Guest photographer Natalia Maks invites you to find unexpected textures in the world around you.
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Natalia Maks is a fine artist-turned-photographer who loves traveling the world and capturing the unexpected through her lens — and is the guest host for this week’s photo challenge!
We are surrounded by textures.
One lovely day I was walking along a beach in Costa Rica, and found myself fascinated by the designs created by the water and sand.
The lower layers of sand were much darker than the top layers. As streams of water made their way to the ocean, they carved natural designs through the strata. Every angle revealed a new, beautiful interaction between water and sand, light and dark.
I love how these textures are all nature-made but can trick your eye into seeing a heavy silk fabric or a rolling moonscape; I can’t help but stop to capture these rich visual textures when I find them.
This week, share a texture found in an unexpected place. It could be made of natural materials, as in these images, or with man-made objects.
This is a great opportunity to look at the world in a slightly different way — along with looking at things from new angles, zooming very far out or very far in are both great ways to create texture and pattern in photos.
Have a creative day!
– Natalia
Interesting prompt! Here are two of mine. A wall of coral: http://polymathically.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture-or-coral-wall-remnant/
A tree trunk in rain: http://polymathically.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture-or-trunk-in-rain/
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This challenge made me realize that interesting textures AREN’T something that I usually photograph! It was tough looking through my photo library for something that fit, but I found a shot from my disastrous trip to Peru this July!
http://lipglossandabackpack.com/2014/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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great pictures.here is my entry for this week http://wp.me/p2AvI7-ZJ.
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Some more pics from sections of Old Panama this week: http://indacampo.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/old-world-texture-wp-photo-challenge/
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It’s all a matter of perspective – please have a look at
http://acrossthebored.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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Such a great challenge from Natalia with her beautiful photos to inspire us:
http://thechangingpalette.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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Fun one!
http://words4jp.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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Texture oh texture where art thou? http://wp.me/p1j16x-18v
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Great idea and love your selection. Here’s my entry:
http://elleturner4.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
🙂
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Monkey fur! Baby monkey fur!
http://photographworks.me/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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What a variety of posts this challenge will bring. I’m hoping you will come along for a mud bath in Turkey for a little texture. 🙂
http://traveltalesoflife.com/2014/08/08/turkey-sultaniye-hot-springs-and-mud-baths-roll-in-the-texture/
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Great challenge! Here we are: http://pilvipouta.wordpress.com/2014/08/09/texturethe-daily-post/
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As a sewing artist, I too appreciate textures with the fabrics I work with. Nature is often my inspiration. Keep up the interesting photography!
@drniemczura
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I love textures, so glad to see this blog, love the work.
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Then we look forward to seeing your entry 🙂
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six pix of texture. Great theme.
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Wonderful theme. I found this in the shoe box: http://wp.me/p3gqMf-eP
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http://wp.me/p3LW0s-en
Go for it if you dare….
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Here’s my quick take on textures.
http://dragonflysdance.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-textures/
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You’ve made a wonderful gallery of abstract textures, I’m a fan of texture as well. I’ve found mine in Mexico:
http://austindetails.me/2014/08/08/find-texture/
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Interesting topic. Here’s my photo http://wp.me/p10iHd-yM 🙂
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Here’s my combination! http://wp.me/p1hCI2-3Ee
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Like a treasure hunt – discovering texture. Thanks for another great prompt!!
http://moondustwriter.com/2014/08/08/discover-texture-dpchallenge-poetry-photo/
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A first pass technically oriented.
http://quotidianhudsonriver.com/2014/08/08/8-8-14-weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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Here’s a bit of furry texture.
http://maryjmelange.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/textural-shades-of-gray/
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Too many examples of texture to choose from!
Let’s try a slightly different approach to the theme:
http://outofofficereplyon.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
Enjoy!
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My Photo…beautiful clouds
http://iamkristin.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t31.0-8/1074021_1377449432486869_1362214080_o.jpg.
Here is a tree at my University. 🙂
P.s. I’m new to wordpress, is this the right way to enter?
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You’ll want to publish a post on your WordPress blog featuring the image, and then share that link. If you include a link to this challenge in your post, your post/blog will appear in the grid down below as well.
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Seashells on the seashore: http://arrestingimagery.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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http://bookreviews1966.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/texture-car-fire/
My car caught on fire, last night, talk about texture, here are some pictures.
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