This week, compose your subject off-center, obeying the Rule of Thirds.
I live on a farm in the NW Province in South Africa.
We have really beautiful sunsets,
Here are some of my favourites
My Photography
I love taking photos of everything! I have a lot to learn about photography, but I keep trying.
My grandchildren have given me so many beautiful photo ops, and I love to scrap pages and pages of their antics.
Living in nature is both fascinating and has given me some wonderful gifts and photos.
I want to take part in more Photo Challenges, but need more time!!!!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Rule of Thirds
The Rule of Thirds is a photography concept that puts the subject of the photograph off-center, which usually results in blank space in the rest of the image. If you focus closely on your subject and use a wide aperture, your photograph’s background will also be beautifully blurred in that blank space. The blurred area behind your focal point is referred to as bokeh, and when executed well, it adds depth and artistry to an otherwise simplistic photograph.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Rule of Thirds
This week, compose your subject off-center, obeying the Rule of Thirds.
The Rule of Thirds is a photography concept that puts the subject of the photograph off-center, which usually results in blank space in the rest of the image. If you focus closely on your subject and use a wide aperture, your photograph’s background will also be beautifully blurred in that blank space. The blurred area behind your focal point is referred to as bokeh, and when executed well, it adds depth and artistry to an otherwise simplistic photograph.
This photo was taken after a 3-day fire-fight on our farm.
The fire affected 7 farms, taking the grazing.
Thankfully, all of us had just finished harvesting the corn.
It was bad!
where there is smoke…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Symmetry
WARNING: GRAPHIC!
Oooh, my first thought was
“My face”!
as in, it’s NOT!
Before
28 March 2007
25 July 2007
A motorbike smashed into me, lifting me ,
throwing me through the air,
and I landed on my face.
Symmetry: NOT!
 feeling better than I look!
20 August 2012
Looking much better
assymetrical, but BETTER
9 March 2013
some hair styling magic
it’s barely noticeable
Thanks to a brilliant Maxillo-Facial surgeon
with some titanium,
well-placed surgery and delicate stitches;
A great Eye Surgeon
and some 10 surgeries later;
and an equally great Specialist Dentist
and some 15 “new” teeth!
I feel good!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Scale 2
My husband is 6 foot 4 inches
or
1,82m tall
This is Dune 7
outside Walvis Bay
Namibia
A Sand Dune in the Namib Desert
That’s my husband climbing to the top
Dubbed by the Namibia Ministry of Environment and Tourism as the highest sand dune in the world, you need to see Dune 7 to believe it. The 1,256-foot or 383m dune got its name because it is the seventh dune past the Tsauchab River, which runs through part of the Namib Desert. The desert itself, believed to be dry for at least 55 million years, is considered the oldest in the world, so make sure you spend some time exploring it while you’re here.
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2014/11/19/worlds-record-breaking-sand-dunes/
Weekly Photo Challenge: Scale
Natural beauty
Sometimes we are big
sometimes we are small
It’s a matter of scale
Weekly Photo Challenge: Depth 2
He ain’t heavy;
He’s my brother
Look into an Elephants’ eyes;
a depth of intelligence,
understanding.
compassion,
questioning
We can’t lose them!
Weekly Photo Challenge: Depth
I went on a train trip and took many photos from the big windows.
I took long walks on the beach.
My camera was just a point and shoot,
But I love what I got
The Beautiful Cape Province in South Africa
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed
  Blue Moon
16 March 2010
Shadowed
Weekly Photo Challenge is here:Â https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/shadowed/
Weekly Photo Challenge: New
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “New.”
New: Climate Change
Within just 4 months of 2014,
we experienced our first earthquake;
our first massive sandstorm,
which hit 4 provinces of South Africa on this day;
a fire that burned for 3 days, and over 6 farms;
and a flash flood, with hail and wind that wiped out a couple of our roads.If you hover over the photo, it will briefly explain…
South Africa was hit by massive Sandstorms in August.
We experienced our first earthquake, 5,5 on Richter scale
Flashflood
FIRE!
where there is smoke…Is this the “new” world we have made for ourselves
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