Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers Up Layers

Posted on May 2, 2015 by joseph elon lillie under Photography

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Intricate.”

Intricacy is a complicated topic…

Peacock Design at Delft Factory

Maybe what we are talking about is the intricacy of human craftsmanship. Our human penchant for detail.

Inside Guiness Brewery

Or maybe it’s the crazy support systems we use to keep our world together.

No one can deny the intricacies of a Bach played on a piano-forte.

But in the end nothing rivals the intricacies of life made and given by God.

The petals of a rose.

The mountain winds blowing through a forest of trees.

Or the sunlight settling on the smile of a child.

Cee’s Black & White: What Shape are You In?

Posted on April 24, 2015 by joseph elon lillie under Photography

This week Cee has asked us to come up with Geometric Shapes for her black & white photo challenge. Click the underlined words to see how others met the challenge.

050714 black and white (4) I have learned a few things from shapes about life.

For instance in life round is a pretty common shape!

While we would all like it to be a little more linear, the older we get the more we realize, this thing called life just doesn’t fit in a box.

Truth be told, the more we insist on controlling the shape of every detail in our lives, the more complicated our lives become.

Sometimes those things in our lives which appear to be the weakest offer us the most support through the troubled waters.

And, if you wait long enough and keep taking the bends in the road, eventually life does come full circle.

Posted on April 18, 2015 by joseph elon lillie under Photography

Cee has asked us for close-ups!

You can check out others right up close by clicking the icon below

Here are some of my favorite close ups.

Early Bird

Posted on April 17, 2015 by joseph elon lillie under Photography

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Early Bird.”

Here are my attempts to explore the morning light.

The winter sun rises in New England.

Spring sun rises over Whitney’s Pond.

Morning sun at Blarney.

Sun rise in Cork.

One Colour!

Posted on April 13, 2015 by joseph elon lillie under Photography

Ailsa has challenged us to find one color travel photos.

Visit Ailsa and her other subscribers at Where’s My Backpack?

Here are my one colour travel shots…

Fields of cows in Cashel

If you can block out the cows this photo is pretty green.

Cashel is not all green though.

The Ducks of Ross Castle.

The wall of the YWAM café in Amsterdam.

Dogwoods in Phoenixville PA.

Afloating

Posted on April 11, 2015 by joseph elon lillie under Photography

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Afloat.”

Here is our photo challenge.

This week, show us what afloat means to you.

Clouds float in the sky.

Boats float in the water.

And little ducks float too!

Hope floats from the heart of prayer.

The church floats in eternity.

Not buildings me and you!

Cee’s Church Of Fun!

Posted on April 9, 2015 by joseph elon lillie under Photography

This week Cee has encouraged us to have fun with church photos in her

Click on the funny face and you will be transported into a world of fun churches.

Here are my church photos and some churchified quotes.

The ruined sanctuary of Cashel

Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon.

Martin Luther

Doorways to the Old Center Church Winchendon MA

Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are?

Martin Luther

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, is Church of Ireland a Prfotestant denomination.

For years I thought my assignment or the Church’s assignment was to articulate the Gospel and nothing more. Now I believe that if we don’t support the verbal expression of the Gospel with physical demonstration of compassion, we are not imitating Jesus.

Max Lucado

1st Bible Baptist Church, Gardner MA

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Henry Ward Beecher

Cee’s Fun & Colorful Monotones

Posted on April 2, 2015 by joseph elon lillie under Photography

So Cee has challenged us to stay away from Sepia and B&W shots with this one but everything else is fair game as long as it’s somewhere around 90% one color. Okeedokee Cee!

Keukenhof Gardens, Lisse , The Netherlands

Bam!

Sea Moss

Boom!

Sploosh! This is a color picture honest!

🙂

Check out more monochrome photos at

http://ceenphotography.com/2015/03/31/cees-fun-foto-challenge-colorful-monotones/

Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge 2015 Week 13

Posted on March 31, 2015 by joseph elon lillie under Photography

This post is in response to http://ceenphotography.com/2015/03/29/cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge-2015-week-13/

You can learn the rules of play at the link above and join us for the fun.

All my photos this week are of the odd Irish variety

Inside Guiness Brewery

Outside Guiness Brewery. I thought these shadows and lights looked like Hebrew letters

Fields of cows in Cashel

Weekly Travel Theme: Outdoors

Posted on March 30, 2015 by joseph elon lillie under Photography

Ailsa has asked us to get into the great OUTDOORS with our photos this week and since, as she has noted today is “Take a Walk In the Park Day.” I thought I would show you some of my walks in the parks.