they should be illegal! : )

Compositionally Challenged Week 5 - Food from Above

CC Most Versatile - High Key

Tea time could be a bit messy like this !, HaPpy CRazY tUesdAY

Compositionally Challenged Week 46 - Flat Lay & Knolling

I've placed the anise and cinnamon sticks on top of a sheet of clear acrylic, with the acrylic on top of the textured paper. I was trying to get a suggestion of the items floating over the paper, but I don't think that worked. Shot in front of a north facing window as I held white poster board to bounce the light back towards the window to reduce shadows.

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... for Smile on Saturday! ;) theme "Flat Lay"

#57 - 100 x challenge - Lensbaby

A peony is such a fleeting beauty, it teases us with its tight buds that spring into life almost overnight and then before we know it the petals are falling.

I snipped a couple of flower heads off and brought them inside, only one had any petals left by this time. Unfortunately I snipped a bud off too, hopefully it will still flower. Along with the flower I unwittingly brought in a load of ants. Fun and games ensued as I tried to capture them all and put them back outside on the peonies.

Lensbaby Velvet 56. Two of my own textures added

Here we are now into November. Isn't that crazy? While it isn't my most favourite month, I still welcome it with open arms. I hope that November is a month filled with endless possibilities, joy and love. ❤️ 🍁

This is my contribution to the "Smile on Saturday" group theme: A single leaf. 🍁

Thanks for visiting and Happy Smile on Saturday!

Got my Freya Coffee by MIDNA and my Bestie with me. Ready for take-off!

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Day 4: 365

Definitely Dreaming - Man Made

I set this flat lay up yesterday while the idea was fresh in my head.

I bought these printers blocks at a vintage emporium while visiting our son and daughter-in-law in Nottingham. It's a good job it was almost closing time or I could have got really carried away. Arranged with some of my other vintage props and the number 4 (for day 4) along with the little letters bottom left, from my craft stash.

Now to try to think ahead for tomorrow's photo.

I have even more spices in my pantry than I thought!! Best viewed large for the details and textures.

Crazy Tuesday theme: modern vs vintage

The spoons on the left are mine , 2000's the ones on the right are my Mother's from the 1950's and still in working order.

Thank you everyone for leaving kind comments and favs. All are greatly appreciated. HCT

Compositionally Challenged Week 5 - Food from Above

CC Most Versatile - EV Settings

Shot on a dark gray slate with light from a north window, EV at -1 for low key. Also shot handheld, hence the high ISO. When I was making out my grocery list, I saw that cherries were advertised as "In Season" (no, they aren't) and they were on sale. I figured they would make a good photo prop and then we could eat them. They aren't very tasty, and look rather beat up LOL. Guess that's why they were on sale. I should know better by now! : )

"In the world we live in, what we know and what we don't know are like Siamese twins, inseparable, existing in a state of confusion. "

- Haruki Murakami

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Results of my lockdown baking efforts.

Wandering Wednesday took me to my local farm today where I picked up some of their beautiful fresh eggs. I stopped and snapped a few quick shots of my eggs. I wandered around and stopped to visit the turkeys, chickens, goats, and the cat who were all very friendly. The turkeys moved in tandem and followed me around, I tried to get a few images of them but nothing turned out that well. Shooting on location is so good for me, I am forcing myself out of my comfort zone. Getting a good shot is much trickier because of the pressure to hurry, I am fairly methodical and work slowly. Happy to be working on my goals and glad to get my to do items checked off.

Crazy Tuesday

Flat Lay Photography

While the sun shines,

I'll be at the beach every day

8/31: October 2019: A month in 31 pictures

These roses were in a bouquet that I received today, from my sister as a thank you gift for having her to stay. Obviously they had to appear in my daily shot.

I am really trying very hard to catch up with commenting, stuff keeps getting in the way but I will catch up asap.

Smile on Saturday - Flat Lay

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My submission for 52frames. Subject: "In the middle".

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I know that I haven't been on as much. To be honest, I've been busy and when I am doing a photo site I'm doing my 52frames challenges.. *which is what this is* or personal photo sessions for clients.

I am aware that I am very behind on comments... and here and there I hop on and I return some.. but I am still active, just not as much as I'd like.

Honestly when I am on the computer (its only in the morning) UNLESS I have a client's photos to take care of, then I will jump on in the evenings. But Juan and I save evenings mostly for OUR time to cuddle and watch movies together.. (Netflix, Hulu & Tubi). We love movies in the evening together. It's kind of like OUR time. And in the day time, I do my errands so I literally am only on the laptop in the mornings.

Anyway, I am doing well. Much happier and at peace with everything. I'm ready for Christmas *finally*. Just have to wrap the gifts. We are going to have a great Christmas this year, and for that I am very grateful.

I hope that you all have a fantastic holiday!

I'll be 35 on New Years Day. *Time flies* Most of my life was spent in addiction.. It feels almost like I woke up and I was 32 (about to be 33). And that kind of sucks. But I'm grateful that I made it out alive. It's just weird, like 'where did all of that time go?'. But I'm here now, and that's ALL that matters.

Grateful every day. Praising God daily. I couldn't have done it without him. Juan and I are both so grateful. Thanks again everryone. God bless and happy holidays!

Monster High Mega Bloks Glam Gouls Band flat lay. 🎤🎸🎶🎶

Looking close... on Friday! theme: Cutlery

Thank you everyone for your visits, faves, and kind comments

I went on a brush lettering workshop this morning. It was great fun and really interesting but so much harder to grasp than I expected. This is a first attempt with lots of scope for improvement. I can see lots of mistakes but thought it would do as a photo prop. I will continue to practise and hopefully improve.

I love peonies even though they are in bloom for such a short time. I nearly left it too late to take a photo. This was one of the last to flower.

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Thank you in advance for your views, comments, and faves. They are much appreciated!

As recommended by some lovely Flickr friends, this was one of my birthday presents...a book by American poet Mary Oliver. The book title is Devotions (hence the photo title) I added the little bird's egg shell to tie in with the book cover photo of a little bird being spoon fed.

I haven't been using my camera lately...no time and no inspiration but I decided it was about time I picked it up.

With such long absences between posts I will never be able to catch up so may have to just try to comment on your most recent images.

in the compost heap had a productive life cycle !

For "Smile on Saturday" ; theme : "flat lay".

Today we went to a brocante, I found some lovely toys and lots of yarn.

Knolling exercise for the Macro Mondays challenge, Knolling. I love Knolling and Flat Lay photos but I'm not very good at making them. And on a tiny, close-up scale I'm getting too old and shaky to line small objects up the way I would like. But it is still fun to try... Happy Macro Monday!

Area shown is about 73mm wide.

The main difference is that a moss is a simple, living plant, while a lichen is a partnership between fungi and algae. Mosses have actual tiny stems and green leaflets, whereas lichens lack these entirely and usually look flat, crusty, or shrub-like

The recipe => Quinoa treat - how to make

Dried petals for Looking Close... on Friday!

17/100x: The 2026 Edition - taken with my Olympus 60mm lens

CLOVER + TINY CRITTER

Another try at Flat Lay...

Here's hoping it's pleasing to the eye and creative enough for the 'flat lay' pros

Debbie ~ KissThePixel 2021

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