimulating colour that each one has something to say to me. I think “Mahout’s Helper” is my choice.
His headdress was just like him – a tiny but vital presence. :)
Thought you were going to post all 94 :-) Wondering if I have developed a headgear fetish! Love all four (or is it five?) :-)
Ha ha! I hope, if you haven’t started a collection, that you add headdresses to your mental ‘shoot the things around me’ list :)
I love the wedding picture!
oh, is that their wedding picture? I must have missed that. I too love that photo, the dress is awesome!!
oh duh! I just now saw the captions and I actually missed that wedding photo. I’ll blame my foggy, just awakened brain :) but, I agree, that’s a great photo too.
Maybe its not a wedding photo…?
The red dress is the ‘coming home’ dress she wears when the couple are welcomed into his family. This couple in fact live there, with his mother, keeping her company, and adding life and laughter to her life – especially now they have a baby!
You can see how much I know… It was a great picture of a lovely couple, no matter what they were doing…
Maggie, you talking about the Fez picture, or the red dress picture ?
The coming home couple (the red dress) love it!
I thought it probably was – so exotic :)
wowee!! that’s alot of red! and hard to choose a favorite. I absolutely love the one of the couple in fine garb. That dress is just sooooooo beautiful!! and you’ve give me an idea for an entry of my own using the gallery option. Thanks for a fabulous post and some inspiration!
That’s just wonderful! (And thanks for the pingback :) )
I couldn’t figure out which dress you and Maggie were talking about – the red one, I assume – the ‘coming home’ dress she wore a couple of days after the marriage ceremony when she’s welcomed into his family.
Lovely….all of them. I do love the Biennale booth one, though.:)
So glad you liked that one, Ad. It was such a magical night, too. Chilly, without being cold, so people were lingering at the outdoor cafes and restaurants in the square, the sounds of a concert drifting across from the church near the Accademia bridge, and this lovely light.
It sounds so idyllic. :)
The most beautiful city on Earth? I know everyone says Paris – and I can see why, but in my book it’s Venice. For years i’ve felt as though she’s tapped me on the shoulder and said ‘you’re mine’, and yes, even from here, i succumb to her siren call from time to time :)
This is a remarkable series. I love them all. Too hard to choose just one. I would love to see all 94!
94 seems a little extreme – even for me, Naomi! Glad you enjoyed the ‘highlights’ tour.
A wonderful selection of reds, each and every one!
They’re certainly attached to wonderful memories, Angeline. :)
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Beautiful selections of reds! Each takes us to a different place.
I was surprised I had so many reds, Amy. I guess I’ve been subliminally latching onto the colour. I’m wondering whether it has anything to do with spending all this time in the ‘east’ where red is such an auspicious colour.
Each is a delight in it’s own particular way.
Glad you enjoyed them Addie, and thanks for the comment :)
What a fantastic collection of Red.
Thank you :)
Wow. Simply lovely, all of the shots.
Thanks, Tahira :)
So many favourites. Love the Venice ones and Ganesh. Come on- let’s have some more!
No! I’ve emptied the file at last – but I’m counting on there being some autumn challenges :)
Great collection of images – I like all of them. Bill Blass said it well “Red is the ultimate cure for sadness.” He had a few quotes, and apparently a great affection for the colour red :)
The ultimate cure for sadness? Well, maybe, but a little red dress would certainly do it :)
goodness…so many great red images, but I have to say that winged lion is my favourite
I couldn’t choose one (obviously), but yes, the angry lion is one of mine too – he always makes me smile … :)
Super set of reds. I like red :)
Had i noticed that? You and your red bougainvillea flowers, surely i must have :)
You are going to get me to LIKE that color :)
Haha! i bet it’ll change your life :)
So I hear :)
I can’t say it’s my “favourite” colour, but I do like the drama of it. I became a flaming redhead, once – now that was an experience!
I always had pale blonde wanted strawberry blonde dyed it black not good but thought it would be good with Blue eyes how silly we are lol learn to love what we HAVE Now that I am old I have been letting my pretty blonde streaks darken some maybe I should just buy wigs :) I was born with Carrot Orange hair Mom said lol I would have sent me back! lol then Bald for 2 years man I guess I have always had a battle I remember getting my Hummingbird Tattoo and gave the man a book to show him what they looked like I said NO RED lol he made it a Ruby Throat one :) I am learning to throw some Red Beads into my mix as so many including my Mom adore RED lol
:) :) :)
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“Extinct is forever”. Loved it. So true.
It’s wonderful, isn’t it? It was part of a save the Sri Lanka Elephant campaign 15-20 years ago – it struck me then, and it always seems to send the alarm bells whenever I see the thumbnail in my files, so i was overjoyed to have an excuse to present it to the world.
Fun! Enjoyed that :)
Great! So glad to hear :)