K’lee chose the theme for this week’s edition of K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge, picking one of his trademark “open to interpretation” prompts and encouraging us to capture; Pieces of a dream, in black and white.
Well, I think I’ve managed to meet K’lee’s brief with these four images.
Two are old favourites, to which I’ve added an extra layer of Twin Peaks-style black and white zigzags, reminiscent of The Black Lodge, the other two were made yesterday. Oh, and they all seem to contain eyes, I’m not sure why.
The new composite pictures were made from a landscape and a cloudscape, with elements of these four photos added to them.
So, here are my monochromatic dreamy offerings, I hope you like them.
But now let’s see what fantasies you captured for us.
Edit (19/07/18): I am adding an extra one, which I was mucking about with for this post and thought it fitted nicely with the prompt.
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To get involved with the challenge, post a photo to your blog on Monday, add a pingback to this post (or to K’lee’s) and don’t forget to tag your post #CosPhoChal.
Alternatively, add a link to your blog in the comments of either mine or K’lee’s post and we’ll come and check out your entry.
Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages 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.
K’lee is setting the theme for this week’s K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge and he has picked another slightly enigmatic prompt for you to play with; Pieces of a dream, in black and white.
So if you think you can come up with something suitably dreamy and monochromatic, why not join us on Monday and get involved.
It’s easy when you know how…
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To get involved with the challenge, post a photo to your blog on Monday, add a pingback to this post (or to K’lee’s) and don’t forget to tag your post #CosPhoChal.
Alternatively, add a link to your blog in the comments of either mine or K’lee’s post and we’ll come and check out your entry.
Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages 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.
This week’s scorching hot edition of K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge was brought to you by my prompt; The need for speed.
Now, I rarely pick a challenge’s theme based on a predetermined idea, I usually just post the first thing that pops into my head and try to find inspiration from that. But I already knew I was going to have a specific photo-opportunity at the weekend, so I kind of cheated. Plus it ties in nicely with Lewis Hamilton’s valiant, if unsuccessful, fight-back in the British Grand Prix yesterday.
It was worth it, though, as you’ll see in a moment.
First, a little preamble.
Two years ago, Audrey and I went to the small village of George Nympton, on the edge of Exmoor National Park, one slightly drizzly July Saturday afternoon, for their annual fete and live-action recreation of ’70s kids TV favourite, Wacky Races.
If you are somehow unaware of this televisual classic, here’s the intro…
…so that you can compare and contrast, later.
Anyway, back to the same Saturday afternoon, but fast forward to 2018 and add blazing, tarmac-melting heat. Both Audrey and Rhonda joined me for this year’s festivities and the same mix of entertainment was on offer as I remember from last time; a mouth-watering hog roast for lunch, a stroll around the stalls, (getting there early paid off and I bagged a few CDs and a DVD box-set)…
…a small dog show, with views across the beautiful, rolling hills of the Devon countryside…
…live music…
…and of course, the racing itself.
The road into the village is on a very steep hill, with a sharp, almost 90° corner half way down, where the road becomes slightly less steep for a long straight run to the finish line outside the church.
Since this is the only road through the village, organisers have to use walkie-talkies to coordinate traffic control for each race, but the four homemade vehicles and their intrepid riders all got their moments of glory in the sun eventually.
There were two of a more traditional go-cart design…
…along with this little guy and his Battle Bus…
…who I missed as he crossed the line on his second run, but you’ll see him in action soon, as I did catch all the action on video.
Last, but certainly not least, was Audrey’s undoubted favourite; the fabulous Scooby Doo Mystery Machine, complete with costumed team and smoke effects, which was the overall winner of the time trial, not surprising when you see how fast it came down that hill.
The racers were towed up the hill by quad bike…
…then a few minutes later, this happened:
Check out the clip, it’s only one minute long, then show us what you did to get up to speed with the challenge this week.
To get involved with the challenge, post a photo to your blog on Monday, add a pingback to this post (or to K’lee’s) and don’t forget to tag your post #CosPhoChal.
Alternatively, add a link to your blog in the comments of either mine or K’lee’s post and we’ll come and check out your entry.
Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages 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.
This week, it’s my turn to set the theme for K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge and, unusually for me, I do so with a particular subject in mind.
