I had a marvelous response from all of you on last week’s theme of Wheels. Thanks everyone you always amaze and delight me. I’m proud to announce our featured bloggers this week. Their posts really grabbed my attention. Please check out their posts and congratulate them. Maybe you will be chosen next week.
Featured Bloggers
Life is Great– Can you imagine the man hours it took to make this little ferris wheel. It’s simply wonderful.
Click Through the Bucket List – Great fun variety of wheels. I like the guitar in the photo with the Segway wheels.
Picture Me Alive– What I adore about this photo is the shadow.
Allison’s Adventure’s – Stunning photo of a vintage wagon wheel.
JustWannaMakeThings – Remarkable photo of a steering wheel.
Soul n Spirit – Buddhists prayer wheels. Wonderful out of the box thinking.
Serendipity – Marilyn has such a fun variety of wheels, but I have to give my vote to the cartwheel. How fun.
Polymathically – Wonderful old rusty gear wheels.
Third Person Travel – Vintage car wheels – you can’t go wrong with this photo.
This week’s Topics: Contrasting Colors
I love working with contrasting colors because using them can really make your photography pop with just a small amount of color or really pop with color. Color is such a confusing topic. If you look up contrasting or complimentary colors you will get various color combinations. What I mean when I refer to contrasting colors is colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The basic contrasting colors I am referring to are as follows:
- Yellow and Violet (Purple)
- Blue and Orange
- Red and Green
For example, if you want to stand out in a photo while you are at the beach with blue sky and ocean behind you, wear orange. Even just a little bit of orange will be pleasing to the eye and yet stand out. Christmas green and red are contrasting colors. You will also see a lot of school colors and sports colors use contrasting colors to some degree.
- Black and White Photos
- Roads: country, freeways, streets
- Wheels
- Contrasting Colors: Purple/pink, yellow – orange and blue – red and green
- Buildings: houses, barns, commercial
The Next Series – More Fun With Colors
- Blue
- Yellow
- Soft Pastels
- Vibrant Colors
- Green
How It Works?
Most weeks I will come up with a topic. Feel free to write me with things you want to learn about.
Go through you photo archives and see what photos you have that fits the current week’s challenge, or better yet grab you camera and take a new photo!
ENJOY and have FUN.
Create a Cee’s Fun Photo Challenge Post
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My Entry for the Week
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Thank you Cee for the shout out … and for more great pictures. I like that the colors in your photos are opposing on the color wheel. It really makes them stand out against each other. I’m going to have to do some serious sorting to find something appropriate for this one!!
Thanks again.
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I’m sure you will amaze and delight us all.
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I love these photos! Here’s my contribution…
http://elleturner4.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colours/
😀
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Reblogged this on JustWannaMakeThings and commented:
One of my “Fun Fotos” was featured on this blog. What an honor!
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These are so beautiful – I have never seen that combination in a flower before- but I use it in my macarons 🙂
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Cool idea.
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Hi Cee, here is my entry, last week I couldn’t participate in any photo challenge, but now I’m back!
http://teandpaper.com/2014/09/09/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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wow those colours are surreal, the tips amazing
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Thanks.
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I particularly love the orange tree and blue sky, Cee.
I know my contribution doesn’t use contrasting colours from the colour wheel, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless!
https://jaspasjourney.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/artistic-roofs-of-central-europe/
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http://wp.me/p4CX48-de
I must be looking forward to Christmas.
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Reblogged this on Locating Frankenstein's Brain.
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Thank you so much for featuring my post on your blog. It will motivate me to work better. Will you please guide me how can I show the featured blogger badge on my blog?
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Hello!
Here is my contrast 🙂
http://idleandboredtwo.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/fun-foto-contrasting-colours/
Have great days
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Lovely photos Cee. Here’s my entry
http://linsdoodles.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colours/
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http://giberson9.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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Simply delicious! That first one really caught my eye! Thank you for a new inspiration!
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Glad you liked it. Thanks.
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I have chosen orange and blue: http://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/orange-and-blue/
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Beautiful contrasting colors!!
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Glad you like them Amy.
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Here’s mine, Cee!
http://wp.me/p1hCI2-3IV
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I love contrasting colours! Great picture choices.
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I do too. Thanks. 🙂
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Hi, Cee. Thank you for featuring my picture of a wooden Ferris wheel. It’s an honor to be chosen among so many great photos. I guess I was lucky to have found that wheel just in time for the challenge. I’m, as always, impressed by your pictures this week. The bright contrasting colors on them are amazing.
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The pleasure was all mine to feature you. You were lucky to find that wooden ferris wheel. I love it.
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here is my entry for this week, http://wp.me/p2AvI7-12i
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Hi Cee thanks for the shout out. I really enjoy these challenges, and indeed they often are.
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You are welcome. Glad you enjoy my challenges.
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Here is my entry http://wp.me/p3FrDU-um
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Cee, I have a question: does contrasting colors have to be on the direct opposite side of the color wheel? For example, on the color wheel, yellow-green is not on the opposite site of red, but does that count as contrasting color too? (This was originally posted on the comment in my blog.) Thanks. Helen
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Yellow green is not a contrasting color….they are complimentary colors because they are next to each other on the color wheel. When I talk about contrasting colors I mean opposite colors on the color wheel.
