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Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadow

Posted on February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 by Carol

This week’s challenge: capture a shadow that’s a meaningful part of the image.

It was a lovely day on the Oregon Coast, with ideal lighting conditions that sent me seeking photographic treasures, with this image a prized find. I love the specific shadow cast by the sand dollar, repeating the curve of the sand dollar but also indicating the change in shape of the hollow beneath it. I also love the dramatic contrast and depth created by shadow throughout the sandy scene. I was very fortunate to have found this little treasure on that ramble.

half-sand-dollar — Half Sand Dollar, Seaside Oregon

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Repurpose

Posted on January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 by Carol

door-repurposed-2-768x1024 — Door, Repurposed

This week’s theme made clear to me why this piece of art holds such charm for me. Seen at Scappoose Bagel.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Graceful II

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Carol

Ornamental grasses strike me as elegant and graceful: swaying mildly in breezes, never clunky; softening hard edges through gentle curves of stem and plume.

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Taken at The Dalles Readiness Center.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Graceful

Posted on January 21, 2017January 21, 2017 by Carol

This challenge was a bit difficult for me – only because it was hard to narrow it down. Ben, in his WordPress post, says this about gracefulness: “Gracefulness is a tricky quality — it manifests itself as an effortless, subtle harmony between a subject and its environment.”

I often find this harmony at the beach…in the motion of the waves, for instance, or in the architecture of one of the many bridges or in one of Oregon’s beautiful lighthouses. Finally, though, I settled on this walkway, outside Newport’s Visual Arts Center. Until I read Ben’s post, I didn’t realize that one reason this spot appeals to me is the effortless harmony between the lampposts and the walkway: they are part and parcel of it.

The rhythm, repetition, and scale of the lampposts, as well as the material from which they are made, fit in perfectly with their location near the ocean, with its own rhythm, repetition, and scale. I want to go back.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Ambience

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Carol

Ambience is the atmosphere of one’s surrounding environment….Things like light, temperature, smell, sound, and sometimes taste, all work together to create ambience. ~The Daily Post, Jeff Golenski

The grounds at this restaurant create exceptional ambience. Yes, there is warmth and light, but the ocean right at its edge provided instant ambience for me.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Names

Posted on January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 by Carol

Found in a yarn shop in Portland:

The challenge:

Humans love naming things — look around you, and I bet you’ll see dozens of names. This week, take a photo of one! The Daily Post, Michelle W.

Check out other challenge entries here: Weekly Photo Challenge: Names.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Anticipation

Posted on December 17, 2016December 17, 2016 by Carol

anticipation-4-1024x804 — Anticipation II

Be sure to check out the other entries in this week’s photo challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge: Anticipation.

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Aaaaand…this song has been going around in my head ever since this photo challenge was announced. Did anyone else get this earworm?

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Weekly Photo Challenge: New Horizon

Posted on December 10, 2016January 1, 2017 by Carol

The challenge:

This week, we’re challenging you to think ahead and show your work in a representative photo. If you set New Year’s resolutions, give them some thought a few weeks early. If resolutions aren’t your style, show us something that you want to achieve — it could be setting a new goal, making plans, or even tackling that pile of laundry waiting by the washer. The goal is to get out of the busy “now,” and imagine your new horizon. Go!

The photo:

I am excited about new horizons in 2017! My hope is to change all of my design monikers to knit equals joy. This will include my designer name and my Ravelry group. The beautiful gold and blue colors you see on this page consistently and constantly call to me, so I foresee them as being front and center in my branding palette (not necessarily in my design palette, although they certainly crop up a lot!).

I enjoyed pulling together the yarns and other items for this still life. Photography continues to be a love of mine, and I look forward to improving my photography skills in 2017 by taking classes and getting in lots of practice!

Thanks for stopping by for my interpretation of this edition of the Weekly Photo Challenge: New Horizon.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Relax

Posted on December 2, 2016December 2, 2016 by Carol

This week, the photo challenge is to share a photo that relaxes you. A couple of years ago, we went to Maui to celebrate our 30th anniversary. We loved the warm people and the laid back way of life. I knew that it would be hard to maintain that relaxed attitude once I had returned to the pressured pace of work and home, so I took this picture specifically to remind me to hang loose and relax when I was no longer in that beautiful, warm, sunny, tropical and mellow place.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Magic

Posted on November 19, 2016November 19, 2016 by Carol

Children have the ability to believe without bias, to find wonder even in the most mundane of places and objects. As adults, we become dulled to the magic inherent to life, and perhaps we stop seeking it altogether. However, as photographers, we have an opportunity to reclaim it. Magic and beauty can be conjured in the simplest of photographs, which may then inspire wonder in the viewer. – Jen H., The Daily Post

This wee hen in my sister’s garden, with her sweet face and wondering expression, caught my attention and imagination. All kinds of fairy tales could have been written about her, or included her…was she in Jack and the Beanstalk? Or maybe she was Chicken Little. And what’s the story with that leaf down there???

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