Best of 2022

Saturday challenge - 275. - 17.09.2022 - Chiaroscuro. Chiaroscuro literally means “light/dark.” The term traditionally refers to Renaissance paintings where the subject is well-lit and three-dimensional, usually with exaggerated shadows and highlights, and a background that transitions into darker, heavily-shadowed areas. photographylife.com/what-is-chiaroscuro-photography

Taken from our back deck. View to Mt. Kiwarric. New South Wales, Australia Scavenger Hunt 50

new growth, in the rain, our garden, New South Wales, Australia.

for CMT13 TROPICAL in the neighbourhood, New South Wales, Australia. The Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia) is a much loved plant in Australian gardens. The genus is named after the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, birthplace of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom. Native to South Africa, it is commonly known as a crane flower there, and is featured on the reverse of the 50 cent coin. It is the floral emblem of the City of Los Angeles.

CMT13 Tropical www.ipernity.com/group/daysincolour365/discuss/197938 This may seem like a difficult challenge, if you don't feel you are in a Tropical climate, but imagination can give the feel of the tropics... brightly coloured material, plants, fruit, butterflies, decorated china, etc.

Spring, in our garden, New South Wales, Australia

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Saturday challenge 272. - 27.08.2022 - Durch etwas fotografieren / Photograph through something Photograph through something which is not intended for this purpose - a glass of water 28 August 2022 I have just uploaded a photo of the background object... www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/51533294 It was interesting that the colours were so dramatically changed by the background blue and yellow boards, when taken through a clear glass of water...

at the wharf in Tuncurry, New South Wales, Australia. The pelicans were very interested in the fish and scraps under the jetties. Wallis Lake Fishermen's Co-op offers the freshest seafood on the Mid-North Coast...seafood comes directly to the public from the boats in and around the Forster-Tuncurry region.

Created 18 June 2022, modified 23 August 2022,.using my own photos for the background and car. see PiPs Mr. Bogart and other elements from free png/posters Editors: GIMP, Fotor, Picasa

in our garden, New South Wales, Australia, with a little help from Bill or is it Ben. The Tulipwood needs to be planted, and the Lavender needs to be moved to a sunnier location. Must sort out all the pot plants before the hot weather arrives. CMT 8 Sunday challenge What does gardening mean to you. How will you interpret? Garden tools, gardener at work, preparation? Lots going on in the garden at the moment. Understand that for some, the garden is called the back yard. Whatever you have, give us an image which depicts gardening.

Australia is a vast and ancient land mass, with a relatively small population. Most people cling to the areas on the western, southern, and eastern coasts, the centre being sparsely populated due to the relatively hot and dry climate conditions. So, there is a great affinity with the coast and the ocean. So this photo for World Photography Day 2022 celebrates the ocean and ancient rock formations. We are lucky that when we pop down to our local library, just a few minutes away, we can have this experience, seeing the waves crashing near the ocean pool on our closest beach in New South Wales, Australia. See larger view in PiP

Saturday challenge 271. - 20.08.2022 - Spraydosen /Spray cans Raided my husband's collection of spray cans... SCA WAX & GREASE REMOVER by MMP Industrial for Super Cheap Auto. WÜRTH LACQUER SPRAY SPECIAL Wheel Rim Silver. Würth Australia, Made in Germany (bought for our VW Passat) Dupli-Color Autospray Alaskan White Manufactured in Mulgrave, NSW, Australia by MMP Industrial, under license from THE SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. 22H02 Advertise a product

Perth, Western Australia The Bell Tower includes the twelve bells of St Martin in the Fields, which are recorded as being in existence from before the 14th century and recast in the 16th century by Queen Elizabeth I. The bells were again recast between 1725 and 1770 by three generations of the Rudhall family of bell founders from Gloucester in England, under the order of the Prince of Wales who was later crowned as King George II. They are one of the few sets of royal bells and are the only ones known to have left England. From one of London’s most famous churches, in Trafalgar Square, the St Martin-in-the-Fields bells have rung out to celebrate many historic events such as, England’s victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588, The World War II victory at El Alamein in 1942, ringing in the New Year at Trafalgar Square for more than 275 years, celebrating the coronation of every British monarch since King George II in 1727, the homecoming of Captain James Cook after his voyage of discovery in 1771. On his return to London in 1771, the bells of St-Martin-in-the-Fields, the bells of the admiralty, rang out to welcome back a hero of the Age of Discovery. This fact adds a distinctively Australian connection to the bells. thebelltower.com.au

CMT7 Pathway - Any kind of pathway is good. Can be country pathway or more urban. Overhead shots, fly on the wall shots. Think outside the box. Don’t stray from the path though! This is in Bonny Hills, south of Port Macquarie, in New South Wales, Australia, next to the surf club (in PiP) at Diamond Beach..

Saturday challenge Frozen water, in a liquid or not, in any shape and size, including the ice cube for drinks. It does not have to be an ice sculpture. Restriction: No ice for food It can be in colour.

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I met this couple while walking by Cape Hawke Harbour, in Forster, New South Wales, Australia. They asked me to take a photo of them with their mobile phone, which I did. Shortly afterwards I took this photo. 22H38 People