I have been traveling extensively over the past few weeks and have had the privilege of visiting some incredible places. On my quest to explore a minimum of five new cities every year, I spent last week touring Victoria, Vancouver, and Whistler in British Columbia, Canada. Sadly, I broke my favorite camera lens just before the trip, but I still got some pretty incredible shots…take a look!
Posted by Marcelle Turner on Jul. 31, 2009
Commissioned by Ivan the Terrible from 1555 to 1561, the cathedral’s colorful “onion domes” decorate the southeast end of Moscow’s Red Square. The coloring in this photograph is beautiful. The ombre orange and pink sky just blends perfectly with the terracotta paint on the Cathedral, and makes the colors in the domes positively pop.
Saint Basil’s Cathedral is one of my favorite buildings to admire in photos and ranks in my top five churches that I’d like to visit. Anyone up for vodka and caviar?
Source: PileofPhotos.com
Posted by Marcelle Turner on Jul. 17, 2009
That is an amazing photograph. I bet that would be a fantastic candidate for some top-notch HDR photography!
Posted by Art Wilbur on 07/20/2009 06:02 PM
“Win their hearts with prune tarts.“ Yummy.
What I adore about this advertisement are the looks on the kids’ faces. Take a close look at each of them. At first glace they look like they are having fun at a birthday party, but look closer. The blond girl on the left is watching to see if the other kids are going to eat the prune. The middle left boy is thinking, “I’ll eat the icing, but there is no way I’m touching that prune. I can’t wait to make fun of Tommy at school on Monday.“ The boy on the right ponders, “I can’t believe my Mom put prunes on my birthday tarts. Monday is going to suck.“ The girl on the right can’t bear to watch Tommy eat his tart—prunes make her think of her grandfather’s gas.
Four cute kids at a party with tarts and this is the BEST shot the photographer could get for this ad. If only they had Photoshop in the 1950s!
Source: Found in Mom’s Basement
Posted by Marcelle Turner on Jul. 15, 2009
In my tweenage years living in New Jersey I remember countless sleepover parties when my girlfriends and I would play with a Ouija board. We were just at the cusp of really liking boys, and I’d venture to guess that 90% of our questions to the mythical Ouija were about the opposite sex. Huddled in the dark we would challenge the Ouija with our deepest questions, “What is the name of the most popular girl in school?,“ “Will I ever have a chest?,“ and “Why do all the boys like Shelia?“ Okay, so maybe they we’re THAT deep, but at the time our interrogations seemed profound.
This old ad made me smile the second I saw it, and the copy made me laugh out loud. I had an epiphany! All those years I was asking the wrong questions! If I could only have known if flying saucers were real or the college I would go to my life may have been drastically altered. More simply, why didn’t I ask whether I should become a model or a fashion designer? Darn it! Two amazing careers were right there for the taking and I never thought to ask the Ouija to decide my fate.
Fast forward twenty-something years and I’m not a model or a fashion designer, I thankfully grew into my adult figure courtesy of Mother Nature, and I figured out why all the boys liked Sheila on my own. Now that I’ve got that covered, I wonder if the Ouija could help me figure out our next big agency move? Anyone up for exploring the unknown?
Image Source: WellMedicated.com
Posted by Marcelle Turner on Jul. 08, 2009
I’ve spend the past two months dipping my toes into writing this blog and I’ve found that my greatest satisfaction has come from the comments shared by my readers. I want to send a shout out to express my gratitude and appreciation to everyone who has commented on my posts. THANK YOU!
Your opinions and commentary are the essence of what makes Pink Lenses different, and I’d like to ask your help to take it to the next level. I’m looking for a few opinionated men and women who would like to author a guest story for the Friday posts on Pink Lenses. Share your thoughts on visually though-provoking marketing and advertising campaigns, art, culture or design—the choice is yours. I’ll send you a pair of pink sunglasses for your Pink Lenses head shot, and your post will of course include link backs to your online profiles, blog or business.
If you are interested in contributing content, please email me at pinklenses(at)mindcomet.com with your idea and your contact information. I look forward to hearing from you!
Posted by Marcelle Turner on Jul. 07, 2009
Sounds like fun. I’m going to get something together so perhaps I can get one of those Pink Lenses! I’ll pass the word around as well.
Posted by Karina on 08/26/2009 04:24 PM
Nothing says “fatherly love” more than an investment in premium cigarettes!
Image Source: http://eatliver.com/vintage-ads/
Posted by Marcelle Turner on Jul. 01, 2009
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That last pic is fantastic. I love the colors and depth of field.
...and I hope they weren’t all for you!
Posted by Art on 08/21/2009 02:33 PM