One Word Photo Challenge: Ants

Good morning from a cool and cloudy spring day here in Hastings.

Jennifer from Jennifer Nichole Wells jennifernicholewells.com has finished with her weather series.  Now we are onto People, Places and Things.

First up is ants.  Well I searched high and low, thinking I had some photos of ants on flowers.  After some time I came across this image.  I am sure I have some more somewhere.

Then I thought I would show a photo looking up into the foliage – just to get an ant’s view of looking up.

WPC: An Inspiring Day

Good morning from a very cold and frosty morning. The sun is up now so the internet connection has thawed out.

What is your inspiration? What moves you? What is it that never fails to motivate you, to get you going, or make you happy? It could be the bench in a quiet section of the park where you go to center yourself. Maybe it’s a favorite piece of music or book passage that boosts your enthusiasm. Or, maybe it’s the face of the love of your life, a treasured memento, or the unconditional love you see in the eyes of your pet.

This morning KRISTA has asked us for photos of what inspires us.  There are so many things that inspire me so here is my day.

When I get up in the morning the first thing I do is look at the sky.  I have been known to run out in my PJ’s with my camera to capture the morning skies.  Some have been totally awesome.

I am always looking around me for new photo opportunities.  Cats are another favourite.  We have so many that come to visit me.

Nature is always inspiring and ever changing.

Bugs and butterflies are always inspiring.

Especially as they are in decline.

Our feathered friends and their birdsong is beautiful and inspiring to the soul.

At the end of the day sunsets can be so colourful and an awesome way to end the day.

And then the moon comes up.

There are so many things around me that inspires me to pick up my camera and take photos.

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/inspiration/

The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Inspiration

https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/inspiration/

https://piecesofstarlight.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/wpc-bringing-the-awe/

https://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/weekly-photo-challenge-inspiration-overwhelmed/

INSPIRING VIEWS

https://tomwarrenphoto.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/heron-on-the-hudson/

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Monochrome of the Day:Falling Down

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Phoneography Challenge: A Rainy Morning

Good morning from a cool morning.  The sun is just starting to come up.  It is hard to work out what time it is when I wake up now.  It definitely is staying darker for longer in the mornings.  Autumn is definitely here.

It is the last day of March and it is challenger’s choice for Sally’s challenge at Lens and Pens by Sally.  This is when we use our non camera devices.  Even if I don’t have my camera on me I still have my iPhone 5S which has a good camera.

These photos were taken last Sunday.  I was totally bored, along with my parents at their stall at the school fair.  So I had both my phone and my camera with me so I took turns with them.  It rained heavily for about an hour or so and when the sun came out I used the phone to take these photos.  We had a plant stall next to us so I could take these photos without annoying anyone.

Here you can see just how heavy the clouds were.

https://lensandpensbysally.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/phoneography-editing-and-processing-morning-golden-hour/

https://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/phoneography-and-non-slr-digital-devices-photo-challenge-editing-abstract-in-the-kitchen/

https://piecesofstarlight.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/phoneography-a-garden-walk-in-the-noon-day-sun/

https://completelydisappear.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/free-your-mind/

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The Daily Post. : Contrasts

Good morning from a cool Hastings.

This week the prompt is contrast from The Daily Post

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/contrasts/

I found this photo taken with my IPhone 5S of californian poppies silhouetted and contrasting against a green background.

DARKNESS AND LIGHT

http://irisgreenwald.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/weekly-photo-challenge-contrasts/

http://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/weekly-photo-challenge-contrasts/

http://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/weekly-photo-challenge-contrasts/

Old and New in Venice

http://hopethehappyhugger.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/light-under-bridge/

http://zainabjavid.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/weekly-photo-challenge-contrasts/

http://nowathome.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/contrasts/

http://www.jcollettphotography.com/davaar-island-campbeltown/

http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/weekly-photo-challenge-contrast-3/

Weekly Photo Challenge : Contrasts – Family Time at the Lake

http://quarksire.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/weekly-photo-challenge-contrasts/

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: The colour of Orange

Here are some orange beauties for Cee’s Photography Fun Foto Challenge.

Thanks for visiting and here are some other great posts to visit for this challenge.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: The Color Orange

THE COLOR ORANGE

http://zainabjavid.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/cees-fun-foto-challenge-orange/

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Found in nature.

Good morning from a sunny Hastings morning.  A relief for us that the wind and rain have gone but it has been harder for others north and south of us here.  So keep safe, warm, dry or cool where ever everyone is.

So this is Cee’s Photography‘s fun foot challenge.  Found in nature.  That is what my photography is about.  The beauty around us.  I am a bit reticent about taking photos of people and generally ask about using their images online.  Some people object but nature never does.

I tried to get different photos for this challenge, not jus the usual butterflies, but interesting items found in nature.

I have no idea what plant this.

Nor this.

This was in my mothers little garden.

I love the lines on this tree.

This I do know – a lily.

A dandelion.

I love cobwebs and faeries.  My family thought I was nuts taking this photo.

Here are a couple of great blogs to check out as well.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Found In Nature

http://woollymuses.wordpress.com/2014/01/22/cees-fun-foto-challenge-found-in-nature/

http://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/cees-fun-foto-challenge-found-in-nature/Thanks for visiting.

Mandarin Orange Monday/77

Good morning from an overcast Hastings morning.

Today is Monday so time for LorikArt‘s challenge. I loved her post this week which you can find here:

http://lorikart.com/2014/01/19/mandarin-orange-monday-77/

I also was totally impressed by lady sighs post for http://sonelscornerphotochallenge.wordpress.com.

http://ladysighs.wordpress.com/2013/12/27/sonels-photo-editing-challenge-nature/

So I thought I would have a go with these two photos.  I can’t show you what I did as my blog crashed when I uploaded the photos for some strange reason.  I can tell you that I used Photoshop for editing the photos into the orange colour.  I used a couple of the filters – poster edges and fresco.  Then it was over to GIMP for a tweak with the cartoon filter before I used the paper curl filter to do the final image.  It took me a bit to work out that I could actually load two images together to get the layers.  But here is the final result.  At least that wasn’t corrupt.

I hope lady sighs doesn’t mind, but I was totally wowed by her post.  For me it was more of learning about different editing programmes and to stretch my mind.

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Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Flowers

Here is my contribution to Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Flowers.  I found these lilies a couple of weeks ago and loved the translucent feel to them and thought they could be good for black and white.

Thanks for visiting and here is Cee’s post for more information.

Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Flowers

Sonel’s Corner Photo-Editing Challenge:Shadows/Reflections

Good evening from a warm Hastings Evening. I hope everyone up north are keeping warm and safe with your storms.  Brave men playing football in minus temperatures.

Anyway  these are my original images.  I have lots of photos of reflections so the other day on my walk I decided to take some more photos of shadows.

First stop was GIMP to add some texture and details with the canvas and cartoon filters.

Then it was over to FX Photostudio Pro to add some vignettes  and vintage filters.

Here are  a couple of other great entries too browse through.

http://sonelscornerphotochallenge.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/photo-editing-challenge-shadows-and-or-reflections/

Photo Editing Challenge: Shadows and/or Reflections

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