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April 23, 2024
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 15

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 15, Upside Down

Photo by  Mary Degreef

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Mary says: 

I think I won't say what this is and let you guess. I'll just say the original was flipped vertically and tripled.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 15 - Selective Color

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 15, Selective Color

Photo by Ken Hodina

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April 14, 2024
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 14

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 14, Word Smash

Photo by Rita Fishel

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Rita says: 

Spring has sprung! Time to dust off the old mower!! Springtime!!!

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 14 - Street Photography

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 14, Street Photography

Photo by Rick Watnick

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Rick  says:  

 

Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 14 - Animal Kingdom

 

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Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 13

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 13, Rhymes With Teak

Photo by Chuck Honeycutt

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Chuck says: 

Hey … You Looking at Me?

Yah … I know … I got a big BEAK … and that rhymes with Teak.

But … I am not meek!

Get near me and I will give you a Tweak … Right on YOUR Beak!

And … My mother thinks that I am beautiful!

Okay … Sacramento Zoo … Lr … Ps … Texture Blending

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 13 - Composite Montage

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 13, Composite Montage

Photo by  Leanne Baraban

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April 2, 2024
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 12

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 12, Free For All

Photo by Chris Mccarthy

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Chris says: 

The Big Idea. I spent some time this week trying to come up with a good concept/idea for this week's challenge. The fact that it could be almost anything actually made it seem more difficult. Then suddenly, the lightbulb came on. So I took a picture of it!

A lightbulb, a sparkler, a reflective surface, a black background, and a little bit of putty to hold the lightbulb and sparkler in place ...

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April 1, 2024
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 11

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 11, Lit from Below

Photo by Angelia Peterson

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Angela says: 

Do I ever get looked at wierdly trying to attain my images. This week was no different! I like how they have a very hot coal look about them, from afar, even though that could not be further from the truth. To see a few other captures

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 11 - Shutter Zoom

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 11, Shutter Zoom

Photo by Nancy Gengler

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March 19, 2024
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 10

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 10, Windows

Photo by Bruce Hinde

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Bruce says: 

Window (without a view)
The roof slid on the east side of the house this week...
The ski area has had over 300" of snow since November and 24" in the past 3 days. I don't think we'll be using this door for a couple of months. The snow bank is about 10' deep on this side of the house and we only get about half the amount of snow that falls on the ...

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March 14, 2024
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 9

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 9, Mellow Yellow

Photo by Andre Gallant

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Andre says: 

I woke up this morning to three disgruntled chickens glaring at me. They were upset because I opted to photograph 3 ducks for last week's topic (3) instead of them. I felt I had to make things right so I photographed them for this week's topic "Mellow Yellow". Luckily, they graciously forgave me for my faux pas. By the way, it's a tad amusing/sad when you find yourself purchasing attire for ...

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March 6, 2024
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 8

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 8, Three

Photo by Michael Novak

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Michael says: 

Gig on the beach. Winter ocean rowing has been underway for the very hearty crews here in New England for weeks. The photo is a close-up of the sternside of a pilot gig, sitting on the beach just beyond the high tide mark, ready to be pushed into the water and taken for a row. On March 2nd the first race of the season in this area takes place off this beach--a 3+ mile race on ...

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February 28, 2024
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 7

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 7, Morning Routine

Photo by Brian Lyon

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Brian says: 

Like everyone else my Morning Routine usualy starts with coffee etc. I decided I'd go past that Routine and get to my Morning Routine at work. Everything starts with me there so if i don't get things going nobody else gets going. Heading to one of the Mills with some logs as another Bear Lake valley sunrise begins.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 7 - Black & White

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 7, Black ...

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February 26, 2024
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 6

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 6, Curly

Photo by Shannon Hiebert

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Shannon says: 

If you know what this is...AAAAAND know how to use it....You are officially 'OLD'. I was in a bit of a hurry taking this, so I tried to get the highest F Stop number with the lowest ISO as I needed to take it hand held. I decided to take it a bit under exposed so I could get the best focus on the curl and I just thought that I would make the ...

