Weekly Winners – Slow Days & Photo Walks

Oct 9, 2011 | Photography, Scavenger Hunt Sunday, Weekly Winners

All taken w/ Canon Rebel XS.

Yet another crazy week w/ sick kids everywhere. Still, I had little fun with a couple of the Scavenger Hunt Prompts.

1. Landscape
Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree. ~Emily Bronte
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Happiness is a Swedish sunset; it is there for all, but most of us look the other way and lose it. ~Mark Twain
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Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower. ~Albert Camus
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2. Complementary/Triadic Color
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I really struggled with this one.  Didn’t help that I was trapped inside for most of the day & the one clear cut option I did see when I was out…well, I would have had to stop in a not-so-lovely part of town.  Down to the wire I saw these berries & leaves…and while they push the prompt a little on the “almost” side…it’s close enough for me.

3. Black & White
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My sneakers. They aren’t purely B&W so I edited it to B&W. I love the lines of them, and had to use them for a shot this week. 

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This is the umbrella I bought for my hubs so he didn’t have to deal w/ my “Dunkin’ Donuts” umbrella. I saw it on our wall surrounded by tons of color, peeled away the color and snapped this stark B&W pic.

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4. Food
My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate. ~Thornton Wilder

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Ice cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.  ~Voltaire
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5. Blank Space
A word is a bud attempting to become a twig. How can one not dream while writing? It is the pen which dreams. The blank page gives the right to dream. ~Gaston Bachelard

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We do not raise our hands to the void for things beyond hope. ~Rabindranath Tagor
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A Simple Thing:
My simple thing for this week is this photo. Brandon and I went on the annual photo walk at our local nature park.  While we were nearing the end, I saw this small seedling tree in the crevice of a larger tree, and the moss on it just added something else.  The picture came out just how I’d hoped, and it’s SOOC. It’s a simple thing, so small…but so lovely.
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You can find more pictures over at my flickr account.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday is run by the beautiful Ashley. Head on over to see more Hunters.

Sarah

19 Comments

  1. Cedar

    I love those landscapes! So beautiful! The shot of the shoes is my favorite photo; great black and white!

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    • Sarah

      @Cedar,

      Thanks Cedar! The shoe shot is one of my favs this week too. I don’t know what it is about it, LOL. Glad you enjoy it too!

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  2. kamana

    what wonderful shots!

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    • Sarah

      @kamana,

      Thank you, Kamana. Even stuck on one of the photos, I ended up liking this weeks prompts!

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  3. Karen of 3G2S

    What a gorgeous sunset! It must have been amazing to see in person. 😀

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    • Sarah

      @Karen of 3G2S,

      Thanks Karen! It really was amazing to see! The way the trees kept being the stark contrast to the beautiful sky…we were driving home and I finally had to pull over on the side of the road and capture it. Believe it or not, as much as I love that photo and find it stunning – it’s still nothing compared to the original.

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  4. Tara R.

    Your landscapes capture the colors of fall I remember in Tennessee. Beautiful!

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    • Sarah

      @Tara R.,

      Thanks, Tara 🙂 It’s real tough to find enough color this year to get a full on fall-colors shot. It’s been such a dry year. But, there are bursts of color here and there that make it all worth it 🙂 Fall is my favorite time of year because of these colors 😀

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  5. Brooke G

    Love your take one FOOD. Now, that is my kinda food ;D

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    • Sarah

      @Brooke G,

      LOL. Thanks, Brooke!! It’s my kind of food too! Our DQ usually closes around this time of year, so we were savoring one of our lasts trips when I remembered the food prompt. It just had to be done 😀

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  6. Donna

    That seedling shot is such a treasure. You have such a good eye and overflow of talent!

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  7. kewkew

    I love your shots! That umbrella is great as is the color wheel shot. I have to say I also love the first ice cream quote and picture.

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  8. Ashley Sisk

    What a beautiful set – I love them all. I especially like your food shot.

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  9. Rebecca Cooper

    adore that last shot. beautiful. thanks for linking up with the simple things. 🙂 Rebecca

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  10. Denise

    That second shot is my favorite of the set, but I love the treatment of the shoes!

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  11. Mama Zen

    I just love the shot of your sneaker!

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