Scavenger Challenge - June 2017 Assignment - odd views of familiar objects

7 Days of Shooting – Week #51 (w/b 25th June) Still Life

Find a single object or a group of objects, compose your shot, light it, shoot it.

Pa Kua pendant, celestial crimson phoenix, and compass, some of the elements of Lillian Too's Feng shui kit.

Residing in a cupboard :-) We do aspire to key areas of Feng shui wisdom, and will make a serious effort to declutter in our new house.

Feng shui means "wind and water" and seeks to find harmonious features to improve the quality of life.

"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #14" "Bits & Pieces" "Texture Tuesday"

285/366 2016

"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #45” “Think Pink” “Texture Tuesday"

Macro Mondays. April 27, 2015 ~ Crinkled, wrinkled, etc. HMM, my Flickr friends!

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.

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My friends, I am still writing comments rarely... Sometimes during the day my typing is better and I'll make comments. Often during the day my arms feel heavy, I peck slowly and make many mistakes. Then I make only very few comments. My heartfelt thanks to you all for your kind comments and positive energy! I soak it up and feel better! You are the best!

Sunflower. Zoom in on the center to see texture better.

For six word story.

7 Days of Shooting ~ Openings (Texture Tuesday)

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

...for Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday. I added a layer of "Ashton" from the Cloth and Paper Collection. Also added a Fly Edge from Flypaper Textures.

"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #5" "Seat(s)" "Texture Tuesday"

"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #10" "Roof(s)" "Texture Tuesday"...really ancient roofs!

Come on little bear, school is starting. I think Mr. Seahorse has a crush on Miss Giraffe.

For Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday theme, back to school, we were asked to use two textures. I combined Aurora and Silence.

Glendalough Ireland.

Flickr lounge. Solitude. A monastic settlement founded by st Kevin in the 5th century. This is the cave where he apparently slept.

7DOS. Texture Tuesday. Vibrant. The heather is quite vibrant, though abbot muted here by the rain.

Xziva's colour is a nice dark blue but in the morning sun she got this golden shine on her .

Specially made for Kim Klassen's TTP

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Textures : golden (twice) and chamomile by Kim Klassen

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I love the green plants along the white picket fence

7 Days of Shooting - Week 15 (w/b 15th October) Barrier: What barriers divide the area where you live, work or visit? Perhaps you have a garden wall, or an ornamental gate. For this week, show us those barriers, including fences, walls, & gates.

The Eiffel Tower on a cloudy morning with the sun just starting to peek through.

It was right down the street from us and we walked there everyday..itis really something to stand under...Of course you can climb to the top but that's really not my style...

A bit of Henry's fluffy tail surrounded by his velvety royal purple robe.

Daily Dog Challenge 1891. "Surrounded"

7 Days of Shooting: The Colour Purple - Texture Tuesday

Cool - the autobots tagged this with "texture", too! But "people"? Hmmm

Today's Post (Henry Fluff) : www.bzdogs.com/2017/01/henry-fluff.html

Stop on by Zachary and Henry's blog: bzdogs.com - The Secret Life of the Suburban Dog

I was amazed to see wild blackberries in bloom again, in mid October. In this area the fruit is usually finished in August or early September.

7DOS texture

ODC: New beginning...for a fern.

Flickr Lounge: Close Up and Shot of the Week

-For Texture Tuesday-

Taken this summer at Robert Moses State Park. Textures from Kim Klassen (Just Stitched) and Flypaper.

I think I found the perfect model that is not moving/flying away... :)

"Butterflies/Insects" - Texture Tuesday - 7 Days of Shooting Week #8

Espresso...is the cup of choice in France...outside mostly...such a lovely way to while away and few hours in the afternoon.

Linking up to Texture Tuesday..

7 Days of Shooting/Week #45/Think Pink/Texture Tuesday

"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #24 ~ Rainbows & Bows or Christmas Paper" "Texture Tuesday"

Taken at the Front Desk of The Regency, Laguna Woods, California. © 2013 All Rights Reserved.

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I hope you and your families have a joyous celebration over the holidays, my Flickr friends! Many thanks for every kind comment, fave, your words of encouragement, and the inspiration of your fine photography! You make my day every day!

Still struggling for the "sparkle" that I want to catch but just can't so I've fallen back to my archives of a month ago! Taken amongst the rocks at Prestwick and looking across the Firth of Clyde to Ailsa Craig.

7 Days of Shooting Week #46 A Little Sparkle Texture Tuesday ....

Thanks to everyone who views this photo, adds a note, leaves a comment and of course BIG thanks to anyone who chooses to favourite my photo .... thanks to you all.

Thanks for Stopping Bye .. Have a Wonderful Day

The story...Sunday morning my husband and I were on our way to church from our mountain cabin and we came upon freezing fog so thick it looked like snow. My husband stops the truck and said, "get your camera and get this". I'm dressed and ready for church...but I'm always game for a quick capture even on a muddy country road with church clothes on!

for 7DoS: I'm pretty sure Hub wouldn't like to be seen as textured ... could be worse, we could still be doing worn and weathered ;) ... so I found this one bird of prey on my phone. Surprisingly unflustered by all the close attention.

Noosa River, Queensland

"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #50" "Weathered" "Texture Tuesday"

All I Want for Xmas ~ 7 Days of Shooting (Texture Tuesday)

I hope that Santa calls...

Thank you to everyone who pauses long enough to look at my photo, make a comment or Fave it.

