Travel Photo Roulette, Round 35: Blue
I am delighted to have won round 34 of Travel Photo Roulette, hosted at My Walkabout. The winning shot for the theme ‘Winter’ is one which has always been close to my heart. It was taken during my very first Winter in Switzerland where I have been living for a little over two years now, and which I’ll be leaving in 2 weeks.
This week’s theme is…Blue…my favourite colour to photograph! While we’re all instantly reminded of sea and sky, I hope that submissions will also feature a range of other blue photo subjects. Get creative!
The competition is on from Jan 22 until Jan 29 (Sunday to Sunday), and the winner will be announced shortly after.
Contest Rules
The rules are simple. The hosting blogger is the chosen winner of the previous round. The new host chooses a generic keyword or phrase that other travelers submit photos to during the course of the week. Phrases can be as generic as ‘signs’ all the way to abstract thoughts like ‘religion’ and everything in between. At the end of the week, the hosting blogger chooses their favourite photo that fits the chosen phrase and moves it to the top of the post as the winning entry with direction to the new host’s site for the next round. Readers can attempt to sway the author into picking a certain photo via comments, but the author can ignore comments as they see fit. The game is repeated with the winner hosting the following week’s game and choosing a phrase for new photo submissions.
Extra Criteria to Keep in Mind When Submitting a Photo:
- One submission per Blog (so sites that have 2+ authors only get one entry).
- In this round, post processing is permitted as I believe it is essential
- Abstract submissions welcomed as long as it fits within the interpretation of the chosen phrase. Remember, the hosting blogger chooses the winner, so if they cannot understand the submission, you might not win!
- If you win, keep these in mind when choosing a new theme:
* Keep phrases general so that all bloggers can participate. Specific items like “Eiffel Tower” should be avoided but rather made open-ended like “monuments.” For variety, it is okay to say focused things such as “monuments at night” which most of us have pictures of.
* Abstract thoughts are appreciated, but keep it within the realm that all readers will understand. No “Kafka-esque”, or “Overlooking Creation”. Use something that is able to be interpreted by all.
* *NEW* After 1 year, phrases can be reused, however new photos must be submitted. - No obscene pictures or phrases allowed. Suggestive phrases and photography can be accepted, but please keep it within reason.
- Keep the ideas and photos fresh!
- Pictures from your entire portfolio are fair to submit. You do not have to take the photo within the week of the contest period to submit it.
- Most importantly, ALL PHOTOS MUST BE YOUR OWN.
- One last rule, since this is a competition for bloggers, we need you to be a blogger to be declared a winner. Sorry!
Submit An Image
To enter in the Photo Roulette competition simply leave a comment below with a link to the image (whether Flickr, Picasa or your own site) and we will upload it to this post. Don’t forget to provide a brief description or caption for the photo so the viewers can get a little background as to what’s happening. Check back here throughout the week to see all the entries as they come in and feel free to comment on them. The contest runs for 7 days from today, with the submission date being Jan 22th , 2012 – Jan 29th , 2012 (Sunday thru Sunday). The winner will be announced within the next few days after the deadline, and they will host round 36.
**Note** Medium size pictures are preferred (around 600 px). Large pictures might slow down downloading time for everybody.
Past Photo Roulette Winners and Hosts
The following is a list of the previously played rounds of the game and the hosting blogger for each. This list also doubles as a winner’s table as each topic host won the preceding round! Click the host’s link to go directly to that entry to see some stunning photographs from the chosen term/phrase!
