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The Cosmic Photo Challenge: 2023’s Greatest Clicks.

On By dalecooper57In editing and effects, photography7 Comments

Hello and a very happy New Year to you all, welcome to the first post of 2024 on The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which today is inspired by the prompt; 2023’s Greatest Clicks.

Just the one picture from me this week…or two, or, well…I think I actually counted 35 in all.

Because of course I took the opportunity to do some mucking about, ending up with the longest photo mural I have created so far.

It started off with the photo on the left, of a sunrise over the yard at work, to which I added many new components and blended it with a different landscape. That was followed by six more composite panels, which I then stitched together to form this collection of the best skies of last year, along with some surreal additions.

Now, I’m aware the quality probably isn’t that great once you’ve zoomed in to see the detail, so here are the two halves at their original resolution.

What caught your eye as you perused your year’s archive? Showcase your favourites and blow your own trumpet to herald in the new year, it’s so easy to do…

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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

Hello, it’s time for the very last Cosmic Photo Challenge prompt of the year and as is traditional, today’s theme is; 2023’s Greatest Clicks.

Yes, it’s your chance to pick your favourite shots, whether they have been part of the challenges or not.

So dig out the best of the year, or just pictures from the last twelve months you are particularly fond of and we’ll have a New Year’s get together on Monday to celebrate our collective creativity.

Have a great weekend, see you next year.

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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: Show us your Christmas.

On By dalecooper57In photography9 Comments

A very Merry Christmas to you all!

This post is for anyone who wants to add links for our informal Christmas Day Cosmic Photo Challenge, which is predictably based on the prompt; Show us your Christmas.

I will be posting something special tomorrow, (which I’ll also edit into this post afterwards)*, but for now I hope your day goes smoothly and your celebrations are joyful and filled with good cheer.

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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.

*edit: here is a video of the art exhibit I visited this morning (boxing day)

See this post for more photos

Cosmic Photo prompt.

On By dalecooper57In photographyLeave a comment

Hello, welcome to a very laid back and informal prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

As our regular Monday post falls on Christmas Day and I’m sure most of you will have better things to do, I’ll leave it up to you if you’d like to; Show us your Christmas.

I will post something on Monday and you can add your links anytime over the week as usual.

Any photos from the holiday period, no matter what the subject are welcome, it’s a yuletide free for all, whenever you have the time.

Have a great weekend and a very Merry Christmas.

Love and peace,

dalecooper57

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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: Christmas art.

On By dalecooper57In editing and effects, photography14 Comments

Good morning, I hope your Monday is proceeding agreeably and you’re looking forward to the festivities ahead with the appropriate level of rosy-cheeked enthusiasm.

This week our theme on The Cosmic Photo Challenge is the suitably seasonal; Christmas art.

I found a way to turn our tree into some rather fetching kaleidoscopic Christmas wreaths.

Now let’s see your artistic yuletide offerings…

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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

Finally, it’s the last day of work and I’ve got three whole weeks off! It’s been a long hard year but now we’re officially in the holiday season, so this week The Cosmic Photo Challenge is feeling festive.

So your prompt for the last regular challenge of 2023 is; Christmas art.

As ever, you can spin that any way you wish; whether it’s photos of seasonal art, or artistic images made from Yuletide-themed photos, or something else entirely, the choice is yours.

Have a great weekend, see y’all 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: Festive illuminations.

On By dalecooper57In photography10 Comments

We’re finally entering the home straight of 2023, with only a week of work to go until the holidays, but before that there’s the small matter of The Cosmic Photo Challenge to attend to.

This week the theme is; Festive illuminations.

See if you can spot the not-so-traditional ornament on our tree (see video for an extra hint), which I made out of a piece of scrap aluminium from work.

Now let’s see your enlightened offerings…

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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

Since it’s inexorably creeping towards Christmas, this week on The Cosmic Photo Challenge we’re going to be seeking out; Festive illuminations.

So get out in the dark and capture some glowing images for Monday’s post.

Have a great weekend, see y’all soon.

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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, just made it in time to give you your Friday prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which this week is themed around; A cold start.

Honestly, I’m hoping the Cosmic Photo Challenge Weather Jinx will now result in a lovely warm weekend, I’ve had enough of being cold all week at work, but that’s just wishful thinking.

So wrap up well and get out in the bracing December (hopefully) sunshine to capture some wintery images for Monday’s post.

Have a great 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.