AUGUST Photo Challenge Discussion

[HoopyFrood]

New theme for the month is up, hopefully it inspires lots of people! I ended up looking at a site with loads of suggested themes and for a while I couldn't decide on just one!

Hopefully it'll make us look at things a little more closely and realise the patterns that are around us in day to day life.

 

[anivid]

Sounds really exciting, HF - I'll go taking a peep in the mirror, balancing my symmetry into an alternating world

 

[Talysia]

Congratulations on the win, Hoopy! This is a great theme, and I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of pics I can get.

 

[Mouse]

Intriguing theme! I'm sure there will be lots of good'ns again.

 

[hopewrites]

Beautiful SF! Love the color on the water.
very good theme HF

 

[Mouse]

Lovely, SF. Hope you had a good holiday!

 

[StormFeather]

Thanks Hope & Mouse! Am still here - took the laptop with me so the kids could Skype with the rest of the family - and have been keeping an eye out for opportunities to find something to fit the theme since arriving. I have an idea or two for my second shot, but that depends on a lot of variables so may not be able to deliver quite what I want!

Looking forward to seeing what everyone else comes up with . . . .

 

[hopewrites]

Spring, a beautiful combination of symmetry and asymmetry! The roof lines offset from yet echoing the tree line before it with apparently equal slopes, making a calm and soothing backdrop for the tall and aptly named flowers.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Hope, you are the perp of the photo thread, that makes it sound ridiculously like I know anything about photography... on the other hand, SF, that's a fabulous photo, and I am suitably jealous...

 

[alchemist]

I went on hols and Alex was leading the July challenge. Then I found out hoopy had won. Congratulations and a good new theme. Good entries so far, but I'm mildly suspicious of the object on the far left in SF's...

 

[Mouse]

Dirty boy.

 

[alchemist]

Dirty boy.

I blame the person who has this in their holiday home.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I went on hols and Alex was leading the July challenge. Then I found out hoopy had won. Congratulations and a good new theme. Good entries so far, but I'm mildly suspicious of the object on the far left in SF's...

On a family friendly site, too. Your Mam would wash your mouth out with soap for such comments. (but, um, yes, I see your point. I didn't want to, but I do... )

 

[hopewrites]

I'm not seeing it... and I feel like I'm missing out on a good joke... and that by saying I'm not seeing it someone is going to pat my head and say "ah bless"

 

[Mouse]

S'alright, hope, tis only the dirty minded of us - like springs and alc, who can see it. The rest of us are far too innocent.

 

[Abernovo]

I didn't notice anything until alc, then springs, mentioned on it. So I went to have another look. Hmm. Well, it looks like a lovely place for a holiday, SF. I'm not commenting on anything else.

Walks away, trying (and failing) for an air of innocence.

 

[StormFeather]

You cheeky monkeys!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just to clarify - a day time shot of the same scene, though not quite from the same angle as the tiles round the pool are too hot to lie on right now, and a close up of the suspect item . . . .

I hope the gutter-minded amongst you can clear your thoughts now???

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Oh, lord, I'm not sure that made it better or worse, SF. Am now listing this thread as one not to return to this month, it's making me laugh too much, and proving far too distracting.

 

[HoopyFrood]

Oh wow, I would not have guessed that that was a reflection in a pool! (Although now that I've looked at it more closely, it is obvious )

Really great symmetry photo, SF, an excellent start.

 

[Mouse]

We were looking at the reflection? I'm with Springs, it doesn't look better in the daylight! They should start selling those brollies.