A minimalist smile if you nudge your imagination.

A clip : flic.kr/p/2mgZgJg

For this week's "Smile on Saturday" group theme: Here is the H... (A picture of something - person, animal, plant, object - that begins with the letter H).

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Happy New Year everyone!

I told myself not too long ago that I would never do another 365 (this will be my 4th) and then a few days ago, perhaps against my better judgement, I thought that maybe I would give it a try and if I did, I promised myself there would be absolutely no pressure and just do what I can. If I can't finish it, then that is ok. I already know I will not be posting daily and will be needing to play catch up - look at me already, one day behind in posting - haha! The rules of the project allows this and I am grateful. Life gets busy and I think we all need to go easier on ourselves. I do really enjoy taking and editing photos and the commitment of doing a 365 will push me to keep up with a pastime I enjoy. I plan on working with both my Nikon and my cell phone to take my photos. I enjoy doing macros, still life and flat lay photography so those will be mostly what I will be shooting.

So here I go, saying hello to 2023 and taking it one day at a time.

100/100: 100 x challenge - Flowers

100 Flowers 2020

I hope I haven't offended anyone with the title but it really made me chuckle when I saw it. I think laughter is something we all need as this year draws to a close.

These beautiful flowers were sent to me by my son and daughter-in-law to cheer me up after a tough week...it really helped.

Thank you all for your friendship, comments and faves throughout this particularly trying year.

I wish you all health, happiness, love, inspiration and creativity in the coming year.

Another still life shot using tulips but this time I played around with adding a texture. I don't usually use textures but want to learn more on how to create more images with them.

Bubblegum Texture by ~sara lisbeth~. Thank you Sara. 💕

Thank you for your visit. I hope everyone had a great day!

Day 153/365:

This is one of the peonies from my early birthday bouquet. They have been really beautiful but have now started to lose their petals. I felt it looked a little more interesting with the vintage edit

Since I started working on food photography yesterday I just decided to continue on that path. I keep getting distracted from my original goals with photography which was to work on family recipes. The past few years I've been finding it difficult to concentrate and stay focused on reading and projects but I feel like I am back. I need to work on styling but baby steps, you know...

“The party's on

The feeling's here

That only comes

This time of year

Simply having a wonderful Christmas time.”

– Paul McCartney

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Day 73/365:

What a surprise, another flat lay. It's the easy option for me (as long as I can find things that I get inspired by or I think will go together). My dying tulips were crying out to be photographed...can't you just hear them? I haven't used this heart for a while either.

I guess it had to happen sooner or later, my husband and I both tested positive for Covid today. Fairly mild symptoms, a cough and slight fever and aches. Keeping our fingers crossed that this is as bad as it gets.

Happy Pi Day, I couldn't be bothered to bake a pie for the MM theme.

Tulip album: www.flickr.com/photos/28992287@N03/albums/72157665899084647/

A re submit to meet the Brief...........Clip Art is still tasty but in a different way.............

11/30: April 2019: A month in 30 pictures

A bit thrown together as I was a bit desperate and short of time today...now got to clear up all these tiny bits of lavender that I thought would be a good idea to sprinkle around! I bought the little bucket at the Ideal Home show last week and have been wanting to use it.

Just realised I did the original shades of grey for the October challenge.

Here is a link to my 'shades of' Album:

www.flickr.com/photos/28992287@N03/albums/72157699634535492

Auswahlfoto:

Für“Smile on Saturday“

Thema:“FLAT LAY“ am 14.08.2021.

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"Smile on Saturday" theme: Presented on a plate.

It doesn't really feel like Spring outside today so I wanted to create of little of the feeling inside instead. I am finding it harder to find fresh tulips in the store now that Easter is behind us so now these might be the last of them until next year. They had become great props for me when it came to creating still lifes.

Thanks for your visit and I hope everyone is having a great Saturday!

"smile on saturday"

ODC- THINKING OF YOU is the topic for Friday, May 7, 2021

My mom is 9000 km from me :(

Day 360/365:

Definitely Dreaming - Something new - since the photo board is new I decided to add this to DD for this theme. I'm still behind!

This is another of the photo boards I had for Christmas. I just had to use it but had left it quite late in the day so a rushed flat lay that may be a little similar to others that I've done. Ah well, all is fair in a 365.

Lensbaby Trio 28, using the sweet setting...hence the title. For those not familiar with cockney rhyming slang. Rosie lee means tea.

