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PHOTO DAY 12: Architecture

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…

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PHOTO DAY 11: Pop of Colour

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…

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PHOTO DAY 10: Mystery

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….

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PHOTO DAY 9: Warmth

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….

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PHOTO DAY 8: The Natural World

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…

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PHOTO DAY 7: LANDMARKS – TAMAKAE

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…

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PHOTO DAY 6: CONNECT

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…

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Too lovely for words.

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…

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PHOTO DAY 5: SOLITUDE

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…

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PHOTO DAY 4: BLISS

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…

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