Tag: woodlands

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Ferns and fungi.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography10 Comments

Good day to you, wherever you may be, welcome to The Cosmic Photo Challenge on this wet, pre-autumn Monday morning, I hope you had a good weekend. 

This week’s theme could vaguely be considered seasonal, depending on your location, as it features those lovers of damp and shady conditions; Ferns and fungi.

I took a walk along the river Yeo on Saturday morning and found the perfect environment for them both to flourish.

Now let’s see what you have to offer us, take up as mushroom as you need…  ;~}

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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: Off the beaten track.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography11 Comments

Hello, I hope you had a nice break, but now it’s time to get back to work and your first job of the week is The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Today we’re taking the roads less travelled, by exploring; Off the beaten track.

I took a walk in the woods at Goodleigh, just outside Barnstaple on Saturday afternoon, where I captured these views of the late summer landscape.

What did you find in the out of the way places 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: Take a hike.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography15 Comments

Good morning, I hope your weekend went well, let’s get straight into The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which today is inspired by the prompt; Take a hike.

It’s been perfect weather for shady walks in the woods and sunny strolls across the fields recently, so here’s a selection from both Devon and Sussex.

What did you capture on your wanderings 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: Up, down and sideways.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography12 Comments

Hello, good morning and welcome to an Easter bank holiday edition of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which today is looking; Up, down and sideways.

I went for a very pleasant woodland walk on Saturday, through drifts of bluebells which grow at the foot of some impressive rocky outcrops, the tops of which made for good “down” images.

Up
Down
Sideways

A stream meanders along the woodland floor.

Up
Down
Sideways
Up
Down
Sideways

Now let’s see your sets of three…

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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: Fun in the sun.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography12 Comments

Hello there, welcome to The Cosmic Photo Challenge, I hope you’ve all had a lovely break and the weather where you are was suitable for some; Fun in the sun.

I had Melody and Daisy the dog staying over the weekend; we visited a food festival in Bideford on Saturday and went for a stroll through Venn Quarry Woods yesterday, where there was a bit of a canine theme…

Where did you find sunny fun 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: Autumn’s golden gown.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography10 Comments

Well, hello there, welcome to a new week and a new edition of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which today is brought to you by the prompt; Autumn’s golden gown.

The woods at the National Trust’s Arlington Court are looking especially colourful at the moment, so I went there for a stroll and it was almost impossible to take a bad picture.

For anyone not familiar with the origin of today’s prompt, here’s the classic tune I pinched it from.

What 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: Looking for shade.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography7 Comments

Good morning, everyone, welcome to another week and to yet another Monday edition of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, where this week we’re; Looking for shade.

I thought I was going to be stumped by the weather again, because it was overcast all day Saturday and, despite the oppressive heat, it was still very grey yesterday morning. But by lunchtime the sun had burned off all the clouds, so I went for a stroll along the river Yeo.

There really is nothing like the cool, dappled shade beneath trees on a riverbank.

One enterprising family has taken the design concept of “borrowed landscape” to its logical conclusion, by extending the garden right down to the water’s edge from their overhanging deck.

I’m very envious.

Further down the river there’s a deep pool where it turns a corner, making a great place for a rope swing over the water.

Where did you go to cool off 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: Waterways.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography13 Comments

Hello there, I hope the weather was as good for you over the weekend as it was here, it was gorgeous out in the woods capturing images for The Cosmic Photo Challenge yesterday.

Our theme this week is; Waterways, very loosely referring to pretty much any body of water you can think of and I picked one of my favourite local riverside walks.

Trees casting dappled shade made it a pleasantly cool stroll and even though this branch of the river Yeo was at its lowest ebb in the heat, the slowly flowing waters produced some great reflections.

Where did your search for watery inspiration take you 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: In the canopy.

On By dalecooper57In editing and effects, nature photography, photography14 Comments

Good morning to you, wherever you may be, I hope your weekend went well and you’re ready for The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which today is all about the trees. This week we’re featuring foliage photos, finding our inspiration; In the canopy.

It was a gloriously sunny weekend, so yesterday I dragged myself away from a cold cider in the garden long enough for a walk in the local woods. Wild garlic was in full bloom, carpeting the ground in dappled shade from vivid green beech and sycamore trees, the sound of a stream completing the peaceful scene perfectly.

I also took a few more of my “experimental” vertical panoramas, capturing the trees growing behind me arching overhead, which makes for an interesting perspective.

Now let’s see what leafy delights 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: As summer fades.

On By dalecooper57In nature photography, photography15 Comments

Good morning all, hope you had a good weekend, now it’s time for The Cosmic Photo Challenge to start your day with a smile.

Yesterday I took a walk in the woods, to capture some pictures to go with this week’s prompt; As summer fades.

Where did your weekend travels take you..?

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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.

***BONUS CONTENT***

As is often the case when I go out taking pictures, yesterday I shot some video in the woods and used it to make a visual accompaniment to a new piece of music.

Here is Arborealis for you to enjoy.