The new photo challenge cards have been a bit more involved then the previous two packs. It's been taking all of us a bit longer to come up with photos. My Guy and I spend most of our time in a small town, which can limit our photo opportunities. My Girl lives in the big city, but she now has a full time job, with a commute. So she doesn't have as much time as when she was a college student. Consequently, we seemed to have shifted to a monthly schedule on our photographs. We're just going to roll with that.
That last photo challenge was:
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| Kate: The Church Crowd |
We usually attend the vigil Mass on Saturday night, that church crowd is mostly the more senior members of the parish. Our church is a bit plain for a Catholic Church, but that's because the founders of this parish were more focused on works then on the building. When we started here more than 30 years ago, it had the reputation for being the rebel parish in the diocese. They've since combined our parish with the more conversative parish downtown, not so much because the parish is troublesome, more so because of the dwindling numbers of priests.
My Guy went a completely different route, literally. He spends most of his time out on long walks or long bike rides these days, so he sees a completely different type of crowd.
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| My Guy: The Wind Sweeping Down the Plains Crowd |
He's more likely to find cows or horses out on the back roads he rides on. I'm not sure where exactly he took this photo, but it really shows just how flat it is here and how much sky you can see. Our spring weather this year has been stormy, which does make for some dramatic skies. Those clouds do wonderful things to the light this time of year.
My Girl took advantage of her big city location to find her photo.
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| My Girl: This Picture Cost Me $100 |
She was able to find last minute, discounted tickets for a Raye concert last weekend. The advantage of living in Houston is there are lots of concerts. If not in Houston, Dallas is only 4 hours away. Still concert tickets have gotten expensive. She is selective about which ones she attends.
Of the three, it's a toss up between My Guy's and My Girl's photos for my favorite. Both are very different, but both are interesting photos.
My Guy and I probably have an advantage with the new photo challenge.
The summer wildflowers are just getting going here. So we should have a good opportunity to get some new photos. Since My Girl lives in town, it may be harder for her to get a shot.
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I think going to a monthly photo shoot is a sensible solution. Puts less pressure all everyone. After all , it's supposed to be a fun project, not a burden. That's sure an ominous sky. We've had lots of rain and cooler than normal temps, but, thankfully few severe storms.
Pat
Great photos. I especially love the horses. (I just love horses, in general.) Wildflowers should be fun.
I think the concept of a crowd can be interpreted multiple ways! You each thought of something interesting. We have been seeing pretty yellow wildflowers on the sides of the roadways as we've been driving through S. Carolina, and I've wished we could stop and see them close up, and get photos. I'll enjoy seeing what you find!
Summer is such a busy time of year that monthly is probably a better choice. All the photos were a bit unexpected. The light at the concert venue made for a really cool photo.
All three photos are fabulous, Kate. It is always interesting to see how each of you capture the theme. Well done, by all. I look forward to the next Photo Challenge post. Hugs
It is always interesting to see your very different takes on your prompts - all great photos. I have to say your Guy's appeals to me the most. That is the kind of photo I choose for my desktop wallpaper! You say "flat", but when we drove through your town (our first town out of college for 7 years) a few years ago we were struck by how many hills there were in town. That is something we had forgotten!
Another great batch of photos. It sad to see parishes having to be combined. I like that good works won out over fancy building. (Not that I haven't enjoyed some fancy churches over the years...)
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