Weekly competition no. 42 'Our House'

And this week's subject is, in the words of the great Madness ditty... 'Our House'.

Anything to do with your abode: architectural features, unusual setting, striking contents, strange inhabitants, atmospheric lighting... you name it as long as it's homely, in one way or another.

Just photos inside or of the house, though - gardens don't count (unless the house itself features in the photo).

Finally, a word of warning - here in Ethiopia the internet (and power - off 2.5 days a week at present ) can be rather unreliable. In fact my connection at home (from which I work) is so slow that I am now mostly reliant on my daughter's school library, which has a broadband connection (though probably not as you know it, and even this was down for a week last month ). As long as the school connection is working, I should be okay: but - like last week - it would be helpful if people posted as early as possible, preferably by Friday, as my access to the school is restricted at weekends.

As in previous rounds, I will make notes on photos as they come in and will aim to have the judgment out next Monday morning.

taken for comp.

exif: pentax k10d, da 18-55mm @ 18, f22, iso 100, 10s, manual, tripod, no flash, slightly cropped and tweaked in Lightroom Beta 2.

'School Art' wall. Now that my children are in their late teens, my art collection is growing with the aid of my young niece and nephew.

K10D + Pentax 10-17mm 'fishy' - 20sec @ f8 ISO-100

Our Cat in Our House looking at Her Reflection in Our Front Window!

a mono moment in.....our house




50mm 2.8 FA
f/2.8
1/45s
200iso

Spiral staircase


K20D, Sigma 70-300/4-5.6 APO DG, 8 s, A11, ISO200.

Outside Tap


PentaxK10D 50-135 DA* @ 65mm, 1/15 F9.0 Manual exposure, ISO100

Our house (AKA the English College Rome) as seen from the Victor Emmanuel Monument - it is the one with the bell tower in the middle and most of the rooftops immediately behind it.
K10D Pentax 18-250@250 1/500 F8 200ASA, cropped


NB all the best views of Rome are from the VE monument - because that way they don't have the VE monument in them

K10D / FA77 / various exposure settings

live">Tranquil Corner




Taken for the competition with nothing in the house re-arranged

My Backyard.

Our animated hearth rug

Seven am.




Nowhere near Tracey Emin's standards

My good lady would not be pleased to see this.

Howard

*ist D, FA 20mm, 1/15, f8, ISO 400.

my (very messy) room, panorama, polar projection, 6 images with fisheye.
tried to go a bit creative with digital xpro imitation, hence the colours.