ljshootout  week 21:  High Contrast

High contrast photography can be stunning. Take a look at these examples... Let's see what you can do!

The first picture, to be taken between now and 9:00 pm GMT (1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern) on Friday the 4th, has to fit the prompt

The second picture, to have been taken any time from up to a month ago to the end of the ( Read more... )

ljshootout  topic 20:  Heat

A simple enough one this week... Capture sources of heat!

The first picture, to be taken between now and 9:00 pm GMT (1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern) on Friday the 28th, has to feature a source of heat.

The second picture, to have been taken any time from up to two months ago to the end of the prompt period above, has to be another ( Read more... )

Oy vey on a knish. What a day. I'm ready for a nap or something, but at least my office at work is clean.

We have a walker in the house. No, not the type of walker that the Husband used after his accident, but a real-life, 13 month old walker. OP started on New Year's eve with a sort of "OMG I'm going to fall but it's only two steps so I'm going for ( Read more... )

ljshootout  week 17:  'Tis the season
Whatever you celebrate at this time of year, even if it's nothing at all, show it to us in a series of five pictures taken over the next three weeks.

The prompt period starts now, and ends at 9:00 pm GMT (1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern) on Friday the 7th of January 2011, but also pictures from as early as the beginning of ( Read more... )

Week 12:  Edible

Edible items - some look delicious, some look less than appetising!

The first picture, to be taken between now and 9:00 pm GMT (1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern) on Friday the 19th, has to feature any edible (or drinkable) item.

The second picture, to have been taken any time from up to six months ago to the end of the prompt period ( Read more... )

I am now driving an SUV. Have I mentioned that I hate SUVs? You may wonder how then, did I end up driving something I hate. Or not. Maybe you don't care, but if you don't care why are you reading? Maybe you realized you didn't care after the first two sentences, so why are you still reading this? Hmmmm??? That's right.

My very first, new in name not ( Read more... )

So I was mean to mshades  and do ow him an apology. mshades  made a comment on the wrong day and something in it pissed me off to no end. Now instead of doing my usual stewing and righteous indignation in my mind, I said something...just neither nicely nor politically. I'm quite proud of myself for actually saying something. I never say anything.

I heard an ( Read more... )

Guess what? I won for this week's shootout!!!!! My entry kicked butt and took names and that is the power of OP. Don't mess with her. She'll eat you...


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What? You don't run your kids through the washing machine at bath time?


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