Tag: Weekly Photo Challenge

  • Drookit Susan — Monday Portrait Apr 01

    Drookit Susan — Monday Portrait Apr 01

    This is a fun challenge not hosted by anyone, so if you want to join in, just post a photo.

    Hey there! Check out this picture of my wife Susan, looking like a true champ on our bike ride despite being completely drookit (that’s Scots for soaked) from the rain. We love cycling no matter the weather, and Susan’s smile in this picture just proves it!??

    Rainy bike-ride
    Rainy bike-ride
  • Primrose — Macro Monday APR 01

    Primrose — Macro Monday APR 01

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Macro Monday

    I also did a light & ethereal feeling watercolour transformation in Hot Mods.

  • A Cloudy Start — Weekend Sky #123

    A Cloudy Start — Weekend Sky #123

    Hi All 👋 My latest entry for Hammad’s Weekend Sky Challenge.

    A cloudy start, but the blue sky peeking through hints at the nice day to come; pity I was at work for all of it & it was raining by the time I headed home??

    Here’s an AI watercolour transformation of the scene.

    Hot Mods watercolour transformation
    Hot Mods watercolour transformation
  • Lensball Shots Re-Imagined As AI Artwork in my Fan Of… Series #3

    Lensball Shots Re-Imagined As AI Artwork in my Fan Of… Series #3

    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.

    This time, we’re back with Lensy getting the Hot Mods treatment.

    Again, I’ve been really busy with work & had minimal downtime, so I thought I’d have a quick play around with some new pre-set styles in DALL-E.

    Enjoy these re-imaginings; let me know your favourite in the comments

    FROM REAL PHOTOS TO COLLABORATIVE AI ARTWORK: MY EXPERIMENT WITH AI ART

    This is my baseline photo for the week; a shot of Fannyside Lochs as seen through Lensy.

    Fannyside Lochs Lensball landscape
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  • Soggy Daffodil — Macro Monday Mar 25

    Soggy Daffodil — Macro Monday Mar 25

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Macro Monday

    Daffodil & Raindrops
    Daffodil & Raindrops
  • Another Rainy Bike Ride — Fan Of…

    Another Rainy Bike Ride — Fan Of…

    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 Fan Of… this week is another rainy day on the bikes with some strong winds added for good measure. We’d promised ourselves a quick 10-mile ride to blow away some cobwebs, so we decided to head to the Forth & Clyde Canal. The day we chose started out rainy & windy but was forecast to clear up by 0900. Susan looked out & said the forecast was wrong, & it was going to rain all day; she was right.

    We wanted to get out on the bikes, though & so got our wet weather gear and set out into 20mph winds & horizontal rain? & headed to the Canal.

    We were a wee bit drookit by the time we got there

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  • In the Capital — Weekend Sky #121

    In the Capital — Weekend Sky #121

    Hi All 👋 My latest entry for Hammad’s Weekend Sky Challenge.

    This early morning shot was during an unplanned overnight stay in Edinburgh??????

    Looking towards Princes Street, Edinburgh
    Looking towards Princes Street, Edinburgh

    I also transformed the image into a watercolour? In the prompt, I specified the location as being Edinburgh. Giving the AI a location does change the outcome of the transformation.

    Watercolour transformation of Edinburgh cityscape
    Watercolour transformation of Edinburgh cityscape

    The following picture uses the same baseline shot as above but without specifying the location. The transformation into a cityscape just after dawn is good, but the architecture is generic; the AI has picked up the older style architecture well from the initial image.

    Watercolour transformation without a specified location
    Watercolour transformation without a specified location