Day 221/365:

Title from the hymn sheet. Hymn 674 Sum Frieden, which according to Google translate means To Peace.

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Weekend Theme (Week 5) ~ Starts with the letter B

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#RIBBONS

#CINTAS

#LINTEN

I'm getting withdrawal symptoms as I haven't had time topic my camera up for a while. A few days ago I accidentally pulled up the poppy on the left, while weeding. It was a beautiful frilly flower and I really wanted to take a photo of it. It was gradually wilting but I didn't mind as I thought it would still look good. As soon as I picked it up it fell apart so I picked another couple of poppies to go with it...each poppy in a worse state of decay.

27/31: October 2019: A month in 31 pictures

Another really busy day so not much time for photography. I was looking after my little grandson. We went for a walk this morning and found these leaves. This wasn't what I had in mind but all I had time for...another quickly thrown together flat lay that keeps me in the game. I had to use flash as after the most glorious day, I ran out of light.

The little flower pots are a recent find that I am rather pleased with.

8/30: April 2021: A month in 30 pictures

I took my Easter wreath down today and realised I hadn't taken an Easter style photo...better late than never.

I went to a lot of trouble coordinating the colours and then gave it a vintage mono look which I preferred

For the "Looking close... on Friday!" theme: Napkin

Getting into the festive spirit. Too bad I didn't have any green napkins....lol 🎄

Thanks for your visit! Happy Friday!

I am having a joyful time playing with some of these Christmas photos lately. Meanwhile, I should really be getting to my Christmas wrapping. I can easily get distracted...haha! Ok, off I go...I hope you are having a joyful Sunday!

Ready for a still life faffing session!!

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Day 29/365:

We've just arrived home from a week in Dorset with friends. Our 'January Jolly' had been postponed from last year so it was really nice to get away for a break.

I picked these bits of wood up on our walk along the beach at Kimmeridge Bay yesterday (my friends thought I was mad...you'd think they'd know me by now).

I bought the three larger starfish from a shop in Lulworth Cove. The other starfish and stars were already in my props stash and the little letters are from my craft stash. I added a texture overlay...an image I took of a swimming pool when we were on holiday in Menorca a few years ago.

I hope to start catching up with viewing and comments a little later

Day 79/365:

Another simple flat lay today because I wanted to get another use from the mascara I picked the other day.

I checked out The Indian Cooking Course cookbook from the library images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/5169uuCD2AL._SX4... because of the image of the front cover. I decided to use it as inspiration to create my chili layout. It's the perfect sort of day to use the slow cooker and get things done while dinner simmers away.

Any critiques are always welcome and appreciated. I think my silverware needed to be duller so it didn't pick up the light so much.

24/30: April 2019: A month in 30 pictures

Life is like a cup of tea...it's all in how you make it

Another tea related flatlay but it's been a busy day and I couldn't think of anything else to take a photo of.

Day 359/365:

Definitely Dreaming - Favourite things - chocolate, especially Lindor truffles

We had a very busy but wonderful family Christmas day. This backdrop is one of my presents and the chocolates were another.

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I picked these dried flowers up at a craft show recently. I thought they'd be perfect for a flat lay. I do love a bit of pink.

Day 322/365:

Looking Close on Friday - Words on glass

This is one of my many vintage bottles, one of the larger bottles I have says Not to be taken so I wrote a little tag saying that. Added textures (my own).

Happy Spring Blossoms

Flowers

Well, the weekend is shaping up to be icy, windy and maybe a chance of snow. So maybe these fellas will stay home, as neither is weather sealed, and the Olympus Em1 will take centre stage (arthritic joints permitting).

Shot with the latter with 7-14mm Zuiko attached.

Looking Close on Friday theme: food peels

Thank you everyone for your visits, comments and favs. They are all greatly appreciated.

Elements found around the yard. Light texture used in ON1.

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Weekend Theme (Week #6) Photographer's Choice

5/31: October 2019: A month in 31 pictures

I couldn't resist buying these roses today, they have a lovely fragrance as well as looking pretty.

“True happiness is not found in people, places, or things. It is found in our own hearts.”

― Avijeet Das

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#74 - 100 x challenge - Lensbaby

I took this one last month and haven't used it before as I'm not sure it really works or tells a story...I just wanted to use my new French (vintage) binoculars. However, having made good headway with my 100, I feel I am now falling behind so that's a good enough reason to add this one.

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