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February 12, 2024
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 5

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 5, Sound of Silence

Photo by Rebecca Smith

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Rebecca says: 

Ahhh...Finally, silence! I'm sure at least once the thought of doing this has crossed our mind. Grateful for a friend who played with me for my photo this week.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 5- Wheels

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 5, Wheels

Photo by Janet Wheeler

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Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 4

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 4, Color Shift

Photo by JoAnn Banks

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JoAnn says: 

I thought this was going to be fairly easy, but it ended up being a lot more difficult than I thought it should be. I placed a slice of orange on my light pad to take the photo. Then in PS I selected each orange section and changed the hue and saturation. My goal was to create a mini color wheel. I clipped each hue and saturation adjustment to each orange section that I had ...

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January 28, 2024
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 3

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 3, Entry

Photo by Randee Wald

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Randee says: 

Welcome To The Planet- Keeping your head above water!

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 3- Find a Line

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 3, Find a Line

Photo by Christiane Shrimpton

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Christiane says:  

 

Smart Phone Photo ...

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Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 2

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 2, Delicate

Photo by Karen Mackowski

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Karen says: 

At one point while taking photos of this dried leaf, it fell on the floor and I accidently stepped on it. It stuck to my sock and when I pulled it off, the leaf tore. I decided to go with it torn which really illustrates how delicate the leaf is. Minor adjustments in PS and changed to black and white.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 2 - Two Rectangles

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 2, Two Rectangles ...

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January 15, 2024
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 1

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 1, Year Word

Photo by John Van Walleghen

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John says: 

Look Closer - From a distance, it looked like a white-headed bird was on top of the main trunk of this tree. Upon closer examination, it becomes part of the tree. My photos this year will get a Closer Look!

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 1 - Selective Focus

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 1, Selective Focus

Photo by Rose Penoyer

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January 11, 2024
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 52

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 52, Favorite Photo

Photo by Bob McInteer

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Bob says: 

When I traveled to Shiprock in northwestern New Mexico in October, I arrived well before sunset, shot well into the evening, overnighted in nearby Farmington, and returned before sunrise the following day. This one is a composite of many images I took on a locked tripod after sunset.

The light on the terrain coming from the left and the faint glow on the horizon are the last vestiges of the sunset. The streaks from the ...

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January 1, 2024
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 51

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 51, Its a Gift

Photo by Gail Garber

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Gail says: 

The Gift of Life! Little did any of us know what was in store on Friday, December 22. When a New Mexico birder, Leslie Harrington Duffey, used the outhouse at the Ladd S. Gordon Waterfowl Complex. Something in the pit of the toilet caused her to look downward, where she saw an owl, trapped in the toxic excrement below. She sounded the alert, posting on the Birding New Mexico Facebook page, and frantically trying ...

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December 31, 2023
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 50

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 50, Half And Half

Photo by Lois Bennett

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Lois says: 

I photographed a leaf and then changed the background, created a layer in PS, converted to b&w, and used inverse to reverse the colors of the main subject and background and then erased parts to give this image. I then added a border.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 50 - Light Painting

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 50, Light Painting

Photo by Elspeth Davis

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December 19, 2023
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 49

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 49, Self Portrait

Photo by Clark Poppleton

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Clark says: 

First off, I'm not a big fan of this challenge because I'm not one to take a lot of portraits, much less selfies. Second, as you can see, my little buddy just has to steal the show any chance he gets.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 49 - Self Portrait

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 49, Self Portrait

Photo by Debbie Huewe

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December 13, 2023
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 48

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 48, Shadow Play

Photo by Chris Maher

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Chris says: 

When I saw the challenge, my first thought was to go to Longwood Gardens at night to capture the shadows generated by this contraption - not sure what they call it. To be clear, the pattern on the ground are shadows generated by the light inside the structure. On Monday night I went over to the gardens. I got there around 7:15 and stayed until 9:30. I started and ended my time at this ...

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