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Black Friday . . . .
Peace on Earth . . . .
You can definitely count me among those who are not-so-much b/w fans - rarely take them, and rarely see photos I think are at their best without color.
However, I am up for a challenge, so here are a few attempts:
What, you ask, does that have to do with the title?? This last one is one I thought begged to be in b/w. It is a sculpture at the United Nations in NYC.
Unicorn or Loch Ness ???
This is actually a huge piece of driftwood someone "planted" on this hill above the beach. It's been there longer than I've lived here (almost 40 years). I always thought it was a unicorn, but maybe Puget Sound has its own version of the Loch Ness monster ??
Rocky Mountain High!!
A tribute to the late John Denver . . . . and getting high,
in a fun, lawful way - no brownies involved!!
One Shot Challenge
Sorry SG, can't choose a "best shot" ever . . . some are very good, for different reasons, and some just pretty good, but I really like for some other reason. However, I think this is the best shot I took on my first trip to NYC - does that qualify??
http://www.photographica.org/viewpic/?id=fhOZp%2BsRS3U%3D
Streets and Roads entry . . . .
Did someone call for a cab???
Empire State Building - a world apart from Chinatown.
Is the country road one mile or two? Nevermind, the fishing is good!!
Efficiency in the garage workshop . . . .
How many of you can "take care of business" and keep working on your project at the same time??
Seriously???
Could trespassing damage this place???
Reap What You Sow!!
Tonight my daughter brought over some of the bounty from their garden. This cabbage was fascinating on the inside, as well as delicious. When it's cooked, the vivid magenta and white turns to all-over dark bluish purple.
Flowers up close and personal!!
I often take flower photos, and then hesitate to post them . . . I know some here are not big fans. But thanks to LC, it's the challenge, so this is my chance to share a few with you. (the last one is a mutant aster that came out as twins, two centers with a random tuft of petals between them).
Caught him, and shot him!!
For weeks I have been trying to find out who was digging up my flower beds. Today, I caught the culprit and shot him . . . . right through the window!!!
Trees for the Challenge
Well, Pat, you are definitely talking my language now . . .
They DO call us the Evergreen State, though in the fall, not all the trees are green.
The thumb of these trees looks more like an ink blot test.
And this is just one branch of a graceful weeping pine.
Challenge: Bi-Weekly Challenge - Texture, Design, & Patterns
Thanks, Penny, for the Sun-Catching challenge!
I have a fascination with especially interesting patterns, both natural and manmade. So for this challenge, I am looking for entries where the overall texture, design, or pattern IS the photo, instead of just adding interest to another subject.
It might be a treeline, a single tree, or just the bark. (notice the diagonal lines - this is three buildings reflected on one building).
It might be wet rocks (this photo borrowed for example only), or a dry creek bed.
Maybe it's from a bountiful harvest, or on your window sill.
Sometimes it's manmade, like apartment balconies, a medallion facade, or fence post bundles.
And reflections can be a good source: pier reflection, or building reflections
So for these two weeks, see beyond the subject into the patterns around you. This is not meant to be an exercise in abstract art, so make it a design that we can recognize.
Pat has agreed to take the next challenge - hope it isn't all things adobe (there aren't any here) ;)
Poppies, Peonies, and more, oh my!!
"Here comes the sun . . . do do do do . . . and I say . . . it's all right . . ." We've had very little sun so far this spring, but it's the first day of summer, and my flowers are more than ready for it:
And, left to right - look up, look down, look straight ahead:
