Weekly Photo Challenge: Motion!

The challenge for this week is all about motion… This series of photos were taken during a holiday in France a few years ago.  They feature my youngest son in various stages of running and jumping into the pool.  My daughter can also be spied (already in the pool) in various stages of gleeful disbelief…the water was sooo cold and she couldn’t believe he was going to launch himself, full pelt into it’s icey depths instead of gingerly easing himself in like she (and I) would!  Eldest son on the lounger in the background…clearly too laid back to care either way!

And we’re off!

Eldest son in the background…clearly too laid back to care!

And…

Lift off! Brother and sister make eye contact…I can’t believe you’re actually doing this!

…I can’t look! (and I don’t want to get splashed!)

Look at the motion of the hair! 🙂

Weekly Photo Challenge: Afloat!

For the challenge of Afloat I thought I’d post a few photos of this Seagull who seemed to be having fun floating over the waves at Durdle Door in Dorset, England, on a very windy afternoon a few weeks ago!

 

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette #2!

The following photo’s are of my youngest son… taken while he jumped on a trampoline and did different poses in the air!  He and I had great fun doing these!

Heel click!

Running man 1…

Running man 2!

Taking it easy!

Muscle man!

O.k. whatever!

Got it!

Leapfrogging a beach ball on a trampoline… of course!

Peace!

Life’s great!

This is my second entry to this week’s challenge for Silhouette… to see the first one click here!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Let There Be Light!

For this week’s photo challenge I’m posting some photos taken recently in London’s Piccadilly Circus with a silhouette of the famous Eros statue in one of them.  A couple were taken at the Warner Bros Studio Tour, The Making of Harry Potter, which I totally recommend to any Harry Potter fans out there… it was awesome!  Some taken locally and of course you’ve gotta have candles!

 So without much further ado… Let There Be Light!  

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The Eros statue, silhouetted against the bright advertising lights in London’s Piccadilly Circus and the Iconic London Underground sign in the foreground!

Advertising lights in Piccadilly Circus, London

Bustling Regent Street, London

Taken at the Warner Bros Studio Tour, The Making of Harry Potter… this is from the Yule Ball!

I’m always burning candles… I love the calming, cosy glow of those flickering flames!

Lighting the way to the London Underground!

Fireworks on the sea front!

These lovely lights were in the shop at the Warner Bros Studio for the Making of Harry Potter

A firework shot that went wrong… but I kinda like it!

Taken on my way out of Hamley’s, a famous toy shop in London… ahh sweet childhood memories but never too old to play!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers

For this weeks challenge, Layers I decided to take some photos of things around my home… it’s amazing how many different layers can be found in ordinary everyday stuff!

Layers of magazine pages

Grab a cuppa & sift through the layers of a magazine…

Layers of coasters

Layers of discs

Layers of Post-it notes!

An old shed door & layers of peeling paint!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside…

I had fun with this weeks photo challenge it made me think outside the box! Couldn’t resist this, inside the lens…

Books on the bookshelf inside one of my lenses on the arm of the sofa!

Cropped image of the one above showing books, upside down inside the lens!

Photographer inside the lens! 🙂

Weekly Photo Challenge: An Unusual POV

This weeks photo challenge had me trawling through my photos trying to find one that fit the ‘unusual point of view’ theme…

Challenge yourself to rethink your ideas about what subjects are appropriate, and then challenge yourself again to find an unusual perspective on your subject.

I came up with this one taken at The Village Green Festival, it’s a reflection of the view my Son was seeing through his sunglasses!

He played his first live gig (guitar & singing) in a festival setting… I was very proud of him!

Daily Prompt: Reflections…

These were taken last Tuesday on a steam train ride from Paignton to Dartmouth in Devon… I think they go quite well with today’s Daily Prompt theme!

Steam trains bring out ‘The Railway Children’ kid in me! (Film from my childhood!)

Same train, different view & depth of field!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable #2

I captured these yesterday whilst enjoying the sunshine for a wonderful change!  I thought they were perfect for this weeks photo challenge… just imagine all the adventures going through their minds!  Oh to be a child again!

Four companionable adventurers…!

The wonders of childhood…

Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable

These two were fishing together, taking it in turns to go ‘bottoms up’ for food!  They looked very cute and companionable so thought it rather apt for this weeks photo challenge…

Mrs Duck goes fishing first… delicately does it…

Mr Duck threw himself full throttle into a nose dive… get those tail feather’s up!

They did this for quite a while… sometimes both at the same time which was wonderfully funny!  Wish I’d captured one of those!

Try something different…!

Three lovely ducks chillin’ on the banks of a river… wanting to do something different but not quite knowing what… the conversation (Jungle Book, Vulture style) goes something like this…

1st Duck…

So, what do you wanna do?

2nd Duck, looking at 3rd Duck…

… I dunno, what do you wanna do?

3rd Duck…

… I dunno, what do you wanna do? ……….. 1st Duck… sighing… shall we go for a swim then?

Introducing Mutley!

My beautiful puppy dog, with snow on her nose!

What now? I’m trying to eat this stick!

First run in the snow!

Boxing in the snow?

We’re only playing…

… really we are, promise!

Imagine what they look like when they’re not playing!!!

I’m going for it…

Gotcha!

This is Tala (Mutley) dog…

… it’s fair to say I take a lot of pictures of her…!

… I apologise in advance for when you get sick of them!!!