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December 4, 2023
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 47

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 47, Colors Of November

Photo by Carol Freda

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Carol says: 

In November, the lines and shapes of barren trees and foliage stand out against muted yellows, blues, and browns. A stark contrast to the October’s burst of orange, red, and yellow hues.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 47 - Color Scheme

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 47, Color Scheme

Photo by Olivia Edwards

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Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 47 - Stripes

 

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November 29, 2023
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 46

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 46, Power of One

Photo by Hugo Dos Santos

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Hugo says: 

Buffalo is a majestic animal, and I was lucky to see a group of them, but this one protected them. It's just a 45 minute drive, but it's so nice to see Elk, Deer, Buffalos, Coyotes, and wild turkeys... and it's all so beautiful to watch and be grateful for.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 46 - Step and Repeat

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 46, Step and Repeat

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November 21, 2023
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 45

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 45, Purple Please

Photo by Michael Novak

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Michael says: 

Used Triple Exposure. 

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 45 - Stuck in Place

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 45, Stuck in Place

Photo by Kim Upshaw

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Week 45 - Initials

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November 13, 2023
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 44

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 44, Visual Tension

Photo by Mary Degreef

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Mary says: 

Started out with a photo of some metal cylinders that I used the warp tool in PS to stretch and manipulate so that they appeared to be under tension. Pretty straight forward. Put these three together, moving in different directions, for visual tension. Kept thinking something was missing and ended up deciding a snake entwined in the photo would be a neat contrast of organic and inorganic. In my opinion, a venomous water moccasin is ...

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November 7, 2023
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 43

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 43, Happiness Is...

Photo by Julie Titus

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Julia says: 

Happiness is morning and being alone every now and then. This is the dawn view at my friend's farm in Eugene, OR. Every time I visit I am inspired to get up with the sun to see the show. It's a lovely time for deep breaths and reflections on delightful song lyrics.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 43 - Text Overlay

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 43, Text Overlay

Photo by Jennifer Morlock

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November 2, 2023
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 42

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 42, Landmark

Photo by Marion Seasholtz

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Marion says: 

Literally a landmark - Cape Neddick Light (Nubble Light) in York Maine. We have had a difficult few months, and took a break to reset after losing my Dad in September. Mom, Matt and I went to Maine for a few days. I haven't taken many photos at all for months, but this trip got me back into it. I havent posted anything here for quite awhile. I have missed it, but was just overwhelmed. We ...

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October 22, 2023
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 41

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 41, Wet

Photo by Sandy McCurdy

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Sandy says: 

We can get hard rains here, but not on command, so I did enhance our light rain with some help from the soft-watering nozzle.

In LR. I slightly reduced the saturation for the flowers and increased it for the umbrella.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 41 - Pep Ventosa

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 41, Pep Ventosa

Photo by Olivia Edwards

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Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 40

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 40, Free For All

Photo by Chris McCarthy

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Chris says: 

Super Blue Moon Over Bug Light. There were three super moons this summer, and my son-in-law Tommy was interested in capturing moonrise over a lighthouse. He has an app which permits you to line up the structure with the rise of the moon. If you're using a lighthouse as your structure, you can extend that line to a point on the beach and that's where you can set up your camera to ...

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October 11, 2023
Greetings from Portugal from Ricky Tims

Hugo and I have arrived in Portugal and I look forward having Hugo guide me around. We are also planning some fun family time. Upon our arrival we went directly to Navaré to see the big waves...the largest waves in the world. It's a surfers paradise...or nightmare...depending on your skill level. I'm told when the real big waves come only qualified professional are allowed and even then there is a swarm of rescuers at the ready should something go wrong.

The waters off Nazaré, Portugal, cooperate in a big way. Just-right conditions there have churned ...

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October 9, 2023
Dad's Flying Geese from Ricky Tims

My dad made tons of quilt and also left behind more than two dozen full-size quilt tops. This one was made using my hand-dyed fabrics (that's just about all he would use), and features the one-seam flying geese method. 

