Month: April 2021

Construct: Thursday Photo Challenge

Welcome! Come and join the Thursday Photo Challenge (FPC), a weekly photography challenge for everyone who likes to take photos!

This week’s theme is construct. You could interpret it as construction (to construct), constructive, or get all metaphysical with “time is a construct” or similar. It’s entirely down to you how you interpret the challenge!

My photo is of construction in Dubai, because I found it fascinating to watch people create huge structures in the desert.

It’s often said that pregnant women dream of skyscrapers being built and that it’s their subconscious telling them they are making new life. I never had any dreams like that. Maybe my body knew I was extremely aware of how pregnant I was. Have you had any dreams like that? It sounds really interesting.

Here’s how to take part:

  1. Take a photo or search your files for one that represents the week’s theme.
  2. Write a post, including your photo, any words of explanation or inspiration you wish to share, and a link to this challenge page.
  3. Comment on this post with a link to your page so others can see your contribution.
  4. That’s it! Super easy.

This challenge will stay open for one week, then next Thursday, I will post the next challenge!

Texture: Join the Thursday Photo Challenge!

Welcome! Come and join the Thursday Photo Challenge, a weekly photography challenge for everyone who likes to take photos!

This week’s challenge is texture.

Texture and pattern should function as a surprise.

Robert Denning

My photo is from Istanbul, where the texture of this scene fascinated me. It wasn’t just the water, although that’s intriguing by itself since it’s very obviously standing water, but the surface is choppy like tidal water.

The texture of the stone around the water, and the white egg-like structures in the centre of the feature were also fascinating, and the whole thing contrasts with the trees in the background.

Reflecting on this photo, I wish I had taken it with a higher ISO and faster shutter speed to really get more light and movement into the image. But that would have meant using my Canon Eos instead of my iPhone, which is what this was actually taken with. :0

What can you come up with for this challenge?

Here’s how to take part:

  1. Take a photo or search your files for one that represents the week’s theme.
  2. Write a post, including your photo, any words of explanation or inspiration you wish to share, and a link to this challenge page.
  3. Comment on this post with a link to your page so others can see your contribution.
  4. That’s it! Super easy.

This challenge will stay open for one week, then next Thursday, I will post the next challenge!

Senses: Join the Thursday Photo Challenge!

Welcome! Come and join the Thursday Photo Challenge, a weekly photography challenge for everyone who likes to take photos! There are lots of other great photo challenges out there, but this one is the Thursdayest of all the photo challenges.

This week’s topic is senses.

All our knowledge begins with the senses.

Immanuel Kant

In biology, it’s generally agreed we have five sense. But what about all those other things we call senses? A sense of dread before an exam? A sense of excitement? Common sense? There are so many ways this challenge can be interpreted and I hope you have fun coming up with something!

My photo is from the Candylicious store in Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE. The sense? Sense of wonder! But if it had to be a scientific sense, sense of taste since it’s a tree made of candy.

Here’s how to take part:

  1. Take a photo or search your files for one that represents the week’s theme.
  2. Write a post, including your photo, any words of explanation or inspiration you wish to share, and a link to this challenge page.
  3. Comment on this post with a link to your page so others can see your contribution.
  4. That’s it! Super easy.

This challenge will stay open for one week, then next Thursday, I will post the next challenge!