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Weekly Photo Challenge: Patterns


As a photographer who is always interested in nature first, I immediately started thinking about natural patterns which led me to formation flying in geese and this photo taken at the Bosque Del Apache in New Mexico last December.

Nice Pattern - ready for landing

Nice Pattern – ready for landing

But then I thought about what it would look like with this pattern repeated over and over – so, given the magic of photoshop, I made lots of copies of the birds and put them all in formation – a different “pattern”. ย That looked pretty good but then I tried it in B&W and I liked that better……I hope you like my final Pattern.

Snow Geese - Yikes!

Snow Geese – Yikes!

23 responses

  1. Cool experiment, Scott and very successful in interpreting this week’s challenge!

    May 10, 2013 at 9:38 am

    • Thanks Cheryl – it was fun to play with.

      May 12, 2013 at 11:06 am

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  3. Columbia Public Library Photo Blogging Class

    Interesting, but I like the two birds much better ๐Ÿ™‚

    May 10, 2013 at 9:44 am

    • I almost always like the “natural” photos better also. I just thought it would be fun to expand it (and my photoshop capabilities) for this challenge. ๐Ÿ™‚

      May 12, 2013 at 11:09 am

  4. That is such a great idea! It looks great x

    May 10, 2013 at 1:08 pm

    • Thanks Quennie – I’m glad you like my experiment!

      May 12, 2013 at 11:10 am

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  7. Steve Deutsch

    real nice.

    May 10, 2013 at 4:21 pm

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  9. hate birds, love the photos

    May 11, 2013 at 3:05 am

    • Mrs C – Can’t agree with you about the birds but I’m happy you like the photos. ๐Ÿ™‚

      May 12, 2013 at 11:13 am

  10. That first shot is awesome Scott. I like the pattern you’ve created with it too.

    May 11, 2013 at 3:29 am

    • Thanks Jeff – If you can ever get to the Bosque during the migration, I’m sure you’d enjoy it as a photographic opportunity!

      May 12, 2013 at 11:14 am

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  14. I love it, so much fun to play in Photoshop… its like a toy in a photographers hand. or should I say an artists hand, because we are artists using the lens as our tool.

    May 11, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    • Lily – I avoided it for a long time but am starting to understand the variety of things that you can do with it. I agree that it is indeed an artists tool.

      May 12, 2013 at 11:16 am

  15. Amar Naik

    nice clicks

    May 12, 2013 at 8:20 pm

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