Three weeks ago I offered my first ever challenge to you, my readers. The challenge was to go out there, photograph and create photos where the subject is not what is seems to be. I wanted you to take a photo where the viewer will see something different and surprising. As I wrote, the point was to astound us and make us see beyond the obvious.
When I now look at the various results now, I think they are all fun and definitely answering to the challenge – in different ways. Quite a few show faces seen in mother natures, some show the world quite differently compared to what we are used to – one literally upside-down. Some of the photos offers a multitude of interpretations, while others again show details, so close that the photo becomes a world within the world.
I don’t want to comment each of the pictures that has been uploaded and thus taken up on the challenge. I think they live by themselves. They stand on their own. However, you, dear ready, may comment of your hearts desire. I would love to hear what you see or what you think of these excellent photos..
And for those of you how participated in the challenge: Thank you so much. I really enjoy every single photo.
The photos are shown in the order they were posted to me.
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Yea…love them all but my favourite has to be the elephant legs…creepy but fascinating.
I totally agree with you. 🙂
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What an interesting group of photos. So imaginative.
Yes, I think the all show quite some imagination. Thanks, Mary.
Oh my goodness, these are all wonderful. Several of them really did have me gasping with surprise or astonishment! A great challenge and a great response!
I think so, too. Very creative.
Narcissus peering into a pool, snakes, screaming mouths, bulletholes – just some of the forms these images conjured up for me. What fun!
Quite a few characters can be found in these images, no?!
Love Monica Amerger’s photo–maybe because I just enjoy how water transforms anything it reflects or anything that lands on it.
Water does transform forms and shapes in wonderful ways. 🙂
Some very creative images, seeing these helps me know that i’m not the only one see these types of images throughout my daily walk of life..
chris
We can all hope to be able to see the world as these photographers have done.
Great captures of imagination!
Yes, it’s a testimony of imagination.
Some wonderful images. I need to look more closely at the world around me!
I think we all should! I am glad you enjoyed the photos.
What a fun set of images and thank you Otto for the challenge.
Well, thank you for participating, Lee.
Really a great collection!
Yes, and thank you for your contribution.
These are fantastic photographs, Otto, and incredibly creative. I’m going to give this a try.
Good luck. It’s really fun. Thank you for the feedback, Elisa.
i see faces in EVERYTHING… not these pictures, but everything else lol just joking
Well, you have a special gift. 🙂
Quite enjoyable to see everyone’s creativity.Will have to look at the photos that I took today and see what may show up.i tell you, Otto, it was sheer bliss to get out in nature and shoot again!
I am glad you enjoyed it. I am sure you will have captured some fun pictures!
I especially like the first, second, and second to last one, but all of them are wonderful. Thanks for giving people things to think about and a place for people to show the rest of us such remarkable images.
It’s only been fun on my part. I didn’t even have to be creative myself. 🙂 Thank you for the feedback, Linda.
Blev verkligen en kreativ och fin kollektion, mycket inspireradne och lärorika utmaningar, hoppas på fler framöver.
Vill bara tillägga att under helgen skapades det en hel del bilder som inte följer regelboken, helt utan ansträngning. Rinnande vatten, lång slutartid och stark sol och så fotoglädje.
M
Så bra da! Jeg må tenke litt mer på dette med utfordringer. Det er viktig for meg at det blir noe meningsfylt.:-)
My interests plamares for these beautiful !!!
1 – susan
2- Monica Amberger
3 – Monica Engell
Good work all !
Have a good week
Thank you for the feedback, Pat. Have a good week yourself.
They are all so beautiful, especially for me the red leaf 🙂 Thank you, love, nia
I am glad you like the photos, because like you I think they are very good. Thank you, Nia.
Thank you so much dear Otto, you are so nice. Love, nia
How great to encourage whimsy and fun in these photographs! Just shows how we all perceive things differently. I enjoyed looking at all of these! Thank you!
Yes, we do indeed see things differently, don’t we. Thank you for the feedback.
Wow! Otto, you certainly got some amazing entries. All worthy of the challenge. I think my favourite is the first one. If I’m right it is a nostril of someone with a moustache. It makes me laugh because in the past couple of months I have been sending pictures of my nostrils to my youngest sister to cheer her up. It may sound weird but I was trying to figure out something outrageous to take her mind off stuff. She laughed so hard, so now I do it whenever I need to cheer her up.
Got to have you back, Michelle. I am glad you were able to cheer your sister up. Seems like she could need it… Furthermore I think the moustache picture is hilarious, too.
Thanks, Otto. Nice to be back.
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That is a nice one. I will get it included in the selection. Thanks. 🙂
These are all so creative and beautiful. I especially like the red leaf – it is striking, beautiful and emotional all at the same time.
Yes, I agree. And it’s easy to say since none of the photos are mine. Thank you, Claire.
What a fun collection. The imagination is running amok. I’m having the most fun with the second one in. Kudos to all.
It’s quite a face, isn’t it! Thank you for responding to the photos, Elen.
Wonderful creativity that you unleashed!
It’s been fun to see how the different photographers have done with the challenge. 🙂
Gorgeous!
Yes, they are. Thank you.
I do love the legs of the two tall, skinny elephants — they’re wonderful! It’s a great collection.
Yes, I agree. Thank you for the feedback, Linda.
Top shots; the nostril, the alligator’s back and the group of palm tree bases. I like the emphasis of form in these.
They are quite interesting, aren’t they. Thank you for the feedback, Allan.