Photos of the Week - Week 1

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 1, Year Word

Photo by Lisa Flannagan

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Lisa  says:

My year word is "friendship." Since retiring last year, I finally have time to foster old and new friendships. Truly looking forward to 2025 as starting a new chapter in my life. We are blessed to live in a neighborhood with fun, caring and dog-loving neighbors. Extra special because they like to eat and play cards. There have been so many birds in my backyard the past few weeks. They really enjoy bark butter on the tree. I captured these two acting friendly. I did rotate the image 90 degrees since they were on a tree. I'm not great at identifying warblers. The merlin app said that the bird on the right is a pine warbler and the bird on the left is a Nashville warbler.

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 1 - Selective Focus

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 1, Selective Focus

Photo by Rob Herman

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Rob  says:  

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 1 - Year Word

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 1, Year Word

Photo by Margie Clark

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Margie says:

Tranquility - looking for scenes that illustrate tranquility.
This is my little boy the night before his knee surgery this week. The expression on his face gave me a feeling of tranquility and that all would be fine. He was in excellent hands. His recovery will be long and require close monitoring, but it is going well.

Edited in Prisma app with Color

2025 AI Image Club

 2025 AI Image Club:

Week 1, What Lies Ahead

Photo by  Kenneth Hodina

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Kenneth says: 

"What lies ahead?" Used Bing AI image creator which is very simple. Tried two other free/week trial packages and images were lower quality, but similar in content. This is my first ever AI Image endeavor. I'll post now and then continue looking for apps to use.

Photos of the Week - Week 1

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 1, Year Word

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says: 

I would very much like to make this transition from Collorado to Missouri. It has lingered long enough to start being a bit of a headache. It messes with any 'plans'. However, while I hope this transition will occur in 2025, life is always transitioning. We change. We evolve. Nothing stays the same...NOTHING!

For this image, I went outside to our 'happy houses'. Since selling the house would be the primary aspect of a 2025 transition, the little house seemed approporate. I had the idea to go from black and white to color. Then I added an overlay that also darkened the left and washed out the right - a transition from dark to light. Always look for the light!

2025 AI Image Club -  What Lies Ahead

2025 AI Image Club:

Week 1, What Lies Ahead

Photo by Ricky Tims

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Ricky says: