Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: You Are My Sunshine Chorus

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This week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge is the chorus from the song, ‘You are My Sunshine.’ That’s hard one, because there are so many possible interpretations, but here’s my attempt. I took her advice and did a play on the word ‘dear.’

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Black and White Photos

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge for this week is black and white photos. This is a photo I took of the citadel and cathedral in Kleve, Germany when I visited there in 2010, and then converted to black and white in post-processing. Hope you like it. 

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Leaves and Trees

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I follow Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, but for some reason missed this one when it first came out. So, late as usual, here’s my take on Leaves and Trees.

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Statues or Carvings

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Here’s my take on Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Statues or Carvings.

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Sand or Dirt

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As usual, I’m late responding to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge. Sand or Dirt is from mid-October, and I’ve been busy since long before then, but would like to take a stab anyhoo. Here’s my offering:

 

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Earth

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The photo challenge this week is Earth. Go here and check it out, and think about participating. When I think earth, I think solidity and permanence. I wonder if my photos convey that. I leave it to readers to decide whether that’s the case.

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Fire

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Check out this week’s fun foto challenge at this link. Fire is one of the five Chinese elements, and, without it life couldn’t exist. Here are my interpretations of fire; and, notice that sometimes it’s implied rather than specified.

"Campfire"
The embers of a barbecue fire at a brai in Zimbabwe
The sun is the largest fire in our solar system.
The sun is the largest fire in our solar system.    
The smoldering coals cook chicken for our brai at a camp near the Zambezi River.
The smoldering coals cook chicken for our brai at a camp near the Zambezi River.
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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Water

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The next element in Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge is Water. Here’s my take on that.

A goose swimming in blue water.
A goose swimming in blue water.
"Sunshine on the Atlantic at Tenerife"
The sunshine reflecting off the ocean off the island of Tenerife.
Building in Amsterdam reflected in the water
Building in Amsterdam reflected in the water
Lake Kariba at sunset
Lake Kariba at sunset
Taking a rope ride across the Zambezi at Victoria Falls
Taking a rope ride across the Zambezi at Victoria Falls

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Metal

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Of the five basic elements, metal stands for autumn.  Over at Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, she’s asking that we show it with a group of photos.  Well, here’s my take on it:

A combat helicopter is metal personified.
A combat helicopter is metal personified.
Lots of metal - and plastic too - here.
Lots of metal – and plastic too – here.
Metal statue in Cape Town, South Africa
Metal statue in Cape Town, South Africa
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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Your 2012 Outdoors and Nature

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Cee’s first Fun Foto Challenge for 2013 is a good one; Your 2012 Outdoors and Nature.   Here are some of the outdoor and nature photos I took in 2012.  Enjoy!

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Your Best 2012 Photos of People and Animals

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This week, Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge is a great one; the best photos of 2012 of people and animals.  Go here for a look.  In the meantime, here are some of the photos of people and animals I did in 2012 while living in Zimbabwe and after returning home to Maryland.

A goose swimming in blue water.
A goose swimming in blue water.

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As winter approaches, the deer come out of the deep forest looking for food.
As winter approaches, the deer come out of the deep forest looking for food.

"Reflections of Giraffes in the Water"

"Hippo in the Water"
Sometimes it holds mysteries.
"Crocodile"
Sometimes that liquid element contains danger.

"Waiting for my human"

"Guinea fowl"
The regal green of this guinea fowl against the peaceful green of the grass.
"Spirit Medium in Her Hut"
Sitting among her potions and symbols, this Spirit Medium looks wise, doesn’t she?
"Village Shaman - Zimbabwe"
A village shaman or spirit medium outside her hut in Zimbabwe.
In death, as in life, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood heads and shoulder above those around him.
In death, as in life, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood heads and shoulder above those around him.
Standing under a tree in a field, listening to the preacher, is just a normal part of everyday life for African Apostolic Church followers.
Standing under a tree in a field, listening to the preacher, is just a normal part of everyday life for African Apostolic Church followers.
The Army's Old Guard escorts the caisson containing three fallen heroes' remains to their final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery.
The Army’s Old Guard escorts the caisson containing three fallen heroes’ remains to their final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Lines

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And, of course, I have to take a crack at Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Lines.  You should give it a try, as well.

A landmark on the National Mall, this tribute to our first president can be seen from miles away.
A landmark on the National Mall, this tribute to our first president can be seen from miles away.

 

A Line of Trees

 

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Cee’s Fun Photo Challenge: Photograph Something New.

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I’m always fascinated by Cee’s Fun Photo Challenges, and this one from November just made me think, so I decided to give it another go.  Here are the photos I took this week when I visited the Buffalo Soldier Monument at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

 

Backlit photo of the Buffalo Soldier statue.
Backlit photo of the Buffalo Soldier statue.
The entrance to Ft. Leavenworth's Buffalo Soldier Monument.
The entrance to Ft. Leavenworth’s Buffalo Soldier Monument.
Another view of the statue.
Another view of the statue.

 

 

 

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Colorful Monotone

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Whether it’s natural or man-made, a monochromatic scene can be restful and dramatic at the same time.  Here are some of my one-color dominant photos to illustrate.

"The ocean blue"
The soothing blue of the Atlantic Ocean off Tenerife.

 

"The beach at evening"
As the sun sets on the beach at Tenerife, everything takes on different shades of blue, fading into purple.

 

"Flamenco Dancer"
The golden dress of this Flamenco dancer dominates the scene.
"Guinea fowl"
The regal green of this guinea fowl against the peaceful green of the grass.

 

"Lunar landscape"
The silver of the moon against a Stygian sky; what more needs to be said?
"The Kalahari Desert"
Brown grass in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa.

 

 

 

 

 

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