Saturday 7 July 2007

PhotoHunter: fake

You are walking down a steep, old, cobbled street, enjoying the ancient buildings to each side, when suddenly you glimpse something through an archway into a courtyard. At the far end you can see a man riding a horse. Could it be Charles VII? He has just caught your eye ....




Art is not what you see but what you make others see
~ Edgar Degas

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.
~ Plato

37 comments:

  1. What a great shot!! Have a great Saturday.

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  2. Cool..arts always impressed me. Happy 070707 and a Happy Weekend :) http://crizlai.blogspot.com/2007/07/photo-hunters-fake.html

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  3. It's great! love your take on the theme.
    And yes, we watched America's Cup, the final race was something else!
    Happy hunting and happy weekend

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  4. Wow now that is something to encounter! Where was it taken if you don't mind asking? Have a great weekend

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  5. Oh I love that. We have buildings here with painted "windows" that look like the real thing. You just reminded me of them. :-)

    Happy Weekend!

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  6. Great photo, with a witty qoute too,
    :D

    have a great weekend!

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  7. love the way u do the write up for the post :)

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  8. Clever! It's absolutely perfect for the theme this week.

    Happy hunting.

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  9. Very clever interpretation of the hunt, enjoyed your narrative as well.

    Mine is up too.

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  10. dramatic intro,hehehe! love it!

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  11. That's quite an eye-stopper. Very unique.

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  12. What a great idea for the theme. I love tromp l'oeil!

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  13. Awesome take! Love the photo and the quotes of course. Great job!

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  14. Great picture and quotes! :)

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  15. Thanks for leaving a comment on my post.

    Great photo and quotes!

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  16. Great take on the theme. Trompe l'oeil is so clever; we have an example here in Swansea but I didn't think about it.

    Lovely photo.

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  17. this is terrific... cool painting

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  18. A great photo and great quotes to compliment it. Thanks for the visit.

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  19. Very nice quote to go with the subject! Happy weekend! :)

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  20. great photo! :)

    thanks for dropping by and have a great weekend!

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  21. Terrific shot. I think murals like this are fantastic. Great choice for our fake theme this week.

    My Fake Entry

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  22. Nice art. :)

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  23. I love it! Where are you?

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  24. I love this photo for the theme. Well done

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  25. Thank you all for your comments. Jams, it was taken in Loches, in the Indre et Loire department of France. Although it's on the banks of the Indre, it seems to be considered part of the Loire valley.

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  26. Nice pictures. I love this sort of art. Happy weekend.

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  27. That is so cool :) - I love old architecture and photos like this make me long to go stroll down a street in Europe :)

    Thank you for sharing and thank you for stopping by.

    Have a great Sunday.

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  28. Unique take on our theme this week. It is very eye catching.

    Thanks for your visit today. Have a great weekend!

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  29. Great mural... was it really an arch or a painted one?

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  30. very nice! lovely photo! where did u take this picture?

    here's mine:
    http://yayaba.blogspot.com/2007/07/photo-hunters-7.html

    happy weekend!

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  31. I love this. Thanks for the welcome!

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  32. thanks for leaving a comment for my post really appreciate it. take care.

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