Tag: nature photography

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: How does your garden grow?

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography13 Comments

Good morning, everyone, I hope you enjoyed the weekend, now it’s time to ease you into Monday with The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Today the theme doesn’t take us far from home, as Friday’s prompt posed the question; How does your garden grow?

The two borders that run down either side of my small garden are filling out nicely, as the annuals, shrubs and small trees spring back to life after their winter rest.

Now let’s see what your green spaces look like…

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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 photography, nature 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: First signs of Spring.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography7 Comments

Good morning, welcome to another Monday’s edition of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, today featuring pictures inspired by the prompt; First signs of Spring.

I had to make do with a misty morning photo walk on Saturday, the Spring sunshine apparently unaware of the change in meteorological classification. But there were plenty of indications that nature was now fully awake.

How has the seasonal change affected your surroundings..?

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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 path to…

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography12 Comments

Good morning, everyone, I hope you are all well, now here’s The Cosmic Photo Challenge to ease you into a new week.

Today’s pictures were inspired by the theme; The path to…

Any and all routes, thoroughfares, highways and byways are eligible, we’re not sticklers for fine details here at the CosPhoChal.

Despite having at least one sunny walk at the weekend, I chose to capture my selection of avenues and alleyways on a misty, muddy morning for a change.

Now it’s time for you to lead us down your chosen path…

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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: 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

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…

*****

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