Cry Me A River...In Time

Carly calls us to celebrate Earth Day.

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'Cry Me A River' From Colour Contrast Continuity

'In Time' From Colour Contrast Continuity

Please note that I have upgraded my website Colour Contrast Continuity in order to post the photographs I have been taking.

It will have my domain name by the end of this month.

Far Away is Close at Hand

Carly asks us to show something Up Close this week
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The title for my entry is taken from 'Song of contrariety' by Robert Graves
'Far away is close at hand
Close joined is far away,
Love shall come at your command
Yet will not stay.'


Greg continues to be an inspiration to me to try to produce the best photograph that I can with my equipment.
I viewed his macro photo for this challenge this morning while the rain pelted down and my dogs looked miserably at the conservatory doors knowing that their walk was delayed.
I had nothing that I could enter.
I do not have a macro lens but I took my camera with the Tamron 18-270mm lens with me when the rain finally stopped, determined to get something I could post.
I knelt in a patch of nettles to get as close as possible to the few showing flowers.
I found a dandelion flower and filled the viewfinder with it.
I saw raindrops held by the new nettle foliage and hawthorn blossom and took many photographs hoping that the camera could capture a little of the magic.
I searched for a Bluebell that had opened in the sun that eventually sneaked some rays between the clouds that raced across the sky.
I have cropped and enlarged a few in Photoshop to find more than I ever saw.
I have not got a macro lens but this camera and lens combination with Photoshop still managed to give me an entry.

'Dandy Lion' From Colour Contrast Continuity

'The Innocence of Nettle' From Colour Contrast Continuity

For the other photographs I took please go to my Web Site Colour Contrast Continuity where they can be found in the Macro Room.

An End to the Beginning...

'An End to the beginning' From Colour Contrast Continuity

Please note that this journal will now only be used to enter photographic challenges.
If you want to view my latest photographs please go to Colour Contrast Continuity where I am building a web site that will soon be upgraded.

Decorate the Halls...

... with a discarded Plastic Bag

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Winter winds tear our ignorance to shreds and decorate a living tree with beauty beyond the horizon for spring.

Light in the Dark

Martha's A-Z Challenge has got to the letter Z

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Z is for Zenith
The part of the celestial sphere directly above an observer.
This photo was taken on a night with a full moon which lit up the silver birch tree with the long exposure time (15 sec) required to capture the stars directly overhead.

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Z is also for Zenit
This is Russian made 35mm SLR Film camera I bought as a 'collector's item' from Ebay. It weighs nearly 2 1/2lb with a 50mm standard lens.I am glad things have lightened up!
Seen here with the range of lenses that came with it.

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Look Up, Look Down, Look Around

Carly asks this week for anything relating to the upcoming Easter or Passover holidays.
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Easter Sky

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Easter Reflection (with colour alteration of the foreground water in Photoshop)

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Easter Garland (seen in a thorn hedge)

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For other Spring photographs please go to Colour Contrast Continuity where they can be seen in The Spring Room and there is a blog that details my photographic journey.

And for extra credit I asked Callie for a smile.

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