"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #35" "Corner" "Texture Tuesday"

for 7DoS: I had a close up of the textures of the track but the train wasn't in the shot - so hopefully this will work. If not, I have a few spare shots :)

"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #40" "Footwear" "Texture Tuesday"...some more from the new shoes.

Arles France, where Van Gogh and Picasso both resided. A beautiful small, cobblestone village..Spring time in France.

Not sure what you call this, my Mom used to have cookies in it, I keep my antique silver teaspoons in it.

I just love the flowers on it .

Texture used : kk_quiet by Kim Klassen

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Did manage a round of golf this morning and on my return home it was time for a nice juicy satsuma!

7 Days of Shooting Week #1 Fruity Texture Tuesday ....

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Today Texture Tuesday's challenge is to create a dream-like photo

This is an old flower with some snow on it.

I just worked on it so the background is almost gone and than i added the kk_123overlay.

I think i got the softness Kim wanted us to create :) also thanks to her blanket of light tutorial.

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Struggled a bit with this one until I saw this in the bathroom...

For: 7 Days of Shooting. Week #9. All Things Orange - Texture Tuesday.

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to view my photos and make a comment or Fave. Your thoughts are much appreciated.

"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #6" "If Only" "Texture Tuesday" I don't like bananas so ripe! I like them still a little green! If only I'd eaten this banana sooner, I'd have enjoyed it much more!

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Many thanks for every kind comment, fave, your words of encouragement, and the inspiration of your fine photography,

my Flickr friends! You make my day every day!

i visited a local shop the other day... lady of the lake.... they were so kind ot let me take pics.....

this piano was outside, against the wall.... love it!!

you can see the before image on my blog if you wanna check out the transformation.

i used 2 of my new textures on this. 'gratitude scratched' and 'sanded'.

oh and i'm sharing photoshop recipes this week on my blog as well... 5 days.... worth...today is day 2.

hope you are well.... i'm hoping once fall settles in i will have time to visit and check out your latest a lot more often....

have a wonderful tuesday.

The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The meaning of life is to give your gift away. ~David Viscott~

Not the best composition or image, but the colors caught my eyes. Texture Tuesday party at Kim Klassen's blog. Processed with Let Go and Life is Good textures.

Kinda looks good when you press L. ;)

7DOS Week #50: Weathered. Texture Tuesday. From photo trip - very cool place. More in photostream.

Any feedback on 3 photo HDR processing is welcome. The lighting was very difficult.

The Waterside Woolen Mill is one of the oldest operating woolen mills is the USA. The mill was built on land deeded by the heirs of William Penn to Abraham Oberholtzer in 1785. In 1806 John Snider purchased the land and erected a mill on the banks of Yellow Creek. The mill shut down in the 1960s but was reactivated in 1990 to manufacture traditional Pennsylvania wool blankets. The equipment used in the mill dates from the latter 1800s to the early 1900s. It includes several Compton& Knowles Looms dating from the 1870s. The mill consists of a large three story building with attic.

for 7DoS: the neighbours across the water moved out and left their little boat behind. I don't think the new neighbours are interested in using it.

For 7DOS texture - you should have heard the leaves rustling as I took this photo - the squirrel was trying to hide some food by burying it under dry leaves. (I was so lucky to see this photo opportunity, I'd planned to do "rustle" but using just autumn leaves.)

for 7DoS: busy day meant I decided to combine two days with this snap of the dog's bed - though I may have got more of the repeating pattern in the shot if I hadn't got so close to it. Hmm- seemed like a good idea at the time ;)

223/365 - Our Daily Challenge - "Unfinished":

I really struggled with today's theme, which doesn't mean I couldn't find unfinished things around the house. I just couldn't get past the idea that nothing is more unfinished than ME. So, I knew what I wanted to communicate...but had no clue how to do that. I finally settled on this Bible verse. Philipians 1:6 "He who began a good work in you will complete it until that day.". And here's what that means to me:

The older I get, the more aware I am of the work God wants to accomplish in my heart and mind. The problem is that I'm not entirely cooperative with Him. Thankfully, He doesn't simply abandon me! Instead, like a Crafstman, He is constantly whittling away at my character. Each time I'm challenged by my circumstances, I need to remember that it's God's way of teaching me patience, love, kindness, joy, trust, etc. It's not about me trying to be a better person. Frankly, it's not in me. I lack the power for any kind of genuine, lasting change. It's instead about me recognizing my role. I'm not the Artist (no matter how much I want to be)...I'm the raw, unsightly, rough hunk of wood. Does the wood simply need to try harder to become something beautiful or useful? No...it lies still in the Master's hand and lets Him fashion it for its intended purpose. And it may hurt a little...sometimes it hurts a LOT...but I can still trust Him. He knows what He's doing and, in the end, I will be better for it. So, for now, this is what you see...a messy, flawed, person who is very much a work in progress!

Textures by Shadow House (Old Canvas -5) and Kim Klassen (Love)

Looks better on black...Hit L.

Nikon D5000, 105mm

Taken and edited for Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday. For the before and after come and check out my blog.

Lines of Virginia Creeper growing across a building. Beautiful colours at this time of year.

For: & Days of Shooting. Week #13. Lines - Texture Tuesday.

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to view my photo and make a comment or fave. Your thoughts are much appreciated.

[7DOS] - Nostalgia - Texture Tuesday

Out my window/Out my door, Mogadore, Summit County, Ohio

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