Claude Schneider's Photoblog » Colour & Form

Pamukkale, Turkey

Claude — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:33:11 +0000

Pamukkale is a fascinating natural wonder in South-Western Turkey. The sides of a large hill are covered in Travertine Terraces – calcium carbonate deposits left by thermal spring waters. I visited on an overcast day, so the photos I got don’t do the site justice. You’ll find plenty of photos online of snow-white slopes against bright blue skies…

Varied Textures of Pamukkale

360 Panorama of Pamukkale

The drizzle didn’t dampen my enjoyment of the thermal waters in Cleopatra’s Pool, replete with sunken ruins from Hierapolis.

Underwater chasm in Cleopatra's Pool

Sunken ruins from Hierapolis

Flight to Vancouver

Claude — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:17:09 +0000

How many of London’s landmarks can you spot in this photo?
The London Eye, Westminister & Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, Regent’s Park, Oxford Street, King’s Cross & St. Pancras International…

Ice in Hudson Bay, Canada

One of many many many rivers in rural Canada

Cloud Forest Silhouette

Claude — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:17:00 +0000

I recently had a photoshoot with a dancer, and got some great photos of her in silhouette. Once I had processed the silhouette in black and white, I was then inspired by two of Magritte’s paintings, and here’s what I came up with.

The inspirational Magritte paintings:
The Blank Check (left) and The Large Family (right)

Jardin Botanico

Claude — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:12:00 +0000

Royal Botanic Gardens, Madrid

Claude — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:22:00 +0000

I’ve not really taken many photos in the last few months, but a spur-of-the-moment trip to Madrid was a great way to get my photo-mojo back in gear. While there were few photogenic subjects in the city, the Botanic Gardens contained a wealth of stunning visual treats. I also put together another Colour & Form montage from the Botanic Gardens .

Purple Pansies

Close-up of Purple Iris

Water droplets on a leaf

Textured bark of bonsai tree

Water droplets on red bonsai leaf

Water droplets on bonsai leaf

Orchids

Earth's Treasury

Claude — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:42:00 +0000

The Natural History Museum houses a collection of beautiful minerals, gems and rocks. The sheer variety of colours and patterns made this a perfect subject for another of my Colour & Form montages.

Simply Sublime – Science Museum

Claude — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:35:00 +0000

After visiting the Natural History Museum, a few of us headed over to the neighbouring Science Museum to checkout the recently-updated LaunchPad exhibit. One of the displays demonstrated the phenomenon of sublimation (see the Wikipedia article on sublimation for a more detailed background). The simple set-up allowed small pellets of solid carbon dioxide (dry ice) to come into contact with water, whereby the carbon dioxied will sublime directly from solid to gaseous form, without becoming a liquid. The jets of gas spewing from the pellets caused them to skid around the surface of the water, creating mesmerising patterns.

Autumn Changes

Claude — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:39:00 +0000

Autumn Colours

Claude — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:20:41 +0000

Red vs Green

Claude — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:00:09 +0000

The back of the New Court building in St. John’s is covered in vines. From spring to summer, they’re a verdant green, and towards autumn, they turn red before falling. I managed to get photographs of the leaves when green, and then again when red (a week before they fell), and noticed that I had photos of the same windows before and after the colours changed.