What a fun week I’ve had hosting Travel Photo Roulette and I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who entered, tweeted and publicised Round 40 and to Travel with Kat, host of round 39, for passing on the baton. It’s always a bit of a worry when you run an event – what if nobody turns up? I was, therefore, delighted that 16 bloggers submitted some fabulous shots. I thoroughly enjoyed, not only the photographs themselves, but ‘meeting’ some talented members of the travel blogging community along the way.
I must admit I’ve not been relishing the prospect of writing of this post; choosing a winner has been tricky and I’ve changed my mind hmmm maybe fifteen times! There are some clever, interesting and unusual takes on the theme – but how to choose a winner? Should it be a technically perfect shot, a picture that wholly embodies the theme or the most original? Enough procrastination – here are my chosen three, drum roll…..
Third place: Veronica from The Gypseynesters
Sometimes streets are made of water. This doesn’t stop Venice from having rush hours – buses, taxis and, what we would think of as “everyday cars” are all boats. And yes, there are accidents. Like the one about to happen here.
Lots to look at in this shot and interpreting the theme ‘Street Scene’ but with a nice twist.
Second place: Lucy from On the Luce
“A traditional French street scene – people whiling away the afternoon with a coffee and a catch up in a pavement café in the Marais area of Paris.”
I love that this shot is in black and white which gives it a moody, sixties vibe despite being quite recent. A perfect ‘Street Scene’ and one that I’d be more than happy to join…
And the winner is Nick at Adventurecrow – congratulations!
I took this in Rome whilst out exploring. Although there is not much going on, it just seemed so….European, I had to stop and take a quick shot!
There’s so much I Iike about this photograph; the angle of the shot, the sunny, contrasting shades of yellow, lemon and ochre, and way the car looks as though it’s come the wrong way down a one-way street – very Italian! A lovely composition and worthy winner – thank you!
Nick, I hope you enjoy round 41 – I’m looking forward to hearing what the new theme is.
Thanks for letting me camp out in your blog for a little while today. I had a great time and tried to leave my campsite as good as when I arrived. I’ll be back!
Delighted to have you drop by – hope you were a happy camper 🙂
Congrats to Nick! I’m excited to take part in round 41! I wonder what he will present us with!
Looking forward to hearing the next theme and to seeing your contribution!
Thanks! Like I said I don’t envy the job of picking a winner 😉
Thanks for hosting, looking forward to the next round!! Congrats to all!
Pleasure! looking forward to it too – wonder what theme 41 will be?
Great selection of finalists! Just might take part in the next one 🙂
They were all super shots – shame it had to be narrowed down, I could have had 15 joint seconds! Please do join in with the next one
you’ve got some lovely photos on your blog 🙂
Well done all of you! Looks like some more blogs to follow here. The winner looks almost like a painting- great choice Suze.
It’s a great shot amongst many – I’m almost tempted to use it as my screensaver for a while, not sure if that’s allowed!
Thanks for hosting Miss Bunny! That had to be a tough one to call – well done! – David & Veronica
You’re very welcome 🙂 I really enjoyed it – except having to choose at the end as they were all great photos…
Love all three shots and looking forward to the next round!
All the shots were great which made it a really hard task – I wonder what round 41 will bring…
Great photos! I’d love to participate in this, but I’m taking all my photos with my iPhone and I’d be worried its not up to the task!
I think iPhones are definitey up to it – maybe there’s a challenge there….!