Scavenger Hunt - Abstract, Round, Fire, Seeing Faces & Stars

Sunday again, and another of Ashley Sisk's Scavenger Hunts.  Some of the prompts this week had me a bit stumped initially. I didn't want to interpret them straight, so I tried to think outside the box a bit. 

1. Abstract

I wasn't thinking of the Scavenger Hunt when I took this shot. I just noticed a small boat tied up under the board walk along the river in the city last Sunday. I liked the reflections in the water in front of it. You can see the rope snaking through the middle to the foreground where the sky is reflected but otherwise I don't actually know what was making these strange striped reflections, maybe the railing?  I ran a Cross Processing action on it just to change the water around the reflections to a bluey inky colour instead of the brown it actually was, the reflections stayed mostly unchanged though.

2. Round

I love the colours and patterns inside marbles. These kept rolling round as I was trying to photograph them as they are perfectly round.

3. Fire

4. Seeing Faces in Strange/Unexpected Places

This prompt had me stumped! I think I ended up with a strange face instead!
Can you figure out what's going on?
I'm sitting in the car while my son sprays it with the hose. It didn't turn out exactly as planned but I like the ripples of water and colours.

5 Stars

I've always wanted to do one of these photos, didn't turn out exactly as planned, he couldn't blow the stars very far but you see a couple in the air. I processed it a bit to get the feel I wanted. I think I'll definitely try this again.

Journey Around the Sun - Days 91 & 92

Finally, I'm done with editing my shots from Rainbow beach.

Day Ninety One

 I loved the reflections on the wet sand early in the evening.

Later at sunset.

Day Ninety Two

 Went down to the beach this morning before sunrise.

I loved the haze and mist that morning.

 Later we played at the park. 

Journey Around the Sun - Days 86 through 90

 I'm still editing our second week at Rainbow Beach. I have two more days to go but I have so many here I'll post what I have now.

Day Eighty Six

Day Eighty Seven

I had to jump up really quickly after I took this shot.

Day Eighty Eight

 Australian bush, some areas burnt by bush fires. Even though bush fires are terrifying near homes some Australian bush actually needs fire to germinate and survive. I think these fires were actually controlled burn offs in the area.

Then amongst the bush wild flowers bloom.

Mushrooms grow on a log along the path to the beach.

Day Eighty Nine

 Taken for the Scavenger Hunt "Book or Movie" prompt, Message in a Bottle.

Day Ninety

 A stormy morning sky. 

Carlo Point Boat Ramp
We took a trip out to the boat ramp. I loved the little private jetties too.

I gave my son and his cousin some huge old fashioned lollypops that he'd been excited about all holidays.

Beach at sunset, the colours and reflections were lovely.