Tag Archives: #challenge

Monday Macro – Bubbles!

Posted on 20/01/2020 by aj vosse

So… there I was, on the beach – feeling very guilty that I’d used a close-up for last week’s challenge… and not a macro. So, for my art, I stooped low, on a very damp beach, just to capture this … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Macro Moment – a Handful… of Junk…

Posted on 06/01/2020 by aj vosse

I’ve been so caught up in my own little world (more to follow below) that I missed last week’s Macro Monday… apologies Irene, hope you don’t hold it against me! OK… so, I took today’s photo last year… keeping it … Continue reading →

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Early New Year’s Challenge…

Posted on 02/01/2020 by aj vosse

Yep… it’s only day two of the year but I’m already throwing the challenge word about! You see… Rainee is still doing her 30 day Creative Challenge… and I said I will think of doing one too. I’ll be lying … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thought – 30 Day Creative Challenge?

Posted on 12/12/2019 by aj vosse

So… this has me thinking… a 30 day creative (writing) challenge? Where did the idea originate? Well, click here to visit Rainee’s blog. Rainee is currently doing the challenge… and provided lists of tips and prompts, especially for folk who … Continue reading →

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Macro Monday – Cheating?

Posted on 02/12/2019 by aj vosse

How do we define the content we use for Irene’s Sunshine Macro Monday posts? Getting as close as possible to the target? Using camera settings or lens adjustments to effect closeness? You tell me. So, that’s my dilemma today. I … Continue reading →

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Seaside Saturday – Wait No More!

Posted on 30/11/2019 by aj vosse

A week or so ago I placed a Waiting post… and included a YouTube video I’d made up specially for that post. On the day, I was waiting for a wave or two to top the breakwater. I only managed … Continue reading →

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Still Life – Fruit Bowl: Sunshine Macro Monday…

Posted on 25/11/2019 by aj vosse

So… who hasn’t taken a photo or ten of the fruit bowl? I’m sure there are some of us who have even attempted to paint a still life… of the fruit bowl. So… there I sat… amusing myself with camera… … Continue reading →

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Waiting – in Vain?

Posted on 21/11/2019 by aj vosse

Waiting… for the waves to break over the breakwater… waiting in vain? There we stood… waiting… waiting for the waves to bounce over the breakwater. So, we waited… and waited… until we almost froze and my camera battery almost ran … Continue reading →