On my blog site, I have organized my pictures that are waiting for a prompt. These include regular prompts I use, like Wordless Wednesday and Monochrome Monday. There are also folders where I store things like plant, animal, waterfall, and old building photos. Today I’m sharing some of these pictures.

Landscapes can be full of color,

or dark and brooding.

A wild creature close by can shine in a neutral background,

while one farther away can still show a powerful presence.

Artwork can be lighter than air,

or anchored to a concrete wall.

Some photos waiting for a prompt don’t seem to fit into any category. Though I can control the vertical and horizontal, what is the best way to present them?

When you look at them from one angle, they may hold beautiful flower arrangements.

When you look at them from another, they may be the perfect serving dish for chips and dip.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Last chance

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You can get creative on blog posts in several ways.

Artwork

You may want to showcase your own artwork.

This rock was the perfect shape for a barn owl painting. I used acrylic paint on this rock. First, I applied a cream colored base coat, then used small brushes to add the details. I perched it in the fork of a tree in my yard for the photo.

The next photo shows a magpie flying over the Painted Hills. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, the bird is a character in a book I’m working on. For this painting, I used watercolors and ink from a Chinese inkstick.

In the next drawing, I used pen and ink. This a stylized drawing of a grizzly bear. I had forgotten it was on the back of another drawing I had done of a bear.

Photo Bloopers

You can be creative in other ways. I like to occasionally post photo bloopers. This is where I post pictures that didn’t turn out as expected, so I add a little humor to them.

One day, I was following a family of Trumpeter Swans near the Sunriver Nature Center in Oregon. As soon as I started taking pictures, they did this.

The caption reads, “She’s about to take our picture. Quick, everyone put your head underwater!”

The next one shows the Three Gossips rock formation in Arches National Park in Utah.

One of the gossips is saying, “Then Rocky told me he’d give me the latest scoop.” Another says, “Really?” The last one says, “Cliff, you really shouldn’t spread that kind of dirt.”

The next photo shows a close up of wrinkly bark on a western juniper tree.

The caption reads, “Uh… the anti-wrinkle cream doesn’t seem to be working.”

Photo Processing Effects

Another way to get creative on your blog is to use photo processing effects. I use Corel PaintShop Pro 2021 to edit my pictures.

The first shows a cloud-filled sky over Playa at Summer Lake. If you move the slider, you can see how the original compares to the edited version. I increased the contrast and used a black and white film effect. This effect works well with cloud formations.

In the next photo, I used a colored edges effect on a picture I took of daisies. I like this one because it almost looks like a drawing with this effect.

The last photo shows a windmill at Fort Rock Homestead Village Museum in Oregon. For this picture I used a glowing edges artistic effect. It makes all the details stand out.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Creativity

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