Welcome to week 152 of the Tuesday Photo Challenge.
After last week’s pleasant surprise that I hadn’t used Sunrise as a theme before, I really wondered… And, yes!! I have never used Wonder as a theme either! Whether you want to feature the Wonders of Nature, the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World or make us wonder what you may have photographed, there are plenty of directions for you to take this theme! And, of course, I expect all of your ideas to be wonderful!!
I think that there’s a lot of fun to be had with this week’s theme, so I look forward to see what you are going to create!
Here’s one of Nature’s wonders…
Giant Swallowtail
This gorgeous Giant Swallowtail was sitting perfectly still, allowing me to get a nice sharp focus that highlights all the amazing details of this stunning creature. One of these days, I will have to prepare a large print to bring out the colors of the individual hairs that truly stand out!
The full rules of this challenge are in TPC Guidelines, but here’s the tl;dr:
Create a pingback link to this post, so that I can create a post showing all of the submissions over the week (note: pingbacks may not appear immediately, as my site is set up to require approval for linking to it; helps against previous bad experiences with spamming)
Have fun creating something new (or sharing something old)!!
Looking forward to see what comes round the bend this week!
Welcome to the 151st round up of the Tuesday Photo Challenge!
Thank you for a truly amazing set of Sunrise posts this week! With each new dawn, there were more gorgeous photos and great posts to enjoy. The variety of approaches showed off your creative touch, and I really enjoyed reading each and every one of them!
A big thanks for your effort and I hope you enjoy each other’s posts!
Here’s a sunrise from a number of years ago…
Sunrise over Warfield Ridge
As my wife and I were in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, I decided to take the opportunity to get some early morning photography of the battlefields, before tourists would descend upon the locale. The power of these locations around dawn is palpable and left a deep impression on me.
The following were this week’s participants in the challenge with links to their posts:
We start with another wonderul contribution in pensivity101, where she shares great sunrises, some of which are from special days!
Brian shares some amazing sunrises in his post in Bushboy’s World; plus there’s some rather fitting music for this week: great choice!
Kammie has some great sunrises in her post in Nut House Central; love of camping helps experience them!
We’re shown the benefit of getting up early in Geriatri’X’ Fotogallery; that is a stunning series of images of the sunrise!
In ladyleemanila‘s post, we are treated to a beautiful series of images silhouetting the city at sunrise.
Yinglan shares a stunning sunrise photo this week in This is Another Story; Capitol Reef National Park looks amazing!
Na’ama’s post in Na’ama Yehuda brings us both an amazing image and thoughtful prose to ponder the new dawn…
A truly stunning sunrise is featured in Land of Images, as the Sun comes up over the Ribble.
Mariola’s post in Little White Pearls brings us a couple of gorgeous sunrise shots from different seasons!
Maria has another stunning photo in her blog KameraPromenader, where she captures the Sun’s first rays in frozen waterdrops…
Sarah’s post in By Sarah features a stunning sunrise over the sea! Truly magical!
In a lovely post in Willowsoul, we get several perspectives on sunrise; the dog maybe the smart one 🙂
This week’s entry in Chateaux des Fleurs captures several stunning sunrises from altitude.
In a great post in Travel with Tech, we are treated to a gorgeous series of sunrise images.
In a stunning post in Don’t Forget the Half, we get to see a great view of a stunning sunrise from an airplane.
Jase definitely knows how to start us up in great photo in Proscenium; that is a wonderful sunrise!
In a beautiful photo in Fleeting Muse, we get to see the Sun rise over the river Ganga in Varanasi, India.
Penny’s poem in Penny Wilson Writes brings us to yearnings, unquenched, with tension that is palpable!
Ken shares some amazing sunrise photos in his post in Pictures without Film; those look like great places to visit!
Woolly found a trully glorious sunrise to photograph in Woolly Muses; the color and the water are amazing!
More amazing sunrises show up in a lovely post in A Day in the Life; the light on the beach is stunning!
