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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

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Great idea Carin....and a beautiful collage too.  Thank you :-)

I thought I will open the dance floor with a shot taken on my recent trip to the US. I found this lost leaf in the snow in Central Park. I do believe the eye is drawn it at first glance of this shot.

Looking forward to see a record number of images this month!

 

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

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I liked this challenge a lot, so I did the max of 3 images:

 

 

if you don't get a miracle...you can be one (Nick Vojicik)
als je geen wonder kunt krijgen..... kun je er altijd nog een zijn ! (Nick Vojicik)

Juliette - This is fantastic! I love the red in all three of your posts which immediately draw the eye in! Well done and thank you for participating!

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

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Here is my first, taken a few minutes ago. :)

Very cleverly done Helle! A candy on a black background! Brilliant!!!

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

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Thanks, Carin. It's another great challenge.

 Stunning this candy, Helle.

And great special ones from you, Juliette.
(how did you succeed, show thim this large size?)

Here's my first.
Shot this morning.

Awesome leaf in the snow Carin.

Juliette, you have shared three lovely shots so excellent for this thread.

Mies, such a wonderful sign of spring. I can barely think about anything else now. ;)

Thanks, dear Helle!

Oh and I forget to make a compliment to 'our' Carin.
Her leaf is beautiful in the snow.
Just a great winter-show :D

Perfect dear Mies! What a sweet little flower! Welcome to the challenge!

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Thanks, dear Carin.
It's a shame I have not done it 2 times to the challenge.
I have a lot of pain to my eyes, and face, f.e.. That's why.

The flower in the picture is a crocus.
I don't know if you had recognized it.
But I suspect so. You all are so smart! ;-)

Wishing you all a very nice day :)

Depending on where you live and the language you speak this might be watercress, berro, cresson de fontaine or echte brunnenkresse....or to Helle, something else.  As a kid we would find the clean streams and pick the peppery greens for a salad ingredient.

 

A walk in the woodland today brought me to a stream, vibrant color removed by winter and only colors of browns waiting springs wildflowers.  Ah...in the stream was watercress and a wonderful fresh green color.

 

This challenge is off to a wonderful start.

What a wonderful introduction, plus description of this beautiful picture of the watercress.

Oh yes, a very delicious thing for the salad called Brøndkarse in Denmark :) What a lovely place to pick brøndkarse. I am sure it taste extra good, when picked such a place.

thanx all, for the positive comments, and ... an interesting challenge, and beautiful responses so far !

juliette

if you don't get a miracle...you can be one (Nick Vojicik)
als je geen wonder kunt krijgen..... kun je er altijd nog een zijn ! (Nick Vojicik)

Oh Tom - that is perfect! We call it watercress and it is divine in salad!

This is perfect for the challenge!

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Tom I love the water Cresst.It has a very nice taste.Gorgeous work from everyone. Carin thank you for this months challenge. well here goes nothing. if mine is not up to standard for this challenge just advise me so. Running Ant on a rock on the Magalies Mountains.

Number Two. A picture captured yesterday. A small grey feather of a Dove stuck on a tree captured yesterday at my wifes work.

Number Three.

A green leaf lying on a grey brick walkway around the offices where my wife is working.

Great work with the ant, feather and leaf Christo! Well done.

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Hi Christo,
Great those three!!!
Laughing about the running ant, so fast, but you got it :D

Three excellent shots for this thread, Cristo.  I like them all.

Helanker, Mies, TomDart, Christo and Garageland.... superb photo's..all of them

juliette

if you don't get a miracle...you can be one (Nick Vojicik)
als je geen wonder kunt krijgen..... kun je er altijd nog een zijn ! (Nick Vojicik)

Garageland - I really like it a lot! The eye is definitely drawn to that poster! Well done!

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A super example for this thread, GARAGELAND. Excellent.

Garageland I like the poster. Perfect first upload for this challenge.

You really make this wall, Garageland.
Superb.

My second image. I think the eye is drawn to Kayla's colorful top. This is a VERY old oak tree at the cricket ground where I visited Sunday.

 

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Bravo Carin,
Great idea under this old oak, and Kayla is 'on top'!
Lovely image my friend :)

what a beauty-tree... !!

if you don't get a miracle...you can be one (Nick Vojicik)
als je geen wonder kunt krijgen..... kun je er altijd nog een zijn ! (Nick Vojicik)

Thanks Mies and Juliette!

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WOW it looks like the old Oak tree is protecting you little Kayla :-)

Outstanding work Carin.Now for your last one Carin.

Fantastic challenge, Carin! I hope to find some of my photos that can fit... for the moment I cannot get out to photograph... Here in Sicily the weather is bad... rain and fog... winter never seems to end!
Congratulations to all the wonderful images added! :-)

Here is my number 2 :-)

Fits well to the VERY grey day i took this.

