Beginnings.

   I love the idea of the new community Photo Challenge.   These are all last years pictures but they all show new beginnings.  I will get more creative with my borders as I am anxious to get back to taking the pictures I love.

Community Photo Challenge_Beginnings

Community Photo Challenge-"BEGINNINGS"

Here are the rules :

Community Photo Challenge-"BEGINNINGS"

To start off the New Year & a New Photo Challenge we have decided to make the first challenge "BEGINNINGS" Any goes as long as it represents beginnings.  New baby, budding flowers, baby birds, sunrises...You can use your own file photo(past photos) for this one.  Not many rules here. Try to be creative--presentation is important, even if you just add a small border around the photo so it doesn't get lost on the background of your journal.

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Monday Photo Shoot

Monday Photo Shoot: Personal Gifts

Every now and again it's nice to do a little something for yourself -- and that's the theme of this week's Monday Photo Shoot:

Your Monday Photo Shoot: Take a picture of something nice/fun/interesting that you recently bought for yourself. That means something you bought because you said to yourself "hey, that would be nice to have," as opposed to, say "hey, this is something I have to get." So, for example, that package of tube socks that you just bought would not qualify for photo shoot -- but a pair of multicolored knee-high socks with kittens on them would. It's all about the delivery, you see.

    This was easy as for my birthday last month I bought myself something I had been wanting for awhile.  It is called Under Clouds of Gold and Greg Kiser of Four Forty-Six Photography took the shot.  It went wonderful with a similar picture I had and it had a perfect frame for it also.  Check out the one in his gallery as it is a better shot then the one I took with my camera, too much glare.  It was a wonderful present to myself.

Photo Scavenger Hunt #119

    
           

Photo Scavenger Hunt #119 will be due on Sunday, September 23, at 11:00 PM EST.
                                              
    Our subject this week is:  "a favorite food/foods"

   Gee, one of my favorite subjects.  I am just showing the main course but of course sweet potatoes go great with steaks and steamed veggies.  Nice and medium inside, yummy!

                           

Photo Scavenger Hunt #118

Photo Scavenger Hunt #118 will be due on Sunday, September 9, at 11:00 PM EST.
                                              
Our subject this week is:  "comfort"

How about a photo of an object or place that brings you comfort?  Or something that represents comfort?  You may interpret the subject any way you wish.  Please put your FULL entry URL in the comments section below.  If you have any questions about uploading or posting feel free to email me at valphish@aol.com.  Have fun!!

       Well here is my entry.  My hubby brings me comfort and security.

Monday Morning photo shoot. Expression

Your Monday Photo Shoot: Present a picture that clearly shows a particular emotion. Happy, sad, thrilled, bummed, anything in between.

    Well Rick looks very sleepy and tired here.  Just got done riding our bicycles for 14 miles so he is resting.  Rick.....Rick wake up Rick.  Still got a mile to go.  Wake up.....

So Can you take Too many Flower Shot?

  

           Well, I did get one or 2 turtles.


     



I really like the contrasting colors in the picture below.




          And I really like the Black Eyed Susie above.

         Grasshopper........Yes Master!



   The one below was a good but it is kind of interesting....right?
 


         Much better below.
 

        One last shot.
 

   Wait, wait. one more.