With another great photo in their blog sgeoil, we are treated to a stunning sunrise!
In a great post in Touring with Kids, we get to see sunrise from the point in the continental United States that sees it first: Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park!
In iball round the world‘s post, we get to see the Sun rise at a truly exotic location: the Nile river!
Welcome to the 152nd round up of the Tuesday Photo Challenge!
You were all simply wonderful! I very much enjoyed reading what fills you with wonder and seeing those stunning photos that you provided as evidence of the wonders. Your interpretations were very creative, as always, and there were many that brought a smile to my face. Thanks to each and every one of you for the work you put into these posts!
So, stop wondering, and go discover the wonder that lies in these posts!
Here’s another location that filled me with wonder…
Myvatn Hot Water Spring
Visiting Iceland was a magical experience from a photography perspective, as it is filled with stunning vistas. If you go just a little bit off the beaten path, you are often rewarded, such as this blue-hued wonder that presented itself to me. This hot water spring is surrounded by signs that warn people to not enter it, due to the excessive heat that can occur in this spring.
The following were this week’s participants in the challenge with links to their posts:
Starting things off this week, Sarah’s post in By Sarah is filled with wonder as the balloons fill the sky. One really stood out for me!
Nicole brings us the wonders of Nature in her post in Une Photo, Un Poéme, which is gorgeous!
In Junk Boat Travels, Jackie goes for one of her favorite wonders in her life, as she features a handsome guy!
Shelley brings us the wonder of post-vacation blues in Quaint Revival; based on the pictures I think that the vacation was wodnerful!
John’s post in Midnight Rider brings us one of the wonders that we might all enjoy: backyard critters!
Ann-Christine’s brings us the wonder of Spring in her post in To See a World in a Grain of Sand with an amazing photo of a hazel bud!
Sandy takes a really cool approach in Out of My Write Mind, as she explores the wonder of shadows!
Na’ama’s post in Na’ama Yehuda explores the wonder of ancient construction, and the precision that is amazing!
We get to enjoy the wonder of Nature in a great post in pensivity101, as those ducks are simply precious!
Xenia shares a pair of wonderful posts with us this week. The first in WhippetWisdom brings us the wonder of growing. The second, in Tranature is filled with green wonder!
In another awesome post in Another LQQK, Teressa takes us to the wonder of the new buds, and did I see snow?
In Don’t Hold Your Breath‘s stunning post, we are introduced to the wild asses of Kutch!
Danny’s post in Danny James Photography is just amazing and filled with the wonder of Canyon de Chelly National Park!
This week’s entry in Chateaux des Fleurs shares the beautiful Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar, which is one of the wonders of the world!
Kammie sees wonder in several interesting vistas in her post in Nut House Central; which of these wonders is your favorite?
Jase shares a terrific wonderwall in Proscenium; then there is some wonderful food too…yummy!
I really like Go Outside Today, and this week’s entry is amazing, as it takes us to Bagru, Rajasthan; do you wonder?
This week’s post in Heart2Heart takes us to a truly wonderful place, as we straddle the Arno!
We get to enjoy the wonder of an amazing landscape in Geriatri’X’ Fotogallery; mountains fill me with wonder!
Yinglan really fills us with wonder in her post in This is Another Story; there’s nothing more wonderful than looking up to the sky!
Stella brings us some wonder from Nature in her great post in Giggles & Tales; beautiful photos!
Irene’s photo in her post in Heaven’s Sunshine shares her wonder and fascination with the butterfly; I can relate!
A really interesting photo is central to the post in Land of Images, as the caterpillar does look a bit confused!
Maria’s photo in her blog KameraPromenader is truly amazing, as she captures the wonder of a spider’s web in a spectacular way!
Donna brings us the wonder of Tuscany in her post in Wind Kisses; I agree that there’s much wonder there!
