Welcome to our weekly community wrap-up. It's been another very exciting week on the Light Stalking forums with great photography by the community and with new members joining in. The photos and discussions in the forums have been amazing and very inspiring the past few weeks, which makes it even more exciting. A lot is happening with members sharing images from their travels, projects, etc.
Here is the Photo Of The Week that is judged by Federico every week. This week's photo of the week is by Tersha and you can read what Federico had to say about this photo in the link here – Photo of the Week – October 3rd
The weekend photography challenge from last week was “Everyday Stories” and members had their creative take on the theme with very interesting shots – some of them are shared below.
This week, we have a new challenge that has some very beautiful submissions already. Join the challenge here – Patterns of Life
Here are some storytelling shots from the past week's challenge that we thought were great and should be included here:
Here are photos shared by members in other forums like General Photo Chit Chat, Landscape Photography, Macro Photography, etc.
Dail shared a beautiful abstract photo of a flower that she shot when she was at the sunflower farm in the rain.
Daniel shared an interesting post here – In Just 9 Days – The Sun and Moon Celestial Dancing! It is so interesting to see the comparison where the moon is illuminated differently during various phases.
Tersha shared an almost surreal photo of a wasp on a flower here:
And a photo of a French Red-legged partridge here.
Patrick is working on a new series of artworks and has photographed them creatively. Take a look at the photos here.
Robert shared a powerful photo of a buffalo. Read about how he captured it here.
Robert also shared a photo of a lonely tree in a vast landscape. Check it out here.
An image of a lost place
And a gorgeous stormy landscape here:
Robert shared another photo of a wolf lichen, shot with a shallow depth of field here.
Steve shared a minimal photo of a vine trying to make its way up a wall:
And a photo of people fishing
Patrick shared photos of soap bubbles. Check out the rest of the images here:
Discussions:
- How do you improve? – Rob started a very interesting discussion on how photographers may fall into a few different groups. Join it here.
- Steve started a discussion on Magnetic Filters. Join over here to participate.
If you are someone who captures images with your smartphone, we have a Mobile Photography Challenge where you can post your mobile photos and also check out the works by other photographers. The images must be captured and edited on a smartphone. Join to submit the photos over here. Here are some interesting photos captured on a smartphone:
Michael shared a very interesting photo that he shot when waiting at the doctor's office.. He said that he started chuckling when he saw the sharp’s box and empty glove box looking like some little medical elf winking and laughing at him.
Patrick's urge for chocolate and therefore a visit to the shop gave him an opportunity to capture this photo on his way back home.
There are also some members' picks that are featured. These can be chosen by any of the members and are put in a whole new thread of their own and called out as being a great addition and shot for the forums. Check out those stunning captures here.
Patrick started a thread late last year – “Community Inspired Photo Story Challenge” – capture a story in 3 to 6 photos that hold personal significance and post them with a brief description. While that thread was started to be completed within a week, it has been open with ongoing submissions for the past year and is still open where members can post their stories.
Here are some throwdowns to follow and post your own photos, or you can start your own throwdown too.
- Trees That Go Bump In The Night – Robert has started a throwdown and invited members to share their unusual photos of trees (Not Your Normal tree photos)
- 2025 Reflections Throwdown – a unique way to capture your own reflection, whether abstract or otherwise. There are many beautiful images to go through for some inspiration.
Patrick shared a very compelling reflection image:
- Your Pets – Share photos of your pets here.
- Rob started a new throwdown – “Abstract Flowers” – a very interesting one and it has some very creative and absolutely stunning shots already. You can participate here and we have shared some images below.
And, there are images posted in the Shark Tank forum where members request for constructive criticism/feedback on their photos.
- Play that funky music…
- Centered silhouette
- Surfers
- Ocean pool
- Moonflower
- Building
- I shall not be moved
- More misty woodland
- Please go away
- Lone Butterfly
If you'd like to join in with our members, feel free to join us on the forums. We'd love to see you there, and we are a friendly bunch.
