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The Cosmic Photo Challenge: What’s flowering where you are?

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography12 Comments

Good morning, welcome to another week and another edition of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which today is themed around the prompt; What’s flowering where you are?

Despite, or possibly because of, the more or less constant rain we’ve had in the UK since the start of the year, it seems like a lot of plants are flowering early, so here’s a selection of local blooms taken at the weekend.

Now let’s see what floral offerings you have to show us…

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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 and a happy Friday to you all, I’m here to give you your homework, in the form of a prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Despite the continuing inclement weather, I’ve noticed quite a few signs of new life sprouting in the fields and hedgerows recently, so let’s have another round of; What’s flowering where you are?

I think that one is about as self-explanatory as they come, so I’ll leave you to it and wish you an enjoyable 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: After the rain.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography9 Comments

Hi, I hope you’re all rested and ready to take part in The Cosmic Photo Challenge this fine Monday morning, following the (slightly late) prompt; After the rain.

It was such an unexpected relief from the more or less continuous downpour we’ve been experiencing lately, that the sunny(ish) weather at the weekend was actually trending on UK social media. I took my pictures on a couple of my daily, rather muddy walks around the countryside, where the sound of running water could be heard almost everywhere, but the sunshine made all the difference.

I include this shot for the creatively stacked tyre Minion in the background

Now let’s see your post-precipitation pictures…

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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 morning, sorry I forgot yesterday, but now I’m here to give you your prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Here in the UK this morning, there’s a strange alien object glowing in the sky which we haven’t seen since last year. Yes, after 2026’s almost constant precipitation so far, the sun has finally graced us with its presence, so we’re looking at the world; After the rain.

Apologies if that’s a slightly too British theme for you, but you are welcome to delve into your archives to meet the brief if required.

I’ll see you all on Monday, have a great weekend, stay dry.

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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: Other people’s houses.

On By dalecooper57In photography9 Comments

Good morning, welcome to The Cosmic Photo Challenge on a brisk February Monday, where we have been taking pictures of; Other people’s houses.

The rather prosaic idea of this week’s prompt is to discover in what type of residential surroundings our various contributors reside. It’s interesting to see how different parts of the world approach similar architectural challenges and after all, we all have to live somewhere.

So give us a flavour of what residential communities look like wherever you call home.

I live on a housing estate on the outskirts of Barnstaple, meaning I only need to walk for ten minutes and I’m out in the country, where older buildings intermingle with the new.

Now let’s see what it looks like around your neck of the woods…

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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, here’s your prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

This week I’m trying to get an idea of the residential architecture in your various parts of the world, with the cheekily titled; Other people’s houses.

What does it look like where you live? What kind of environment do you inhabit? Villages, towns, cityscapes, housing estates, high rise apartment blocks, trailer parks, gated communities; we have found so many ways to coexist with our fellow humans, so let’s see how folks do it where you are.

Have a great weekend, see you 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: Minimalism.

On By dalecooper57In photography17 Comments

Hello there, welcome to The Cosmic Photo Challenge and congratulations on making it through the longest month of the year.

Yes, it’s finally February, I almost feel like I’ve recovered from the flu and we’re restarting with something simple; Minimalism.

I based my pictures on something I’ve used a lot over the past two weeks, but can you work out what I used to make these satisfyingly smooth contours?

What simplistic images do 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 photography4 Comments

Good afternoon, I hope you’ve all been doing well since the last time we were together, I’m now mostly recovered from a deeply unpleasant week of flu and more or less ready to take on The Cosmic Photo Challenge once again.

We’ll start off with something uncomplicated, pretty much by definition; Minimalism.

I’ll let you interpret that however you wish and we’ll reconvene on Monday to compare our simplistic images.

Have a great weekend, stay healthy, catch you 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

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Morning light.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography15 Comments

Good morning from The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which this week is all about that special time of day when we can experience; Morning light.

I was lucky with the weather for my pre-breakfast walks at the weekend; the mornings broke clear, cold and bright, perfect for capturing views across the glistening countryside.

So, what did you see as the sun rose over your part of the world..?

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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