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
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
Hello, welcome to 2026’s very first edition of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, brought to you by the totally topical prompt; A cold start.
We’ve certainly had no shortage of those in the last few days, so here are some frosty shots from one of my morning walks at the weekend.
Now let’s see your chilly images…
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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.
Hello, welcome to the very last Cosmic Photo Challenge of 2025, where we are rounding up; The best of the rest.
This is an exercise in sweeping up the shots which might not have qualified for any of this year’s challenges, but which you think are worth sharing, nonetheless.
So here, in no particular order, are a few images which, for one reason or another, caught my eye this year.
I wish you all the most prosperous, healthy and happy new year, but for now let’s see your hidden treasures…
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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.
Hello and season’s greetings to you all from The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which this week gets out and about on; A winter’s walk.
Since I changed jobs last year, I haven’t been getting as much exercise, so I’ve recently started doing a daily two and a quarter mile hike around the country lanes on the very edge of Barnstaple. I’m fortunate enough that I have the countryside five minutes from my door, so a weekend walk was the perfect time to capture the chilly morning landscape.
Have a fantastic holiday, I’d like to wish you and all of your loved ones the very merriest of Christmases, I’ll see you for our end of year roundup next week.
Love, light and peace,
dalecooper57
Now let’s see if you found yourselves a winter wonderland…
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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.
Good morning, welcome to the annual round up of festive illuminations on The Cosmic Photo Challenge, brought to you by the prompt; Lights, camera, Christmas!
I took a chilly, early evening stroll round Barnstaple town on Saturday to capture my yuletide sparkle-fest; with a couple of extra snaps I took whilst waiting to leave my road, hemmed in as I was by the local Round Table’s Santa sleigh.
Now let’s see what’s lighting up your world at the moment…
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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.
Hi there, I hope you had a good weekend, now there’s just the small matter of The Cosmic Photo Challenge to attend to, before you plunge headlong into another Monday.
This week your mission was to; Pick a shape.
Any shape will do, as long as it somehow informs your choice of pictures, whether that’s by subject matter or design.
I decided to go with circles, using two separate layouts to create my images; a random selection of circular household objects for one; and some records from my collection, chosen for their colourful vinyl (and a small rug), for the other.
Now let’s see what geometric journey you went on 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.
Well, hello there, how the devil are you all this fine autumn morning? Welcome to another splendiferous edition of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which today concentrates its creative focus on images that are; Art for art’s sake.
You probably won’t be all that surprised to learn that I stuck with my chosen oeuvre and constructed some photo collages to meet this week’s brief.
I had two initial ideas; firstly to use a shot of the tubular steel rings in my interesting perspective post as concentric frames for three separate images; secondly to try and give the impression of the sea rushing out of an open doorway.
The first concept wasn’t a problem and I was very pleased with how that one came out. It contains 11 individual photos, all painstakingly placed, erased and blended by hand. However, I couldn’t find a suitable shot of a doorway for the second one and, due to my impatience and tendency to get sidetracked, I chose a photo of the pannier market to flood, instead. I believe that one is made from 9 carefully layered components. (Each composition took roughly two hours to complete)
Then on Saturday night, while looking for something completely unconnected, I stumbled upon a perfect candidate for my doorway idea, so I produced a third, bonus collage, which could even be the best of the lot, see what you think.
I think my favourite part of this one is the swan in the cloudsThose stalactites on the ceiling are actually only three inches longA second appearance by Death (he’s also a stall holder in the market, above), along with my favourite ever bird photo
Where did your artistic muse lead you 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.
Good morning, welcome to Monday and, of course, The Cosmic Photo Challenge, here to start your week off; From an unusual perspective.
I captured my images on a walk along the river in Barnstaple on Saturday, from Rock Park to The Square, where I decided to either shoot through something else, or from low down with a wide angle.
What interesting angles did you manage to find 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.
Good morning, it’s time to welcome in the week with The Cosmic Photo Challenge and our look back at the seasonal shenanigans we’re calling; Summer fun.
As the holiday season comes to an end and we begin the cooling off period before autumn arrives, let’s revel in the making of memories and recap the summer highlights of 2025.
As I hinted at on Friday, this week’s theme was largely an excuse for me to post some photos from Honeyfest festival at The Barge Inn, which we attended over the bank holiday weekend, so without further ado, here are some of the best bits.
From the front, an idyllic English pub by the canal……but in another world, not so far away; “Igor Rasputin’s Caravan Of Lost Souls” arrives to amaze and entertainAnd when night falls……we prepare for the music to beginThe Honeyfest IlluminationsDay two and our host, Lenny, braves the whip cracking trick as Mr Rasputin and co return……also providing fiery entertainment as the sun goes downOur weekend accommodation
My video diary of musical highlightsMy favourite outfit of the weekend, what a dapper gent he wasA live rock band, playing classic rave anthems? Yes please!To bring proceedings to a close, the incredible (and incredibly strange) Experimental Sonic Machines set up his DIY studio next to the stageWhat a fabulous weekend, look forward to doing it all again next year
So, what floated your photographic boat this Summer? Come on, let’s see your sizzle reel…
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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.
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