Welcome to week 146 of the Tuesday Photo Challenge.
Last week, your entries to the theme of Rose exceeded all expectations! To say that you rose to the occasion might be an understatement 🙂 Thank you for that wonderful effort! As your enthusiasm grew on me, I came to this week’s theme of Growth. As you might have come to expect, you can go into many directions with this theme. You could document years of growth, the growth of mushrooms on a tree or branch, or that annoying growth in your neighbor’s yard that blocks your view!
Or the growth of civic pride… The choices are all yours and you’re encouraged to be as creative as your mind wants you to be. Of course, the most important thing of all is that you have fun with this challenge!
Here’s a bit of growth on a rock…
Not a rolling stone…
I’m a huge fan of mosses, as they often thrive in areas where other plants have difficulty. To see moss cling to rocks, as it holds on despite wind and weather, signifies a victory of the small over the forces of Nature. No small feat for such a small plant!
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)!!
Let your ideas grow and emanate from your bright minds!
A Fresh Perspective
Photography is more than just a vehicle for capturing the world around me; it provides me with a palette and a set of brushes, with which I paint not only what I see, but also look to express the emotions that are evoked by the scene in front of me in that moment.
Growing up in the Netherlands exposed me to a wide cross-section of visual arts that laid the foundation of my photographic view of all that surrounds me. Early influences were the Dutch Masters of the 17th century, to whom I was introduced by my grandfather during museum explorations; favorites among them are the scenes of quotidian life depicted by Jan Steen and Frans Hals and the vivid landscapes of Jacob van Ruisdael.
My classical high school education was supplemented by the Boijmans Van Beuningen museum, where I spent many a lunch hour exploring its great collection. Here I was introduced to surrealism with a particular love for the approach taken by Salvador Dali; Dali also rekindled my appreciation for the work of Hieronymus Bosch, who often showed the folly of us mortals.
Universal Connections
My approach to any photographic subject is to look for understanding first; in this I look to establish either a connection between the viewer and the subject or capture the connection of the subject with its surroundings. The captured image then aims to portray this connection from a perspective that is part of my personal interpretation.
This interpretation is often a form of externalized introspection, which may alternately display the connection of isolated beings and items with their environment or highlight the whimsy of the profound world, in which we find ourselves. The universe is full of connections, many of which are waiting to be discovered; part of my journey as a photographer is to document these connections.
Any assignment, be it an event, a product shoot or a portrait session is always approached through communication with the client; this is where the first connection is established. Ideas are exchanged and a collaborative plan of action forms, ultimately resulting in a set of images that aim to exceed the expectations of each client.
And, lest we forget, it is important to have fun while practicing the serious business of photography!
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125 thoughts on “Tuesday Photo Challenge – Growth”
durchroyalshell le processusdesexplosions – expulsé from millau ; ‘cos mancunian !12 iom -cpi
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 11:44 AM Dutch goes the Photo! wrote:
> jansenphoto posted: ” Welcome to week 146 of the Tuesday Photo Challenge. > Last week, your entries to the theme of Rose exceeded all expectations! To > say that you rose to the occasion might be an understatement 🙂 Thank you > for that wonderful effort! As your enthusiasm gr” >
That’s a wonderful photo of growth! I, of course, took a last minute ditch to take the prompt off the beaten path. Thanks for putting up with me, Frank! 😉
I adore this moss photos–such fantastic colors!
Here’s my little ditty for this prompt – a moment I presume quite a few will recognize … 😉 https://naamayehuda.com/2019/02/05/growth-spurt/
Na’ama
Thank you Frank! Love this topic, and I was inspired to write the Forgiving Fridays post I did today in part b/c of it. You’re wonderful, and the photo with the moss is beautiful. Blessings to you and your wife.
Debbie
Dutch goes the Photo! 
durchroyalshell le processusdesexplosions – expulsé from millau ; ‘cos mancunian !12 iom -cpi
On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 11:44 AM Dutch goes the Photo! wrote:
> jansenphoto posted: ” Welcome to week 146 of the Tuesday Photo Challenge. > Last week, your entries to the theme of Rose exceeded all expectations! To > say that you rose to the occasion might be an understatement 🙂 Thank you > for that wonderful effort! As your enthusiasm gr” >
Oh, looking forward to this one!
Glad you like it!
That’s very restful photo. Don’t feel like rolling around much myself.
🙂 Thank you!
Got to be fuzzballs
https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/tuesday-photo-challenge-growth/
That’s a wonderful photo of growth! I, of course, took a last minute ditch to take the prompt off the beaten path. Thanks for putting up with me, Frank! 😉
Love your off-kilter approach to the themes! Keep it going 🙂
Thank you, Frank – I appreciate your encouragement!
I submitted my first post today. I was happy to stumble onto your blog last week and am having a gezzllig time participating.