Ken brings us the juxtapostion of two wonders in his post in Pictures without Film; modern and ancient wonders meet one another!
Woolly shares some great wonders in his post in Woolly Muses; one of them, I have visited, and the others are on my bucket list!
I great wonder is shared in the 59 Club, where tons of water cross every single second!
Brian shares some of the makes him wonder in his post in Bushboy’s World; these are some great wonders, and Nature stands out above all for me!
With another great photo in their blog sgeoil, we get to enjoy the wonders of Nature!
In MyTravelCSP, we get to enjoy both human and Nature constructions in their choice of wonders!
In another great post in Photography Journal Blog, we get to wonder what that button does, and we get a great photo!
Debbie’s post in Travel with Intent is stunning! The Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid is turning 100!
With another stunning photo in David Meredith’s Photoblog, we get to wonder about migration; that photo is amazing!
Hammad’s post in the Blog of Hammad Rais has us wonder about the beauty of primroses!
This week’s post in One letter UP – diary 2.0 shares the wonder of natural foods and their amazing nutrients!
Olga wonders where Spring is hiding in her post in Stuff and what if…, which might be in the shadows…
In another awesome post in Travel with Tech, we learn about little angels, and where they come from!
Sometimes, one comes upon an object that is unusual, that catches the eye. Such was the case of a tree that I saw in the garden of Dunvegan Castle.
Araucaria araucana (commonly called the monkey puzzle tree, monkey tail tree, piñonero, or Chilean pine) is an evergreen tree growing to 1–1.5 m (3–5 ft) in diameter and 30–40 m (100–130 ft) in height. It is native to central and southern Chile, western Argentina. Araucaria araucana is the hardiest species in the conifer genus Auracaria. Because of the longevity of this species, it is described as a living fossil. It is also the national tree of Chile. Its conservation status was changed to Endangered list by the IUCN in 2013 due to the dwindling population caused by logging, forest fires, and grazing.
Monkey Puzzle Tree
As you can see from the people standing next to the tree, this tree is impressively tall; I would estimate this tree to be between 20-25m tall, which is an impressive sight.
This particular tree stands in the gardens of Dunvegan Castle, the seat of the MacLeod of MacLeod, the chieftain of clan MacLeod. This castle on the Isle of Skye is well worth the visit, as its gardens are a thing of beauty!
Welcome to the 150th round up of the Tuesday Photo Challenge!
Amazing to get 50 contributions again this week! Thank you all for such great posts, which made creating this Round Round Up a lot of fun. It was wonderful to see how you perceive the world around you and the gorgeous photos and poetry that you produce!
Thank you for all your effort and thought that you put forth!
Here are some rolls of hay in Tuscany…
Fields of Tuscany
These rolls of hay in the rolling fields of Tuscany were just too much to resist!
The following were this week’s participants in the challenge with links to their posts:
Starting things off this week, Ken brings us a mystical round in his post in Pictures without Film!
There’s a bit of humor in this week’s contribution in pensivity101, which takes me way back to when I received a round Tuit 🙂
Shelley comes around to tell us about her learning path in photography in Quaint Revival; clearly, she has learned plenty!
In a rather opulent post in Heart to Heart, we enter a rotunda we lovely sculpture! Only in Vegas!
Kammie has some more awesome photos in her post in Nut House Central; one of them goes way back in time!
Michelle brings us an interesting view looking through a round window in Take a Walk and Discover. Cool post!
Nicole provides the last round of Autumn in her post in Une Photo, un Poéme; it’s a lovely scene and well captured!
Sometimes, all you need is serendipity, as Amy mentioned about her post in Photography Journal Blog; a lovely round lighthouse and some interesting post-processing!
Xenia shares some stunning photos in her post in Tranature, as her haiku beckons Spring to come ever closer!
In another lovely post in Light Motifs II, Paula brings us some rather interesting round views!
Another stunning photograph in theOnlyD800intheHameau; Muslim architecture has amazing use of shapes and this one is certainly among the best!
