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Coffee Pot Roundabout

This coffee pot decoration is from the Darseit suburb in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman

Sharquiya rock pool

This is one of the many beautiful rock pools in Sharqiya a remote area of Oman near the Wahabi sands

Alexander Nevsky

The Alexander Nevsky Memorial Cathedral Church in Sofia, Bulgaria, is one of the largest Orthodox Cathedrals in the Balkans

sand pools

When the sea goes out in Muscat, in the Sultanate of Oman, there are pools and patterns in the sand

Awakening Tower

The Awakening or Renaissance Tower is on the Seeb Roundabout near the airport in Muscat, the Sultanate of Oman

Lights

This image is based on street lights in Madrid the capital of Spain

Macau Sunset

This spectacular sunset is from the waterfront of the island of Macau in the South China Sea

Dandelion Clock

The close up of the dandelion clock and spores gives a fascinating insight into the construction of the plant

Ruins of Qalat

Bibi Maryam's tomb is one of the last vestiges of the city of Qalat in Oman which was a flourishing city in the middle ages

Gerberer in the Sky

Gerberers are one of the most popular cut flowers world wide and this close up shows the fine detail

Bibi Maryam's Tomb by moonlight

This image is based on the ruins of Bibi Maryam's Tomb which is one of the last vestiges of Qalat which was a flourishing city in Oman in the Middle Ages

Wooden Couple

This is a detail from a wooden sculpture in Kent, in the South of England

Pay here

This is a Pay Here sign in a car park in southern England

Red Dog Wase Bin

A close up of a bright red dog waste bin in Devon, England

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Mountain, Sea and Sky in Qyriat

Driving over the Hajar Mountains in the Sultanate of Oman early in the morning I was struck by the juxtaposition of the mountains sea and sky in the mist.

_MG_1609_Cathedral_of_Saint Vissarion

The Cathedral of Saint Vissarion in Smolyan is the newest, and second largest, Christian Orthodox building in Bulgaria.

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The fascinating stone mushrooms of Beli Plast are ancient natural rock formations in Bulgaria.

_MG_0392_sunflowers - Sunflowers With Insects

Sunflowers originated in Mexico but have spread across the world. They are both beautiful and useful providing oil and seeds.

2386_fatherland_sofia - Monument to the Russian Ar

This photo is based on the famous monument to the Russian Army in central Sofia, Bulgaria

003286 Strawberries

Strawberries are delicious and these fine specimens came from a farmers market in Kent. England.

974_desert_scrub_oman - Scrub in the Desert

Oman is a desert country and the trees and bushes are hardy.

5reftablesflat - Five Red Cafe Tables

This image is based on some upturned cafe tables I found while cycling through Canton Berne in Switzerland.

_MG_8139red_rose - Red Rose with Water Drops

This photo shows clearly the beauty and structure of a bright red rose.

_MG_2486_Squirrel_g - Squirrel Eating in the Park

Most photographers know the difficulties of wildlife photography. Here my main challenge was to focus on the eyes.

_MG_2322_Observatoryflatgood_g - Under the Heavens

We live under the heavens but we build observatories to reach for the stars.

_MG_1736_Daisy Bisque Head Doll_g - Daisy - a Bisq

Daisy is a charming Bisque Head Doll. The photo challenge is to practice portrait photography in miniature.

_MG_1512_observatorybackv_g - Reach for the Sky.

This image is inspired by an observatory in England. I have tried to capture the mood of discovery.

_MG_1282_Umbrella_by_the_sea_blur - Umbrella by th

As I walked along the coast at Dover, in Kent, England, there were several groups sitting under umbrellas hiding from the sun.

_MG_0522_morello_cherries-g - Morello Cherries

Every year the cherries blossom outside my door. This time I decided to try a close up approach.

_MG_0224_Green_Leaf_g - Green Leaf with Water Drop

I love macro photography. The details of nature are revealed in close up.

_MG_6822_red_peppers_g - Cored Red peppers

No kitchen in Bulgaria can exist for long without peppers. This photo celebrates the design and colour of everyday.

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Brightly painted boats like these have been built for centuries in Malta.

_MG_5532_Tube_cycle_g - Green Tube Bike in Malta

I couldn't decide if this was a sculpture or a parking aid. Perhaps both. Anyway, I felt the elements worked well together.

002439 tel boxes

Two traditional red phone boxes from Canterbury in Kent in England

006264 D10 Church of the Assumption

Church of the Assumption in Koprivshtitsa in Bulgaria

Red wood wall

This is an image from the side of a hut in the mountains near Borovez in Bulgaria

000659 mountain, Bulgaria

An image from the Yastrabets mountain range in Bulgaria

002996 Oriental Poppy

Oriental Poppy from Devon in England

001539 Green Frog Wastebin by the Sea

This cute green frog is a wastebin from the English seaside in Kent

009155 Rose Closeup

Bulgaria is famous for its roses which supply raw oils for the perfume industry. This is one beautiful Bulgarian rose

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

This is the largest Christian building in Bulgaria and was built to celebrate the freedom from Ottoman rule and occupation

D 69 Red Hut in Blue Sky

This image is based on a photo of a hut in Whitstable on the South Coast of England. The saturation has been increased and a few details changed for compositional and color effect

Scarce Swallowtail

This beautiful swallowtail butterfly was photographed in Bulgaria

sunset reflection

This is a sunset reflection from the coast of the beautiful 'green' island of Thassos in Northern Greece

458b Standing Stones Moonscape

This image is based on an original photo of the famous Stonehenge monument in England

2028 COFFEE POT

Ths photo is of a beautiful Arabian coffee pot handmade from gold silver and copper in Nizwa in the Sultanate of Oman

998 Bin Ali Stormclouds

This image is a digital composite featuring the tomb of the revered holy man and Islamic sage Bin Ali. The tomb is in Salalah in the Sultanate of Oman

008460 Sofia Statue

This is the new statue of Sofia which means Wisdom for the city of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

wall and roof Thassos

This image is a digitally enhanced view of a wall and roof in the beautiful island of Thassos in Northern Greece

192 Great Stone on Vitosha

This atmospheric image is manipulated to resemble the high grain infra red feel of conventional photography. The great stone stands on Mount Vitosha near Sofia the capital of Bulgaria

2075 Firehead from Peru

This image is based upon an antique native model of a head from Peru. The flames are digitally enhanced

Camel Warning Sign from Oman

This image is based on a road sign from the Sultanate of Oman where camels are plentiful and drivers need to take care

St. Stephen's dome

This is the central dome from the magnificent Basilica of St. Stephen in Budapest, Hungary