Category: Photography

The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

One more week into the start of our “new normal” and one more entry in the annuls of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, this edition being directed by the suggestion that your submissions should feature; Shades of grey.

I have chosen a selection of photos from in and around Barnstaple, some of which are original and some I have edited for monochromatic effect, including one composite image from a few years ago.

Now let’s see how you were inspired by the prompt over the weekend, it couldn’t be easier to take part…

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.

Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge.

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Cosmic Photo prompt.

Apologies for the lateness of the hour, I kept getting sidetracked and completely forgot to supply you with a prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge this week.

So let’s make it an easy one today; Shades of grey.

That’s it, time to get monochromatic for Monday and show us something less colourful than usual.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I’ll see y’all in a couple of days.

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.

Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge.

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The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

The time has come once again to light the blue touch-paper on The Cosmic Photo Challenge, stand well back and see what explodes out of the prompt; Feel the heat.

I spent another weekend in the blazing sunshine out in the garden, where we had a barbeque on Saturday…

…and yesterday I spotted this little chap enjoying a dust bath.

Now it’s time for you to showcase your contributions…

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.

Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge.

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Cosmic Photo prompt.

This week’s prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge is tempting fate, weather-wise, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn’t jinx everyone’s weekend; Feel the heat.

And that’s it, I don’t think you need any further explanation, so enjoy the rain lovely sunshine for a couple of days and I’ll be here to accept your contributions on Monday.

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.

Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge.

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The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Hello and welcome to a slightly later than usual, bank holiday edition of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, brought to you today by the prompt; Geometric shapes.

I have to admit to not being very prepared this week, so I got creative this morning with a Twin Peaks’ Black Lodge floor-themed mug…

…which I used as a counterpoint to various patterned surfaces in and around the house to make these abstract artworks.

Were you more organised than me this week?

Show off the fruits of your photographic labours and let us all in on the fun…

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.

Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge.

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Cosmic Photo prompt.

It’s such a novelty, having a weekly schedule again, I’d completely forgotten there was something else I usually do on a Friday…a prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge!

So here it is, a day late and a dollar short as my wife would say; I’d like your compositions for Monday’s post to be on the theme of geometric shapes.

That was the result of me sitting on the sofa staring blankly into the middle distance for two minutes, rather than any specific thought processes, so not even I know what I might come up with this week.

But if you think you can find something which fits the bill, why not join us at the start of the week for some photographic fun, it’s easy when you know how…

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.

Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge.

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The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Ok, so this is the “new normal” we’re going to have to get used to, is it?

Well, one thing hasn’t changed and that still means that every Monday on Return of the Internet Nobody, I do a little feature called The Cosmic Photo Challenge and you are all cordially invited to take part.

On Friday I left you a suggestion based on our recent collective incarceration; asking you to capture whatever your personal version is of; The world in lockdown.

I have collected together a few of the shots I took over the last few, surreal weeks, when it has been possible to capture our beautiful town and countryside in a uniquely unpopulated state.

It has also meant that I could take photos from places that are usually far less accessible. These first two were taken from the high River Torridge road bridge, looking both downstream towards Bideford and the mouth of the estuary…

…and inland towards Appledore, with its naval shipyard.

I was lucky enough to catch a good clear evening with no traffic and a full moon high tide, so I could quickly stop the car to jump out and snap these.

But although the weather was equally glorious a few days ago when I took some on Barnstaple square and the more modest (but ancient and far more attractive) “Long Bridge” over the River Taw in town, the tide was resolutely out.

I also had a bit of a play around with a shot of the Albert Memorial clock tower outside the museum and I’m rather pleased with the result of my meticulous fingertip erasing.

As the world returns to some semblance of its bustling self, it’s almost a shame to lose the tranquility and stillness which we humans so casually shatter with our busy lives.

It has been a rare and unusual privilege to witness my home in this more natural, unsullied state and it makes me appreciate it all the more, too.

How does your world look in these strange times?

It couldn’t be easier to take part, just follow these simple steps…

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.

Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge.

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Cosmic Photo prompt.

Greetings, I hope your Friday is still going well and that you are prepared for this week’s prompt on The Cosmic Photo Challenge, which I have decided to give the theme of; The world in lockdown.

I know that a lot of you are probably still confined to your respective abodes for the moment, but we’re all being allowed to take at least some exercise, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to see how your corners of the world look during these strange days.

Whether it’s the view from your window, the ghost town-like high streets of your hometowns, or the wide open spaces of local parks; give us a flavour of the way social distancing has affected where you live.

I look forward to seeing what you bring to the table on Monday, enjoy your weekends and keep being excellent to each other.

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.

Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge.

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The Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Hello and welcome to another edition of The Cosmic Photo Challenge, this week concentrating on; My Summer space.

I think I might have gone ever so slightly mad in the last couple of months, if it wasn’t for our small oasis of green in the back garden, so I’m even more grateful for the sanctuary it provides at the moment.

Where is your special place to enjoy the sunshine, give us the tour…

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.

Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge.

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Cosmic Photo prompt.

Welcome to Friday’s regular prompt for The Cosmic Photo Challenge, providing your inspiration for Monday’s show and tell post.

In another attempt at keeping it non-specific yet themed, to account for the current global socialising peculiarities, I’m giving you the task of capturing whatever you consider to be; My Summer space.

Not my space, you understand, that would be difficult and…a little creepy, but wherever you will be/would like to be spending your days of Summer.

Obviously gardens spring to mind, but I’m aware a lot of you may not have that luxury and might be dependent on other outside spaces, or may even be trapped indoors completely, so hopefully it’s inclusive enough for everyone.

See you on Monday or tomorrow for day 45 of the Isolation Radio show, either way, enjoy your weekend.

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To get involved with the challenge; check out the Cosmic Photo Prompt each Friday, then post a photo (or photos) on your blog the following Monday, with a pingback link to my Monday post.

Tag your posts with #CosPhoChal.

Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages, animation, gifs, or whatever other post production techniques you fancy are permitted, (in fact, they’re actively encouraged!) so get creative and turn your photos into artworks for the Cosmic Photo Challenge.

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