Photos by Jez

Category: Challenges

  • Dancing Tulip — FOTD Apr 29

    Dancing Tulip — FOTD Apr 29

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

    This tulip in a wee bottle in the window has lost its petals; unlike the other flowers that had dropped them completely, these were still hanging on like a skirt

  • Tulip — Macro Monday Apr 29

    Tulip — Macro Monday Apr 29

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Macro Monday

  • Wilted Daffodils — Fan Of… Series, FOTD & Cellpic Sunday

    Wilted Daffodils — Fan Of… Series, FOTD & Cellpic Sunday

    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.

    Again, this post was inspired by Elke’s Fan Of… Deadheads. Last week’s Fan Of… Daffodil Walk was a gallery of daffs still going strong; after a couple of weeks & the daffs on the walk were all starting to wilt & had been munched on by various wildlife. Enjoy the carousel below

    This is also my post for Cee’s FOTD, & as all these pictures were taken with my iPhone SE, it is my post for John’s Cellpic Sunday.

    Join me again next week for some homemade biscuits?

    JOIN THE ‘FAN OF…’ CHALLENGE

    How To Join In

    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.

    Hae a guid week 😁

  • Puddle Reflections for Water Water Everywhere #219

    Puddle Reflections for Water Water Everywhere #219

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in whenever you have a water picture to post (any type of water, in any state, will do). See below for how to join the fun

    Tree in a puddle reflection
    Tree in a puddle reflection

    How To Join In

    1. Create a Water Water Everywhere Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your WWE blog post in my comment box, or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Water Water Everywhere or add WWE tag.

    Hae a guid week 😁

  • A Warm Bench & Blue Skies — Weekend Sky #126 & Pull Up A Seat #17

    A Warm Bench & Blue Skies — Weekend Sky #126 & Pull Up A Seat #17

    Hi All 👋 My latest entry for Xingfumama’s Pull Up A Seat & Hammad’s Weekend Sky Challenges.

    On a cold morning, this bench had absorbed the warmth of the sun & was nice & snuggly

  • Silent Sunday Apr 28

    Silent Sunday Apr 28

    Top of the Falkirk Wheel
    Top of the Falkirk Wheel

    I did a watercolour transformation through Hot Mods that came out really well.

    AI Watercolour transformation
    AI Watercolour transformation

    Next up is a Baroque-style transformation, which brings an over-the-top, grandiose feeling to the scene.

    I then re-imagined the Baroque scene as a watercolour; it looks a lot like Venice.

    I finally went a bit crazy & added Cyberpunk elements to the Baroque-style architecture.

    Baroque/Cyberpunk fusion
    Baroque/Cyberpunk fusion
  • Rainbow Coloured Tulips Brighten The Day

    Rainbow Coloured Tulips Brighten The Day

    Hi All 👋 My entry for Debbie’s Six Word Saturday.

    Rainbow Tulip Bouquet
    Rainbow Tulip Bouquet

    I did a fun transformation in the sculpture style.

    Hot Mods sculpture transformation
    Hot Mods sculpture transformation
  • Primroses: Weekend FOTD Apr 27/28

    Primroses: Weekend FOTD Apr 27/28

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

    Primroses
    Primroses

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

    This was a very quick transformation in the origami style. I really like the 3D effect of this style

    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.

  • Breaking Through — Spies, Lies & Digital Skies & CWWC

    Breaking Through — Spies, Lies & Digital Skies & CWWC

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Susan’s Digital Art Challenge: Ambush in a Shadowy Forest.

    As this involves an ambush on a track through a forest, this is also my post for Cee’s Which Way Challenge.

    This was quite a simple one & required only one baseline photo to base my prompt on in Hot Mods.

    Wooded path
    Wooded path

    This first attempt came out really well. It shows a dispatch rider breaking through an ambush in a forest.

    Breaking through an ambush
    Breaking through an ambush

    I decided to also winterise the scene & added a sidecar to the bike.

    Wintery forest ambush
    Wintery forest ambush

    As usual, I could have stopped here, but where’s the fun in thatNext up is a cyberpunk-style image, as seen through the scope of a sniper following the action; this one’s my definite favourite.

    Cyberpunk ambush
    Cyberpunk ambush

    My next favourite is this abstract-style re-imagining of the scene.

    Abstract-style ambush
    Abstract-style ambush

    As usual, there were many different runs in different styles, including the ambush being viewed from a command centre. Enjoy these in the carousel below

    One other picture I really liked was this Baroque-style one; the bike looks really ornate & cool.

    Baroque ambush
    Baroque ambush