Category: towns & villages

Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Pedestrian

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Very few cars are allowed in the small Swiss town of Gruyère, so you have to be prepared to walk when you go there.

For more from this challenge, visit the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Pedestrian.

A Photo a Week Challenge: Small Towns

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If you want to see the Matterhorn, you have to travel to a small town in Switzerland called Zermatt. While parts of Zermatt still have small-town charm, the main center is a bustling mecca of tourists, shops, and transportation centers to get to where you want to go to see the famous mountain. I was so happy when I came across this photo while processing the pictures of our trip last summer. It almost looks like something from another world.

IN A NEW POST CREATED FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE ONE OR TWO OR MORE PHOTOS OF THAT FEATURE SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES.

Everyone is welcome to participate, even if your blog isn’t about photography.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Each week, I’ll come up with a theme and post a photo that I think fits. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before the following Thursday, when the next photo theme will be announced.
  2. To make it easy for others to check out your photos, title your blog post “A Photo a Week Challenge: (theme of the week)” and be sure to use the “postaday″ tag.
  3. Come back here and post a link to your image in the comments for this challenge.
  4. Follow nancy merrill photography so that you don’t miss out on weekly challenge announcements.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Local

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If you ever find yourself in Bountiful, Utah, stop at Vito’s for lunch. Best sandwiches in town.

For more from this challenge, visit the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Local.

A Photo a Week Challenge: Waterfront

Solothurn, Switzerland
Solothurn, Switzerland

Water controls so much of our lives. Without it, we literally would not survive. When people settle in a new place, the first thing they have to find is drinkable water. So many towns and cities throughout the world are built on rivers, lakes, and ocean shores. The River Aare runs through the town of Solothurn, Switzerland. Walking along the riverfront in the evening provides lovely views and interesting places to grab anything from a quick drink to a full meal to some delicious gelato.

IN A NEW POST CREATED FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE A PHOTO OR TWO OF WATER.

Everyone is welcome to participate, even if your blog isn’t about photography.

Here’s how it works:

  1. Each week, I’ll come up with a theme and post a photo that I think fits. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before the following Thursday, when the next photo theme will be announced.
  2. To make it easy for others to check out your photos, title your blog post “A Photo a Week Challenge: (theme of the week)” and be sure to use the “postaday″ tag.
  3. Come back here and post a link to your image in the comments for this challenge.
  4. Follow nancy merrill photography so that you don’t miss out on weekly challenge announcements.

Travel Theme: Colorful

Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland

Tobermory is the largest town on the Isle of Mull. It’s a beautiful sea port with colorful houses and beautiful trees. I especially love the reflection of the buildings in the bay.

For more from this challenge, visit Travel theme: Colorful.