This week's #thecompochallenge by @hiro was, on my part, dominated by confusion. I couldn’t get my head around the concept of the golden circle. In addition, I couldn’t find time to actually go and shoot, with this concept in mind. So this week’s entries are […]
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Close-up of cherry blossom branches with pink flowers and red leaves against a cloudy sky background.
I'm going to use being on holiday as my excuse for aborting on this week's #TheCompoChallenge (not the fact it's so difficult), however I do have one from last week that looks like it has a golden spiral in there somewhere.
#Photography #Macro #Blossom #Spring #Leica
A man dressed in white traditional attire and a head covering is performing a ritual with offerings made of flowers and leaves in front of him. Behind him, a couple in traditional Balinese wedding attire is seated, with the woman wearing a white lace top and ornate hairpiece, and the man in a white shirt and patterned sarong. Another woman in a red lace top and colorful sarong is kneeling, holding a tray of offerings. The scene is set outdoors, indicating a ceremonial setting.
📐 Final entry! This is the last photo for #TheCompoChallenge.
This last week was a struggle. I couldn’t find the time to go out and look for stuff, so just dug through the archive at home.
The whole thing was a lot of fun! Thanks, @hiro.
A black and white photograph shows the silhouette of a pedestrian walking on an elevated walkway or bridge. The sky is visible in the background, featuring wispy clouds and a prominent contrail. The perspective captures a dramatic interplay of light and shadow, with strong geometric lines formed by the bridge's structure.
📐 Second shot for the Spiral of Death theme. One more to go.
#TheCompoChallenge’s last week is hard!
This #TheCompoChallenge is making me seriously consider buying a camera again. It’s been a few years since I sold all my magical boxes. But honestly, I’m hesitating.
It needs to be small and able to take nice photos. A Fujifilm XM-5 (https://www https://alienlebarge.ch/notes/20250319064425/
A submission for the “golden spiral” assignment of the final week of #TheCompoChallenge. Happy to be back to the coast. 🌊🌲☁️
A person in a coat is walking down a spiraling staircase with intricately carved railings featuring floral and angelic motifs. The staircase has a grayish tone with greenish walls providing a rich, architectural setting.
📐 First one this week.
#TheCompoChallenge is ending soon, and this is the hardest week so far. I don’t think I’ve ever even considered the Spiral of Doom!
This week’s #thecompochallenge by @hiro was all about subject isolation & contrast. I’m not really sure whether my photos fit, but they’re all I got. 😅
They show glimpses into a giant revitalization project of a former industrial area of @Duesseldorf in the district of Derendorf.
A black and white landscape featuring bare trees in a field, an abandoned building in the distance, and branches framing the foreground, conveying a serene, wintery atmosphere.
A quick black & white for #TheCompoChallenge, although I think B&W can make isolation a too easy, a bit like using a wide aperture.
#Photography #BlackAndWhite #Trees #Copse #Countryside #Rural #Cotswolds
A narrow road winding through tall trees, with a car approaching from the opposite direction. The image is in black and white.
A Car in the Woods 🌲
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#photography #blackandwhitephotography #thecompochallenge
A submission for the “isolated subject” assignment of Week 3 of #TheCompoChallenge. I’m in the city for a week, so no isolated seagulls. I thought I would quickly collect submissions in this environment of many objects, but I’m out of practice at city photography.
Auto-generated description: A person stands silhouetted against a dramatic sunrise or sunset on a rocky landscape.
Drone Portrait (44/365)
#365in2025
#TheCompoChallenge - Subject isolation, week 4.
Home with a terrible chest cold, missed yesterday, ugh. One from the archives for this weeks #TheCompoChallenge.
Selfie while flying the drone.
My first entry for this week‘s #thecompochallenge by @hiro comes from the 2013 #Vienna uni excursion archives.
I‘ll try to focus on different techniques for #subjectisolation this week. Here I obviously used post processing to focus on the awesome old trams in #Vienna […]
A person on a bridge, walking. Cars drive under it. Sunset.
