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July 20, 2011

A is for Amber

Can you believe it! ABC Wednesday is back to the start of the alphabet! After you ooh and aah my photo, go check out what others have been able to do with the first letter A.

Here's a fun shot I got a few years back in Hong Kong, a smiling vendor of amber jewelry. Isn't that an amazing chunk she's wearing? Did you ever imagine anyone could sell ONLY jewelry made of amber?

Hong Kong, 2007

28 comments:

  1. SciaradaJuly 20, 2011 at 12:43 AM

    Ciao Francisca, very nice image, showing a smile and gives it to the viewer!
    Have a excellent day!

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  2. jabblogJuly 20, 2011 at 12:44 AM

    That amber necklace is enormous - but I think amber is reasonably light? Your model looks very happy:-)

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  3. Sylvia KJuly 20, 2011 at 1:00 AM

    Delightful, different post for the A Day, Francisca! Love your smiling model! And that is a BIG necklace regardless of the weight! Hope your week is going well!

    Sylvia

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  4. Kay L. DaviesJuly 20, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    That necklace is ABsolutely amazing, Francisca. It should count as two letters of the alphabet. :o)

    —Kay, Alberta, Canada

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  5. Roger Owen GreenJuly 20, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    Those are MASSIVE baubles!
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  6. photowannabeJuly 20, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    My goodness, that necklace could be used for a weapon....
    I always have regreated not buying amber when we were in Leningrad in the 80's. Looking back on things, the jewelry wasn't that expensive but when one doesn't have the money to begin with, I guess its all relative.

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  7. photowannabeJuly 20, 2011 at 2:29 AM

    Thanks for your comment. I hadn't thought of the picture looking like a womb but it really could be...

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  8. Pat TillettJuly 20, 2011 at 2:55 AM

    Beautiful photo! The reason she looks so happy is that she is rich! That's a lot of amber...

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  9. DeniseinVAJuly 20, 2011 at 3:10 AM

    What a lovely smile she has. The necklace is amazing!

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  10. WandaJuly 20, 2011 at 3:21 AM

    I like "Big" jewerly. This is certainly an AMBER post.

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  11. Jane and ChrisJuly 20, 2011 at 3:33 AM

    Holy Moly! That's a HUGE necklace!
    Jane x

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  12. LindaJuly 20, 2011 at 3:57 AM

    What a delightful smile to accompany the amber necklace.

    Linda ( a member of theABC Wednesday Team)

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  13. jooJuly 20, 2011 at 5:01 AM

    Wow, impressive necklace! But Francisca, of course I do - there are many places at the Polish seaside selling only jewelry made of amber:)
    Hugs
    j.

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  14. HJuly 20, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    Goodness, that's a MASSIVE chunk of amber!!!

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  15. Chubskulit RoseJuly 20, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    Gorgeous smile!

    Please come and see someArt Expression at my page, thanks.
    PS.. I love your "Di Ba" phrase, good job.

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  16. IreneJuly 20, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    That's an obscene amount of amber she's wearing. Nobody should have that much amber all by herself.

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  17. EJJuly 20, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Radiant smile!

    Please come see my Abstract post.

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  18. Shooting ParrotsJuly 20, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Definitely the smile of a sales person!

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  19. BirdmanJuly 20, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    Wow! That;s a lot of yellow. I might get bored.

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  20. KateJuly 20, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    I've seen shops with lots of amber before but nothing like this. Necklace would be too heavy for me!

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  21. IngridJuly 21, 2011 at 12:55 AM

    Wow ! that is a necklace ! I have some jewelry in amber love it, but not that big, lol !
    Gattina
    ABC team

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  22. cieldequimperJuly 21, 2011 at 3:48 AM

    Oh wow. Never seen anything like it. The necklace I mean.

    When she was a child, my Mum used to collect amber on the shore of the Baltic sea. All you had to do was bend down. Not possible anymore...

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  23. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪July 21, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    Amber: It is a gum or something? Once we visited a part of NZ, people used to dig kuari gum. They looked like Amber. Some even have insects trapped in them. They were the same color as your amber.

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  24. Oakland Daily PhotoJuly 21, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    I'd love to know how to tell amber from plastic. (No insinuations regarding this shop). I once bought two necklaces in a thrift shop hoping like heck they were amber. Nope. To the naive shopper plastic and amber have similar weight and amber can be clear without bubble or striations. How is one to know for sure? In the meantime, love the hugeness of this particular offering.

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  25. KathyJuly 21, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    Wow, that is one heavy chunk of amber. I once bought a beautiful unpolished amber necklace from Denmark (the jewelry of the Vikings) in the Virgin Islands. Kept it for 25 years and then gave it to a friend last year. It was worth a small fortune but I never wore it and it looked more beautiful on her than it did me!

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  26. UnknownJuly 22, 2011 at 12:44 AM

    WOW! What a necklace!

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  27. Tiffany in TopekaJuly 22, 2011 at 2:33 AM

    Thanks to ABC Wednesday, I have stumbled upon your blog. I have always dreamed of globe trotting and discovering the fascinating places only seen in pictures and movies.

    Thank you for blog posts and I hope to see many, many more! :)

    ~Tiffany

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  28. EG CameraGirlJuly 22, 2011 at 2:56 AM

    WOW! Look at all that amber! I have a few pieces of amber but nothing that humongous!

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