2017 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 39: B&W with Soft Light

“Dahlia” by Jeanie Sumrall-Ajero This week’s challenge is to “see” in black and white. As I was doing research for this challenge, I came across the following quote which I READ MORE →

2017 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 38: CHANGE OF SEASON

Here we are, the last weekend of summer, I’m guessing the last weekend of winter down under. I’m one to miss the passage of summer. I like it warm and READ MORE →

2017 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 37: Minimalism – Repeating Patterns

This week, we continue with the Minimalism theme, by looking for subjects that have  repeating patterns. The goal this week is to find a subject that not only has an READ MORE →

2017 Photochallenge, week 36: Uncanny Valley

Ever wondered why clowns, robots, mime players and dolls give us the creeps? According to robotics professor Masahiro Mori, this is because of the Uncanny valley effect. To quote Litreactor’s READ MORE →

2017 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 35: 360 Streetview PhotoSpheres

Last year we delved into PhotoSpheres for WEEK 23 Believe it or not, things have advanced quite rapidly with new cameras, advances in smartphone apps and panorama stitching software such READ MORE →

2017 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 34: Starbursts

This week’s challenge is to capture a starburst in your camera. Starbursts are also known as sun stars and sun flares. They are created by the diffraction of strong points READ MORE →

2017 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 33: Get Close!

This week’s theme is very simple: Get close to your subject! Doing so is a great way to emphasize your subject, and to help make your photos even more dramatic READ MORE →

2017 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 32: GUEST CHALLENGE – WATER

WATER Quote: Water is the driving force of all nature. Leonardo da Vinci   Challenge by Mindy Erickson   Facts: The water cycle involves water evaporating (turning into a gas), rising READ MORE →

2017 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 31: B&W LOCKED WITH LOCKS

We all use locks in our everyday lives. Even when I lived on a ranch at the TOP of TOPANGA with no locks on the doors, we still had a READ MORE →

2017 PHOTOCHALLENGE, WEEK 30: Wheel of Photography ;-)

Trying to make everyone happy while creating a PhotoChallenge is a hard thing. Fortunately for me, I found a new approach that will make life much easier by potentially making READ MORE →