Brief: Study architectural forms, and also train your eye to look for shots that will translate well in black and white. Finally the sun came out and the wind died down (well almost), so it was completely the wrong time to be driving about looking for fancy buildings to take photos of. I needed to do some catching up in the garden. So as I … Continue reading PHOTO DAY 12: Architecture
Brief: Use one colour to add life or drama to your shot. I’m not very good at following instructions and when I saw this in the greenhouse it took by breath away. I was not expecting the true leaves on the carob seedling to be such a vivid red and against the strong green leaves it just stands out. But the image also needed some … Continue reading PHOTO DAY 11: Pop of Colour
Brief: share an image that creates a sense of mystery. This weekend I am at a Christmas Market, although I still feel it is way too early to be thinking about Christmas. I’m a kinda two weeks before kind of girl. Besides the weather is still terrible so you can’t possibly feel Christmassy in the cold and wet. It has to be hot, sunny and possibly … Continue reading PHOTO DAY 10: Mystery
The Brief: capture an image of warmth, ideally using the sun as your source. I don’t have much to say about this one except with 16 days until summer there isn’t a lot of sunshine and not a lot of warmth. I’m not impressed! I am going to have to have another look at this one in the light of day… The only warmth seems to … Continue reading PHOTO DAY 9: Warmth
The brief: Capture the natural world with your camera. Look for natural lines that lead our eyes to different parts of a frame. OK. this is my kind of theme. I am in the natural world all day – rain permitting! I constantly have a camera with me and several have suffered a sad demise as the dirt made it’s way into the zoomy bit … Continue reading PHOTO DAY 8: The Natural World
The brief: Photograph a landmark. You can capture all or part of it; place it in the foreground and make it your focal point; or include it in the background. We challenge you to surprise us, and to present the landmark through your eyes. I live in rural New Zealand, in an old swamp where it is quite flat. We don’t have any of the … Continue reading PHOTO DAY 7: LANDMARKS – TAMAKAE
The brief: capture our theme, connect, through your lens. Connection is such a lovely thing on the internet and I just want to hijack this lesson to say a big thank you to all the people who follow along with all my gardening antics. To non gardeners like Hubby the Un-Gardener, it is just white noise in a crowded space. Although I still can’t comprehend … Continue reading PHOTO DAY 6: CONNECT
With a mere three weeks until summer, the weather has finally come around to my way of thinking. Less rain, less wind and less hail. More sun, more blue skies and more awesomeness. I turned around today and looked at my garden in its entirety instead of a disjointed collection of things that need doing and realised – “oh my goodness – I’m there.” Aside … Continue reading Too lovely for words.
The brief: Capture a snapshot that conveys the state of being alone. So lets not kid ourselves – we all know this is staged. I don’t have time to sit and read at the moment. But maybe this is an image for my dream board. One day I would love sit here in my orchard and watch the trees, with my feet up reading a … Continue reading PHOTO DAY 5: SOLITUDE
The brief: Publish an image that represents bliss. I couldn’t think of anything more blissful than a perfectly ripe strawberry still warm from the sun. Of course I did need to test it out! There are loads more where these came from…. it’s definitely nearly strawberry vodka time! Continue reading PHOTO DAY 4: BLISS
