Every Day is a Gift!
Ritva’s challenge is to pay attention to the background behind our subject.
I chose a few images from nature for this challenge. I used depth of field to blur the background to keep the focus on the main subject.
Many thanks to our host Ritva for this challenge Lens-Artists #304 – Behind
For this challenge JohnBo has asked us to “share your thoughts and images on a controversial subject – the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your photographs.”
My photo editing software doesn’t include AI so I wasn’t sure how I was going to respond to this challenge. I got the idea to try using the AI Assistant available in WordPress after reading Donna’s post at Wind Kisses.
All of the images in this post were created using the WordPress AI Assistant. The first images are based on special days in May – Henry’s birthday, Mother’s Day, a road trip to Virginia to celebrate our oldest Granddaughter’s high school graduation, and Memorial Day. I captioned each photo with the prompt I gave AI.
The header image was automatically created based on the content of this post.
I experimented with a lot of different prompts before finding images that I liked. I wouldn’t call them photographs. This egret image was the most realistic one.
For several of the images I had to try several prompts before I got an image that worked. The following are two images that made me laugh out loud. The captions show the prompt I gave AI.
I am seeing AI images more and more as I browse the internet. My hope is that actual photographers will never be replaced by Artificial Intelligence and that anyone posting AI images will let their readers know how the image was created.
I had fun playing with AI but I think I’ll stick with my own photographs from now on.
Many thanks to our host Johnbo for his challenge Lens-Artists #302 – Artificial Intelligence and Photography
For Sofia’s challenge I chose flowers that bloomed this May in my coastal Georgia garden.
I had a big oops in January that fractured my left arm. My garden is suffering this year because I couldn’t get out and work in it this spring. The only blooms I’ve had are from plants that come back year after year.
The header image is of one of my knock out rose bushes. I cropped the header image for a closer look at the flowers.
The next gallery has two images of the same hydrangia bloom. The image on the left shows the whole bloom and the one on the right zooms in on the details.
The final gallery includes a black eyed Susan, hibiscus, pink oleander, and a southern Magnolia.
Many thanks to our host Sofia for her challenge Lens-Artists #301 – Floral
For this challenge Ann-Christine asks us to show what delicate means to us.
My header photo and the one below are of air plants. These delicate plants don’t require soil in order to live.
The following gallery shows more delicate things found in nature.
Many thanks to our host Ann-Christine for her challenge Lens-Artists #300 – Delicate
For this challenge Patti asks us to show what hopeful means to us. My header image shows a sunrise over a river. Watching a beautiful sunrise gives me hope for good things to come.
Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.
Christopher Reeve
Graduation season is here and graduates everywhere will be filled with hope for their future. We’ll be attending our oldest granddaughter’s high school graduation this weekend. I’m hopeful that she and her classmates will have all their dreams come true in whatever they choose to do after graduation.
When someone receives a cancer diagnosis their life is changed forever. Meeting other cancer survivors and hearing their stories of strength and courage can bring hope to others going through cancer.
Many thanks to our host Patti for her challenge Lens-Artists #299 – Hopeful
Wandering Dawgs 