Weekly Photo Challenge – Sun

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

In the WordPress weekly photo challenge  this week’s topic is the Sun, “in all its glory” as part of the photo composition. (Sunsets were a previous challenge.)

Because I have no lens filters, these entries show mostly raw white sunlight, but they were taken in some fun places, and I do like silhouettes.  The first one is a halo behind Big Ben mid-afternoon…

The next was taken from the end of a wharf in San Franciso - the sun peeking over clouds & highlighting a sea gull…

The last two were taken at my house.  The first after a snowstorm over a year ago…

Here’s a cropped version of that one that gives it a different feel…

The last one I took in my back yard yesterday…

That’s my sunny side!

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71 Responses to Weekly Photo Challenge – Sun

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  2. imexcited says:
    May 27, 2012 at 11:57 pm

    Beautiful images – love them all!

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  4. themofman says:
    May 20, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    The Big Ben eclipse is awsome!

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  7. lifemindvitamin says:
    April 24, 2012 at 9:57 pm

    Lovely! I especially adore the San Francisco photograph as that is where I now call home. Did you take all of these photos yourself?

    Oh, and thank you for stopping by my blog http://www.lifemindvitamin.com! I wouldn’t have found your lovely photos had you not!

    • The Retiring Sort says:
      April 24, 2012 at 10:15 pm

      Thanks so much so visiting me as well! I did take these all myself. We used to live in the Bay Area and were thrilled to get back there for a bit a few years ago. London was a trip we did with our niece – always a great trip!

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  17. Yelly says:
    April 22, 2012 at 7:21 am

    Funnily enough, I love snow (it’s the melty, slushy bit that I don’t really like!) and sunshine on snow always makes for magical photos. Love the Big Ben photo the most though! Thanks for sharing them :)

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  19. Laura Leigh Goyer says:
    April 22, 2012 at 12:18 am

    Thee are beautiful – especially the one taken in your backyard after the snowstorm. In the first version (un-cropped) the sun actually looks like a big, bright, twinkling star sitting on top of the tree – like a Christmas tree!

  20. thirdhandart says:
    April 21, 2012 at 11:54 pm

    Beautiful captures… especially the Big Ben silhouette!

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  24. Maggie L R says:
    April 21, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    great photos, well done.. I love the sun through the trees.

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  28. Connie T says:
    April 21, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    Nice pictures of the sun. All of mine come out too bright.

  29. Kemi says:
    April 21, 2012 at 12:43 pm

    Thanks for stopping by blog! Your photos are gorgeous! Isn’t the sun amazing? :-)

  30. Hendra Taruna says:
    April 21, 2012 at 11:36 am

    you did a great job as well by taking all of those photos….it’s difficult to choose the best one..hmmm

  31. Arindam says:
    April 21, 2012 at 10:52 am

    Beautiful pictures. Perfect for this week’s challenge them. Great post. :)

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  33. Colline says:
    April 21, 2012 at 7:37 am

    These are beautiful – and perfect for this week’s challenge!

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  35. ponky says:
    April 21, 2012 at 6:35 am

    I’m glad the sun never retires :-) beautiful photos!

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  37. mizrhi says:
    April 21, 2012 at 3:48 am

    Hi there!
    I just wanted to know that I enjoyed your photos for this weeks challenge. I will be linking to them from my own entry.
    Cheers!

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  39. jakesprinter says:
    April 21, 2012 at 3:07 am

    Beautiful shot , all of it great entry for this week topic

  40. island traveler says:
    April 21, 2012 at 3:00 am

    †he light effects are just intense and spectacular. Beauty beyond words. Thanks for the inspiration….

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  47. Ayin C. says:
    April 21, 2012 at 1:12 am

    I love the 3rd photo. It’s so ironic :)

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