Hi all 😃 My entry for this week's challenge, set by Patti: Empty Spaces. I thought I'd go with a seasonal theme for Patti's challenge; snowy landscapes seem like an excellent response for "empty spaces". We've had no snow as yet, but with temperatures not getting above 0℃, winter is undoubtedly here 🥶 Buchaness Lighthouse, … Continue reading Snowy Solitude — Lens-Artists Challenge #277
Hi all 😃 My entry for this week's challenge, set by Anne of Slow Shutter Speed. Lensy at the Canal Filling the frame with macros is a great way to focus on the detail & not the background. This old steam engine & carriages fills the frame & gives a good indication of speed & … Continue reading Filling The Frame — Lens-Artists Challenge #275
Hi all 😃 My entry for this week's challenge, set by Donna of Wind Kisses. This chance shot I took a couple of days ago seemed a good lead-off point when I saw Donna's subject. My wife had placed a vase of flowers next to a lamp at the top of the stairs & the … Continue reading Asymmetry — Lens-Artists Challenge #274
Hi all 😃 My entry for this week's fantastic challenge, set by Sofia of Photographias: Symmetry. This first one came about from me messing around with a spherical prism, looking at the refraction patterns. Refraction from a spherical prism. These next shots are all reflections in Fannyside Loch at sunrise. I suppose they're not correctly … Continue reading Symmetry — Lens-Artists Challenge
Hi all 😃 My entry for this week's challenge, hosted by Patti. These first shots were inspired by Patti's capture of the Scott Monument. Edinburgh Castle perched on the edge of a volcanic plug. Edinburgh CastleEdinburgh Castle Next is a busy bee working it's way around the edge of an allium flower head. Honey Bee … Continue reading On the Edge — Lens-Artists Challenge #269
Hi all 😃 My entry for this week's challenge, set by Donna of Wind Kisses: Time. I'm starting off this post with some portable time. These are a couple of pocket watches I've had for many years. Pocket Watches I spent some time 😉 doing some macro shots of these ornate watches 😂 Time moves … Continue reading Telling Time — Lens-Artists Challenge #266
Hi all 😃 My entry for this week's challenge, set by Anne of Slow Shutter Speed. I edited this shot of Old Edinburgh in black & white to bring out the silhouettes of the buildings more. The original shot is fine in itself, but the black & white edit makes it more interesting & draws … Continue reading Simple Colouring — Lens-Artists Challenge #265
Hi all 😃 My entry for this week's challenge, set by Philo from Philosophy Through Photography. Starting off this week with some simple white flowers. You really can't beat nature for simplicity. An old tower on a hilltop Greenan Tower An old radio antenna with the sun's halo. An old jetty jutting out into the … Continue reading Simple Things — Lens-Artists Challenge #257
Hi all 😃 My entry for this week's challenge, set by Brian of Bushboys World: Fragments. On our last few visits to the coast, we've seen lots of fragments, small & large. Starting off with driftwood; washed up fragments of trees & even finished wood. A closer look at the beach finds fragments of shells … Continue reading At the Coast — Lens-Artists Challenge #253
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