Good morning ;-),

A beautiful catch, and great idea, Helle!
It's lifting up every gray.
So they drive left as well, into Denmark.

Cheers, Mies.

Hi Mies!  Thank you :-) 

No we drive right, but this was passing us on the way up the hill. :-D  

Thought it was a good subject for this challenge. :) 

To begin, a photo of last year,  but never published...  red tulips taken in the garden of my sister!

A good day! :-)

 

Fantastic shot, Helle! Very beautiful! :-)

OHH!!  That is a delicilous shot, Maria. Really lovely. And a good day to you. And thank you :)

Thanks a lot Helle,
for the explanation.
I'm  relieved, they drive really normal in Denmark, hahaha.

Amazing red tulips, dear Maria C.  
 A lovely shot!  
 Hoping you will see the sun today!!!

@ Helle - WOW - How fitting! Your blue car is perfect in a otherwise grey environment! Well seen and captured Helle!!!

@emmecielle - Fantastic red pop against the grey backdrop! Well done indeed!!!

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HAHA !" Yes we do and people normally drive in a decent way too, so it is relaxing to drive here. :)

Quote - OHH!!  That is a delicilous shot, Maria. Really lovely. And a good day to you. And thank you :)

 

Many thans to you too! :-)

Thanks Carin

 

 

Quote - Thanks a lot Helle,
for the explanation.
I'm  relieved, they drive really normal in Denmark, hahaha.

Amazing red tulips, dear Maria C.  
 A lovely shot!  
 Hoping you will see the sun today!!!

 

Thank you, Mies! :-)
Unfortunately, even today there is fog! I hope the sun will be back soon!

 

Thanks, Carin! You are always very kind! :-)

Its because we got all the sun today. ... it was SOOOO GREY yesterday

Outstanding work everyone.

hello friends, now one from yesterday, it was "Vampir Ball" (Carneval) have fun!

AWWW!!  That is just excellent, Priska :-D

Quote - hello friends, now one from yesterday, it was "Vampir Ball" (Carneval) have fun!

I just love those colorful eyes.

It is perfect for this challenge.

A stunning eye-catcher Prisca, "Alaaf" :D
Well done!

thank you all! this are red lens, specially for carneval..

Number two;)

Another beautiful one Priska :)

Stunning second upload Priska.

Fantastic red eyes and wonderful ladybugs! Congratulations for the beautiful photos, Priska! :-)

What a fun challenge!  I have no idea how February got away from me.  Well ... being sick half the month didn't help!  :P

Here's my first spot of color, taken just this afternoon!  I realize it's all color, but I thought the complimentary color scheme made the logo really pop. 

(This is the side of a 1929 TravelAir, btw.)

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Quote - What a fun challenge!  I have no idea how February got away from me.  Well ... being sick half the month didn't help!  :P

Here's my first spot of color, taken just this afternoon!  I realize it's all color, but I thought the complimentary color scheme made the logo really pop. 

(This is the side of a 1929 TravelAir, btw.)

Let me be the first to welcome you to this months challenge.

I agree The complimentay color sceme does makes the logo pop out.

I just love it.

Two more to go.

Well I had a bit of trouble finding you, the link back on the Photography page is inactive. Great subject though and worth looking for you. I like everything so far.

I did want to put in one of my B&W with a spot of colour, but if I'm reading correctly that's not what you're after Meisiekind. Never mind, I'll find something else. (and I've already uploaded for today. How does this work? still one upload per day or three for the challenge? I'm still learning.)

Stunning post-work, very well spotted, dear Prisca!

Your traval-air is very special, dear!

he challenge.

Quote - Well I had a bit of trouble finding you, the link back on the Photography page is inactive. Great subject though and worth looking for you. I like everything so far.

I did want to put in one of my B&W with a spot of colour, but if I'm reading correctly that's not what you're after Meisiekind. Never mind, I'll find something else. (and I've already uploaded for today. How does this work? still one upload per day or three for the challenge? I'm still learning.)

Three can be uploaded for the challenge.

he challenge.

Quote - Well I had a bit of trouble finding you, the link back on the Photography page is inactive. Great subject though and worth looking for you. I like everything so far.

I did want to put in one of my B&W with a spot of colour, but if I'm reading correctly that's not what you're after Meisiekind. Never mind, I'll find something else. (and I've already uploaded for today. How does this work? still one upload per day or three for the challenge? I'm still learning.)

Three can be uploaded for the challenge.

Hi friends, here my second one.

This photo is from last Saturday.
Balloons spotted in the city.
With greetings from Mies.

I just love this capture Mies.