Note: I’ve seen contrasting colors and complimentary colors used opposite of how I describe them. But this is how I learned them from a photography course I took. It makes sense to me too. You’ll see both on the web. That is why I always will list the colors too.
Hope this helps.
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Cee, I am talking about Red and yellow-green. Green is directly opposite of red and yellow-green is next to green. So is yellow-green (on your color wheel) contrast color for red too? (sorry for the confusing ;-( THANKS!!!! Helen
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It’s your choice. You are the artist. Go with looks good to you. all these rules are meant to be broken. The thing with photography and your style is…know the rules, that way you know when to break them.
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Thanks. 😉
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OK, Cee–fingers crossed that I have this URL pasting thing correct. Here is my entry
http://loisajay1213.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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Lovely photos! Here’s a fun photo for this challenge: http://zainabjavid.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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A good way of getting us ready for your next colour series. Here is my contrast shot: http://travelwithintent.com/2014/09/10/window-cleaning-painting-contrast-paris/
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http://sillarit.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/contrasting-colors/
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I love the orange and blue best Cee. I thought I’d give this one a go
https://regionalcognisance.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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Cee your photo’s are stunning!!! Here is my entry:
http://nowathome.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-co
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Wonderful photos, Cee. Here’s my contribution:
http://irinadim.com/2014/09/10/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colours/
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This was interesting. Thanks!!! 🙂 Find our entry for Contrasting Colours in the link provided.
http://siapositive.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/contrasting-colours/
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Hi Cee, here is my entry: http://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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Hi Cee, I chose red and green for my contribution. Here it is: http://lifeisgreat0.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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I love the contrast theme. Here’s my entry: http://rouladen.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/a-study-in-contrast-cees-fun-foto-challenge/
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beautiful contrasting colors, Cee! here’s my entry: http://lolawi.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/cees-fun-foto-contrasting-colors/
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Love your photos! Just beautiful… Here’s my entry:
http://kmmphotovideo.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/contrasting-colors/
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Here’s mine. I wished the colors on here looked as bright as they do in reality, but oh well,,,,http://blueribbonfair.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/contrasted-ribbons-on-a-polka-dot-pallet/
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I love all your photos of contrasting colors. Here’s my entry 🙂
http://funfamilyfeats.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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Here is mine Cee…not really good, but okay hehehe
http://bambangpriantono.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrastkontras-fruit-rujak/
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Beautiful contrasting colors Cee! Here’s my entry 🙂
http://punktpatrzenia.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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http://vmtranblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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I enjoy your challenges:) thanks,
http://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colours/
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That’s one fantastic green pot! Here’s my entry – please have a look at
http://acrossthebored.com/2014/09/11/cees-fun-foto-challenge-cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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Lovely. Here is my contribution.
http://mazeepuran.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colours/
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here’s my entry for this week..great challenge Cee, thank you..http://paintedwords1.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/colour-contrasts/
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Great complements, Cee. Here’s my red/green orange/blue yellow/violet – http://lynneayersbeyondthebrush.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/complementary-colours/
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Today is special day. So I combined the day and your challenge. Hope people will understand: http://closetoeighty.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/life-triumphs-and-cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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This is a fun one – these birds have a bit of contrast.
http://imissmetoo.me/2014/09/11/just-a-little-contrast/
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This took some extra thought and planning. Thanks for letting me participate.
http://teepee12.com/2014/09/12/studies-in-contrast-cees-fun-foto-challenge/
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Your photos are gorgeous as always! Mine are golden yellow and deep blue, i hope that’s okay.
http://lovehappynotes.com/2014/09/03/the-homecoming/
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http://yarnspinnerr.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
Loved your pics. 🙂
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Here’s my entry;
http://medicinalmeadows.com/2014/09/12/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colours/
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Wonderful contrasts in your images, Cee 🙂 I especially like the tree against the blue sky. Here is my attempt this week – nature’s contrasts through the seasons … though I think I’ve strayed slightly from the theme colours here and there!
http://oaktreesstudio.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/colour-contrasts-nature-cees-fun-foto-challenge/
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Contrasting colors in Ocean City, NJ https://ceenphotography.com/2014/09/09/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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These are great …the first one especially. I love contrasting colour. Will make something now….,,
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Here are my contrasting colour pics
http://lorikart.com/2014/09/12/geometric-friday-5/
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My late contribution, with some photos taken in Bali.
http://temasekgarden.com/2014/09/14/cees-fun-foto-challenge/
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Hi Cee, I adore the tractor and vase picture. Here’s my first submission for the Fun Foto Challenge!
http://ebyescapes.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colors/
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A wee bit late as usual Cee, sorry! I love colour! My berry entry is
http://moonramblings.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/cees-fun-foto-challengecontrasting-colours-hedgerow-berries/
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Cee, your photos are amazing! here are mine 🙂
http://ladyleemanila.wordpress.com/2014/12/23/cees-fun-foto-challenge-contrasting-colours/
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