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We start episode 32 of the Tuesday Photo Challenge! pursuant last week’s theme of Continuation, I thought we might all be ready to shake off the rust and potential cobwebs and start something Fresh!

As I sense that it is important that all of us remain focused on those aspects of the world that provide us with renewing energy, I thought it might be interesting to do share images that make us think of all things fresh. Often, something fresh leaves us feeling uplifted and ready to take on the next challenge that awaits us.

I will leave it in your capable, creative minds and hands to see in what direction you want to drive this week’s challenge. Go and have some fun with it!

There’s a certain amount of freshness in this image from a couple of years back…

carrots-organic_mg_5407 — *Organic Carrots*

This food shot was all about the color contrast between the orange and green; the orange background is simply colored paper to allow the carrots to pop that extra little bit!

For those who’d like to participate in this weekly challenge, the rules are the following:

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)!!

Nothing serious about this challenge, which might just open the flood gates of unbridled expression!

Technical Details

This image was captured with a Canon EOS 5D MkII using an EF24-105mm f/4L lens. Studio strobes were used for this image.

Last week’s challenge was of a more abstract nature in asking you to share your visual concept of the Human Spirit. This week, in the tenth installment of TPC, I am going back to a more concrete concept in calling on you to share your best image(s) of Vegetables.

Of course, you may think that this will be an easy challenge, and you can make it that by taking a quick Instagram photo, but I’m counting on you to do much more than that! In this challenge, I’m looking forward to seeing some of your creativity at work in putting together an image that is worthy of display. Creativity in portraying your vegetables might involve color choices, composition, light angle and whatever else you may think to include!

A simple example is this organic carrots image that I did a couple of years ago.

This image is a simple approach to setting up a shot using a bit of lines to lead the eye, color repetition (that’s just orange paper) and a cutting board to provide contrast. I used reasonably soft light to eliminate any harsh shadows, which would take away from the carrots.

For those who’d like to participate in this weekly challenge, the rules are the following:

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
Have fun creating something new (or sharing something old)!!

I am confident that there is going to be some serious creativity this week! And don’t forget to invite your friends to the party and remember to have fun!!