The Balconies of Georgia: A Photo Gallery
Among the many things that got me enchanted when I was in Georgia were the balconies. Buildings old or new, office or residence, in small towns or in cities often have picturesque, intricately-designed balconies which my eyes and camera lenses always feasted on .
In November – December 2011, I ran a series of photoblogs on these balconies. So as to re-create the romantic atmosphere exuded by these balconies; I juxtaposed each photo with a line from a poem, The Balcony by Charles Baudelaire, with each post consisting of a paragraph from the poem. Here are the photos I used in those posts. The links to the actual posts are provided after the gallery.
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This post is part of a series of galleries being featured this month in celebration of A Traveller’s Tale‘s First Year Anniversary at WordPress. The author wishes to thank all of you who have become part of this site for the past 12 months through the views, likes, reblogs, and comments you left on its posts. It has truly been a pleasure sharing tales, photos, poetry attempts and random thoughts with you.
– Shutter Bug
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Related Posts by Shutter Bug:
- The Balcony – Part 1
- The Balcony – Part 2
- The Balcony – Part 3
- The Balcony – Part 4
- The Balcony – Part 5
- The Balcony – Part 6
- The Balcony by Charles Baudelaire
- Celebrating a Year of Off-the-Beaten-Track Photos and Tales
The drag of endless mental work in a strange land takes its toll. Fatigue can kill so petty escapades provide hopeful deviations from the brewing madness. An aging DSLR keeps good company to a walk around the neighbourhood, a short drive to a scenic place, or a silent recollection in a quiet nook granting that the host community and the elements of nature would allow one a safe passage to solitude and contemplation. Loneliness quickly turns to joy when something exciting gets captured by the cam’s shutter then set free into the laptop’s screen followed by electric words that rush from the fingers to the keyboard in an effort to describe the moment. Alas, the brain is alive once again!
Fabulous pictorial essay, Jessie!
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Thanks for sharing and your pictures delight and amaze me! Will keep checking in for the next round of pictures!
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love, love, love…You inspire me. Thank you for the great images and poetry. My day is complete.
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Just beautiful … but then again, you photography is always beautiful.
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That series is great!
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Balconies, windows and shutters, they’ve heard and seen it all, yet they can’t tell Lol. Thanks to you I looked for Le Balcon and enjoyed a beautiful moment.
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Fabulous series! Architecture, lines, great colors and a theme. Thanks for sharing.
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Great seris of photos. It’s good to see how beautiful other parts of the world are.
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There’s something incredibly romantic about balconies, especially balconies that are lived on. You can tell the difference because they are treated as a room and cared for. They are an oasis in a wild world, a place to retreat to in order to see but stand apart. From the street, they are dreams of lives viewable but untouchable. Always a mystery. I adore balconies. Thank you.
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Wonderful series. Happy Blog Anniversary! 🙂
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Reblogged this on Photography Re-Blogger.
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Thanks for the reblog. Regards.
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These are great shots! I love the balconies of the houses here in Georgia. Great post!
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Wow, I love balconies. Great idea to do the gallery series of your work.
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