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The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Reflections.

On By dalecooper57In photography12 Comments

Hello, welcome to the first day of the rest of your week. But don’t despair just yet, because Monday means it’s also time for The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which this week is brought to you by the prompt; Reflections.

As predicted, I had plenty of reflective surfaces to choose from, what with all the rain we’ve had recently.

Did your success in finding suitable subjects mirror my own? Why not show us your photos, it’s 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

Happy Friday! Phew, that was a long week, but now it’s time to relax and contemplate today’s prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Since the rainy season appears to have arrived, I’m going to make it easy on myself for a change and make the theme of Monday’s post; “Reflections“.

At least I can be fairly certain of plenty of standing water to assist my photographic endeavors, even if we do avoid it falling from the sky at the weekend.  ;~}

Enjoy the time off, see you next 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.

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: A splash of colour.

On By dalecooper57In editing and effects, photography23 Comments

Welcome to the new week and to The Cosmic Photo Challenge, it’s time to find out if pictures can be just as interesting with just; A splash of colour.

I gave four new shots and two old ones the colour splash fingertip erasing treatment and they’re all rather eye-catching.

Now let’s have a look at your colourful creations…

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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 photography3 Comments

Good evening, it’s time to relax after a long week and ponder today’s theme on The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

While there’s still a possibility of a break in the grey weather we’ve been having, and before the autumn shades arrive in full, we’ll go with a regular, broader prompt; A splash of colour.

I hope your weekend goes swimmingly, see you on Monday for a colourful start to the 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.

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: As the nights draw in.

On By dalecooper57In editing and effects, photography12 Comments

For The Cosmic Photo Challenge this week we are capturing the twilight hours, for the prompt; As the nights draw in.

Just the two shots from me today, although they do represent several hours worth of photography between them.

The first is a composite image of three moments in time from Saturday.

12noon 4pm 7pm

The second one is a shot of the night sky, taken with my phone mounted on the car windscreen; a long exposure of two hours, which includes the flight path of an aircraft and a few other celestial bodies.

What did the evening reveal to you at 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

This week on The Cosmic Photo Challenge I’d like to see images which illustrate the prompt; As the nights draw in.

Yes, it’s that time of year; the sun is setting earlier and it’s still dark when getting up in the mornings, so let’s lean into that and capture the transition from day to night for Monday’s post.

Have a great weekend, see y’all 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: One thing inside another.

On By dalecooper57In editing and effects, photography14 Comments

Once again The Cosmic Photo Challenge is here to kick-start your Monday, with all today’s images inspired by; One thing inside another.

I was very nearly beaten by my own challenge this week, but I managed to crowbar the theme far enough open to cram in these four shots.

A cross inside the ivy
Rings within rings
A reflection in(side) a river
Help!

Did you fare any better in your search for inspiration?

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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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Phew, made it to Friday again, so now it’s just the small matter of providing a prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

This week we’re going to be looking for something to capture the essence of; One thing inside another.

Take that any way you like and run with it in whatever direction your heart desires, I look forward to seeing the results.

Have a fabulous weekend and I’ll catch you all again 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: Up, down and sideways.

On By dalecooper57In photography10 Comments

Good morning to all of you, from all at The Cosmic Photo Challenge, hope you had a good weekend, it’s time to start your day with a view; Up, down and sideways.

I was in town again at the weekend and realised I had the perfect opportunity to look in all those directions; from atop Barnstaple Castle mound (where the castle keep stood from the early 12th century) so here’s another short historical tour.

Looking up at the mound with a recent piece of public art mirroring its shape…

…then looking down on the town from on top…

…with a sideways panorama of the space where the castle once stood.

After that I went into the centre of town, in the old streets around the church with a crooked spire which is a local landmark when giving directions.

Looking up at the spire
Looking down butcher’s row and up at the sky (ok, that’s stretching a bit)

Ending with three more sideways shots down side streets and a covered walkway on the side of the library

What did your three different directions result in 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

Good day to you, I hope Friday finds you well and you are prepared for this week’s prompt on The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Today it’s another theme we’ve had before, which only has one rule, that your pictures must be taken; Up, down and sideways.

So at least three shots for Monday’s post, please, but feel free to offer multiple examples of each perspective if you wish.

Other than that, as far as subject matter is concerned, the cosmos is your mollusc. Have a great 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.