From Clicking to Creating
From Clicking to Creating
This weeks Dogwood 52 challenge is an interesting one. Contrasts, in the category of composition. The definition is to have contrasting elements in the photo. Smooth/rough, hard/soft, that kind of an idea.
I decided to photograph this rose against the brick wall. It really is contrasting in a couple of ways. Pretty/ugly, soft/hard, delicate/sturdy.
It’s a fun idea to think about, and come up with ideas for photos.
For the 2 Lil Owls this week, the prompt is Close Up. I started looking around in the mother in laws yard for something interesting for this. She has a bunch of Iris’s that are in various stages of bloom, and un-bloom. I don’t know if this one is going to bloom, or did and is now withering away. But I love the texture, and shape.
While I was looking at the flowers, this damsel fly landed and sat still long enough for me to get some shots. This is the image I am using for Close Up.
Short post this week. We are trying to get on the road in the next couple of days, and we have to get everything finished up for the art shows. We are heading to South Dakota to get our drivers licence, then making our way to Wyoming.
What have you guys created this week? Maybe try the contrasts idea.
That second flower is truly ugly! Wow! The fly photo is amazing and so crisp.
Hello, pretty rose and I love the dragonfly photo. Have a happy day!
Safe travels and I know you can’t wait to get back to WY!
I love the rose in front of the brick wall. I like that contrast idea. I’ll keep an eye out for contrasts like that when I have my camera handy. And the damsel fly is beautiful!!!
The rose and the brick wall is a brilliant contrast. I really like that photo.
Great photos! That fly photo is amazing, and I love what you came up with for the contrasts. That’s an interesting concept to capture.
I love the contrast photo – the rose in front of the brick wall. I usually love brick walls, but this one lacks the character that I’ve seen in most others. Perhaps because of the way in which it was laid. Anyway, the damsel fly is beautiful! She was so calm! And that iris? Well, rather than ugly I prefer “elderly.” She looks shriveled-up, dehydrated, and in need of some love. Or perhaps just ready to die, to be born again at some later date.