You’ll see what I mean on Monday, when we meet back here with photos that capture; The need for speed.
See y’all then, have a good weekend.
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To get involved with the challenge, post a photo to your blog on Monday, add a pingback to this post (or to K’lee’s) and don’t forget to tag your post #CosPhoChal.
Alternatively, add a link to your blog in the comments of either mine or K’lee’s post and we’ll come and check out your entry.
Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages 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.
Monday morning means K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge, with the prompt this week chosen by K’lee; Free like a bird.
Well, I sat in the garden most of the day yesterday, but the local bird population was less than cooperative. However, there was one garden resident who I did manage to capture, so here is my selection; Free as a…squirrel.
I spotted the little grey critter on the fence…
…then he spotted me…
…which seemed to startle him into action…
…and he was gone.
As for the birds, here are a few from the archives.
See just how high K’lee soars with his post, HERE, it’s spectacular.
Now you can show us your flights of photographic fancy.
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To get involved with the challenge, post a photo to your blog on Monday, add a pingback to this post (or to K’lee’s) and don’t forget to tag your post #CosPhoChal.
Alternatively, add a link to your blog in the comments of either mine or K’lee’s post and we’ll come and check out your entry.
Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages 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.
K’lee was a trifle late with his prompt this week, but here it is, just in time to provide inspiration for Monday’s edition of K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.
He chose to let you be; Free like a bird, however you decide to interpret that.
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To get involved with the challenge, post a photo to your blog on Monday, add a pingback to this post (or to K’lee’s) and don’t forget to tag your post #CosPhoChal.
Alternatively, add a link to your blog in the comments of either mine or K’lee’s post and we’ll come and check out your entry.
Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages 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.
I apologise for the lateness of this edition of K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge but, as you may have guessed from my last post, today has been rather hectic.
Still, now I’m here, let’s get on with the show.
I chose the theme on Friday and it was a prompt that took very little imagination, because it’s something very much in my thoughts at the moment; Together forever.
Now let’s see your communal creative conglomerations.
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To get involved with the challenge, post a photo to your blog on Monday, add a pingback to this post (or to K’lee’s) and don’t forget to tag your post #CosPhoChal.
Alternatively, add a link to your blog in the comments of either mine or K’lee’s post and we’ll come and check out your entry.
Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages 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.
This week’s theme for K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge is set by me and the prompt comes straight from the heart, (the post which follows this one will explain where the inspiration comes from) so I’ll be looking for something that illustrates; Together forever.
I’ll see you back here on Monday, for some images of togetherness.
Have a great weekend.
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To get involved with the challenge, post a photo to your blog on Monday, add a pingback to this post (or to K’lee’s) and don’t forget to tag your post #CosPhoChal.
Alternatively, add a link to your blog in the comments of either mine or K’lee’s post and we’ll come and check out your entry.
Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages 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.
K’lee picked the theme for today’s edition of K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge, going for the contrasting dynamics of; Bodies at rest, bodies in motion.
I have chosen to illustrate the prompt with some photos of a recent walk on the beach with Audrey.
Bodies at rest: Audrey standing on the beach; a jellyfish, which has ceased to move altogether; a heavenly body, the sun, resting on the sand…
Bodies in motion; a couple of action shots of two dogs Audrey was petting and a nice one of her kicking along the sand…
K’lee’s post is HERE, but now let’s see what you came up with.
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To get involved with the challenge, post a photo to your blog on Monday, add a pingback to this post (or to K’lee’s) and don’t forget to tag your post #CosPhoChal.
Alternatively, add a link to your blog in the comments of either mine or K’lee’s post and we’ll come and check out your entry.
Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages 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.
Just in time to give you a full weekend to consider the prompt for K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge, this week set by K’lee, who has chosen; Bodies at rest, bodies in motion.
Quite a lot of scope there, I think, so get your photography heads on and show us something groovy to start the week.
You know what to do…
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To get involved with the challenge, post a photo to your blog on Monday, add a pingback to this post (or to K’lee’s) and don’t forget to tag your post #CosPhoChal.
Alternatively, add a link to your blog in the comments of either mine or K’lee’s post and we’ll come and check out your entry.
Any and all effects, editing, Photoshop, Instagram, morphing, collages 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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