Photo theme #179

[billz]

Let's go to Italy this week ... well sorta. The theme for the week is Roman Numerals.

This may be a bit of a tougher theme, but if you get hung up think about clocks or watches ... they're both good sources. And if by chance someone comes along (Val) at say XXII:0V (-VII GMT);) and uses that idea, there's no rule that says it can't be used twice.

This will be a good week for a liberal interpretation of the theme.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1YuVJRqcnakLKGGDY7zCF5LQ6WqlA0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1YuVJRqcnakLKGGDY7zCF5LQ6WqlA0)

Have fun.

Bill

The fine print:

Everyone is invited to participate.
Because the purpose of the weekly theme is to get us more familiar with our cameras and to sharpen our photographic skills, entries should be taken during the week of the theme.
Photoshopping is allowed.
To make this thread more manageable to view, please post only your entries in this thread. Post your comments in the accompanying 'comment' thread. (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45765)
Be creative and have fun!

[vawitt]

I will continue to look for a more organic representation of Roman Numerals. However, while whining on the comments thread about being a slow poster last week, I had to find an internet table of said Roman numerals to recall whether C or D represented 100. This gave me the idea to take ...

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1KYLDxx3B9J9e3GxRV0Uo3Mnzquju1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1KYLDxx3B9J9e3GxRV0Uo3Mnzquju1)

:D:D

[Red Sky]

I found these XCVIII year old Funk and Wagnall books of science. Unfortunately I am missing volumes IX and X, as it is a X volume set. I really like the title of Volume VIII; Conquest of Air and Ether. How poetic is that?

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1f6y5red3BREenEi9SUupyA05vVbg1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1f6y5red3BREenEi9SUupyA05vVbg1)

[Sepiana]

I'm following Steven with more books:

Roman Numerals > Roman Empire > Decline and Fall > Falling Books

[rvrbndr]

My submission...
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1d2YT8OMrAmhX07z2GMTJmb0JmUYFs_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1d2YT8OMrAmhX07z2GMTJmb0JmUYFs)
Something most of us could use these days.

[Aussie Nan]

Thanks Bill ;)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1rssEnzNLmlRjCXXfbtHU9GaAsjWX0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1rssEnzNLmlRjCXXfbtHU9GaAsjWX0)

[Bamagirl]

I have a lot of old stuff, so I was excited to see this week's challenge. I searched through my things and I found this old medicine bottle that I found many years ago on my parent's property. According to internet sources, the funny looking symbol at the beginning stands for ounces, so this says 16 ounces.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1tjpDqEzGdw8ZNXd4cx6xV7PuJm9p1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1tjpDqEzGdw8ZNXd4cx6xV7PuJm9p1)

[Galiano]

A friend recently bought this gorgeous old watch on eBay. It is a 17-jewel Americus nurse's watch from the 1920s.

And the time is: II:XXXV.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1HMRgMgZsZZoTN1YFtvfI6A9kY7uyn_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1HMRgMgZsZZoTN1YFtvfI6A9kY7uyn)

Cheers,
Helen

[LindaS]

Here is my submission. I'm going to see what I can do with a close crop of one of the roman numerals.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-L1DayIzXWI/Scjog2lfXcI/AAAAAAAABfk/sZ9_40v7Qv0/s320/DSC03722+copy.jpg

[pacfam]

It's all I got!!!!:D

[vawitt]

Good one, Doris!! :D:D

I was happy to spot this...

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1hIfO4WHVEpvkkIgiB4CAFwosJGfk_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1hIfO4WHVEpvkkIgiB4CAFwosJGfk)

[victry1]

Hi,

Best I could do this week. Sitting in traffic on 8th Ave, looked up to the side of the main P.O. for NY and saw this. But, had to get it quick as traffic started moving! Definitely a challenge in these digital times to find Roman numberals. :D

Thanks Bill.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1oVb6qQkoU38PyUkXp1RhZGcQtYNP6_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1oVb6qQkoU38PyUkXp1RhZGcQtYNP6)

[billz]

Article IV of Robert's Rules of Order addresseses Incidental Motions. That's enough to make me want to read on to see what happens in Articles V and VI !! ;)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/196YK3tEuHCynySGF8pFga5hJMM4r_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=196YK3tEuHCynySGF8pFga5hJMM4r)

Bill

[mljrbg]

I pass by this tower twice a day and never knew the clock had Roman Numerals!!

Thanks Bill for another good challenge.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1ZRDTfiecFFqr1wARpW0Oz4JCgmRj0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1ZRDTfiecFFqr1wARpW0Oz4JCgmRj0)

[Ellen]

A two -fer from the county courthouse. Close...
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1KEU9PX6JCoQMWiBRarrORtWtl0yZO0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1KEU9PX6JCoQMWiBRarrORtWtl0yZO0)
and not
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/11iK829tiCFQ7qu5yUqG4KcjMdOrIN0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=11iK829tiCFQ7qu5yUqG4KcjMdOrIN0)

[victry1]

Article IV of Robert's Rules of Order addresseses Incidental Motions. That's enough to make me want to read on to see what happens in Articles V and VI !! ;)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/196YK3tEuHCynySGF8pFga5hJMM4r_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=196YK3tEuHCynySGF8pFga5hJMM4r)

Bill

That definitely looks like reading fit for your office! :D

[GaryK]

I really can't believe how hard it was to find some.. so I made it up.:D

How about a nice 400..

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Dw0C2W28FRE2iNWNyyfaFQMWlSHQo0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Dw0C2W28FRE2iNWNyyfaFQMWlSHQo0)

[lisabee]

I was determined not to miss this week, but had to abandon the ideas for outside shots as the weather is keeping my camera indoors this week, so here's my entry.

A George V half sovereign which was a christening present to my grandad.

http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/1/2/6/4/2/phototheme-roman-numerals_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=11291&c=2)

Lisa :)

[Byron Gale]

Size 40?!?

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Fgfk2vCqN9SYXF8vDRwhpiQxVr_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Fgfk2vCqN9SYXF8vDRwhpiQxVr)