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The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Lights, camera, Christmas!

On By dalecooper57In photography10 Comments

This week’s theme on The Cosmic Photo Challenge is all about the start of the month’s festivities, namely the tradition of yuletide illuminations, so it’s; Lights, camera, Christmas!

I took a walk round Barnstaple yesterday evening, after all the shoppers had retired for the night, to capture the first of the seasonal displays.

Oh, and here’s our tree, which Rhonda spent the afternoon decorating in her usual classic style.

How’s it starting to look in your part of the world, heading towards the holiday season?

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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, hope your weekend is going well so far, here’s your prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which I completely forgot about yesterday; Lights, camera, Christmas!

I don’t know about you, but here the start of December is when the local Christmas lights and decorations are turned on, so let’s all capture some of that festive cheer for Monday’s post.

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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 photography2 Comments

For this week’s mission on The Cosmic Photo Challenge, should you decide to accept it, I’d like you to track down images in; Out of the way places.

Take a walk on the wild photographic side over the weekend and I’ll 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: Three shots from one spot.

On By dalecooper57In editing and effects, photography15 Comments

This week on The Cosmic Photo Challenge I asked you to take all your pictures from one place, with the prompt; Three shots from one spot.

I took mine from the back garden last night, resulting in a couple of long exposures and some strangely manipulated artwork.

What fabulous trio of photographic treasures do 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, sorry I’m late, but I’m finally here with your prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge this week.

I’m going with one which successfully produced some interesting results before; Three shots from one spot.

Just in case you don’t remember our previous triptych experiment, I will clarify what that means. Choose anywhere you like, stand in that one spot and take three separate photos from three different directions or perspectives. That’s it, everything else is up to your creative imaginations.

Have a great weekend, stay warm and I’ll catch 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.

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Lest we forget.

On By dalecooper57In editing and effects, photography7 Comments

This week on The Cosmic Photo Challenge we are remembering the past with an eye on the future, for the prompt; Lest we forget.

I went down to Rock Park in Barnstaple for the annual Remembrance Day service at the war memorial.

How did you mark your memorable 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 photography1 Comment

Good afternoon, welcome to this week’s prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Today is the eleventh day of the eleventh month and at 11am today the country fell silent for two minutes, to honour the fallen and those who served in all wars.

So, as a mark of respect to those who have sacrificed so much for our freedom, and to those who continue to do so, the theme this week is; Lest we forget.

See you on Monday, have a great weekend.

“Southampton Dock” by Pink Floyd (R. Waters)

“They disembarked in 45
And no-one spoke and no-one smiled
There were too many spaces in the line.

Gathered at the cenotaph
All agreed with the hand on heart
To sheath the sacrificial Knives.

But now
She stands upon Southampton dock
With her handkerchief
And her summer frock
Clings to her wet body in the rain.

In quiet desperation
Knuckles white upon the slippery reins
She bravely waves the boys Goodbye again.

And still the dark stain spreads between
his shoulder blades.
A mute reminder of the poppy fields and graves.
And when the fight was over
We spent what they had made.
But in the bottom of our hearts
We felt the final cut.”

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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 photography1 Comment

Hello, welcome to another wet weekend and another prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

As the weather here doesn’t bode well for outdoor photo opportunities, I think we’ll go freestyle with our occasional theme; Art for art’s sake.

So let your creative imagination fly free and show us your artistic side 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.

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Spooky.

On By dalecooper57In editing and effects, photography13 Comments

Happy Halloween from The Cosmic Photo Challenge, with this week’s pictures themed around the prompt; Spooky.

I didn’t have the opportunity to capture anything sinister, so I went for a walk in the rainy woods and messed about with the results in various unsettling ways.

See how many eldritch interlopers you can spot in these three enchanted images

How did your creative inspiration strike you over this all hallows 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 photography4 Comments

Ooooohhh, it’s nearly Halloween, so it’s time for The Cosmic Photo Challenge to engage in its annual attempt at being; Spooky.

As ever, it’s entirely up to you to put your own spin on the prompt and I’m sure you’ll all come up with something creative for Monday’s post.

Have a great weekend and I’ll see you on the Dark Side, Bwahahahaha!

*****

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.