Thank you, Xan, for offering this wonderful challenge. :)

See details here:

www.flickr.com/photos/101193883@N04/50589098847/in/datepo...

Made for the Award Tree challenge ~ Red and Blue ~

Since taking the challenge of learning a bit about high key for macro Mondays I think it will be a good idea to learn more about low key as well. I believe this image qualifies as a low key shot. However, it does not count as learning about low key, it was an accident :) The flower was highlighted by the sun and there were deep shadows all around it.

I'm not really sure what I would use low key images for on a regular basis but the high key images will be handy when I have something to sell.

Regardless, I never want to stop learning, even if it is just for the sake of learning.

Have a wonderful day and happy snapping.

Todays challenge on www.photochallenge.org/ was "Out of Place", So I went for a stroll and got a few shots, and decided to go with this one, following on with the rusty and crusty feel

Better on B l a c k M a g i c

Your biggest challenge isn't someone else. Its the ache in your lugs and the burining on your legs and the voice inside that yells you "can't" but you don't listen. You just push harder. And then you hear the voice whispers "can". And you discover the person you though you were, is no match for the one you really are.

Credits: OMGthatdress

Compositionally Challenged Week 20 - Active Space

After looking in my bird books, I think this is a Swainson's Hawk.

We watched the hawk for several minutes while it moved from one branch to another before it took flight carrying a piece of bark.

Some weeks ago I rendted myself a perfect little spot on It All Starts With A Smile

8 different houses, fully decorated but all perfect in their own league.

Not only a perfect place to live but also a great place to visit, to hang out with friends and take pictures.

For more information visit It All Starts With A Smile website

iaswasresidentials.wixsite.com/eventidesims

For me, being a Second Life blogger I need to challange myself all the time.

How to avoid bloggers blocks, stay inspired and keep the creative juices flowing.

I made a new challenge for myself called #Smile☺Challenge.

Challenge rules are :

Pictures taken on the It All Starts With A Smile sim.

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Eventide%20South/136/139/23

Showing me doing something that makes me smile.

So what better activity then blowing bubbles to start this challenge with.

You are always free to join me.

Credits where to shop @ pixelstyles.blogspot.com/2020/05/2207-smile-challenge-blo...

For the Artistic Manipulation Group’s MIXMASTER CHALLENGE 21. The theme this time is a “Winter Mood” with the following ingredients:

➤ Your image must contain snow.

➤ Also a painted** winter plant.

➤ There must be an OOB (out of bounds)*** feature.

➤ And sparkle and/or glitter.

➤ NO Christmas decorations.

Urban close is the theme

Relic....kinda like me. NOT

For Challenge 159.0 ~ Famous Painters ~ The Award Tree ~

Own image & texture / filter: Topaz / brushes from Brusheezy.com

The challenge calls for "My Favourite Things". I have lots of favourite things to choose from but visiting the Sumatran Tigers at Australia Zoo is really a great pleasure.

"Australia Zoo is home to some of the last surviving Indonesian species of big cat – the Sumatran tiger!

Found throughout the forests and grasslands of Sumatra, these big cats are the smallest of all remaining tiger species. They are an impressive and powerful hunter with the ability to jump up to 5 metres (16 feet) in length! Using their stealthy stalking abilities, they will successfully hunt deer, pigs, jungle fowl and fish. Sumatran tigers have a range of vocalisations and communication tools. Their roar can be heard up to 3 kilometres (1.8 miles) away. Crikey! Like all tiger species, their beautiful orange and black striped coat is unique to every individual, just like our fingerprints!

Sumatran tigers are a critically endangered species. There are fewer than 350 left in the wild. These beautiful animals are victim to the illegal wildlife pet trade, illegal poaching for traditional medicine, illegal hunting for pelts and meat, as well as experiencing rapid deforestation and habitat loss. They are a species that is facing certain extinction without our protection."

Pray for Me Guys! I'm not a big spicy foods fan but I am putting myself up for the Spicy Noodle Challenge! I've got milk, I've got water, and in the freezer I've got some ice cream to combat the heat. Wish Me Luck!

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A few weeks back our camera club had an outing to Canary Wharf in east London to photograph a 'winter lights' display, a selection of light displays scattered around Canary Wharf (some of them very good) that got underway once it got dark.

