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Thursday’s Special: Organised Noise
Tobias M. Shiel today’s guest and photo challenger at Lost in Translation invited us to apply the concept of organised noise to photography.
In his inspiring post, Tobias elaborates the idea and gives us some very useful pointers as to how to approach this theme.
Here is my response:
Please join Tobias with this challenging theme and leave links and tags #Guestchallenge, #ThursdaysSpecial, #organised noise.
Please have a look at the entries of the participating bloggers by clicking on the titles bellow:
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I’m so glad you’re back. I was just beginning to feel anxious about you.
This one is indeed a challenging challenge, and I haven’t got my head around it yet. I love your photo, complete with rough edges and spiderwebs, and a glimmer of understanding comes as I look at it.
A strange synchronicity with this topic, or at least I tentatively think so. I’ve been listening to soundscapes: raindrops on telegraph wires, the sounds of an electric fence in Estonia and the songs of bridges. I’m not sure yet what I make of them either.
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Thank you very much for this comment, Meg. I thought I had already replied to you, but Jo’s answer confused me. It’s always interesting to hear what you have to say.
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The responses to this will be interesting, Paula 🙂 I was just about to close my laptop when they popped up. Something to think about in the bath 🙂 Take care, hon.
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Coucou Paula, comment vas-tu ?
Je trouve ton idée super pour cette photo, ça me fait penser aux petits abris “hôtels pour abeilles” qu’on entend bourdonner en été…
Bisous !
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Salut Julie 🙂 pas tres bien, mais je m’en vais a weekend demain. Tu pourras lire comme je suis ce samedi. Je suis contente q ma photo te plaise. Bisous 🙂
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Intriguing!
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Thank you, Sue 🙂
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Welcome back Paula – I hope the stress is diminishing!
This is a fascinating challenge and I have a particular building in mind – off to edit….
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Thanks Debbie. I will go away tomorrow morning cause I need a break. I’ll tell you where I go later – don’t want to jinx it and plus I will be back Sunday night. In my scheduled post for this Saturday I am explaining what this month has been like for me. I am not sure how I will walk or use my camera cause my physical state is so much worse than at the end of November. Thank you for coming to greet me darling.
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Good to see you back, interesting challenge, even thinking of putting in my own!
Hope things are on the up for you healthwise and less workload…
All the best,
Ron
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🙂 It is always nice to read you Ron. It has been a very difficult month for me and my health has paid the price. I wrote something about it for Saturday. Still I am taking a big chance by going away for a weekend tomorrow – I need a mental break too. Hopefully, I will start mending the upcoming month.
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Great response, Paula! Definitely “noisy” – I like it! Thanks for hosting this guest challenge!
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Thank you so much, Tobias, for everything. WordPress community should use more thinkers like you. I would like us to continue our cooperation cause nobody here made me think like you. I hope that at least a couple of other blogs find your challenges equally stimulating. If you have ideas for B&W some time during this year, and want to repeat this experience please let me know. For now I will let comments be published immidiately so that you can see people’s reactions and also I am going away tomorrow morning for a weekend, but there will be a post on Saturday (for those who are interested to know why I was absent). Again, I am so very thankful for your patience and your irreplaceable input here.
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Thank you, Paula, you’re so kind! I very much enjoy doing this and joining the discussions your challenges entail. So I’ll be more than happy to come up with something for a b&w challenge. It is a great pleasure!
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What are these? Bamboo sticks? I’ll see if I have something to post for this challenge.
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Just noise 😀
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Here’s my interpretation of just noise: https://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/1-%D7%91%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95/
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A twist on the theme is always welcome – at least in my book. One should always accommodate the theme to oneself 🙂 I will not go to India, not that I did not want to, but it is not going to happen, and therefore I appreciate your virtual tours.
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I’m glad I went there and I’m also glad that I’ll never have to go back.
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Haha! Good one!
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I’m going away to think about this, Paula. Lovely to have you back. Your response to the challenge is also illuminating. Many thanks to you and Tobias.
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Here’s my stab at this, Paula. Cheers! http://tishfarrell.com/2016/01/28/thursdays-special-organized-noise/
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My first thought when I saw your post was – Tish had done that before; it may be some kind of conspiracy with Tobias 😀 (kidding ;). I had his draft post for a long time and I had plenty of time to think it through, but you have only learned of it today and you nailed it. It is so much more than a “stab” 😀
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Thanks so much, Paula. I’m glad I got the hang of it 🙂
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A fascinating shot Paula, the silence of the woodwind so well put together!
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I’m very glad you like the shot, Patti 🙂 Thank you.
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Lovely to have you back Paula I do hope your weekend break helps. What a very thought provoking challenge from Tobias this week. I’ve looked at the other contributions and yours to get some input. I like your interpretation, very organised and yet I can imagine noise of the rustle of dry bamboo. Now I must put my thinking cap on. I’ll be back later.
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Well that was a challenge but I did enjoy the thinking outside the square. Thank you Tobias for coming up with this interesting challenge, and thank you Paula for taking time to organise this, hope things improve for you next month. https://memoriesaremadeofthisblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/thursdays-special-organized-noise/
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Thank you, Pauline and you are most welcome. I am very grateful to my guests for providing challenges as thought provoking as this one. I loved all three of your entries 🙂
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The “Xcaret Mexico Espectacular” is Organised Noise, both audibly and visually, Paula:
https://jaspasjourney.wordpress.com/2016/01/30/xcaret-eco-archaeological-park-mexico/
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Thanks for sharing this wonderful event with us, Jaspa.
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It really was a lot of fun, Paula!
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Love the idea of making ‘noise’ the subject! A really nice image, Paula. Happy to see you back 🙂
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Probably not as happy as I am to be back 😉 Thank you, buddy. This means a LOT!
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The music is funky and upbeat ! 🎶
Hope u had (or are having) a nice weekend trip.
And sending you get well wishes – 🐥and a blog hug
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A blog hug back to you dear Yvette. I am so glad you like one of my favourite bands (The Art of Noise) 🙂
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🌸🌸💕💕just so cool how you tie in these connections to themes – ttys
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Hi Paula – here is my related post. I loved this challenge and the term ‘organized noise’. https://lynneayersbeyondthebrush.wordpress.com/2016/01/31/photo-editing-organized-noise/
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A very quaint response, Lynne. I bet you had fun with your experiment. Thank you for taking part.
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As creative in your photo as with your music 🙂
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I can’t take credit for the music ;). I wish I could though 😀
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You can certainly take credit for your good musical taste 🙂
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