Weekly Photo Challenge: Merge

Duomo di Sassari (San Nicola.) Sardinia, Italy.

This weeks photo challenge is yet again, another challenge! I don’t have fancy photo editing software so I can’t merge photos together.

I took this photo during a late night party session in Sassari this past week. We silently walked past the duomo at a quarter to midnight when I noticed the dancing shadows on the wall. It was the most natural, beautifully placed shadow I had ever seen. And I knew I could use it for an upcoming photo challenge.

I edited the photo with a slight crop, changing it from an off yellow colour to black & white, and I put in a soft focal zoom.

Here’s what the original post says about this weeks theme:

Merge. The world is made up of many things. There is a saying that opposites attract, and this is true for relationships and other things. What about photography? Many surprises can come out of merging two different entities into one. Sometimes this fusion of the elements is what we call art.

For instance, try placing an object where it does not belong. Or, juxtapose two different objects. The statements they make together may be contradictory, but remember: break the rules and experiment. As for me, I love merging the arts, especially two distinctly different types of art. On one side, there is the performing arts—a ballerina, for instance—and on the other side, there is architecture.

Let’s see what you can MERGE in a photo!

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Happy Merging!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Wrong

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These challenges are getting, rather challenging, keep up the great work WordPress. I really had to dig deep this week to find a photo that is wrong. This is what I’ve come up with. “Maybe the “wrong” in your picture … Continue reading

Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.” – Plato

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.” – Lao Tzu

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Purple

“When I am an old woman I shall wear purple, with a red hat which doesn’t go and doesn’t suit me, and I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves, and satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.” – Jenny Joseph

“Well I saw the thing comin’ out of the sky
It had the one long horn, one big eye
I commenced to shakin’ and I said “ooh-eee”
It looks like a purple eater to me.” – The Purple People Eater by Shed Wooley

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

This weeks photo challenge was rather, well, a challenge. I scoured my archives for photos of things ‘inside,’ but to no avail.

Then the light when on inside the bat house.

Welcome Inside the Home of My Sardinian Life

Just checking out the scene.

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Capture the Colour

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Cathy at An Italophile has nominated My Sardinian Life to take part in Travelsupermarkets’ Capture the Colour contest. Thank you Cathy for the nomination! Like many of you, I also love colour, all colours and I will continue to write colour … Continue reading

Weekly Photo Challenge: Dreaming

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This sounded like a great challenge until I read the tip from Kristin Luna at Camels & Chocolate, if you haven’t already checked out Kristin’s blog you should. It’s awesome, it’s pretty, it’s spectacular! Tip: When shooting long exposures, take into … Continue reading

Weekly Photo Challenge: Movement

Kite Boarders on Valledoria Beach, Sardinia, Italy

Every year Sardinia hosts a kite boarding competition in the North-West. Participants from all over Europe come to sail away and test their skills. Their movement is majestic and graceful.

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Full Moon Fireworks on Canada Day | By DP Photography

My good friend DP is at it again, if you remember I posted his photos a few weeks ago of the Transit of Venus (he doesn’t disappoint). Last night he spent the night photographing the Canada Day fireworks over Niagara Falls, Canada, and he did a mighty awesome job. These photos  have not been edited by me, I did however add the copyright and his initials. He does deserve the credit. I’m very proud of you DP.

So many Canadians in the streets watching the festivities over one of the most beautiful, natural settings our earth has to offer.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting Moment 2

A fleeting fast moment in Sardinia, Italy.

On an afternoon drive we stopped to talk with a local farmer. In the distance I could hear the jingle jangle of bells. It came as a surprise to see about fifty sheep come around the corner. A fleeting moment.

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