1. Nov 4–10, 2010 – Living the Dream – “Animals”
2. Nov 17–24, 2010 – Skinny Backpacker - “Road Signs”
3. Nov 29–Dec 6, 2010 – Dream a Little Dream - “Street Art”
4. Dec 8–15, 2010 – Flashpacker HQ – “Festival”
5. Dec 17–24, 2010 – Over Yonderlust – “Landmarks”
6. Dec 26–Jan 2, 2011 – Don’t Ever Look Back – “Beaches”
7. Jan 5–12, 2011 – ThePlanetD – “Portraits”
8. Jan 15–22, 2011 – Travel with a Mate – “Motion”
9. Jan 26–Feb 3, 2011 – Johnny Vagabond – “Water”
10. Feb 8–15, 2011 – Ken Kaminesky – “Urban”
11. Feb 21–27, 2011 – Travels of Adam - “Friday Night”
12. Mar 7–13, 2011 – Itchy Feet Chronicles – “The Journey”
13. Mar 19– 25, 2011 – Brendan’s Adventures – “Changing Seasons”
14. Apr 4–10, 2011 - Shutterfeet – “Storytelling”
15. Apr 13–21, 2011 - 10timesOne - “Piousness”
16. Apr 26–May 4, 2011 – Beached Eskimo – “Learning”
17. May 21–27, 2011 – Travel Junkies – “Architecture”
18. Jun 1–7, 2011 – Destination World – “Transportation”
19. Jun 8–15, 2011 – Living the Dream – “Paradise”
20. Jun 21-28, 2011 - Vagabond Quest - “Clothes”
21. Jul 4-11, 2011 – The Unframed World – “Symmetry”
22. Jul 16-25, 2011 – Beached Eskimo – “Home”
23. Jul 31 – Aug 7, 2011 – BackPackerBanter – “Inspiration”
24. Aug 14 – 21, 2011 – WanderingTrader - “Darkness”
25. Aug 28 – Sep 4, 2011 – Finding the Universe – “Tranquillity”
26. Sep 12 – 19, 2011 – Fearful Adventurer – “Food”
27. Sep 23 – 30, 2011 – Adventures of a GoodMan – “City”
28. Oct 06 – 13, 2011 – Globe-Trekking.com - “Reflections”
29. Oct 17 – 24, 2011 – Scene With A Hart - ”Framing”
30. Nov 9 – 16, 2011 – Vagabond Quest - “Silhouettes”
31. Nov 26 – Dec 3, 2011 – Hecktic Travels – “Music”
32. Dec 11 – Dec 18, 2011 – Globetrotter Girls – “Love”
33. Dec 25 – Jan 1st, 2012– Man on the lam – “Humor”
34. January 8 – Jan 15 – My Walkabout – “Winter”.
The more the merrier: Let’s get more people joining the contest by sharing this article on Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon and G+.
Submit your entry by January 29th, 2012 – and let me know which of the entries below are your favourites.
From Gypsy Nester: ‘Tunica, Mississippi renovated this old train station into the Welcome Center for the Mississippi Blues Trail’
From Raymond @ Man on the Lam: ‘Ladyboys singing the blues at Starz Cabaret in Koh Samui, Thailand.’
From William @ My Walkabout: Trying hard to avoid the many sea and sky pictures, I found this one I took while exploring a Makah American Indian cemetary on my way Cape Flattery in Washington State, USA.
From Sebastian @ Off the Path: ‘I shot this photo right after sunset from the Istanbul Sapphire Tower early November 2011. ‘
From Michael @ Strux Travel: ‘This is the Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.’
By Jeremy @ Living the Dream: ‘The color blue is one of my favorites, and I cannot think of anything more blue than Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, China. This part of the cave is lit up with blue everywhere!‘
From Adam @ Travels of Adam: ‘The blue medina of Chefchaouen, Morocco’
(Right) From Jamie @ Breakaway Backpacker: ‘I shot this photo in the blue town of Chefchaouen, Morocco. I love that the whole town is blue and you also see the people living there wearing blue. This lil old lady was walking by me down a lil alley in the town.’
(Left) From Liz @ Two weeks to Travel: ‘ Perfect skies Aspen, Colorado.’
From Nick @ Adventure Crow: ‘Caught in a school of fish diving off Koh Tao, Thailand’
From Nico @ 10 times one: ‘Nothing bluer than the facades of the buildings in “the Blue City”, Jodhpur, India. Have a number of very blue shots from there, but this one to me was so personal.’
From Dave @ Been there, dunn that: ‘Here’s my ‘blue’ entry, a photo of ‘Wally’ & I, at the Great Barrier Reef’
From Natasha @ Wandering Kiwi: ‘A detail of the myriad blues of the majolica tiles that decorate the Islamic architecture of the legendary Samarkand in Uzbekistan. From turquoise to lapis and everything in between. Simply breathtaking.’
(Left) From Fidel @ Scene with a Hart: ‘Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur lit at night. I changed the white balance while taking the picture to get the blue effect of the lights.’
(Right) From Heather @ Traveller’s Playground: ‘ I have my favorite standby image that I usually use for a blue theme, my favorite studio door from the alley ways of Italy. However I not long ago used that image for a #FriFoto on Twitter (See Image Here). I have plenty of ocean images and sky images, but The Art of Slow Travel who is hosting this weeks game is looking for a bit more variety.
That’s when this picture came to mind. Not long ago I was doing a photo shoot for my friend’s two youngest sons when one of her older son’s happened to join us, how fitting for the word blue!’
From Jenna @ This is my happiness: ‘Here’s my submission. It’s a view of the waters off Pacific Grove, California.’
From Kristina @ Le Fabuleux destin: ‘Le bleu majorelle – the most amazing color ever seen in the beautiful Majorelle Gardens in Marrakech’
From Robert @ Leave your daily hell: ‘Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia’
From Christine @ Christine in Spain: ‘an infinity pool overlooking the Atlantic from my hotel in Albufeira, Portugal.’
From Rebecca @ Travels at 88mph: ‘I love blue! Which is great because there is so much of it in New Zealand and Australia. This picture was taken on Lake Birrabeen, on Fraser Island, Australia.’
