Photos of the Week - Week 45

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 45, Open

Photo by Brian Savon

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Brian says:


Open Fly, Taken with my iPhone, Edited in Lightroom.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 44 - Step and Repeat

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 45, Step and Repeat

Photo by Denis Gilbert

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Denis  says:  

 

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 45 - Sock

 

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 45, Sock

Photo by Ray Sisum

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Ray says:

Edited in BeCasso my wife resting with her cozy socks

2024 AI Image Club

 

 2024 AI Image Club:

Week 45, In the Park

Photo by Ruth-Ellen Flanagan

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Ruth-Ellen says:

Used Firefily with the prompt: Sunday in the park with a lake, a small bridge, and lanterns by its side. Used Art Nouveau, Ink, Watercolor, and Antique Photo styles.

There is a park in Worcester, MA where I grew up called Elm Park. It has a bridge like this and lots of trees and walking paths. The park was designed by Frederick Olmsted the famous landscape and park designer. Well known for Central Park. The land the park resides on was purchased in 1854, making it one of the first public purchases of land expressly intended for use as a municipal park.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos of the Week - Week 44

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 44, October Vibes

Photo by Elspeth Davis

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Elspeth says:


I have been experimenting using a flash at dusk. I composited 4 images of fall leaves combined with a birch limb to create this fall abstract.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 44 - Halloween

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 44, Halloween

Photo by Janet Blum

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Janet  says:  

 

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 44 - October Vibes

 

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 44, October Vibes

Photo by Hugo Dos Santos

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Hugo says:

Colors on the mountain. 

2024 AI Image Club

 

 2024 AI Image Club:

Week 44, Haunted Mansion

Photo by Christine Staver

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Christine says:

Done in dream. Creepy haunted mansion with scary trees at night

 

Ricky's Challenge Photos

 

Photos of the Week - Week 44

 

2024 AI Image Club: 

Week 44, Haunted Mansion

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says: 

Midjourney - the prompt was a highly realistic, photo-realism image of a haunted mansion on a scraggy hill in the distance. It's a dark and stormy night. There are craggy dead trees. Strategically hidden within the scene are spooky objects such as a bat, a headstone, a spider web, a black cat, and a broom. --ar 16:9

In Photoshop, I added the eyes and another set of bats. I also made some adjustments to brighten the scene to show more details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos of the Week - Week 43

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 43, Unique Point of View

Photo by Chuck Harris

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Chuck  says:

Macro shot of one of the last roses of the season from a unique perspective. LR edits.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 43 - Stuck in Place

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 43, Stuck in Place

Photo by Donna Maher

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Donna  says:  

 

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 43 - Relates to Music

 

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 43, Relates to Music

Photo by Jan Hirth

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Jan says:

The foot pedals on our nearly 100 year old Knabe piano create a regal look at floor level.

2024 AI Image Club

 

 2024 AI Image Club:

Week 43, 1950's

Photo by  Linda Rider

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Linda says: 

Model: Imagine, Style: Cosmic
Instead of poodle skirts and saddle shoes, I went back to a memory of watching Sputnik cross the night sky with my brother. The DaVinci version dressed us alike, looking down. A glowing orb at waist height apparently represented Sputnik. Imagine left my ten-year-old self alone but captured the wonder of this strange new object in the sky. It didn’t glow as much as the artistic interpretation; it looked more like the light trail that when saw of the ISS while waiting for it to get dark enough in La Veta to photograph the Milky Way.
I looked up “US reaction to the launch of Sputnik,” to refresh my memory. “Sputnik and the Origins of the Space Age,” by Roger D. Launius confirmed my recollection that the populace and the government were distressed that the Soviet Union launched an artificial satellite in 1957 sooner than us. Political machinations ensued and eventually the precursor to NASA was designated to handle the development of space technology as a civilian agency with the ear of the government.

 

 

Ricky's Challenge Photos

 

Photos of the Week - Week 43

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 43, Unique Point of View

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says: 

Well - I suppose I've never seen myself reaching into the oven - but this is what that looks like. The main camera was too far from the back wall - so this is my iPhone. Small adjustments for editing.

 

2024 AI Image Club -  King Arthur

  

Week 43, 1950's

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Photos of the Week - Week 42

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 42, Past Prime

Photo by Lois Bennett

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Louis  says:

This is a lock on an old stable door. I loved all the textures and colors here. I did minimal cropping, standard LR edits and added the Topaz 2 Dramatic look.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 42 - Text Image Overlay

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 42, Text Image Overlay

Photo by Jim Hasbrouck

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Jim  says:  

 

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 42 - Game Night

 

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 42, Game Night

Photo by Pam Clark

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Pam says:

Every Friday, our senior citizens play Mahjong. I edited this image in Deep Art Effects.

2024 AI Image Club

 

 2024 AI Image Club:

Week 42, King Arthur

Photo by  Margie Clark

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Margie says: 

King Arthur and Merlin in King Arthur’s Court in a magical scene with mystical characters. Radiant light, highly detailed.

 

 

Ricky's Challenge Photos

 

Photos of the Week - Week 42

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 42, Past Prime

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says: 

We have these mammoth Russian sunflowers drying on the table and I know they called to both Hugo and I. Here, I shot the image, used a couple of Topaz filters - blended those with the original - then reduced vibrance.

 

2024 AI Image Club -  King Arthur

  

Week 42, King Arthur

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Photos of the Week - Week 41

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 41, Book Title

Photo by Cate Armstrong

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Cate  says:

The Warmth of Other Suns

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 41 - Pep Ventosa

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 41, Pep Ventosa

Photo by Lynn Thomas

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Lynn  says:  

 

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 41 - In the Kitchen

 

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 41, In the Kitchen

Photo by Nancy Naishtat

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Nancy says:

In my kitchen at night.

2024 AI Image Club

 

 2024 AI Image Club:

Week 41, Ladies Who Lunch

Photo by  Helen Montgomery

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Helen says: 

Co-Pilot prompt: Three female s, an alligator, a racoon and a hipppotamus each wearing elaborate colorful haats are having tea around a lily pad and showing off their brilliant jewelry. CoPilot gave a lof of versions to choose from and was the best AI for this prompt. IWonder what happened to the hippopotamus?

 

 

Ricky's Challenge Photos

 

Photos of the Week - Week 41

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 41, Book Title

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says: 

What a lucky shot - driving on the highway leaving Walsenburg to home - and instantly thinking "Little House on the Prairie" - Applied some fancy footwork to take it into this aged photo using Nik Silver Efex

 

2024 AI Image Club -  Ladies Who Lunch

  

Week 41, Ladies Who Lunch

Photo by Ricky Tims

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