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Thursday’s Special: In the background
When thinking of a subject matter for your photo, you shouldn’t forget the background; after all it takes the better half of a photo. If messy, the background will be distracting and pull the viewer’s eye away from the subject of the photo. It can be either complementary to the subject or an integral part of it, or it can even make a statement. Whatever your approach, I look forward to seeing your results. Please, leave links to your responses to this challenge. Happy Thursday!
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Agree totally. One often forgets the background. Or the foreground: typical party picture with glasses and bottles in the foreground. 🙂
Love your composition. Everything in its place.
bacano.
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Can you picture Barry White and Pavarotti fighting over a bowl of jelly beans? (this is what I had in mind :D, btw they sing in the song here)
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I have a confession to make: I don’t always play the song. Please don’t be mad, I realize it is part of your work in composing the post. As an excuse, the bar is so small I sometimes don’t see it. Now that I did, it is great fun. The stars and spangled banner is for Barry White, and the green, white and red jelly beans are for Pavarotti? 🙂
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Of course I am not mad. Many people don’t listen cause they don’t have time. I like the bar is so small, it is more elegant that way. You guessed right Red and Green is for Pavarotti 😀
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You are right about the bar. Discretion can be a part of elegance…:)
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Hope this fits the theme: http://3rsofretirement.com/2015/12/09/in-the-background/
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Perfectly 🙂 Thanks so much, Marie.
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You photograph gleam and gloss beautifully. They’re my photographic nemesis.
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I like little shiny things 🙂 Thank you, Meg.
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Very well captured idea here, really like it… 🙂
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So happy to hear that my Danish friend 🙂 Takk
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My background is more Scandinavian: https://artishorseshit.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/self-portrait-with-tom/
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😀 this is cool! Takk, Max
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A bit of Thursday fun and I can already see it will produce some great entries. I’m having a lovely time. Travelling home later today. Sending hugs xx
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Great capture.
Where is your Like Button?
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Thank you, Adrian. I removed the “Button” long time ago and introduced “stars” instead. 🙂 This way, people (those who feel like it) come here and comment, and not just click. I am demanding that way 😀
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oh ok 🙂
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Such an emblematic shot, Paula. The US in her spankingly brightest colours. And very oddly I was thinking about jelly beans yesterday. Was that your fault?? :O
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All my fault 😀 Thanks, Tish 😆
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Secondo me , lo sfondo “fa parte”assolutamente della foto!
Non si deve considerarlo una “aggiunta”!
Bello il tuo , grande idea….
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Ti ringrazio tanto Anna. A dopo 🙂
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Nice challenge! Made me look at the background of my pictures: https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/konig-laurin/
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That’s some photo you took. I appreciate your contribution for this challenge Traudel.
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Thank you! My pleasure!
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A most unusual photo, Paula. So colourful too! I love the song, but prefer Barry White singing it. 🙂 Here’s my entry, taken at the same beach as my beloved lighthouse: https://anotherday2paradise.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/thursdays-special-with-the-ocean-as-my-background/
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It is Barry White, accompanied by Pavarotti 😀
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Oh, he sounds so different from the original recording. Maybe he was older. 😃
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Here’s my background post, Paula
http://tishfarrell.com/2015/12/10/in-the-background-on-zanzibars-farms/
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I love it 🙂 A bit of Africa on this grim day. Beautiful photos for this challenge Tish. Thank you so much.
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Felt a little tropical warmth was needed today 🙂
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Wow! That is very bold, but it works.
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😀 Glad to hear you approve Hillary 🙂
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I think it is tomorrow where you are, but it is still today where I am so it’s Thursday on my blog.
http://patriciasplace.me/2015/12/10/in-the-background/
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Here is my contribution Paula. Be well and it is good to have you back! ~ http://daffodilhillphotography.com/2015/12/10/thursdays-special-in-the-background/
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I work very hard to find neutral backgrounds, but maybe I’ve got something for this one. I’m going to do a little searching and I’ll get right back to you 🙂 Good to hear from you!
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Neutral is OK too, Marilyn 🙂 I look forward to seeing your offering.
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I’ve never heard this duo. nice.
http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.be/2015/12/background.html
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Gosh – the contrast really drew me in – and I read I. He comments ” Barry White and Pavarotti fighting over a bowl of jelly beans?” and this is brilliant P!
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😀 Thank you, Yvette. You are the only one that read my commentary :D. I really appreciate it. xx
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well the only you “know of” that read it – I wonder how many folks read and go – read and go – read and go – ha!
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Aiuto! Help! Ayuda!
Paula , scusami ,ma ho postato il mio Thursdays Special senza completare il link…
Se sono ancora in tempo , si tratta del Lago di Lecco , Lombardia, Italia
Ti abbraccio!
http://unavistadisanfermo.wordpress.com/2015/12/16/Thursdays-special-in-the-background
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Che belleza 🙂 Grazie Anna.
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Ciao, Paula , grazie!
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