📐 I’m using housecleaning as inspiration. This time, my Downloads folder (currently 661 items). Found this one over there. I believe if fits the Object Isolation prompt.
That’s it for this week’s challenge. What’s next for #TheCompoChallenge?
Pink blossoms on branching tree during snowfall, creating contrast between delicate spring flowers and winter's final snowflakes.
This is a messy shot that skirts the edge of this week's #TheCompoChallenge but I think the blossoms of the tree somewhat isolate themselves due to the colour contrast caused by the heavy snow (I'm not sure how it will compress to social-media though).
#Photography #Trees #Blossom #Nature #Snow
A silhouette of two people standing on a bridge over a body of water. In the background, there is a large statue visible through a light mist. The sky is clear with a few clouds scattered across it. The reflection of the bridge and figures can be seen in the water below.
📐 I’ll use the fact that it’s permanently raining as an excuse. Still no decent photos for “Subject Isolation + Contrast” outdoors, but did bump into this one while cleaning up Lightroom. I like it.
Here’s Photo #2 for Week #4 of #TheCompoChallenge.
Hope you don’t remember it from a
Bare sapling with delicate branches growing in tall grass, photographed in black and white with a blurred forest backdrop.
I’ve always enjoyed the graphical nature of trees without leaves, which is probably why I’m drawn to photographing them.
#Photography #TheCompoChallenge #Trees #Woodland #BlackAndWhite
A person stands in a dimly lit room with red lighting, facing a round wooden table. They hold a phone and are silhouetted against the light. A neon sign on the wall reads "Rambler Sparkling Water." The brick walls are covered with a metal grid and decorated with various stickers.
A person wearing a black hoodie, black pants, a light blue cap, and sunglasses is standing on an electric scooter against a white brick wall background.
A police officer in uniform and sunglasses walks past a textured orange wall. A poster behind him displays bold white text that reads, "Show us your episiotomy stitches." The ground is littered with torn posters and paper.
Working on this week's #TheCompoChallenge: Subject Isolation + Contrast. I like the contrast in the first two, but for the third one I am not sure if the conceptual contrast of cop vs vandalized posters / blue uniform vs orange wall is enough... but I kinda liked the photo ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
A small angel statue is partially covered in snow, located in the foreground. In the background, there are several weathered, moss-covered gravestones and a cross, creating a somber and serene cemetery scene.
📐 Subject Isolation + Contrast. That’s the theme. Welcome to Week #4 of #TheCompoChallenge.
First submission is from a few days ago, as my mind immediately went to this one. Second is on the way…
Here are my three submissions for this week’s theme of the #TheCompoChallenge , which focused on frames. I must admit, I didn’t have much time. All three photos were taken hastily on the last day. I hope I found something decent.
The skatepark ph... https://alienlebarge.ch/photos/2025/03/a2159/
A potted weeping fig plant with bright green leaves is seen through a closed window. The window has a white frame and is surrounded by a brick wall with varying shades of brown and orange. The plant is centered in the window, with reflections visible on the glass.
Bailey stands under a white desk, looking directly at the camera. A blue plastic bin is visible in the foreground.
Bailey looks out of a window at a bunny in a snowy backyard with a fence and trees in the distance.
The word
New photo post!
Framed!
Attempting to demonstrate the use of frames for week 3 of #TheCompoChallenge
https://photos.srgower.com/2025/framed/
#Photography
#EchoFeed
A passenger airplane is flying in a clear sky, viewed through the red metal lattice structure of a bridge. The bridge cables and steelwork create an 'X' shape framing the airplane. The sky is a soft teal color.
📐 Can I please use this one for the Framed assignment? It’s Sunday already, I’m dead tired, and movieStar flew out today… This could very well be the plane she was in. Maybe.
I promise I’ll take care of #TheCompoChallenge earlier in the week!