Stunning capture.

wow Mies, thats great!

Thank you, kgb224 and Prisca,
So nice to read your reactions :) :)

Quote - he challenge. > Quote - Well I had a bit of trouble finding you, the link back on the Photography page is inactive. Great subject though and worth looking for you. I like everything so far.

I did want to put in one of my B&W with a spot of colour, but if I'm reading correctly that's not what you're after Meisiekind. Never mind, I'll find something else. (and I've already uploaded for today. How does this work? still one upload per day or three for the challenge? I'm still learning.)

Three can be uploaded for the challenge.

Thank you, thank you...  ;-)

Well, here goes, I hope I'm doing this right.

This was just a small hole in the storm clouds as the sun was setting. It was bright white, but when I looked at the screen it had a brilliant purple blaze. I clicked and hoped for the best. I was quite pleased with the result.

Quote - Well, here goes, I hope I'm doing this right.

This was just a small hole in the storm clouds as the sun was setting. It was bright white, but when I looked at the screen it had a brilliant purple blaze. I clicked and hoped for the best. I was quite pleased with the result.

This is outstanding.

I love this capture.

A wonderful catch, this stunning purple.
Really amazing to see this!!!
Such great mood in it too, Leonie.

to loney bones: this is a real spot of color, great mood!

Hot pink at the RV show:)

 

"Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes."
  

Number two for me ...

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Finding just a spot of colour in my garden is actually quite a challenge. There are a multitude of colours, singling out just a spot..... well, I managed it, twice.

A very small bracket fingi on the root of one of my bonsais.

Amazing work everyone.

Hi everyone!

Stunning where you can find the spot of striking colors.
Brilliant selection.
Love the pink and two orange!
Such great idea's are shown here again.

My third one. There were a few more coloured leaves fallen in my fish pond but I managed to single out just the one.

Most beautiful outcome of this red leave, my friend.
It is also a great compo and your pond seems to me a very beauty one.
Cheers,
Mies.

I love the red leaf in the pond.

Outstanding work for this challenge.

Finally the link is working!

I have some shooting to do...

Wonderful inspiration here already, Clive.

The color is subtle in this one...my wife wants stone to put under the raised frong porch.  Since all I am doing is trying to find a job...well, off to get the stone.   One rather smallish truck, a much smaller shovel..but is there enough stone?

 

The rock is in a pile near her work place. Recent work left this pile and they were told get all you want...I hope the old truck will survive yet another full load!

Outstandi ng work Tom.

**LoneyBones, welcome to this challenge.   Clive...we wait your entry with great wonder. : )
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Today was my daughter's birthday party, held at a place where they have two hours in which to complete a painting using acrylic paint.  Fun was had by all, not least of all me with my camera there.  Perfect for the forum challenge!

Clive

 

My last one. I didnt expect finding shrooms at this time of the year.

Guess if I was thrilled? :)

I really admire your creativities here.

Clive, the hand and brush are a nice effect.

 

This rock with the reddish color spots is one of the various rocks lining our small driveway.  From best I have been told, the red is realgar and I believe the yellowish stuff is orpiment.  These minerals are like good friends and found together.  Don't eat this rock!  The stuff is a source of arsenic.    Ancient folks used it for pigment, medicine, etc.   This one was about 4 times longer but  I accidentally drive over the edge and  broke it.

Stunning find and capture Tom. helanker i like the shroom. I like the colored hair in the painting Clive. Outstanding work everyone

Red car lights, red hair and a beautiful red-like fungus. Red is in the air!
Surprising perfect shots, and great find, my friends!

p.s. and what a job you've done, Tom!

 

Here is my second one. More natural than the painting, this time on a retaining wall at a sports field.

This is inspiring work posted here so far! Fun!

Clive

 

Outstanding work Clive.

Such lively green on this wall, Clive.
I love also the shadow in this.

DANG!!!! I stopped getting e-bots for the challenge... Dang! Dang! Dang!

Sorry guys - but here I am!

Tom, Clive, Helle, Priska, LoneyBones, Bill, Tara - all amazing images!!! WOW - I almost missed all your great shots!

To try and make up - here is my third shot two weekends ago!

Keep shooting!

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I stopped getting them, too.  Shoot.  Back again, though!  :)  I'm still thinking ...

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

WOW, Carin!
Such a stunning red.
I guess, a Cosmea.

Great you found us again :D
b.t.w., I missed some e-bods too.

Well, after my balloons, this is my third.

From our garden, one '**Lesser celandine'
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Bye, bye, many greetings from here ;)!**
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Such colorful flowers Carin and Mies.

Marvelous Mies!!! What a pop of sunshine!

