01 July 2009

Theme Day: Empty


An 'empty' cycling jersey or maillot for today's 'Theme Day.'

The most famous cycle race in the world, the Tour de France, departs next Sunday from Monaco, with a Time Trial the day before. Whilst the Tour has passed through Monaco on occasion, it has never started here - a great honour for the Principality.

To honour the Tour, there are sculptures throughout Monte Carlo. Here we see the maillots by Héléna Krajewicz. These cycling shirts have been soaked in epoxy resine and are part of the current exhibition in Rue Princesse Caroline and Square Gastaud.

To see how other City Daily Photo bloggers from all over the world have interpreted today's Theme, please click here to view thumbnails.

31 comments:

Clueless in Boston said...

Great post of the empty jerseys for theme day.

maria said...

Excellent!!! The small photo is marvelous!






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Sharon said...

Great choice for today's theme and an interesting art piece!

Kate said...

What fun! I want the yellow jersey though!

Eki said...

What an eye-cathing street decoration!

Great capture for the theme day, Jilly!

Ming said...

That's a great theme day pics. Wow all empty :-)

alice said...

Love your idea! The funniest of this day, I'm sure!

Diederick Wijmans said...

Excellent choice for the theme day!

bitingmidge said...

I'll be watching every face in the crowd to see if I can spot you!

My timing is terrible this year, we don't arrive in Paris until the week AFTER the tour finishes! That's three times we've been late......

Small City Scenes said...

Perfect choice for todays theme. Really neat looking too. MB

Ben Nakagawa said...

What a fun! Great shot!

Kim said...

Jilly, this is by far THE most perfect theme day post ever. The start of the Tour de France in your city, the amazing empty jersey, it's theme day, the planets have all lined up, AND you've taken a excellent shot. Bravo and three cheers. If we had a trophy, you'd be holding it right now.
-Kim

Mont Charles et Moi said...
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Mont Charles et Moi said...

I love your blog :-)
It`s Amazing :-)
Thank you x

Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...

Very creative and timely interpretation of the "empty" theme. Thank you for your comment about my empty crocodile mouth.

Virginia said...

Bravo Jilly for these great shots. What cool sculptures. I love seeing them hanging over the street.
V

slim said...

Perfect for this theme day and perfect lead in to coming events in Monte Carlo.

B SQUARED said...

I love it. So very French. So perfect.

Halcyon said...

I love your theme day entry! How original!! Those colorful jersies look nice up there. I guess someone in Monaco is the official washerwoman of the TdF? :)

nathalie in avignon said...

Jilly I think this is the coolest entry anyone could come up with for today's theme! As far as I'm concerned, First Prize to you!

Blind Fly Theater said...

Love these floating jerseys, Jilly... delightful!!
David

Blind Fly Theater said...

PS -- Congratulations to Monaco for being the start of this intriguing race!

Ineke said...

this one cannot be topped!

Mo said...

My sister is mad keen on this race and comes to France every year to see parts of it.

Meri said...

Delightful! Although I guess they're full of hot air. . .

Tash said...

Oh my gosh - that is very clever and colorful and whimsical. I think it's the happiest empty today.

Jane Hards Photography said...

This is just too funny. What a great way to advertise and one of the most creative empties today.

Keith said...

Perfect shot for theme day! I'm a sucker for these colorful photos.

Carraol said...

The small picture looks almost surreal, is a magnificent street art and a perfect choice for the theme! You are so lucky, a few days ago, The Grand Prix and next sunday the Tour de France!

Greg said...

The tour starts!

I shall be watching on tv! Always feel a little guilty tucked up in bed while they are riding so hard but i manage to live with it somehow!

Nice choice for the monthly theme day!

Sally said...

Love watching the Tour on TV - the visuals are just stunning! Isn't a maillot also a one-piece swimsuit?

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