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The Cosmic Photo Challenge: The end of Summer.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography7 Comments

Good morning, one and all, I trust your weekend went well and you’re raring to go on The Cosmic Photo Challenge this fine Monday morning.

This week we’re bidding farewell to a season, with the prompt; The end of Summer.

My pictures were all taken on Saturday, when the weather was the perfect mix of fresh breeze, fluffy clouds and warm sunshine.

Now let’s see what you captured to illustrate the changing 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

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: From the ground, up.

On By dalecooper57In photography13 Comments

Hi there, this week on The Cosmic Photo Challenge we’re gettin’ on down with it (our camera, that is), for the prompt; From the ground, up.

I got down as low as my stiff neck permitted, short of lying on the pavement, to snap these upwardly inclined shots, on a mercifully cool and overcast Saturday afternoon around Barnstaple.

I can never resist snapping the Albert Memorial clock on the Square

Now let’s see your lowdown perspectives on life…

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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: Coast.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography16 Comments

Good morning, welcome to The Cosmic Photo Challenge on this slightly less scorching Monday, starting your week with a trip to the; Coast.

I took a walk along Woolacombe beach on Saturday, where I eventually found enough scenery (mostly) unencumbered by tourists to provide this selection.

Now let’s see your coastal views from 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

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Under the canopy.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography9 Comments

Well here we are, with another week ahead of us, but Monday also brings the bonus of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which today is heading into the trees for the prompt; Under the canopy.

Just looking up at all the different shades of green unfurling above us at the moment makes me happy, so this challenge was no challenge at all, it was an absolute pleasure.

And one extra photo, which is above and below the canopy, taken as it was from up on some scaffolding. The outside of my building is being painted at the moment, so I took the opportunity to climb up at the weekend and capture this unusual perspective of one corner of my garden, above some of the trees and below others.

(I live on the ground floor, so I never get to see the garden from above)

Now let’s see your leafy offerings from 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

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: North, South East and West.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography9 Comments

Good morning, I hope you all had a nice weekend, now it’s time for The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which today is based on the prompt; North, South, East and West.

It’s a simple idea: four pictures, one taken in each direction. They don’t have to have been taken from the same spot, or at the same time, just as long as they’re facing towards one of the cardinal points of the compass.

I took mine on a couple of my morning walks in the countryside outside Barnstaple.

North
South
East
West

Now let’s see what direction you took with your images 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

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Perspective/Focal point.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography11 Comments

It’s Monday and that means a new edition of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which this week is themed around the prompt; Perspective/Focal point.

Very broadly, we’re talking about photos which lead the eye, inviting us to follow the flow of an image, or to focus on a central feature. That’s my definition, anyway, and I’m sticking to it.   ;~}

I took a pleasant but chilly walk around the grounds of the National Trust’s Arlington Court on Saturday, where the woodland trails and landscaped gardens provided plenty of eye-catching views.

I was very drawn to this other-worldly moss-covered tree
How could you not follow the sinuous curve of this woodland path?
The way the stream winds through the trees makes me want to see where it goes

Now let’s see your own perspectives on this week’s challenge…

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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 river runs through it.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography9 Comments

Good morning, I hope life finds you well on this lovely Spring day, which is now hopefully improved by the arrival of The Cosmic Photo Challenge and today’s theme; A river runs through it.

We’re talking rivers, streams, canals, any sort of waterway, but even lakes and ponds are welcome, along with their surroundings.

I took a walk around the communal woodland which runs through my neighborhood, where a stream (the delightfully named “Coney Gut”, a tributary of the River Taw) winds its way amongst the wild garlic and wood anemones.

Where did your search for watery images take 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

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: The first day(s) of Spring.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography6 Comments

Hi there, good morning to you, wherever you may be, welcome to The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

This week, as the equinox was on Friday, we’re celebrating the official arrival of a new season with the prompt; The first day(s) of Spring.

Obviously I didn’t expect you all to rush out and take your photos on Friday, hence the parenthetical “s” in the title, and I took mine on a gloriously sunny walk on Saturday morning.

What Spring-like sights did you capture for us over 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

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

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..?

*****

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