WPC- Refraction – mon torero

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The WPC is refraction this week, and so to join in, I had some help from Señor Torero.

mon torero - refraction photo challenge - priorhouse 2014
Refraction 1 ( amo a mi torero)
bullfighter jacket colors in candlestick refraction photo challenge - priorhouse 2014
Refraction 2 (amar los colores)

Today is also Singing Saturday over on Love Happy Notes…

singing-saturday

and so to join in on her challenge, I would like to share a Switchfoot song. This band reminds me of two bloggin’ friends: K from Vastly Curious – and T from Other Side of the Trees! 🙂

We just watched a show about Switchfoot’s Fading West album and the Goo Goo dolls singer, John Rzeznik, was interviewed about Swicthfoot and what a small world it felt like.

Anyhow, here is probably my favorite song from Goo Goo Dolls – you know, because it is Singing Saturday after all.

Have a nice weekend – and to see more refraction pictures- go HERE.

76 thoughts on “WPC- Refraction – mon torero”

  1. I really enjoy your posts where you present different painters.
    And this new theme of yours is so perfect for your blog, I think! Very nice, indeed! XD

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    1. Thanks so much Ninna – and your new theme gave me the bug to try a new one – even though this current one is not quite the feel I want at this time – but I am leaving it for now…

      anyhow, regarding the art – 🙂 well I was just thinking about doing a second Modigliani artist post later this month – and when I do a post summarizing my summer reading (coming soon) I have a few tidbits and pics about the Italian painter Titian – TTYL ❤

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    1. thanks so much Colline – I tried a 3rd object – with a smaller glass, but it did not out – have a nice weekend…

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  5. What a great idea for the challenge, love the way the colours from the painting ‘prism’ through the glass. I’ve only just got around to last weeks as you know, lol! Have a wonderful weekend, bless you mon amie ❤ xoxoxo

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    1. Thanks Sherri – and I was just thinking about you (well one of your posts) with these two conversation chairs… I was getting ready to drop by your summer home to show you –
      so
      rouge or bleu pour vous??

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      1. Oh I love it!! Haha….well, I’ve just put the kettle on in my summerhouse so bring these with you and we’ll chat awhile…sil vous plait bleu!!

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    1. Hi Sue – thanks for that – and this one was inspired by the challenge and also that I wanted to use my bullfighter dude in a photo – O_o

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      1. Y I repled when reading your post on my phone. this morning working on my computer the effect is astounding. I actually said the word ‘Wow’ out loud. I love your imagination and creativity. Let’s see more of the bullfighter dude. 🙂

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      2. thanks so much Sue!!! and well, because you asked, here is an image I doctored for the wonderful Sir Spaniard Charly (it is just a joke – and ties into his heritage)

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      3. Oh my Yvette – LOVE this rendition of Charly!! 😉 Has he seen it? I ask because I see no comment from him, & I can just imagine how much he will love it!! Loved your refraction photos, too. Loved the music, too. Goo Goo Dolls are one my favs, and I really like a lot of their songs, but my all-time fav from them is:

        Hope you enjoy it.All-in-all great post! I need to start beginning my days with you 🙂

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      4. oh Sadie – thanks so much!! 🙂 you really made my day – and I really like that song you shared – beautiful.
        ~
        and not sure if Charly has seen this comment w/ his image – but he has seen the image because I actually made it for a short little video – – a few months ago -it was when he got into that fight – well as a joke to tell him to use wisdom – ha!

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  8. The glass of wine shot is, not obviously, but actually brilliant. I’m very fond of Goo Goo Dolls. I particularly love their Dizzin’ Up The Girl albums. Lots of their great songs are on it, Black Balloon, Slide, Broadway, and hard to deny, Iris. I also love Name.

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    1. Hey Rommel well each of those songs reminds me of my step-daughter and her visits when she would play those exact songs on road trips…. and this band is from my child hometown and so Broadway is very dear to me – my dad’s neighborhood was a few streets over from the Broadway in WNY, which is nothing like the Broadway in NYC. ha!
      have a nice day in southern cal!

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  10. Yvette, the picture is really great addition to WP Challenge. In fact yours inspired me what to submit for the challenge – THANK YOU!! At first I thought to skip it for the week 😀 Hope you are having a lovely weekend!

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    1. woo hoo – honored! now I am even more excited to see what you do for the challenge.
      and I took a total of 12 shots – a few with one smaller glass too, but that little glass did not work – and here are 2 that almost made the cut… :


      okay, I will be over later in the week… 🙂

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  12. Hey Y, I love your submissions, Especially the second one, I love that glass decoration piece, It’s so beautiful and compliments the painting in the background so well, Gives it a stunning Victorian look ! ^_^

    And I love switchfoot, There songs ‘Yet’ and ‘You’ are my favorite ! Hope you are having a great weekend ❤

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  17. Yvette, I think the first photo is by far and away the best of all of them. Refraction happening beautifully! And yes, I enjoyed your Lyrics Video – clever you!

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    1. Hi Jill – thanks so much – and I did not make the lyrics video – just found it online – and actually did not eve preview it ahead of time – and there may be a better video out for that song, but that one was workable. 🙂

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    1. Hello Ven –
      and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment 🙂

      IT – davvero molto originali questi riglessi nel bicchiere
      splendido il quadro
      EN very original these refractions in the glass
      the splendid framework

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  22. Ah! Senor Torero… good to see the bull fighter again 🙂 Nice photos Yvette… and I like this song by the Goo Goo Dolls… I haven;t heard of them before.

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    1. Thanks Kan – and the band moved into the big fame arena when their song Iris was featured on the
      City of Angels soundtrack. Have a nice week. 🙂

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  25. These are nice pics. I especially like the closeup of the second one.
    Love the new look, by the way. That green color is great.
    🙂

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      1. I myself have been wanting to learn more in the area of photography as well. I’m just trying to find the time. There’s so much I want to do.
        🙂

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      2. yeah, I know what you mean – so much to do – but as we both recently noted – it is all about balance… right? even though I think some photography fro, your area in Brazil could be pretty amazing… so once you do squeeze it in I think you will have lots to capture…

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  26. I feel, this is one of the best interpretation of the theme, as far as I have seen.

    Superb example of Refraction and Total internal reflection, but keeping the “Art” part of it very much alive at the same time.

    As, Indah said, I was really struggling to find a fitting image for this week’s challenge, but now got some inspiration here 🙂 Let me try to post before time runs out…

    I am not in a position to comment on the later part of the post though 🙂

    Have a beautiful day ahead 🙂

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    1. Thanks Sreejith – that is so nice of you to say – (honored ;))
      and I really did not mean to incorporate art into the theme, I just love that painting and it unfolded so nicely. I hope you have a beautiful day as well – and I will be by later to see what you come up with

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  27. Yvette, gotta say that´s a damn good looking guy, the torero, so you did that after you read the post of some guy getting into a fight then? Who would get into fights, not good. You woman…….I actually showed the video to some people, you made their day really, and I got teased throughout the day.

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      2. sorry bout that Sir Spaniard buckaroo, I mean CP4 – or wait, my very favorite handle for ya…. brother from another mother living in a foreign land….

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