Tara - what are you "sinking" about??? :))

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Ek is "sinking" about my coffee cup!  Thanks for the reminder.  I'm still bleary-eyed and not awake!  We switched to daylight saving time this weekend, and it takes time to adjust.  :P  When the sun comes up (well, when it's daylight ... I'm not expecting sunshine today) I'll get my camera out and take some pictures.  :D

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Flowers always work well!

Clive

 

Oops!

The toes of one of the girls at the paint party when she dropped her palette on the floor.

My third - lots of fun!

Clive

 

Way cool, Clive!  It looks like a fancy cartoon rabbit.  :D

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

Lol outstanding Clive.

Anchore for evryones outstanding artisitic photography.

Hehehe... Love it Clive! Perfect for the challenge!

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Just dropping in to say, that I have enjoyed all these fun examples. But the paint rabbit on the toe, that i first saw, when Tara mentioned it, is simply Hilarious and I love this idea. Bravo for that. I had such a good laugh.

From a recent shoot...Rockin' guitar from Hangman's Cry. 

Joe

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FACEBOOK PAGE - https://www.facebook.com/JCPowellPhotography

I now see the rabbit too!

A red axe! Brilliant, Joe!

Outstanding work Joe.

A wonderful image there Joe! :)

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That toe is a stunner, Clive!
Great design ;-), great story behind, LOL!
A  very original photo too.

 

Wow Joe,

Very red musuc is in the air there!!!

Closeup detail of an artpiece made up of Onyx and glass entitled "Compression and Expansion" by Ron Mehlman.

Joe

 

 

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Outstanding work Joe.

Awesome one, Joe. :)

Great blue and white, Joe. Cool!

I shot this photo yesterday morning during a walk near my house. I don't know the name of this plant... it was a flowering bush and it was on a fence of a uncultivated land!

 

I have little time to comment on every single image... but I can say that I admire  all... they are really very beautiful!
Congratulations to you all! :-)

An amazing shot, dear Maria C.

Its a kind of wild clover, I guess.
We have it in our garden, but not in bloom yet.

You've captured it so well!!!

Thers's some really great work here.  Pity we only get three goes, I keep seeing things as "spots of colour".  I always wonder, do photographers see thing differently to other folk?

Can't wait for next Challenge.

Quote - I always wonder, do photographers see thing differently to other folk?

They say that.

Just like painters, who also look 'different'. :D

I guess there is some creativity in all of us - cameras are our brushes!

I still use brushes, :-)  and clay. I'm, hopefully, doing a raku firing* soon, never done that before. Very experimental. I love experimenting. See, that's why I can't wait for next month's Challenge, another opportunity to experiment.  :-)

*look it up on google if you don't know about raku.  ;-)

Congratulations to you all!

Very beautiful photos !

Here comes my 1st picture.

Best regards, Bernie

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

This is the 2nd picture. ;-) Bernie

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

... aaaaaaand finally the 3rd one ;-) Bernie

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

Beautiful photos !

A good day for all

Lovely!

Now is the best time of the year, isn't it?

Keep cool and fight for the right of others
to have a different opinion than you have!

;- ) Bernie

Dovrebbe essere ! In realtà piove spesso e fiori in giro quasi niente !

It should be! In reality, it often rains and flowers around almost anything!

3 !!!

Outstanding new additions uploaded.

Congratulations everyone this challenge rocks.

Congratulations, Bernie and Mario.

Those are very surprising and splendid shots, plus amazing colors!!!

Wonderful photos!  Congratulations to you all! :-)

wow some great photos, really like some of those last flower shots.

:)

 

Third and last picture of this month. This afternoon I went to find my friend and  I photographed this flower in her garden. She told me his name, but I forgot it... I'm sorry!
I hope, however, that it's to your liking! :-)

 

Una bella macchia di colore ! Bella Foto !

It's a nasturtium, and it's beautiful!  Excellent image for the challenge!

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."  ...  Robert Capa

What a beautiful capture, Maria. Bravo!
Here the nature is much later, this flower 'comes' in Juli here.
We call it 'Oost Indische Kers' :D

This has been a great challenge for the month.

Thank you,

Clive

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Third and last picture of this month. This afternoon I went to find my friend and  I photographed this flower in her garden. She told me his name, but I forgot it... I'm sorry!
I hope, however, that it's to your liking! :-)

 

This is another outstanding capture for this challenge.

Outstanding and very creative captures by every member taking part in this challenge.

Quote - It's a nasturtium, and it's beautiful!  Excellent image for the challenge!

 

Thanks a lot, Tara! Now I remember!   :-)

Many thanks also to Mario, Mies, Clive and kgb224! :-)

Bernie, Mario, Emmecielle - you flowers are all gorgeous!

I hope you will all take part in the April challenge!

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"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt

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