Guest photo challenge host Lignum Draco asks us to show him the time.
By I’m a street photographer based in Sydney, Australia. In my spare time I like to wander around and photograph people. Mostly up close, capturing that fleeting instance of people’s lives that they may not even be aware of. A moment that would otherwise have gone unnoticed.
Last year while walking through a pedestrian mall, I noticed an interesting sign on the side of a building site. It was an excerpt from Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig. The book is a memoir of Haig’s emergence from chronic depression and anxiety which afflicted him from the age of 24. But more than being a simple memoir, the book is about making the most of your time. In it he offers advice to others going through a similar struggle.
Photo by Lignum Draco. All rights reserved.
Standing there, it was as if I were the only one to notice the sign. The world continued to move at full pace around me. I adjusted the parameters of my camera for a slow exposure, steadied myself, and took the photo. I wanted to convey a sense of time passing against the backdrop of the sign. Time — both fleeting and infinite at once.
This week, think about time and portray it photographically. Maybe you have a photo about one of the activities in the extract from Haig’s book above. Perhaps you have a fascination with clocks. Or maybe contemplating time takes you somewhere else completely. I hope you enjoy this week’s challenge.
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Wow, this theme’s a tough one! Love the quote and your photo of it.
janet
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Thank you.
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Wasted time:
https://insellos.wordpress.com/2016/02/06/weekly-photo-challenge-time/
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Nice theme. I have a couple of shots in my shoe-box. I went for this one: http://wp.me/p3gqMf-qn
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very challenging: https://solaner.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/wpc-time/
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Yours is a thought provoking challenge… time to think about portraying time!
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Take your time. 🙂
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Interesting enough to come up with at least three different ones 🙂
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#1 : http://wp.me/p4mUeK-Ti
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#2 : http://wp.me/p4mUeK-r
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# 3 : http://byswav.com/2016/02/05/the-time-painting-no-73-by-swav/
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Can I just say I am finding this one hard x
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Think literally or try broadening your interpretation.
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To me, time is about moving from generation to generation and transfer of knowledge towards enhancement of society:
http://journeyman.live/2016/02/06/time-generation-gap/
http://journeyman.live/2016/02/06/time-astronomical-clock-in-prague/
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what do i have to do in this challege
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Consider the theme, “Time” and then take a new photo that represents “Time” to you and post it on your blog.
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Nice challenge. Here’s my pick: http://antimuseum.com/2016/02/05/time/
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Thoughtful wonderful.
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Finally – a strange moment in time –
Dusk –
http://followyournose.me/2016/02/10/on-the-trail/
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Loved this post! One easily becomes all philosophical about time.
Here’s my take on the subject http://wp.me/p5qz4M-56
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I really like your photo…. Awesome.
Here is my entry for this week.
http://ceenphotography.com/2016/02/05/the-daily-post-weekly-photo-challenge-time-contemplating/
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Great challenge. Love your illustration and quote. Here’s mine. https://castelsarrasin.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/time-weekly-photo-challenge/
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Tempus Fugit Bay-Bee! Have a great weekend!
https://graphicrealestate.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/photo-challenge-time/
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Nice theme! Here we go again 🙂 https://pilvipouta.wordpress.com/2016/02/06/time-the-daily-post/
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https://chava61.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/wpc-time/
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Of course, there’s no such thing as Time, only Change. Interesting challenge!
http://scillagrace.com/2016/02/05/weekly-photo-challenge-time-is-change/
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https://ileanapartenie.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/weekly-photo-challenge-time/
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brilliant interpretation of the subject Lignum Draco.
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Thank you.
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What a wonderful capture! And perfect in monochrome.
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This challenge took some time to put together,
https://piecesofstarlight.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/wpc-time-an-endless-flowing-stream/
The quote was so meaningful…
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I remember how much I loved this photograph of Haig’s quote on your blog. It was a sign of time omnipresent in life. Wonderful topic today. Here’s my entry: http://wp.me/suE5Y-clues
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Great theme, and one of my favorites for sure. I decided to get a little sentimental about it. Hope you don’t mind …
http://wp.me/p1fzXa-1bv
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Several ideas on displaying time – http://wp.me/p3CFsE-2z3
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Hi all, Here’s our interpretation of this weeks challenge:
https://derwentvalleyphotography.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/weekly-photo-challenge-fleeting-moment-in-time/
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The sun is up. It’s high time to drink up that coffee and get going! http://windagainstcurrent.com/2016/02/05/time/
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I really like your photo and thanks for the back story as well. I chose to go with a passage of time sort of take on this week’s theme:http://wp.me/p2owKx-IQ
Cheers!
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This was the perfect reason to finally put my “new” 1960s camera gem in front of a camera. Thank you for making me do this 🙂
https://mattvonp.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/weekly-photo-challenge-time/
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Something very special is my contribution this week: A Chinese Timestick http://bambooblog.de/2016/02/05/wpc-time-drachenboot-chronometer/
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