The meet up was at 5:30 pm but I decided to make my way there beforehand and so arrived in the early afternoon for what I hoped would be some long exposure photography. That didn't really turn out too well to be honest but I am forever the architectural enthusiast and so I set about shooting some of the architecture around the estate with a wide angle lens.

One of the compositions I saw in my mind's eye almost immediately was this one with all the vertical shapes in the frame. And for once, in a winter that has been as dull and gloomy as I can remember here in the UK, for once it was sunny and gloriously bright. The whole world seems lit up when the sun shines, our moods become more open and people linger in sunny spaces where otherwise they would slink back to their offices and places of work. It was just lovely to be out with a camera.

This was not a long exposure as you can probably see but the water was still and the reflections on it were clear. It's March as of tomorrow and I'm really starting to imagine we'll soon be getting more of this kind of weather... please!

Estoril GEDLICH Racing GmbH - Race Test July 2023.

Ferrari 488 Challenge

Dor Walker, here's my version... adjusted various tones & hues plus the little puddle. Tried to add some punch to it but don't know if I succeded.

Thanks for the challenge!

Image by Wild Melody - The Finalist of our Idun Challenge - Photo Contest

The original artwork can be viewed here: Wild Melody - Idunn

Dear Melody,

Congratulations and thank you for this treasure. We are honored to have your image grace our page and The Norse Gods and Goddesses album ❤️

52 in 2023 Challenge #23 Hard

Estoril GEDLICH Racing GmbH - Race Test July 2023.

Ferrari 488 Challenge

For the challenge community.secondlife.com/forums/topic/459323-black-and-wh... started by Strawberry Singh.

While still in the process of amassing an inventory that allows me to get more creative with mix-and-match:ing I am finding myself wearing a lot of basic looks in SL, sometimes similar to this one. I originally had a very specific idea of what I wanted this picture to look like, but as I was using the Black Dragon viewer for the first time when taking the shot my original vision started to fade once I became aware of my own ineptitude - so I decided to keep it simple instead. ♥

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

- Anton Chekhov

details and landmarks at ahchoo-e!.

52 in 2025 Challenge #44 sunrise or sunset

Weekly Theme Challenge ~ Household Objects

Stay safe and well everyone.

Thank you to everyone who pauses long enough to look at my photo. Any comments or Faves are very much appreciated

Wild stallion known as Jake challenges another stallion who decided to not take the challenge.

Colorado wild Horses

Estoril GEDLICH Racing GmbH - Race Test July 2023.

Ferrari 488 Challenge

Wakering Photography Group Rust Challenge.

These items were at the Battlesbridge Antiques and Reclamation Centre.

A spirit or Tilley Lamp one of a few hanging in the centre.

52 in 2017 challenge - #44 round

52 in 2020 challenge #11 Something that makes you laugh

Spotted this at the golf place where we had lunch last week.

It's mainly very expensive clothes for people who spend summer holidays on boats. With summer over, I don't think there will be many customers. There was only one boat left in the harbour after I saw the last three sailboats leave. The canal will now be closed until next summer.

Saturday Self-challenge - numbers

Our Daily Challenge ~ The Inside

Thank you to everyone who pauses long enough to look at my photo. All comments and Faves are very much appreciated

I composed this image in response to a self-imposed photography challenge: create an interesting image of a door, or doors. In accomplishing this, I sought to construct a photograph that was open (pardon the pun) to interpretation.

D'apparence normale, elle aimait des choses pas très normales.

Lots of squeals and giggles as she tried to keep her toes dry. She was having fun.

Created for the Magnificent Manipulated Masterpieces

140th MMM FLOWER Challenge

Thank you to MAMJODH for beautiful starter image.

Classical Portrait of Young Girl in Victorian Dress is a painting by K Whitworth "

When there are many problems and responsibilities in life, when you cannot feel free, then you challenge yourself and your destiny.

Когда в жизни множество проблем и обязанностей, когда ты не можешь почуствовать себя свободным, тогда ты бросаешь вызов самому себе и своей судьбе.

for Monday Photo Challenge and Thursday Retread Group.

this week's challenge....."apples or anything made with or having to do with an apple or some sort of autumn fruit"

to view other photos in the group:

www.flickr.com/groups/1091826@N21/pool/