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DP Photo Challenge: Rise/Set

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Shot of filtered morning light on bedroom wall. Turned-back bed. Image: Su Leslie, 2018

Sunrise. Image: Su Leslie, 2018

When you wake up each morning, you can choose to be happy or choose to be sad. Unless some terrible catastrophe has occurred the night before, it is pretty much up to you. Tomorrow morning, when the sun shines through your window, choose to make it a happy day. Lynda Resnick.
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DP Photo Challenge: a face in the crowd

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Rowers from a local school club bringing in the pilot boats after a training session, Hobsonville Wharf, Auckland, New Zealand. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

Rowers from a local school club bringing in the pilot boats after an early-morning training session, Hobsonville Wharf, Auckland, New Zealand. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

Being part of a team is in some ways analogous to being “a face in the crowd”. Teams work best when individuals work towards their shared goal, rather than trying to stand out and be seen for their own performance. This may be particularly true of rowers where, apart from the cox, the movements of all crew members need to be synchronized.

Daily Post Photo Challenge | a face in the crowd

The Changing Seasons: June 2017

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Close up shot of fallen Liquidamber (?) leaf against black background. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

The last leaf. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

It’s mid-winter here; although some days you would be totally forgiven for believing it’s still summer.

Herald Island and the upper Waitemata Harbour, from Greenhithe Bridge. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
As the mist lifts, blue sky is revealed. Greenhithe, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
Rockpool, Langs Beach, Northland, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
Rockpool, Langs Beach, Northland, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
Late afternoon, Hamilton’s Gap, Awhitu Peninsula. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
Sunrise, Greenhithe Bridge, Auckland, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

Days that began in heavy mist have ended with us barefoot and t-shirt clad on a beach.

Wharf, Hobsonville Point, Auckland, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
Sunrise on a misty morning, Hobsonville Point, Auckland, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
Rowers, Hobsonville Point, Auckland, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
Greenhithe sunrise. From Hobsonville Point, Auckland, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
Bringing in the boats. Hobsonville Point, Auckland, NZ. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
Herald Island and the upper Waitemata Harbour, from Greenhithe Bridge. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
Late afternoon, Hamilton’s Gap, Awhitu Peninsula. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
Lone quad-biker, on the beach at Hamilton’s Gap, Awhitu Peninsula. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
Late afternoon, Hamilton’s Gap, Awhitu Peninsula. Image: Su Leslie, 2017
Late afternoon, Hamilton’s Gap, Awhitu Peninsula. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

If there is a theme (or perhaps an obsession) in this month’s photos, it is light. Harsh light, filtered light, reflected light — or just the focus on a single object in the dark.

Close-up shot of arum lily, against black background. Image; Su Leslie, 2017

Arum lily. Image: Su Leslie, 2017

The Changing Seasons  is a blogging challenge hosted by Cardinal Guzman with two versions: the original (V1) which is purely photographic and the new version (V2) where you can allow yourself to be more artistic and post a painting, a recipe, a digital manipulation, or simply just one photo that you think represents the month.

These are the rules, but they’re not written in stone – you can always improvise, mix & match to suit your own liking:

The Changing Seasons V1:

Tag your posts with #MonthlyPhotoChallenge and #TheChangingSeasons
Each month, post 5-20 photos in a gallery.
Don’t use photos from your archive. Only new shots.

The Changing Seasons V2:

Tag your posts with #MonthlyPhotoChallenge and #TheChangingSeasons
Each month, post one photo (recipe, painting, drawing, whatever) that represents your interpretation of the month.
Don’t use archive stuff. Only new material!