Category Archives: Photo Challenges

Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

Posted on July 22, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

The theme for this week’s WordPress.com Weekly Photo Challenge is Inside. The topic made me think about things we usually admire from the outside, but normally don’t see on the inside. When I was nine or ten, I went to the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Dreaming

Posted on July 14, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

The Daily Post at WordPress.com has posted its new weekly photo challenge: Dreaming. What carries us into dreams? What prompted an inventor, poet, or artist to visualize a now realized dream? What inspires your dreams and daydreams? When you see a … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: Food

Posted on July 14, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Ailsa at wheresmyback posted her Travel theme for this week: Food. This one makes me wish I were at home where I have some other great photos – but since I’m not, I will make do with files I have with me! … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: Night

Posted on July 7, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Ailsa at wheresmyback posted her Travel theme for this week: Night. I love night shots – and I’m not sure why I don’t take more of them.  This photo was taken from one of the piers west of Fisherman’s Wharf in … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Movement

Posted on July 7, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

The WordPress Photo Challenge for the week is Movement  We’re asked to show a photo or photos that exhibit or convey motion. For me, the most illustrative image of motion is the sea.  The constant ebb and flow of the tides, … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting Moment

Posted on July 3, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge posted last Friday is Fleeting Moment,  with an emphasis on “street photography.” I’m a little behind this week, because we have just returned from the Delaware River Sojourn and I’m buried in camp laundry and equipment to put … Continue reading →

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