The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Patterns in black and white.

On By dalecooper57In arts, editing and effects, photography8 Comments

Good morning, welcome to the best start to the week, The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which today is themed around the prompt; Patterns in black and white.

There’s also a bonus Art for art’s sake photo, because I couldn’t resist.

I walked from home to Tesco and back on Saturday morning and captured the many different types of iron inspection covers there are on the pavements, along with some zig-zag brick paving and two differently constructed walls.

But we’ll start with a simple shot of a drainage grate which, when I got home and first looked at it, reminded me of a tower block against a cloudy sky, reflected in a puddle.

So, hold that thought…

An interesting experiment:
These are the machined ends of aluminium blocks at work. Now, if I had told you they were the ends of sawn timber, would you have known they were silver and not pine-coloured?
This is an enhanced “height map” image of the stone wall in the second image.

And now the extra picture I couldn’t resist making, for which I decided, in keeping with the prompt, I would use black and white, with just a touch of colour for effect.

I’m not sure how good my upload resolution is, but I think all the details should be visible if you zoom in on larger screens.

There are 26 separate images in this collage, including; 5 squirrels, 7 pigeons, a dalek, a bee, 4 of me and the moon.

Now let’s see how your pattern recognition projects went over the weekend…

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.
Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge

Cosmic Photo prompt.

On By dalecooper57In photographyLeave a comment

Oops, I almost forgot, it’s time for me to give you your prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

This week I’d like to see images on the theme of; Patterns in black and white.

Your pictures can be of natural or man-made patterns and they can either be pictures made of patterns, or patterns made of pictures, the choice is yours.

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.
Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Moss, ferns and fungus.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography11 Comments

Welcome to The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which this week features pictures inspired by the prompt; Moss, ferns and fungus.

At the weekend I walked a two and a half mile loop from home, which takes in a couple of areas of woodland (arrowed on map), where I found some fine examples of all three types of shade and moisture-loving plants.

For even more geographical context; the green arrow shows exactly where in the UK I’m located

Now let’s see what treasures you found in the undergrowth this week…

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.
Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge

Cosmic Photo prompt.

On By dalecooper57In photographyLeave a comment

Hi there, it’s Friday, which means prompt day on The Cosmic Photo Challenge and this week our photographic foraging will be concentrating on; Moss, ferns and fungus.

I’ll also accept lichens, algae, or whatever equivalents you can find in your part of the world (or your archives, if you are currently experiencing a different season), for Monday’s post.

Have a great weekend, see you on the other side.

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.
Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: An Autumn walk.

On By dalecooper57In photography, nature photography12 Comments

Good morning, one and all, welcome to The Cosmic Photo Challenge on a damp, autumnal Monday, which is perfectly appropriate for today’s theme; An Autumn walk.

Most of my pictures are from a walk to Barnstaple town and back, starting in Rock Park, which borders the River Taw. I even mapped the route with my Strava walking app, for a bit of extra context.

Where did you wander in search of inspiration over the weekend..?

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.
Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge

Cosmic Photo prompt.

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Hey, it’s Friday already, so it must be prompt time for The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Now the hot weather has passed, it seems like the perfect time to go for; An autumn walk.

Plenty of scope there, after all, you could be walking pretty much anywhere, so I’ll leave the subject matter up to you.

Have a great weekend, see you on Monday.

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.
Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Seeds, fruits and nuts.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography14 Comments

Hello again, it’s time for The Cosmic Photo Challenge on this fine autumnal Monday morning, with this week’s seasonal theme; Seeds, fruits and nuts.

Multiple heatwaves, followed by a couple of weeks of rain, have resulted in a bumper crop of nuts and berries this year, all of which I captured in the countryside hedgerows, along with apples and plums!

A fine selection of conkers. Do kids play conkers where you’re from?

Now let’s see the fruits of your labour from the weekend…

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.
Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge

Cosmic Photo prompt.

On By dalecooper57In photographyLeave a comment

Good afternoon, welcome to your Friday prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Continuing with last week’s seasonal theme, for Monday’s post I’d like to see a selection of; Seeds, fruits and nuts.

That’s it, pretty straightforward, have a great weekend and I’ll see you on the other side.

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.
Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Foliage.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography7 Comments

Hello there, I hope you had a good weekend, now it’s time for The Cosmic Photo Challenge to fill your Monday morning with; Foliage.

I captured my pictures in the garden and on my Saturday morning walk in the countryside.

Now I’ll leaf it up to you, to show what else you have for us today…

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.
Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge

Cosmic Photo prompt.

On By dalecooper57In photographyLeave a comment

Good evening, here’s your prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge for the week; Foliage.

That’s it, let’s capture some greenery up close, before the changing colours of autumn are upon us.

Have a great weekend, see you on Monday.

*****

To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.
Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge