Weekly Photo Challenge: Object

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Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “object”. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view.

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Christmas was just a few weeks ago and it was the opportunity to see many bright objects around town, including this cute polar bear and its Coca Cola bottle.

Christmas lights : polar bear and Coca Cola bottle
Christmas lights : polar bear and Coca Cola bottle

This is the largest Christmas tree in the world made out of large Lego bricks, at Legoland California. Pretty cool!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Object - Lego Christmas tree at Legoland
Weekly Photo Challenge: Object – Lego Christmas tree at Legoland

You can find man made objects when you go hiking in nature, like this wooden bridge.

Bridge in the woods of a San Diego county park
Bridge in the woods of a San Diego county park

You can find interesting objects in more crowded places too, such as this koala crossing sign at the San Diego Zoo.

KOALA XING sign at the San Diego Zoo
KOALA XING sign at the San Diego Zoo

Finally, I know I shared this last photo a few days ago but I thought it’d work great for this theme. This is a water puddle in the shape of the United States, with the reflection of a red truck’s front grill and the blue sky. A red, white a blue US map, right on the pavement.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Object - water puddle in the shape of the United States
Weekly Photo Challenge: Object – water puddle in the shape of the United States

A Word A Week Challenge: Shadow

Zazzle online shop If you enjoy my photos and would like to purchase some, I want to thank you! Simply visit my Zazzle online shop and browse the product offerings. If there’s a photo you would like to purchase but don’t see it in my shop, please contact me by using the Contact form at the bottom of my home page and let me know which photos you are interested in purchasing, and in what format / medium.

Remember that my 2014 nature photography calendars (choose between five different themes) are available for sale. Look in the left sidebar on my website for the most up-to-date discount coupon code. All calendars are made to order in the USA so you support the US economy with your purchase, and a starving artist (me!). I also appreciate any referral through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and of course your blog or website.

Today I’m participating in the A Word A Week Challenge. This week’s theme is “shadow”.  I encourage you to click on each photo to see a larger view. If you like what you see, please subscribe to this blog to receive updates of the new photos I post, usually 3 to 5 times a week.

I’m glad a shadow photo theme is suddenly popping up because I’ve had a few photos I’ve kept on file just for the occasion. I took this photo of the shadow of a few tree branches several weeks ago, when fall started in San Diego. I like the pattern formed by the dead leaves on the ground, under the shadow.

A word a week photo challenge: shadow of a tree on brown leaves
A word a week photo challenge: shadow of a tree on brown leaves

I took the next two photos this past summer in the mountains. I thought the shadows from the ferns on the rock underneath looked like mini trees.

A word a week photo challenge: shadow of fern on rock
A word a week photo challenge: shadow of fern on rock
Dark shadow of fern on rock
Dark shadow of fern on rock

I took this last photo not too far from those ferns. I love the shadows on the rocks formed by the trees right above. They make for an interesting background for the flowers.

Shadows of tree leaves on rocks behind flowers
Shadows of tree leaves on rocks behind flowers

And the winner of my 2014 photo calendar is…

Zazzle online shop If you enjoy my photos and would like to purchase some, I want to thank you! Simply visit my Zazzle online shop and browse the product offerings. If there’s a photo you would like to purchase but don’t see it in my shop, please contact me by using the Contact form at the bottom of my home page and let me know which photos you are interested in purchasing, and in what format / medium.

Do you remember when I was having a hard time making the final selections as I was putting together not one, but five different photo calendars for 2014? Do you remember when I asked for your help and offered a free calendar to one lucky participant, I would pick out of all the comments you would leave on each post (US only)?

Well, the calendars are done and the winner of my 2014 photo calendar is… Cee Ceuner at Cee’s Photography! Cee takes beautiful pictures of nature and the sights around her, including amazing dahlias. Cee lives in Oregon and gets to see a lot more green than me in San Diego, so looking at her pictures is a reminder that not everything has to look yellow and brown.

Cee, congratulations on your win! You will be able to choose one of the five 2014 photo calendars I have for sale, so I’ll contact you by email to get your choice and mailing address.

Thanks again to all of you who participated and helped me make the best choices for my nature photography calendars.

Remember that my 2014 nature photography calendars are available for sale on my online Zazzle store.  All calendars are made to order in the USA so you support the US economy with your purchase, and a starving artist at the same time (me!). I appreciate all referrals through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and of course your blog or website. Save 10% off my 2014 photo calendars (choose between five different themes) and up to 60% off on other products. Enter code HOLIDAYCOUNT at checkout; code valid until November 21, 2013, midnight.

2014 nature photography calendars
2014 nature photography calendars

 

50% off my 2014 nature photography calendars – sale extended until midnight tonight

Zazzle online shop If you enjoy my photos and would like to purchase some, I want to thank you! Simply visit my Zazzle online shop and browse the product offerings. If there’s a photo you would like to purchase but don’t see it in my shop, please contact me by using the Contact form at the bottom of my home page and let me know which photos you are interested in purchasing, and in what format / medium.

Zazzle has kindly extended its discount offer until midnight tonight (November 13). All calendars are made to order in the USA so you support the US economy with your purchase.

Order your calendars by midnight tonight and save 50% by using this code at checkout: VETERANDAY13. There will be more coupon deals over the next few weeks but if you’re looking for a unique Thanksgiving gift to give a teacher, a friend, a colleague, or a family member, this is a great choice.

I’ll be creating individual pages on this website to feature each calendar and its pictures over the next week or so, but for now, you can see the photos that made it into each final calendar on their store page (links below).

2014 12-month calendar – a year in Southern California (photo mix)

2014 12-month calendar - a year in Southern California
2014 12-month calendar – a year in Southern California

2014 12-month calendar – water lilies

2014 12-month calendar - water lilies
2014 12-month calendar – water lilies

2014 12-month calendar – bees and other insects

2014 12-month calendar - bees and other insects
2014 12-month calendar – bees and other insects

2014 12-month calendar – flowers and blooms

2014 12-month calendar - flowers and blooms
2014 12-month calendar – flowers and blooms

2014 12-month calendar – water in San Diego

2014 12-month calendar - water in San Diego
2014 12-month calendar – water in San Diego

My 2014 photo calendars are available for sale – 50% off until midnight tonight!

Zazzle online shop If you enjoy my photos and would like to purchase some, I want to thank you! Simply visit my Zazzle online shop and browse the product offerings. If there’s a photo you would like to purchase but don’t see it in my shop, please contact me by using the Contact form at the bottom of my home page and let me know which photos you are interested in purchasing, and in what format / medium.

Do you know how long it takes to create five different 12-month photo calendars? A long time! But I’m finally done and my calendars are now available for sale on my online store, yeah! All calendars are made to order in the USA so you support the US economy with your purchase.

Order your calendars by midnight tonight and save 50% by using this code at checkout: VETERANDAY13. There will be more coupon deals over the next few weeks but if you’re looking for a unique Thanksgiving gift to give a teacher, a friend, a colleague, or a family member, this is a great choice.

I want to thank everyone who provided input on the photo selections to include in each calendar. As promised, in the next few weeks, I’ll be giving away a free 2014 photo calendar to one of the lucky people who helped me out by commenting (located in the US), so stay tuned for the announcement!

I’ll be creating individual pages on this website to feature each calendar and its pictures over the next week or so, but for now, you can see the photos that made it into each final calendar on their store page (links below).

2014 12-month calendar – a year in Southern California (photo mix)

2014 12-month calendar - a year in Southern California
2014 12-month calendar – a year in Southern California

2014 12-month calendar – water lilies

2014 12-month calendar - water lilies
2014 12-month calendar – water lilies

2014 12-month calendar – bees and other insects

2014 12-month calendar - bees and other insects
2014 12-month calendar – bees and other insects

2014 12-month calendar – flowers and blooms

2014 12-month calendar - flowers and blooms
2014 12-month calendar – flowers and blooms

2014 12-month calendar – water in San Diego

2014 12-month calendar - water in San Diego
2014 12-month calendar – water in San Diego