The Alphabet Project | C is for Cervione

Welcome to the third week of the Alphabet Photography Project and letter C! Thank you to everyone that joined in last week.

There seems to be a bit of a travel theme going on after Boulogne for letter B. This photograph was taken a couple of months back when we were in Corsica. The historic Cervione is a little known village with wooden shutters, cobbled streets and quirky cafes. One of the first things we saw when we got out of the taxi from the nearby Mark Warner resort was this little house in a hill. The views they have must be absolutely magnificent as their patio faces seaward. Just beautiful.

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Photos from Audresselles and Wimereaux

Our recent trip to France saw us head up the coast to see what the Côte d’Opale had to offer. Although more popular now than it once was, this little known part of France has much to offer. We saw bomb craters from World War II, an obelisk to commemorate the Dover Patrol and heard about the guns beneath the lake at Cap Blanc Nez.

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Running down the sandbanks in Wissant

One of the places we visited on our recent trip to France was Wissant. It’s a pretty seaside town located in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, just over 10 miles away from Boulogne and about the same distance away from Calais. The town is one of the last fishing villages in France that uses a traditional method of fishing using a flobart (wooden boat).

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What’s The Story? | 5th October 2015

Hello everyone, welcome to What’s The Story for w/c 5th October. I know I can’t believe we’re in October either!

This week’s #whatsthestory post is from Wissant in France where POD got to run down some giant sand dunes! It’s an amazing seaside town with a fabulous beach and more kites in the air than I have ever seen anywhere!

How to join in

What’s The Story? enables you to share the stories behind your favourite photographs. To join in all you have to do is share a photograph and the story behind it. You can write as little or much as you like and your photo/s can be from any time. The Linky is open every Monday until the following Sunday.

Feel free to use the What’s The Story? badge or include a link to PODcast in your post and do share some comment love too. There’s a community on Google Plus so do pop over if you haven’t already. We’re at Charly Dove or PODcast.

Please feel free to tweet me your posts whenever you like and I’ll share them for you throughout the week.

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The B&W Photography Project | Week #65

Hello everyone, welcome to week #65 of the Black and White Photography Project. Thank you so much to those of you that joined in last time.

This photograph was taken on a recent trip to Northern France. We were heading down to a quiet beach to see a 17th century fort when along came a bride and her groom with a photographer. It really was too pretty a scene not to capture.

How to join in 

To join in with the Black & White Photography Project, just link up a short post featuring a black and white photograph or black and white photographs. The photograph/s can be from any time – both old and new are welcome. You’ll find a post on how to create better black and white photographs here.

Don’t forget to share on Instagram using #bwphotoproject. You can also share your posts and photos in the B&W Photography Project Facebook Group. Please feel free to tweet me @The_Doves if you’d like your post retweeted too.

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The Alphabet Project | B is for Boulogne

Welcome to the second week of the Alphabet Photography Project and letter B. Thank you to everyone that joined in with letter A. I must say it’s so nice to have this project back again, despite being crazy busy I really did miss it.

This photograph of the Notre Dame in Boulogne was taken on a recent visit to the old town which is just beautiful. It formed part of a trip to Northern France and we found some absolute gems along the way. Our first stop was Cap Blanc Nez on the Opal Coast where we discovered bomb craters from World War II, a huge obelisk which commemorates the Dover Patrol and a lake that houses three enormous concrete bunkers.

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How to join in 

It’s really easy to join in with the Alphabet Photography Project. All you need to do is link up a post with a photograph the represents that week’s letter. It’s entirely up to you as to how you interpret the theme – whether an object, an adjective or a representation of that letter. Hints are on the Alphabet Photography Project page (just click on each letter) and there’s also a Pinterest page full of photographic inspiration.

You can also join the #alphabetphoto project on Instagram (PODcast is here) and post in the Pinterest, Facebook or Google+ communities.

The Alphabet Photography Project runs weekly with a new letter at every Wednesday. You can link up your post anytime from that day to the following Tuesday.

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Photos from Cap Blanc Nez, Côte d’Opale

This weekend saw us travel to Northern France to see what the Côte d’Opale had to offer. Our first stop was Cap Blanc Nez (‘Cape White Nose’) which is one of the two caps, the other being Cap Griz Nez. Listed since 1987, it’s part of the network of Great Sites of France along with Navacelles, the Gorges du Verdon, the city of Carcassonne and the Bay of Mont Saint Michel.

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What’s The Story? | 28th September 2015

Hello everyone, welcome to What’s The Story for w/c 28th September. Thank you to those of you that joined in last week.

We spent the weekend in France so I thought I’d share one of the fabulous views along the Côte d’Opale. This was taken near a hilltop obelisk that commemorates the patrol that kept the Channel free from U boats during the First World War. On a good day you can see Blighty across the water. More to follow on the blog soon.

How to join in

What’s The Story? enables you to share the stories behind your favourite photographs. To join in all you have to do is share a photograph and the story behind it. You can write as little or much as you like and your photo/s can be from any time. The Linky is open every Monday until the following Sunday.

Feel free to use the What’s The Story? badge or include a link to PODcast in your post and do share some comment love too. There’s a community on Google Plus so do pop over if you haven’t already. We’re at Charly Dove or PODcast.

Please feel free to tweet me your posts whenever you like and I’ll share them for you throughout the week.

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The B&W Photography Project | Week #64

Hello everyone, welcome to week #64 of the Black and White Photography Project. Thank you so much to those of you that joined in last time.

These photographs were taken on a recent trip to Whipsnade Zoo. I love the colour versions but in monochrome they seem just that little bit more dramatic. It was such a great day, the views were just glorious.

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How to join in 

To join in with the Black & White Photography Project, just link up a short post featuring a black and white photograph or black and white photographs. The photograph/s can be from any time – both old and new are welcome. You’ll find a post on how to create better black and white photographs here.

Don’t forget to share on Instagram using #bwphotoproject. You can also share your posts and photos in the B&W Photography Project Facebook Group. Please feel free to tweet me @The_Doves if you’d like your post retweeted too.

Grab the badge! 

Feel free to grab the #bwphotoproject badge (you’ll find a monochrome one here).

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If you’re looking for monochrome inspiration, do check out the Black and White Photography board. It features some incredible photographs from artists all over the World.

Follow PODcast’s board The B&W Photography Project on Pinterest.



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