(Left) From Nancy @ Family on Bikes: ‘ a woman from Ecuador’
(Right) From Globetrotter Girls: ‘We loved this bright blue door in Flores, Guatemala.’
From Kevin @ The Mad Traveler: ‘Blue! Great color and theme. Tough choice, but I’m going with Cuban street musicians’
From Kjersti @ Backpackified: ‘I love the color blue. Also, I fell in love with Thailand the minute I arrived, it has so many quirks! The stands along the road with gasoline in what looks like booze bottles from a Wild West movie is just one of the things I find funny here. Hope you like it!’
From Shaheena @ Circa 1982: ‘Sultanhamet – The Blue Mosque Istanbul,Turkey’
From Jade @ Our Oyster: ‘Here is our entry! It’s a photo I took on beautiful Stradbrooke Island near Brisbane Australia. This was also the day James and I got horrifically sunburnt!’
From Cole @ Four Jandals: ‘When we were driving across Canada and USA on our epic 18,000 km road trip we stopped off at some little waterfall and jumped on the Maid of the Mist tour! So much fun and got absolutely drenched. All that water was actually coming off Niagara Falls and it isn’t rain! So glad we had our BLUE ridiculous looking ponchos.’
Sam @ Food Travel Bliss: ‘This photo was taken when we were hiking up Mt Etna in Sicily. The landscape of the volcano is very bland and colourless for miles, which made me think this little fellow was attracted to the blue of my anklet. He stayed there for ages as we trekked up the mountain in the heat.’
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Congrats on your win! Here’s our submission – going for the quirk!
Tunica, Mississippi renovated this old train station into the Welcome Center for the Mississippi Blues Trail!
http://www.gypsynester.com/bluesphoto.htm
Here’s my entry: Ladyboys singing the blues at Starz Cabaret in Koh Samui, Thailand.
http://manonthelam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Ladyboy-Dancer-Starz-Cabaret-Koh-Samui-Thailand1.jpg
All I can say is…hahahahahhaha
Great theme for this round. Trying hard to avoid the many sea and sky pictures, I found this one I took while exploring a Makah American Indian cemetary on my way Cape Flattery in Washington State, USA.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150342795898637&set=a.10150342795598637.371839.735858636&type=3&theater
very pretty!
Here is my Entry: I shot this photo right after sunset from the Istanbul Sapphire Tower early November 2011.
http://www.off-the-path.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/DSC_0386.jpg
Beautiful photos and congratulations on your win!
Here’s my entry for this week’s theme, Blue. This is the Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72962661@N03/6743874877/in/photostream
Thank you!
Congrats on your win and what is sure to be a good round #35!
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/62986_620974585010_21902759_36525547_636820_n.jpg
The color blue is one of my favorites, and I cannot think of anything more blue than Reed Flute Cave in Guilin, China. This part of the cave is lit up with blue everywhere!
your entry is my sister’s favourite so far
Blue! Great topic. Here’s my entry: The blue medina of Chefchaouen, Morocco
http://www.flickr.com/photos/agroffman/4690177213/
I think I should live in Chefchaouen…I’ve always dreamt of a colour coordinated village
Great photo & congrats on the win!!!
Blue is not my fav color, but it’s a color that I have found EVERY-WHERE I go… wish I could the same about red. Well I’m not sure if you have heard of Chefchaouen… it’s literally a town all blue. Yes you read that right… it’s all blue. I made an IN PHOTOS post on it, because it was amazing. The photo I am going to submit today is my fav I took while there.
I shot this photo in the blue town of Chefchaouen, Morocco. I love that the whole town is blue and you also see the people living there wearing blue. This lil old lady was walking by me down a lil alley in the town.
http://breakawaybackpacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/DSC04430-1.jpg
I wish I had seen this sooner, such a good idea. Here is my entry for “Blue” – perfect skies Aspen, Colorado.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizfroment/6323598651/in/photostream
Hello, great idea for a photo competition. Here is my entry for ‘Blue’
http://www.adventurecrow.com/2012/01/22/caught-in-a-school-of-fish-diving-off-koh-tao-thailand/
Cheers, Nik
Congrats on winning – and here we go with my entry for BLUE.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristina_mueller/5636804153/in/set-72157626322611103/
Le bleu majorelle – the most amazing color ever seen in the beautiful Majorelle Gardens in Marrakech
I love this photo. Original and beautiful
Great theme this week, guys!
Nothing bluer than the facades of the buildings in “the Blue City”, Jodhpur, India. Have a number of very blue shots from there, but this one to me was so personal.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JpMeZn2bZK-qcqdL8aFjJdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
Beautiful photo Nico!
I must say this is one of my favourites so far…
This is a great contest!
