Category: Challenges

  • Daily Floral Delight: Origami Transformation of Daisies — FOTD Jun 20

    Daily Floral Delight: Origami Transformation of Daisies — FOTD Jun 20

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    With Cee recuperating, I’ll be posting flowers daily to give her a bit of floral delight (my version of a bouquet)

    Patch of daisies
    Patch of daisies

    As with my latest Fan Of… post (see link), I’m exploring some DALL-E AI preset styles for my edits.

    For today, I’ve done an origami transformation; I think these came out quite well.

    If you follow my blog, you know I’m currently working on a project fusing my photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest of which is a reimagining of some lensball shots.

  • Rugosa Rose — FOTD Jun 19

    Rugosa Rose — FOTD Jun 19

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    With Cee recuperating, I’ll be posting flowers daily to give her a bit of floral delight (my version of a bouquet)

    Rugosa Rose
    Rugosa Rose

    As with my latest Fan Of… post (see link), I’m exploring some DALL-E AI preset styles for my edits.

    For today, I’ve done a solar punk transformation.

    If you follow my blog, you know I’m currently working on a project fusing my photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest of which is a reimagining of some lensball shots.

  • Rowan — FOTD Jun 18

    Rowan — FOTD Jun 18

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    With Cee recuperating, I’ll be posting flowers daily to give her a bit of floral delight (my version of a bouquet)

    Rowan

    As with my latest Fan Of… post (see link), I’m exploring some DALL-E AI preset styles for my edits.

    For today, I’ve done a steampunk transformation.

    If you follow my blog, you know I’m currently working on a project fusing my photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest of which is a reimagining of some lensball shots.

  • Rowan — FOTD Jun 17

    Rowan — FOTD Jun 17

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    With Cee recuperating, I’ll be posting flowers daily to give her a bit of floral delight (my version of a bouquet)

    Rowan
    Rowan

    As with my latest Fan Of… post (see link), I’m exploring some DALL-E AI preset styles for my edits.

    For today, I’ve done an expressionist transformation.

    If you follow my blog, you know I’m currently working on a project fusing my photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series, the latest of which is a reimagining of some lensball shots.

  • Yellow-banded Bumble Bee (Bombus terricola): A Macro Photography Delight

    Yellow-banded Bumble Bee (Bombus terricola): A Macro Photography Delight

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Macro Monday & for John’s Cellpic Sunday.

    The Bombus terricola is more commonly known as the yellow-banded bumble bee

  • Fan Of… Historic Scotland: Inside J.A. Braithwaite LTD Tea & Coffee Shop

    Fan Of… Historic Scotland: Inside J.A. Braithwaite LTD Tea & Coffee Shop

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join this weekly challenge whenever you think, “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    ? Join the fun
    1. Create a Fan Of… Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your Fan of… blog post in my comment box or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Fan Of… or add a Fan Of… tag.

    My third post in my Historic Scotland series features J.A. Braithwaite LTD Tea & Coffee Shop.

    We had to visit this fantastic old shop, given that we have a surname in common

    How is this shop historic, you ask; it is the oldest shop in Dundee (info from The Scots Magazine).

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  • Speedy Snail — Monday Portrait Jun 17

    Speedy Snail — Monday Portrait Jun 17

    This is a fun challenge that no one hosts, so if you want to participate, just post a photo.

    I got a couple of shots of this snail at ground level; it seemed appropriate to add in some AI-generated motion blur to get the wee guy where he’s going