Welcome to week 148 of the Tuesday Photo Challenge.

Thanks to everyone for the great contributions on last week’s theme; you managed to run with Crawl without any problem! For this week, I thought it might be fun to go with a theme that allows you to go to any level that you like: Surface! It’s up to your creative minds to document the surface, or see what surfaces or go below the surface to uncover what lies beneath. Of course, your surfaces can be of any topology that you choose!

Have some fun with this one and don’t hesitate to poke the surface and see what you stir up! I’m looking forward to your creative endeavors!

Here’s a surface with a slight ripple…

Liquid Power

This image came from a leisurely exploratory drive along the Connecticut river; as I drove North into Vermont, I thought it would be a good change of pace to drive South through New Hampshire. That’s where I found this hydro power plant in Bellows Falls, VT.

The full rules of this challenge are in TPC Guidelines, but here’s the tl;dr:

  • Write a post with an image for this week’s topic
  • Please tag your post with fpj-photo-challenge (if you’re not sure about how tags work, please check out this WordPress article about tagging posts)
  • 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)!!

Enjoy your week and I can’t wait to see what floats to the surface in your creative endeavors!

106 responses

  1. […] The word prompt for the Tuesday Photo Challenge from Frank at Dutch goes the Photo: Surface […]

  2. I was inspired by your photo Frank and then suddenly this photo said pick me for the photo challenge.

    1. Fantastic choice, Brian!

      1. Thanks Frank 🙂

      1. One that just had to be captured 🙂

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  5. So many colors to see in this photo, and again, great leading lines, too! Thanks for the chance to play along again! Happy Tuesday to you!

    1. Wonderful post, Shelley!! Have a wonderful week!

      1. Thank you, Frank – same to you!

  6. A beautiful image Frank and a lovely prompt! I’m linking yesterday’s post where the images feature a comfy surface for Eivor and Pearl to relax on and a wooden surface to display the story of a huge international rescue operation: https://whippetwisdom.com/2019/02/18/helping-the-hounds-of-macau/

    1. Great post, Xenia; Eivor and Pearl really do look comfortable, lounging!

      1. Thank you Frank! 🙂

  7. […] crafted by some creative tree trimmers. I love the way they fashioned the arch to fit back into the surface of the smooth tree […]

  8. […] Tuesday Photo Challenge: surface […]

  9. […] Tuesday Photo Challenge: Surface […]

  10. Oh I see, a water reservoir. Won’t touch this surface for fear of electrical power 😳

  11. […] Join Frank’s Tuesday Photo Challenge: Surface […]

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  13. […] For the Tuesday Photo Challenge: Surface […]

  14. Love the photo of the ripples on the water’s surface, Frank …
    Sharing my interpretation:
    https://naamayehuda.com/2019/02/19/go-below/
    Na’ama

    1. Wonderful approach to go below the surface!!

      1. 🙂 Ya know me, I take things a bit south of the ordinary. 🙂

    1. That’s one time when you don’t want to go below the surface! Lovely post!

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  17. […] the surface of the building is one way of repurposing a blank space. The wall becomes a wall of art. The baby […]

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  22. Tranature - quiet moments in nature Avatar
    Tranature – quiet moments in nature

    Hello again Frank, here’s a different take on surface from our nature blog: https://tranature.com/2019/02/19/haiku-lands-of-dream/

    1. That’s a wonderful post, Xenia! What kind of seals were in there?

      1. Tranature - quiet moments in nature Avatar
        Tranature – quiet moments in nature

        Thank you Frank, they are harbour seals, often called common seals, and grey seals. The grey seals are slightly bigger and have a longer nose 🙂

      2. Thank you, Xenia! They are so cute!

  23. I was trying to think of something lurking beneath the surface but couldn’t come up with anything.

    https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2019/02/dutchs-photo-challenge.html

    1. With a full moon, you never know what lurks beneath the surface!

  24. […] favorite of children who visit the park.  Fun climbing on the sculpture has caused areas of the surface to be polished smooth through the […]

  25. […] This post inspired by Frank at Dutch goes the Photo […]