Here’s my ‘blue’ entry, a photo of ‘Wally’ & I, at the Great Barrier Reef:
http://blog.beentheredunnthat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/day-9-020.jpg
Great theme – my favourite colour
A detail of the myriad blues of the majolica tiles that decorate the Islamic architecture of the legendary Samarkand in Uzbekistan. From turquoise to lapis and everything in between. Simply breathtaking.
http://www.worldwanderingkiwi.com/2010/04/the-golden-road-to-samarkand-uzbekistan/
I love blue mosaics
Congratulations on the win in the previous round!
My submission:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=236529576402112&set=a.243155139072889.74854.216464198408650&type=3&theater
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur lit at night. I changed the white balance while taking the picture to get the blue effect of the lights.
I’m not surprised you won. Your photos are always beautiful.
Here’s my submission. It’s a view of the waters off Pacific Grove, California.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennafrancisco/6747358721/in/photostream
Congrats on the win! Here is my submission: Joey & Eli
http://blog.travellersplayground.com/2012/01/23/travel-photo-roulette-35-blue-my-entry-for-1232012/
Here are my two –
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5261/5639610448_41022eed81_b.jpg
Essaouira, Morocco: http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6136/6204805317_8d6821e3b8_b.jpg
Only one submission is permitted!
Here’s my entry: an infinity pool overlooking the Atlantic from my hotel in Albufeira, Portugal.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christine_medina/5546606644/in/photostream
http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp82/purplekat99/Blue.jpg
I love blue! Which is great because there is so much of it in New Zealand and Australia.
This picture was taken on Lake Birrabeen, on Fraser Island, Australia.
Here’s my submission – a woman from Ecuador
http://familyonbikes.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/10010904%7E0.jpg
Blue! Great color and theme. Tough choice, but I’m going with Cuban street musicians:
http://revtravel.com/photography/travel-photo-roulette-35-blue-street-musicians-in-havana-cuba/
Congrats for winning the photo roulette!!
Our submission for this week:
We loved this bright blue door in Flores, Guatemala.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/globetrottergirls/5229775909/
Hi Denise, this is the first time I hear about this contest, I like the concept! My submission is below.
I love the color blue. Also, I fell in love with Thailand the minute I arrived, it has so many quirks! The stands along the road with gasoline in what looks like booze bottles from a Wild West movie is just one of the things I find funny here. Hope you like it!
http://backpackified.anduin.net/files/2012/01/Blue-Gasoline.jpg
Cheers, Kjersti
very original!
Blue – My favourite colour actually
Sultanhamet – The Blue Mosque Istanbul,Turkey
http://circa1982.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/the-colour-blue/dscn0241/
Here is our entry! It’s a photo I took on beautiful Stradbrooke Island near Brisbane Australia. This was also the day James and I got horrifically sunburnt!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71590703@N06/6658782605/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Lets try again… http://www.fourjandals.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Four-Jandals-on-the-Maid-of-the-Mist.jpg
Clearly a winner here
When we were driving across Canada and USA on our epic 18,000 km road trip we stopped off at some little waterfall and jumped on the Maid of the Mist tour! So much fun and got absolutely drenched. All that water was actually coming off Niagara Falls and it isn’t rain! So glad we had our BLUE ridiculous looking ponchos.
I smiled when I saw this picture. It’s very original!
Blue is my favorite color. Awesome submissions! As an impartial sister-of-the host I vote for the blue caves of @ Living the dream. (Can I do that?)
Yes you can, but the end decision is still mine
A vote for me? Woo! You can definitely persuade the judges, but the decision is entirely up to them. In fact, I highly encourage people to help persuade the judges as it makes for great comments!
So many wonderful images I’ve no idea how you are going to choose! My favourite is from Robert @ Leave your daily hell: ‘Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia’but it’s a close call.
Here’s mine… the crystal clear, tourquise waters of L’Ile Rousse under a beautiful blue sky.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelwithkat/6312217208/in/set-72157628050858028
Hi Kathryn,
Thanks for the submission.
I know!!! I have narrowed my choice down to a few, but I’m still really not sure which to choose!!!! The competition is still open though.
What a fantastic variety of photos. My favourite is the one by Kjersti @ Backpackified.
Here is my submission:
http://foodtravelbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Butterfly.jpg
This photo was taken when we were hiking up Mt Etna in Sicily. The landscape of the volcano is very bland and colourless for miles, which made me think this little fellow was attracted to the blue of my anklet. He stayed there for ages as we trekked up the mountain in the heat.
how original and pretty!
Thank you Sam – love your photo too! It’s incredible how many insects and bugs turn out to be hairy once you zoom in, hehe. Very cute’
Oh my, I can’t decide which one to choose!!! Should I choose the most orginal, or the one which I’d hang on my wall, or the most blue??? wwaaaaa!!!