I'm making good use of the BERNINA Q24. I digitized the two designs using the Art and Stitch software and then positioned each design (one at a time) using the QMatic. I love how it turned out. I'm hoping you will enjoy it and also enjoy doing the jigsaw puzzle.

 

 

 

 

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October 8, 2023
Photo of the week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 39

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 39, What Lies Ahead

Photo by Rebecca Smith

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Rebecca says: 

Visiting in Nebraska right now. Soooo foggy this morning. What lies ahead? I dont know, cant see anything!

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 39 - Do Over

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 39, Do Over

Photo by Susan Garrett

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October 2, 2023
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 38

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 38, Night Lights

Photo by Kathleen Toolan

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Kathleen says: 

Enjoyed a beautiful fall day at a County Fair and Balloon Fest near Lancaster, Pa. Tried using a monopod for the first time.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 38 - Drive Pan

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 38, Drive Pan

Photo by Denneen Peterson

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September 25, 2023
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 37

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 37, Garden of Love

Photo by Olivia Edwards

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Olivia says: 

This forest became a chapel that protects and honors the souls of the departed, especially the people we love.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 37 - White on white

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 37, White on white

Photo by Debbie Huewe

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September 19, 2023
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 36

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 36, Composite Montage

Photo by Bill Arneson

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Bill says: 

The Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, OH, has Dale Chihuly glass exhibits within the plant biomes, arranged primarily among the plants and hanging from the ceilings. One of the exhibits is different styles and colors of blown glass that cover a skylight in a biome tunnel. The photo of this exhibit, taken with an iPhone, is busy and that is a look I usually avoid. But in this case I liked the colors and patterns and ...

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Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 35

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 35, Smile

Photo by Allan Havens

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Allan says: 

A big "Smile" from a frog sculpture in the Benson Sculpture Gardens in Loveland, CO.. Usual LRC adjustments include color grading, slight vignette, color calibration and HSL. Allan Havens, Loveland, CO.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 35 - Still Life

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 35, Still Life

Photo by Liz Carroll

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Week 35 - Black and White

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September 3, 2023
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 33

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 33, Forced Perspective

Photo by Bill Arneson

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Bill says: 

Hocking Hills State Park, south of Columbus, Ohio, has several waterfalls. This one is called Cedar Falls which I recently shot. These falls are dependent on rain and we haven’t had a lot lately so it’s small, but I thought big enough for this challenge. The top of the falls was modified to create sufficient room for the bottle and arm, which were added as a separate photo along with the sky.

 

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August 30, 2023
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 32

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 32, Ansel Adams

Photo by Betty Gott

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Betty says: 

This little tree is located in a field close to my house. Something about it continues to entice me each season. In the spring it's surrounded by long green grasses, but they die quickly when the weather warms. Then the field gets mowed to help prevent fires.

Ansel Adams took many photos of trees and I thought it befitting to use lone tree.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 32- Silhouette

  

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August 22, 2023
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 31

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 31, Hands

Photo by Barbara Larsen

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Barbara says: 

Hands holding a cup of coffee on a reflective kitchen counter.

 

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Week 31- UpClose/Macro

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 31, UpClose/Macro

Photo by Carrie La Barge

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August 15, 2023
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 30

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 30, Automotive Abstract

Photo by Cindy Neville

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Cindy says: 

My 2007 ice blue Honda Civic - playing with light.

 

52-Week Photo Challenge Class
Week 30 - The Story

  

Week 52 Photo Challenge:

Week 30, The Story

Photo by Alda Vidrich

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Smart Phone Photo Challenges
Week 30 - Broken

Smart Phone Challenge:

Week 30, Broken

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August 8, 2023
Photo of the Week from Ricky Tims

Photos of the Week - Week 29

 

Critique Group Challenge: 

Week 29, In The Moment

Photo by Francisco Valladares

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Francisco says: 

I’ve been on vacation for a couple of weeks so I have not had much time to post or work on my photos. we are on our way back to Texas as I write. My contribution this week is the damage I did after my salad in a very nice restaurant in Telluride, I call it “Abstract After Salad”. I took this photo with my IPhone, i did some editing in PS.

 

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