This week’s contribution in Chateaux des Fleurs shows us some interesting round shapes…although is one of them really round?
Sarah’s photos in her post in By Sarah share a truly intriguing art installation that is amazing!
Maria’s amazing photo in her blog KameraPromenader proves something that I didn’t know: it’s hard to blow soap bubbles at -20C!
In a wonderful post in Travel with Tech, we get to see some really excellent street art! Which is your favorite?
In another cool post in the 59 Club, we are reminded that there is a time and a place!
In Junk Boat Travels, Jackie breaks out the round objects…including human lottery balls!
Na’ama brings us agonizingly close to a delicacy in her post in Na’ama Yehuda; let me know, if you can resist it after seeing it and reading the poem that describes its journey!
In a lovely post in Help from Heaven, we get to enjoy the view of Angels in the Round in Elche, Spain.
Jase may have lost the challenge of resisting those delicacies, as we see in Proscenium; I definitely think it’s a win to eat those!
In a great post in Corazon181, we get to enjoy how wine bottles have been made into wall art.
Irene’s photo in her post in Heaven’s Sunshine shows off a delicate fern ready to unfurl; it’s gorgeous!
Brian has another bunch of great photos in his post in Bushboy’s World; good to see that he found his marbles!
In ladyleemanila we get to enjoy some excellent photos, that show off the roundness around us!
Debbie’s photo in her post in Travel with Intent is dizzying! Looking down from that height might make the head go round and round!
With a really interesting photo in Land of Images, we explorethe lowly manhole cover!
Penny’s poem in Penny Wilson Writes transports us to those warm Summer memories that we all long for!
Sandy’s post in Out of my Write Mind goes for an elegant simplicity with stunning images!
Yinglan has gorgeous photos again, this week in This is Another Story, of which the cookies made me hungry!
We’re treated to another amazing photo in Geriatri’X’ Fotogallery; that orb is a rather appropriate item to put in a roundabout!
Cee has a great collection of round objects in her post in Cee’s Photography! They range from gears to tomatoes!
In a fitting post in A Midnight Rider, we find that a lighthouse doesn’t have to cost a lot!
In a post filled with interesting images in Wanderlust and Wonderment, we enjoy some truly unusual shapes!
Debbie brings the round into focus in her post in Twenty Four; that’s a truly artistic view!
In a marvelous post in Another LQQK, Teressa shares an interesting variety of round objects!
In wonderful post in A Pause for Nature, we get to enjoy one of the key round objects in our lives: the Sun!
Robert brings us some more amazing photos in Photo Roberts Blog; I have to admit that I’m rather partial to the last one, as it brings an unusual perspective!
Donna takes us to Sedona in her post in Wind Kisses, where we get to experience some rather vibrant art!
Woolly brings interesting variety in roundness in his post in Woolly Muses; I hope he got to partake of the contents of the barrels!
Susan brings out the lensball for her shot in Musin’ with Susan; it makes for a gorgeous photo!!
With a great photo, the post in the Numeric Citizen Blog reminds us that it’s always good to look up when exploring!
This week’s post in One letter UP – diary 2.0 shares an interesting challenge with us: 3D Tic Tac Toe!
Hammad’s post in the Blog of Hammad Rais looks at how we can round the patterns; easier said than done!
Tracy enjoys her road trips and, as we can see from her post in Reflections of an Untidy Mind, this one was very interesting!
With a magnificent photo in their blog sgeoil, we are reminded Nature has no sharp corners or edges, per Antonio Gaudi!
Emily’s post in Zombie Flamingoes captures the round theme in an unexpected location…
In a great post in Thief Images Photography Blog, we learn of the challenges of photography, particularly when leaving that one piece of gear home… I can relate!
Debbie shares another wonderful post in ForgivingConnects, as she explores our inner values and how they relate to how we manage our money.
Please let all of these great bloggers know your thoughts about their posts!
