Category Archives: Photo Challenges

Weekly Photo Challenge: Wrong

Posted on August 11, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, courtesy of Sara Rosso, is Wrong. There are many ways a photo can capture something that feels, well, wrong. Sometimes you look at something quickly, and it registers as something very different from what it is. … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges | Tagged choices, Perspective, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Wrong | 35 Comments

Travel Theme: Leading Lines

Posted on August 4, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Ailsa at wheresmybackpack? has posted our weekly Travel Theme: Leading Lines. Her own examples are photos that all have a strong physical line that grabs the focus of the shot and leads our eyes there, and our challenge is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations | Tagged China, Golden Gate Bridge, Great Wall of China, Leading line, lifestyle, Olympics, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Robert Frost, Travel, Weekly Travel Theme | 55 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth

Posted on August 3, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Our weekly photo challenge from Sara Rosso at WordPress.com’s Daily Post is Growth. Growth is a funny thing. We may notice it all at once, like an aunt who hasn’t seen a small child in months, but we all know … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations | Tagged Hydrangea, lifestyle, Photo Challenges, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge - Growth | 98 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Purple

Posted on July 28, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

This week’s WordPress.com Photo Challenge is Purple. Purple means something special to me – it was my mother’s favorite color. I can remember picking wild violets in our yard, bringing them in to her when I was small, proudly adding a … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges | Tagged family, Hampton Court Palace, Memories, Mother, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Purple, Violet | 80 Comments

Travel theme: Flowers

Posted on July 27, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

This week’s Travel Theme challenge from Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack? is Flowers. As many beautiful gardens as there are in the world, nowhere are flowers more a part of the cultural fabric than they are in Hawaii. From the moment you arrive in Hawaii, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Travelogues | Tagged flowers, Hawaii, hibiscus, lifestyle, nature, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Travel, Weekly Travel Theme | 34 Comments

Travel Theme: Tradition

Posted on July 24, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

The weekly Travel Theme from Ailsa at Wheresmybackpack? is Tradition. I’m a little late with my response this week, but since I’m as much a sucker for traditions as anyone, here goes… We tend to think of traditions as something … Continue reading →