I adore this moss photos–such fantastic colors!
Here’s my little ditty for this prompt – a moment I presume quite a few will recognize … 😉
https://naamayehuda.com/2019/02/05/growth-spurt/
Na’ama
More than a short story in 4 lines! Well done!
🙂 Thanks, Frank! As soon as I saw the prompt I knew which photo it has to be … 🙂
A beautiful capture of the moss Frank! We have the promise of growth in our Winter here: https://whippetwisdom.com/2019/02/05/haiku-snow-dunes/
Those dunes are incredible!
Thank you Frank! 🙂
Lovely green against the grey stones. Nothing but snow here, so I have to go and explore the archives to find something with colours. 🙂
Looking forward to it!
Had to think about this one.
https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2019/02/dutchs-tuesday-photo-challenge.html
Blue agave is amazing!
Love mosses too – lovely shot! Here is another plant…https://wp.me/p1hCI2-axc
Those are gorgeous, Ann-Christine!
Thank you very much – it is an interesting plant to watch unfolding.
Love the moss growth!
Looking through my archive I came across this growth:https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2019/02/05/growth-2/
My kind of growth! Drink the beer 🙂
hi frank, great challenge theme and picture here is my post for this week, https://wp.me/p2AvI7-313.
greetings robert
Fantastic images, Robert!
Hi, here’s my attempt. I had to go with Fungi! https://firehorse.world/2019/02/05/growth/
Thanks!
Wonderful post!
Thank you.
Nice one! Trying to grow up – https://myheart2heart.blog/2019/02/06/its-important-to-grow/
Lovely post!
Thank you 😊
Love the rich colors! So much greenery and so soft. A great image for growth!!
https://maltanita.com/2019/02/06/some-fun-growths-fanny/
Thank you, Anita! Love your post and those great plants.
Mosses are probably the first plants on land which popped up more than 400 mio. years ago. So a real successfull species overall. Nice photo!
Thank you kindly!
Hi again Frank, I’m linking another one of our forest posts here as it seems a perfect fit: https://tranature.com/2019/01/30/wordless-wednesday-the-giving-tree/
The forest kind of grows on me! Nice!
Thank you Frank! 🙂🌲
I grow, you grow, it grue, ….. OK, I know I’m pushing it, but here is some grue to go with your growth theme, Frank. https://travelwithintent.com/2019/02/06/the-ice-grue/
That’s just awesome! Love it!
Here’s my take on growth: https://3psbyseeker.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/how-to-age-gracefully/
Excellent post!
Huh?
Sorry,for responding with a huh My apologies.
Not a problem 🙂
Hi Frank. That moss looks so soft. I’d like to touch it. I see the list of entries for the week is growing! Here is mine: https://outofmywritemind.com/2019/02/06/slow-but-steady/
Fantastic post, Sandy. Love the concept of the tethered souls.
You are very kind, Frank. Thanks.
I had fun with this one, Frank. Thanks for the prompt! https://pennywilsonwrites.com/2019/02/06/growth/
Wow! Such an amazing poem!
Awww, thanks!!
Hi Frank, I took your brilliant example of moss this week.
https://ceenphotography.com/2019/02/06/tuesday-photo-challenge-growth-oregon-moss/
Fantastic shots, Cee!
I don’t want to grow up, I’m a…wait a minute they went out of business! https://photographyocd.com/2017/02/15/first-blog-post/
Lmao!! And a great post too!
They grow up fast! Nice post.
Really liked this topic as it made me think about spring! touringwithkids.com/2019/02/06/growing-greens-in-the-middle-of-iceland/
Spring is on the way! Glad to hear you liked the theme!
Nice
This pic reminded me of monsoon season and my trekking trips where we always encounter such moses. Here is my entry for this week – https://ramyatantry.wordpress.com/2019/02/08/growing/
Mosses like the moisture 🙂 Great post!
My “growth” for this week was learning something new in my photo editing software:https://wp.me/p2owKx-15O
It was fun 🙂
Cheers, Amy
Great post and an inventive approach on the theme!
Thanks!
Thank you Frank! Love this topic, and I was inspired to write the Forgiving Fridays post I did today in part b/c of it. You’re wonderful, and the photo with the moss is beautiful. Blessings to you and your wife.
Debbie
Thank you, Debbie! Growth is a wonderful thing, as we all can continue our learning as we grow older.
Blessings to you!
Lovely photo, Frank. Here’s mine. https://odaciuk.wordpress.com/2019/02/08/growth/
Those are just beautiful, Olga’
Thank-you, Frank. ❤
Perhaps growth is also about perspective…
http://oneletterup.com/2019/02/09/tuesday-photo-challenge-growth
That is a wonderful post!
Thank you!
I hope I’m not too late.
https://islandinthenet.com/growth/
Just in time…I’m editing the round up post right now 🙂