Photos of the Week - Week 18

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 18, The Scream

Photo by Carol Freda

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Carol says: 

The scene looked familiar, why it’s the fishing dock at French Park. The ‘screamer’ was morphed in PS from a fishing line depository located on the fence line. Sky replacement and warp, Topaz-a funky color filter.

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 18 - Red

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 18, Red

Photo by Laurie McGowan

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Laurie  says:  

The Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, OR opens to the public for a Tulip Festival every year in April. Spring has been so late in coming this year that they extended it through the first week of May. Lucky me! Perfect timing for "Red" week.

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 18 - Bowls

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 18, Bowls

Photo by Patty Robinson

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Patty says: 

“All set and ready to go!”
These Pyrex mixing bowls have been in use for 4 generations! Edits made on the iPhone to bring out the colors of the bowls a little more and the grain of the wood inside the drawer.

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 18, Bowls

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says:

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Critique Group Challenge:

Week 18, The Scream

Photo by Ricky Tims
from the 2023 Critique Group

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Ricky says:

This started with a photo of the rail fence at the entrace to our ranch looking to the Wet Mountains. Gracie the cow lives just another halfmile or so down that road. Miguel lives on the front porch, a concrete scupture I purchased in Socorro about ten years ago. One of the joys after the fire was seeing the fireman photos of the house still standing with Miguel greeting the camera.

I cut Miguel out of the porch photo and layered him on the rail fence photo. I flattened those two and then added saturation. Then I went to work with the Liquify tool to create some swirly movement. From there the image went into Topaz where I added a double filter.

Photos of the Week - Week 17

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Week 17, Squares in Squares

Photo by Zee McLeod

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Zee says: 

This was originally a swamp cooler vent in the ceiling. Had fun playing in PS, particularly liquidfy.

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 17 - Dreamscapes

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 17, Dreamscapes

Photo by Mariano de Miguel

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Mariano  says:  

Taken at the Meijer Botanical Gardens in Grand Rapids Michigan : This is the Japanese Garden. I used two versions of the same photot : one over exposed Vs the standard one and did some masking with a 30 % brush for touchups of the very dark areas. Nice effect!! Kind of like a Orthon effect of the old color film days.

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 17 - Rhymes with Hi

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 17, Rhymes with Hi

Photo by Patricia Honeycutt

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Patricia says: 

CACTI—edited in the camera app. I thought the monochrome filter worked well to show off the shapes.

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Week 17, Rhymes with Hi

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says:

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Critique Group Challenge:

Week 17, Squares in Squares

Photo by Ricky Tims
from the 2022 Critique Group

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Ricky says:

Chess board and dice from the 80s during my DnD days

Photos of the Week - Week 16

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Week 16, Past Prime

Photo by Cate Armstrong

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Cate says: 

Baling Wire

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 16 - Golden Hour

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Week 16, Golden Hour

Photo by Karen Shulman

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Karen  says:  

I was uncomfortible with this assignment, seemed invassive, and shot many images with my camera at my hip plus avoided any shots with children. I became more comfortible and this is my favorite - giggling teens breaking ice on a pond with their feet. Minimal LR adjustments, except vibrance -100, which I liked better than B&W.

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 16- Spots Dots

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Week 16, Spots Dots

Photo by Olivia Edwards

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Olivia says: 

IPhone. A little editing in LrC to adjust the brightness of the spots of light. A solar powered lantern on a table next to framed photos of my family. Here, my grandson is making up a puppet show.

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Week 16, Spots Dots

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says:

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Critique Group Challenge:

Week 16, Past Prime

Photo by Ricky Tims
from the 2022 Critique Group

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Ricky says:

The old truck is definitely past prime.

Photos of the Week - Week 15

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Week 15, FT

Photo by Carol Bergers

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Carol says: 

FTs in Fruita, Utah’ (Part of Capitol Reef National Park)

I have just returned from a six-day ‘Road Trip’ to Southern Utah, where I visited three National Parks and five Utah State Parks. While I was in Capitol Reef National Park, all of the old fruit trees were blooming at the time. Part of this National Park used to be an old settlement where 8-10 Mormon families used to live. Long ago, they planted apple, apricot, peach, and plum trees in this fertile location. The fruit orchards are now being maintained by the Park Service.

I cropped this photo in Lr, and then took it into Topaz Studio 2 where I added the Orton Effect filter to give it some softness, and then added a vignette.

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 15 - Selective Color

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 15, Selective Color

Photo by Dolores Wood

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Dolores  says:  

Spring is finally starting to blossom out in Idaho. Had to work hard to select the red flowers, but I did it!

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 15 - Straight Up

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 15, Straight Up

Photo by Rosie Riewer

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Rosie says: 

Looking up at my shirts from the bottom of my closet. All edits were phone edits: square crop, a bit of vignette to soften the edges, and Palma filter.

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Week 15, Straight Up

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says:

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Critique Group Challenge:

Week 15, FT

Photo by Ricky Tims
from the 2022 Critique Group

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Ricky says:

I experimented with several options - which is fun. In the end, during golden hour on this glorious day on the mountain, I put my phone on the ground in some tall dead weeds. I was surpised to see the color shift in the sky. I also used the wide angle option.

Photos of the Week - Week 14

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Week 14, Floating

Photo by Laurie Lee

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Laurie says: 

Oil and liquid soap floated on water with some color lights underneath the container. Basic LR adjustment

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 14 - Street Photo

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 14, Street Photo

Photo by Diana Weir

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Diana  says:  

I was uncomfortible with this assignment, seemed invassive, and shot many images with my camera at my hip plus avoided any shots with children. I became more comfortible and this is my favorite - giggling teens breaking ice on a pond with their feet. Minimal LR adjustments, except vibrance -100, which I liked better than B&W.

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 14 - Fifty-Fifty

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 14, Fifty-Fifty

Photo by Nancy Nelson

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Nancy says: 

This is a shot of the edge of the building where I work and the sky. I was going for two rectangles. It was taken during the day with a clear blue sky that wasn’t too interesting so I edited in SnapSeed and used the double exposure tool to overlay a picture I took recently of the sky with clouds and the moon. Then I decided to make it b&w so it would look like it was taken at night. Not sure how successful my efforts but it was fun to try.

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 14, Fifty-Fifty

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says:

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Critique Group Challenge:

Week 14, Float

Photo by Ricky Tims
from the 2022 Critique Group

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Ricky says:

Not a lot that floats around here, but I do have a few rubber duckies... I know... TMI. Anyway, they got to have a little escape on a lovely Spring day to enjoy a little swim in the pond.