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
Oh YES! I love texture! Great prompt 🙂
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Tiny delicate dragonfly wing texture details – http://kathaphoto.com/2014/08/08/dragonfly-texture/
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And one more – DUCKS! So much texture…
http://kathaphoto.com/2014/08/08/duck-texture/
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Turtles and turtle texture, and a turtle dream and other turtley thoughts…
http://followyournose.me/2014/08/10/turtle-textures/
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This is a wonderful prompt. Thanks. I’ll be right back with my post.
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Here are the textures that inspire me. http://retirenicaragua.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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I like how the same landscape can be seen from so many different ways! Interesting how nature can trick our eyes 😉
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Great challenge. I will be back with a post.
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Here’s the post for the challenge: http://architar.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/one-afternoon-around-mono-lake/
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My favourite place to find texture: https://dawnblanchard.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photography-challenge-texture/
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Some much to choose from_ http://ambitiousdrifter.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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Erm ‘so much…’ This one turned up as soon as I hit Publish. It’s my screen saver…. http://ambitiousdrifter.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-light-and-shade/
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Here we are:
http://autopict.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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My entry this week: http://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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Love textures! Great choice for a challenge Michelle!
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Actually thank you to Natalia Maks!
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Have a nice and sunny weekend, everybody.
http://wp.me/p1ZuYK-10n
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Mushrooms in my jungle:
http://insellos.wordpress.com/2014/08/09/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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Hi… again… 😉
http://follygirlsphotoworld.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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Love this challenge!!
http://christinejacox.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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Here’s my effort. Take a look – http://inkhammer.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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I too LOVE texture……
http://chittlechattle.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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Two interpretations: http://ahiddenseattle.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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This is great prompt 🙂 I’ve just finished another painting in my new collection, which is here: http://wp.me/p4mUeK-gO… Have a fantastic day 🙂
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Here’s my submission for this week: http://exploratorius.us/2014/08/08/texture/
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Another interpretation http://justsnaps.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture-2/
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Excellent subject. My first attempt is here:
http://snapsandstories.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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Here is my entry this week: http://wp.me/p24idL-2kY
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Thank you for the challenge topic this week, Natalia.
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Here is mine: http://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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hi! here’s my take on the theme 🙂
http://theeclecticeccentricshopaholic.wordpress.com/2014/08/09/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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Here is my contribution to this challenge
http://shotwithmyphone.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
All images shot and processed on my iPhone.
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What a great prompt! Endless possibilities: http://wp.me/p1sanj-2bo
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Another really nice challenge, I chose a selection of images taken during a coastal walk in the north of Scotland, enjoy. http://dcdoolan.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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Here’s my second response to the challenge – looking at the texture of plants http://dcdoolan.wordpress.com/2014/08/09/weekly-photo-challenge-texture-2/
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Untouchable texture? http://annarashbrook.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challengetexture/
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Zigzag – I had nothing! Texture? Hard for me to narrow it down!
https://silverinthebarn.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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thank you Natalia
http://ameditativejourney.wordpress.com/2014/08/08/weekly-photo-challenge-texture/
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