Author: dalecooper57

dalecooper57 may or may not necessarily be my real name, although I couldn't swear to it. An aging hippy living in Devon, I do all this stuff (and I do mean everything - blog, animation, music, photography, the lot) on my lovely smartphone because I started like that, and now I'm too stubborn to get a computer. I don't have a theme, because I don't see why I'd want to talk about the same thing all the time, so why only write about one thing? So if you like eclecticism, humour, nonsense, opinionated ranting, and occasionally educational stuff, you've come to the right place. Any and all feedback is welcome, both positive and negative, on the content, style and overall look of the blog. You keep following me, I'll keep telling you stuff, ok? Cheers, dalecooper57

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Here’s some cool stuff I found.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography11 Comments

Hello there, welcome to a new week and to The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which today is letting you decide what we see, with the prompt; Here’s some cool stuff I found.

I was up in Sussex at the weekend and while I was walking on Rotherfield’s Millennium Green, I came across these wonderfully contorted tree stumps, which have been stripped of their branches but left standing as living sculptures. I think some of them look like giant mammoth tusks.

Also on the green was this living willow igloo, which must have taken hours of patient weaving to construct.

On a walk through the woods on the edge of the village, I found some very cool old railway tunnels, a “dog log” covered in canine tributes, a den made of dead branches and a tiny door at the foot of a tree

Later on, a few miles away in Tunbridge Wells, I walked past a clever shop display which briefly fooled me into thinking it was a view through their windows, but then I crossed the road and noticed an even more artistic illusion on the upper floor…

What did you see that was worth snapping over the weekend..?

*****

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 photography1 Comment

Hello there, welcome to your weekend homework, courtesy of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which this week is throwing the field wide open to you for inspiration.

Thinking of specific new themes every week can be quite taxing sometimes, so I thought today I’d just ask you to show me whatever you think is worth looking at, in a new feature I’m calling; Here’s some cool stuff I found.

We all see things when we’re going through life which capture the imagination and, because everyone has a camera in their pocket these days, we often snap a photo to show friends and family later.

Well, here’s your chance to share some of those random moments with the world. They don’t have to be photographic masterpieces, either technically or aesthetically, it’s the content we’re interested in.

So show us all something cool and interesting on Monday, whether it’s from over the weekend or hidden in the archives, see y’all soon.

*****

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: Fun in the sun.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography12 Comments

Hello there, welcome to The Cosmic Photo Challenge, I hope you’ve all had a lovely break and the weather where you are was suitable for some; Fun in the sun.

I had Melody and Daisy the dog staying over the weekend; we visited a food festival in Bideford on Saturday and went for a stroll through Venn Quarry Woods yesterday, where there was a bit of a canine theme…

Where did you find sunny fun this week..?

*****

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 weekend homework from The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Having our fingers crossed for good weather, let’s see some images to illustrate the prompt; Fun in the sun.

See you all 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.

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Symmetry.

On By dalecooper57In arts, editing and effects, photography12 Comments

Another weekend successfully navigated, now we just have to get through the upcoming week, starting off with The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which today is concerned with; Symmetry.

I chose to create all my images from one photograph; namely this rather handsome piece of Twin Peaks inspired wall art I made from some clay discs, mounted on red fabric.

Each of the iconic symbols already have their own individual symmetry, but after a lot of fiddling about, the whole image becomes but a small component in larger masterpieces…

How did your search for symmetrical satisfaction go..?

*****

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

Time once again for your prompt on The Cosmic Photo Challenge, marking the end of another week and providing you with inspiration for the weekend to come.

For Monday’s post, I’d like to see images which display some sort of; Symmetry.

Your symmetrical styled offerings can be natural or produced by editing or effects, as ever we are an all inclusive, broad church when it comes to creative imagination.

Enjoy the weekend, see y’all again soon.

*****

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: What’s flowering where you are?

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography14 Comments

Welcome to this Spring-like edition of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, celebrating a new season with the prompt; What’s flowering where you are?

I went for a walk on Saturday morning and captured some bursts of new colour in the fields and gardens around Rotherfield village.

What are the blooms looking like round your way at the moment..?

*****

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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Happy Friday, y’all, it’s time for your prompt on The Cosmic Photo Challenge and I think in honour of Spring finally arriving (in the UK, at least), we’ll have another round of; What’s flowering where you are?

Have a fabulous weekend and I look forward to a floral Monday, see you then.

*****

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: Lights, camera, action.

On By dalecooper57In photography10 Comments

Good morning, everyone, I hope you all had a nice weekend and that you’re now ready for The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which this week is based on the prompt; Lights, camera, action.

As I admitted when I posted the theme on Friday, this week’s challenge was a bit of a dealers choice, because I already knew the photos I’d be using.

Melody and I went to see the excellent Wille And The Bandits in Exeter last Thursday and the shots I captured met the “lights” part of the brief so nicely, I couldn’t resist setting the prompt accordingly.

“Thank you and goodnight”

What did the light of inspiration illuminate for you this week..?

*****

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

Hello again, it’s time to set this week’s theme on The Cosmic Photo Challenge and I think I should say right now that I have an ulterior motive for making today’s prompt; Lights, camera, action.

You can pick whichever elements you like for your inspiration (obviously cameras will be involved), so anything featuring light or lights and all kinds of action shots can be included.

Have a great weekend, see you all back here for Monday’s post.

*****

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.