Year: 2012

Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette

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Sara Rosso over at http://dailypost.wordpress.com/ says that  ‘The proper definition of a silhouette is “the outline of a body viewed as circumscribing a mass.” In photography, often we achieve that effect by putting light behind the object whose silhouette we want to capture, effectively darkening out the features of the subject instead of highlighting them.’ 

I don’t know if this works but it’s the best I can come up with. 

It’s either a photo that’s gone wrong or it just scrapes in as a silhouette, what do you think?

Do you have a silhouette photo to share?

http://cherylandrews.wordpress.com/2012/10/21/weekly-photo-challenge-silhouette/

http://isadoraartandphotography.com/2012/10/21/weekly-photo-challenge-silhouette/

http://theurgetowander.com/2012/10/20/tadaima/

Travel Theme: Couples

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Ailsa at http://wheresmybackpack.com/2012/10/19/travel-theme-couples/ has couples as her theme this week. She has some great shots on her site – especially the parrots. Visit and join in! Here are three of mine. 

Colyford Musicians

Winchester chicks

Nina and Steve with Dido and Daisy at Hound Tor!

 

Thursday’s Windows – Week 5

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You wouldn’t really expect me to post a conventional window every week would you? I saw this one with its lovely objects around it at Cockington last weekend and I knew I would share it today. 

Join in at Sandra’s place! http://sandraconner.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/photo-challenge-thursdays-windows-week-5/

100 Word Challenge For Grown ups Week# 62

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You know sometimes I think that I can’t get any dafter and then I surpass myself! Julia’s prompt this week is …it can’t be that time…. and as usual we can add another 100 words , making 105 this week.

Out of the dark

I feel squashed. I’ve tried pushing those hard bits, but they don’t seem to move now. It’s even difficult to stretch my legs and kick properly. We’ve both got hiccups, and I’ve been upside down for ages with my head in a vice, perhaps she’s been drinking?

Wait a minute.

Oy, I do the shoving, stop pushing on my behind! Agh, I don’t bend that way, let me just . . . put . . . my . . . arm . . . down.

That’s better.

What’s that now? Surely it can’t be that time already. It’s bright out there. I’ll need some sunglasses.

 

Join in and read more at http://jfb57.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/100-word-challenge-for-grown-ups-week62/

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: A Single Flower

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Well three to be precise. We are asked to show off our photos of a flower thsi week and also given some tips on capturing  them. I’ve included one of Cee’s favourites, a dahlia, but it was taken with my mobile. 

I love the shape and texture of Nigella 

And a less common but beautiful Toad Lily 

To join in visit http://ceeslifephotographyblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/cees-fun-foto-challenge-one-single-flower/

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Change is overdue, this should not be happening.

Jo Bryant's avatarChronicles of Illusions

Recently I came across something that disturbed me. In my travels on the web I saw a photo that had been put up on a blog – of a woman. Well a woman’s behind actually. When I first saw it I thought ‘WOW’, how cool. A celebration of this gorgeous piece of female form.

Now we females, we come in all shapes and sizes. Some of us have actually been all shapes and sizes. Over the course of 54 years my weight has seesawed more times that I like to think about. There have been times when I was very unhappy with how heavy I was and the shape I was. In a recent post I even mentioned a photo of me on a beach.

There have also been times when I was happy until someone made some unkind remark that hurt. For example, as a young woman one day…

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Jake’s Sunday Post: Toys

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Toys, uh quite a difficult one, so I’ve decided to go with bike! My granddaughters Disney Princess bike which she had for her last birthday. 

A quick tyre check with daddy.

I’m so colour coordinated

I’m off, see you soon!

For Jake’s cute canine robot and to join in visit  http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/2012/10/13/sunday-post-toys/

 

 

Travel Theme: On Display

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Ailsa said ‘No matter where you go, there’s always something for sale somewhere. The items on display in local stores are often evocative of the flavours and aesthetics of the culture you’re in and make for really interesting photographs.’ The things I have photographed are not for sale but displayed in the Museum of Anatolian Civilisation in Ankara, I’m sure that still counts.

Would you like to join in? call in at Ailsa’s Place she would love to see you.