We consume photos through our eyes, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have a tactile element, too.
Walking along the beach in Vancouver, Canada, a few weeks ago, I was struck by the tangles of seaweed and the patterns they created across the wet sand at low tide. There was some chaotic balance at play here, a jazzy rhythm of vegetation, water, and earth.
The juxtaposition of starkly different textures helped my attempt to capture a narrow strip of beach as if I were shooting a vast river estuary from a plane. The different colors and densities made it look almost like a living map of a faraway, unknown place.
Photography is a primarily visual medium, but we can experience it with more than one sense. This week, focus on the tactile element of the objects you shoot, whether it’s one distinct quality — softness, smoothness, graininess, or any other texture you find interesting — or a combination of several within one frame.
I look forward to your exploration of texture in your photos this week!
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Old bamboo in my jungle:
https://insellos.wordpress.com/2017/08/03/weekly-photo-challenge-textures/
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https://cxianliu.wordpress.com/2017/07/13/hawaii-post-2-volcanos-and-lava-flows/
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I love textures, especially as I like Black and White photography, which is great when you have great textures!
Here is my entry:
https://madame-zenista.com/2017/08/02/texture-rich/
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Are we having issues with the Pingback? Is there a way to get around it, I wonder, to fix it?
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My ping back didn’t seem to work either. Nice pic btw
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Thank you! 🙂
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I apologize for the inconvenience! Pingbacks were indeed not working earlier today, but we’ve since fixed the issue.
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Here is my entry for the week: http://wp.me/p24idL-4S5
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This is my contribution to this challenge:
https://datosatutiplen.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/the-frog-that-never-came-out/
I hope you like it!
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I have problem with Pingback, too.
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I apologize for the inconvenience! Pingbacks were indeed not working earlier today, but we’ve since fixed the issue.
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I do repeated the comment to my post, but it cannot be seen.
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Great topic! Here is my submission! https://theeternaltruth.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/weekly-photo-challenge-textures/
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A cooling image from last winter
https://piecesofstarlight.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/wpc-texture/
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Pingbacks not working again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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https://ambitiousdrifter.com/2017/08/02/patterns-in-stone/
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I apologize for the inconvenience! Pingbacks were indeed not working earlier today, but we’ve since fixed the issue.
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🙂 https://rygalo.com/2017/08/02/weekly-photo-challenge-textures/
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https://travelmuch.net/2016/04/24/zoom-much/
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As many have already noted the pingback has a problem
https://stephenrees.blog/2017/08/02/weekly-photo-challenge-textures/
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I apologize for the inconvenience! Pingbacks were indeed not working earlier today, but we’ve since fixed the issue.
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Very nice photography😊
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PIngback is not working!
https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/bark-of-a-sequoia-tree/
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What a great challenge, so many to choose from. Loved your photo.
https://castelsarrasin.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/texture-weekly-photo-challenge/
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Happy Wednesday! Here is my post this week: http://stenoodie.com/2017/08/02/weekly-photo-challenge-textures-2/
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Initially I thought this was an aerial view. Very beautiful image
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Hooray, I succeeded! Thanks for letting me know — it was a really striking scene at the beach that afternoon.
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Please visit my blog post on WPC
https://researchandtravel.com/2017/08/02/worth-a-watch-wordpress-photo-challenge-textures/
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Here’s my entry this week:
https://cindimatography.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/weekly-photo-challenge-textures/
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An exciting and fun theme that can be interpreted in many ways. I like your photo with all shades of green.
I note that many participants post their links here! I have no contribution yet but will add my link as usual or maybe even here, if that is an advantage
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You’re certainly welcome to — normally, more people share their post via pingback than via a comment here, but earlier today — and for several hours — pingbacks weren’t working on this photo challenge. It’s now fixed, so feel free to share your work either as a link in a comment or a through a pingback!
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Sparkling mud: https://umgebucht.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/weekly-photo-challenge-textures/
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No ping backs? Oh well… here’s my response to the prompt:
https://the15thday.com/2017/08/02/throw/
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I apologize for the inconvenience! Pingbacks were indeed not working earlier today, but we’ve since fixed the issue.
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paint peeling in Iceland https://colourblots.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/touch-or-dare/
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Trouble with the the pingbacks again? Here is my go: http://wp.me/p3gqMf-GZ
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I apologize for the inconvenience! Pingbacks were indeed not working earlier today, but we’ve since fixed the issue.
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I think there’s some issue with the pingback. At least, it’s not working for me 😦
Here’s the link to my post:
https://maniparna.com/2017/08/02/the-exciting-world-of-different-textures/
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I apologize for the inconvenience! Pingbacks were indeed not working earlier today, but we’ve since fixed the issue.
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http://ryanphotography.uk/2017/08/02/textures-wordpress-photo-challenge/
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Winter is not so far…
https://wordpress.com/post/igorstrofimoffphoto.wordpress.com/136
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Here’s my link. https://bluefoxcafe.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/texture/
Something’s screwy with the lynx.
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https://bluefoxcafe.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/texture/ Here’s my link.
I think something’s screwy with the Lynx.
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I apologize for the inconvenience! Pingbacks were indeed not working earlier today, but we’ve since fixed the issue.
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Weather Front – http://wp.me/p3CFsE-3Qa
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