Photo Friday Challenge

Hello... 


I am back with the latest challenge from Carly, from The Simple Things. This weeks photo theme is "blurry/oof".


I actually have two photos today, because I like things about both of them :) 


This first photo is just some kind of weed, (we have had so much rain lately, there has just been an explosion of growth!), but I think it is interesting looking.

And on this second photo I really like the contrasting background colours.

Seeing these, I think I need to get away from having my images smack bang in the middle of the frame :)


Check back later this week... I feel a giveaway coming on.


Cheers


Jay Gee

Photo Friday Challenge

Hello.


I am very late posting this week's photo challenge entry... the theme Carly set was "sweetness" ... however, no one would describe me as "sweet" after this week!


First off, I could not think of a composition... my initial thought was a photo of the kids but they are in their late teens, "sweetness" is not a term I would use for them, LOL.


My daughter did offer on Saturday to make a Pavlova for me - she finally got around to it tonight - the challenge closes tomorrow!


Then I bought the wrong cream and it would not whip so a quick dash to the shops was in order... I had to go to three different shops before I found one open.


Then I take the Pavlova out of the oven and the whole centre collapsed! I could have cried. I had to take the picture from the side instead of showing the whole thing.

Ok... I have to go get ready for work. Thanks for visiting.


Jay Gee

Photo Friday Challenge

Carly has posted this weeks challenge and the theme is 'night'... I had to think about this one :) We live in suburbia, with a street light right outside our house. There is no moon at the moment and our 'city' (town) does not have much in the way of interesting 'night' lights.

But, after taking many, many photos, I did manage to capture some stars.

I am really enjoying seeing how different each persons interpretation of the theme is each week and a lot of the time I kick myself for not thinking of the idea, LOL.  And Carly's photos are always totally amazing - check them out.

Jay Gee

Photo Friday Challenge

Hello

Time again for another entry into Carly's Photo Friday Challenge. This week our theme is love.

I immediately thought of holding hands - after 22 years of marriage, we still do this from time to time :)  I forced DH to stop what he was doing and come and pose with me (he was so happy to oblige, NOT!) :) We have this red wall in our house which I thought was the perfect symbolism for the theme.

I played around in Photoshop for quite a while - I wanted to have a black and white image but keep the red. I used 'replace colour', but it has made the red and shadows kind of grainy. Anyone know of an easier way?

Thanks for stopping by... why don't you grab your camera and join in :)

Jay Gee

Photo Friday Challenge

Hi. I am back today with another Photo Friday Challenge, and Carly has chosen 'Animals' for this weeks theme.

Piece of cake... I have one of those :)

Umm, having an animal, I have found, does not guarantee a good photo! Especially when they don't want to sit still and cooperate with their mummy.

Anyway, this is Max, my 5 year old Border Collie. I apologise for the slightly out of focus photo - something for me to work on. He was just constantly distracted by everything, including the camera.

Make sure you check out Carly's blog and her beautiful photo and while you are there have a look at all the other submissions :)

Have a wonderful day.

Jay Gee

Photo Friday Challenge #4

I can't believe I have already been doing this photo challenge for 4 weeks! I am having so much fun :)

This weeks challenge is all about 'shoes' - you can check out all the details on Carly's blog, including the lovely photos by the other participants.

I found my sons work boots outside against the front of the house. I just loved the texture of the brick and the frayed and worn leather. I also think the paint splatters and scuff marks add interest to the photo.

Since I am using this challenge as a learning tool, I played around a bit in Photoshop and boosted the colours a bit - I would be invested to know which photo you prefer? 

Why don't you grab your camera and join us!

Jay Gee

Photo Friday Challenge #3

Hello

I would like to take a moment to thank everyone for all the lovely comments that have been left for me lately - it is so appreciated :)

Ok... today starts a new challenge over at Carly's blog for the Photo Friday Challenge - the theme this week is 'pocket light'.

Now I must admit I had no idea how to go about this, so I went straight to Google for some ideas. I waited until it was dark, dragged my daughter outside so she could hold the torch and took these photos. I am pretty happy with how they turned out and hope I have understood 'pocket light' correctly :)

 Perhaps I needed a little more light for better detail? I think it would have looked better if the foliage wasn't so out of focus.

 Here is a close up. I love how it looks like there is a flower inside the flower.

Thanks so much for looking and if you have any tips, fire away!

Jay Gee

Photo Friday Challenge #2

So, Carly has posted the second theme for the Photo Friday Challenge - Sparkle. She has taken the most beautiful pictures of her girls with their great big eyes sparkling away. Crikey! (it's "An expression of astonishment") :) Talk about intimidating!


My kids are in their late teens... I have a hard enough time getting to see them let alone making them sit still for a photo these days :) I was a bit stumped for an idea until it started to rain... the first time in weeks! We live in the Tropics and it is usually hot and sunny. Anyway, I grabbed the camera and after lots of trial and error, finally came away with this. 

Now I did play around in Photoshop trying different things. Since I am treating this Photo challenge as a learning activity, I would be really interested in your comments and any tips you might have :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Jay Gee