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Category: Weekly Photo Challenge

Flowers, Photography, Photoshop, Weekly Photo Challenge3 Comments
Singapore Botanical Garden Orchid Overlays

Using Out-of-Focus Images as Overlays

July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 Albatz Travel Adventures

Years ago I got a new Nikon Coolpix camera but it had a devil of a time focusing and I came back from several holidays with a bunch of out-of-focus shots. Inspired by a photo show in Singapore I experimented … Continue reading Using Out-of-Focus Images as Overlays

Painting, Photo Apps, Photoshop, Watercolour, Weekly Photo Challenge1 Comment
'Kerry's Most Spectacular Cliffs' in Kerry, Ireland run through the photo app Snapseed

Waves: Liquid in Motion

May 16, 2018October 30, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

Waves in photography and paintings. On a road trip to California in 1975 I was totally fascinated with the huge ocean waves in both Oregon and California. I wasted almost a complete roll of film on these waves and was … Continue reading Waves: Liquid in Motion

Mixed Media, Watercolour, Weekly Photo Challenge3 Comments
Swallow Falls in Wales: Explorations of Moving Water

Liquid in Motion

May 16, 2018October 30, 2020 Albatz Travel Adventures

For years I have been exploring images of liquid motion in both my paintings and photography. Salmon spawning in the rivers. Waterfalls in Wales: Photographic Exploration of Water in Motion. Taking Long Exposures of Waterfalls on a Point & Shoot.The … Continue reading Liquid in Motion

Photo Apps, Weekly Photo Challenge2 Comments
Inle Lake Sunset Boat in Pixlromatic

Messing Around with Sunset Photos

March 28, 2018 Albatz Travel Adventures

Sunset photos are always spectacular but I have even more fun when I run them through various photo apps! In fact, the original reason that I created this ‘art’ blog was because many people (including my husband) objected to me … Continue reading Messing Around with Sunset Photos

Inspiration, Textures, Trees, Weekly Photo Challenge10 Comments
Birch bark peeling

Tree Bark as Inspiration

March 6, 2018March 6, 2018 Albatz Travel Adventures

A few Februarys ago a visit from some friends had us wandering around Van Dusen Gardens. I was disappointed by the garden beds full of anticipation and not much else. But our friends were delighted, running around identifying all the trees and remarking, “It’s … Continue reading Tree Bark as Inspiration

A Photo a Week Challenge, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge2 Comments
Rhododendron leaves outlined on a snowy day in Vancouver

Snow Days in Vancouver Turn My World Black & White

February 28, 2018March 2, 2018 Albatz Travel Adventures

Last Thursday, February 22, Nancy Merrill announced her weekly challenge of ‘Your Weather Today’. It was perfect for me because that morning I had run to the windows and seen something that Vancouverites often don’t see in the winter: SUN … Continue reading Snow Days in Vancouver Turn My World Black & White

Textures, Weekly Photo Challenge1 Comment
Pink and gold weathered walls in Antigua, Guatemala

Weathered Walls in Antigua, Guatemala

January 15, 2018 Albatz Travel Adventures

Some places are just have the most spectacularly weathered walls. One of these places is in Antigua, Guatemala where the crumbling plaster walls look almost like piece of abstract modern art in various tones of pink and gold. These were all … Continue reading Weathered Walls in Antigua, Guatemala

Abstracts, Weekly Photo Challenge3 Comments
Peeling paint on an abandoned building in La Conner, USA

Cracked & Craquelure: Weathered Paint Abstracts

January 11, 2018 Albatz Travel Adventures

Cracked texture abstracts from weathered paint. Craquelure texture on an old advertising sign posted on the former fish cannery in Steveston, Canada. Craquelure is defined as a very fine network of veins in old paint. The cracked texture of peeling paint on an … Continue reading Cracked & Craquelure: Weathered Paint Abstracts

Abstracts, Weekly Photo Challenge5 Comments
Rusty wall of corrugated metal in Penang, Malaysia

Weathered Metal

January 11, 2018 Albatz Travel Adventures

Some rusty weathered metal abstracts… Rusty landscapes seen on an old truck in BC’s interior, Canada. The red sea made of rust and cracking paint on a metal shack. Rusty Coca-Cola sign in Pattaya, Thailand. Rusty wall of corrugated metal in Penang, Malaysia.Rusty … Continue reading Weathered Metal

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The Wild Green Growth of Ireland (with Queen Anne'sLace) in Snapseed

The Wild Green Growth of Ireland

January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 Albatz Travel Adventures

When the Daily Post Photo Challenge was ‘Favourites of 2017’, my first thought was of these images. But reality bites; they were from Ireland in 2015. The 2017 part was all about my discovery of Snapseed, a photo app editing … Continue reading The Wild Green Growth of Ireland

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