    1. That looks fantastic!

  26. […] Just beneath the surface I’d see a glimpse of it of you You’re good at keeping it from most  But with me you let it slide  Most saw the boy next door  Those sparkling eyes fooled them You were just what they thought you were They saw the surface ripple I saw the raging storm Just beneath the surface. Copyright © 2019 Penny Wilson *This is in response to Franks Dutch Goes the Photo Tuesday Photo Prompt. You can see more or Frank's wonderful photography And find out how to join in with his Tuesday prompt HERE. […]

  27. Here’s my contribution, Frank. Thank you for the inspiration. 🙂 https://pennywilsonwrites.com/2019/02/19/surface/

    1. That’s another wonderful poem!

      1. Thank yo0u, Frank! <3

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  29. […] below the SURFACE you never know what you might find. My life is all about the sea, I live by the sea and where I […]

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    1. Beautiful post!

      1. Thank you 😊

  31. […] love reflections on the surface of water. They seem almost magical to […]

  32. Nice challenge. I’m happy you aren’t showing one of those impossible-to-reproduce glassy smooth surfaces. I like the ripples.

    1. Thank you! Yes, there’s some character to the ripples.

  33. […] Water dissolves paper, rusts scissors, and covers stone. When your thoughts run so shallow, you realize that you are shutting your mind down for a good restful […]

    1. That is a great post and lovely alternate trip.

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  37. Hi Frank. I’m sure you have just begun to scratch the surface on entries for this challenge!
    Here is mine: https://outofmywritemind.com/2019/02/20/skimming-the-surface/

    1. That is a fantastic post, Sandy! I think you are right 🙂

      1. Many thanks, Frank.

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  41. […] Tuesday Photo Challenge – Surface […]

    1. Wonderful post!

      1. Thank you so much for appreciating! 😊

  42. […] Frank’s Challenge: Surface […]

    1. Love the texture of that surface!

      1. Trees are amazing with their textures. Thanks, Frank. 🙂

  43. […] For Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week Challenge: Black & White and Frank Jansen’s Tuesday Photo Challenge – Surface […]

  44. […] camera before we headed there yesterday.  Frank’s Tuesday Photo Challenge this week is surface and I wondered if I could capture the water’s […]

  45. Here is a link to some of the surfaces of my raku pottery vases I have photographed here:
    https://rakupottery.ca/2019/02/22/raku-pottery-exploring-textures/
    I am not much of a photographer, but these pictures are my best attempts.

    1. Those are simply fantastic! Your pottery is lovely!!

      1. Thank you for your kind words!

  46. […] Here is my entry for Frank’s from Dutch Goes the Photo Blog Tuesday Photo Challenge – Surface. […]

  47. Frank, I really like your photo this week. It’s so relaxing.
    Here is my entry. I hope you enjoy it.
    https://ceenphotography.com/2019/02/22/tuesday-photo-challenge-surface/

    1. Thank you, Cee! You picked some great surfaces for your post!

  48. Here is my “Surface” photo. I am new to your blog! I did not follow the rules. Will try better next time. https://wordpress.com/post/snailsearch.wordpress.com/3212

    1. Hi Carol, the link made it show up without any issue. Your tag looks fine, so I’m not sure why the WordPress reader didn’t pick it up. The mystery!

      Great post and welcome to our weekly fun!
      Frank

  49. I read the directions on a tag. I tried to do it. But when I reviewed my post, I did not see the tag to your site. I am sorry

  50. hi frank, great and interesting picture for the week theme, here is my contribution to the challenge theme, https://wp.me/p2AvI7-32a.
    greetings robert

    1. Thank you, Robert! Love the reflection that you captured!

  51. […] to the Frank’s Tuesday Photo Challenge — Surface, and Calmkate’s Friday Foto Fun — Framed.  Click on the links to find out how to get […]

  52. That’s my kind of surface, Frank.

    1. Fantastic post!

  53. […] topic released on Tuesday was surface and with that in mind I dug through the photos that have been taken in the last month or so and […]

    1. Great post and image! Thank you for participating!

  54. […] Frank, for the chance to take a closer look at “surface” […]

  55. great prompt, Frank. and it’s not every day that I see a hydro power plant. here is my contribution:
    https://lessywannagohome.blogspot.com/2019/02/go-green.html

    1. Thank you, Klara! Lovely surface on the turtle!

    1. Now I’m hungry for some pie!

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