The Textures of Life

95 thoughts on “The Textures of Life”

1. Your images are marvelous. I’m glad I don’t have to pick a favorite.

   1. Thank you, Anne.

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3. I really like how you used the slide show to showcase your beautiful pics, Janis. We are alike in that we enjoy the contrasts of textures and the details found in them. I think they make compelling images. I’m always happy to see a blooming sunflower! Glad you hopped in for the challenge today!

   1. You’ve got some really tempting challenge themes this month. I hope to join a few more.

      I’m glad you liked the slideshow. I thought I had too many images (and I culled quite a few) to display them one after another and the gallery format makes them too small.

      1. Glad you like the challenges, Janis, as you know I like a good challenge too 🙂

4. I like all your choices, Janis, especially ones I recognize even up close!

   1. Thanks, Marsha. It was fun to go through my archives for them. I guess this is why I’m terrible about deleting anything 🙂

      1. I’m like that, too. But with all the digital storage available now, there is no need to worry. 🙂

5. You have a wonderful eye for photography! I’m always partial to macros but I love the lines in the non-nature photos as well.

   1. Thank you. I really need to get a good macro lens… both for my phone and for my DSLR.

      1. I think your macros are outstanding 🙂

6. You captured texture so perfectly!

   1. Thank you! This was definitely a challenge I didn’t want to miss.

      1. 👍🏼

7. Great eclectic selection,!

   1. Thank you! It was a fun challenge theme.

8. Amazing shots! I love texture and use it all the time. Sometimes texture is the best pattern whether in nature or in the home.

   1. Thank you, Kate. I agree, texture can be as important as color in design. That’s probably why I don’t often like ultra-modern homes… too much sleekness everywhere.

      1. Me too!

9. Stunning photos. They make falling in love with textures a must.

   1. Thank you. I’m happy you enjoyed my pictures.

10. That sunflower is a wonderful image, Janis.

    1. Thank you, Jo. I’m a big fan of sunflowers, in all their stages of life.

11. I love all your photos! Texture is cool. If I had to pick a fave, I’d go with the ivy climbing up the brick wall.

    1. Thanks, Mark, I like that one too. I’m pretty sure that ivy wasn’t the poison kind. 🙂

       1. That’s the only reason I liked it!

12. Love all of these Janis. Many make me want to get down on the ground or crawl around under pushes and old buildings looking for interesting juxtapositions like you showcase. I have to know, because no matter how much I look, I cannot figure out what is in the picture just after the wheat/poppy image- ?

    1. Haha, thanks for asking. I couldn’t figure out how to add captions to each picture in the slide show. That is the side of a large cactus. I liked how the nicks it had received over the years changed colors and made it look like an abstract painting.

13. I think your use of the slideshow worked well – flipping through the images like that it becomes even more obvious the diversity that is life on this Planet!
    That said, your photos are always appealing to the senses, Janis.

    1. Thank you, Laura. I like the slide show format… If I can only figure out how to add captions to each one.

14. Fabulous photos, Janis! Without consciouosly thinking about it, my hands immediately reached out to touch each image.

    1. Thanks, Donna. I’d advise you to keep your hands off the cactus… it has a lot of thorns. 🙂

15. Janis, you have a very artistic eye. I enjoyed all of your photographs and you represented the challenge perfectly. Textures do make the most interesting photographs.

    1. Thank you, Suzanne. I know you love capturing textures in your photos too.

16. These are great photos Janis, beginning with the header image and those shown in all of the collections. It’s hard to pick a favorite photo but I really liked that Poppy – it looks amazing standing on its own in the wide field.

    1. I saw that lone poppy in a wheat field in France. We were lucky to be there in spring when they were in bloom.

       1. It was an incredible shot Janis. I have never been to France, but when we went from England to Germany, we took a train and went past Flanders Field, but no poppies were there at that time, not even a single one … the wrong time of year.

17. Yep, the poppy was my favorite too. I LOVE a photographer who sees the little things, the details, as well as the sweeping vistas. Your photos prove that there is beauty underfoot or within arm’s reach. One has but to look — and too many people do not.

    1. I’m glad you liked the little, lone poppy too. I think taking pictures as much as I do has trained me to see things that I would otherwise miss. Fortunately, my husband is very patient as I am always stopping to snap “just one more” picture.

18. You really were prepared for this particular challenge, Janis. It’s clear you have a very good eye for the unusual pattern or texture in a wide variety of natural settings. Each one was interesting. The photo with the lone poppy is really beautiful!

    1. Terri has great challenges but this one was made for me 🙂 The hardest part was choosing just a few images to share.

19. These are absolutely stellar. Such variety but all with the same attention to those tiny details. I absolutely love the single pop of red poppy in the field of oats. Well done!!

    1. Thank you, Bernie. I’m glad that little poppy was able to grow through the thick wheat and pop out the top.

20. Amazing. Stunning. Fascinating.

    1. Thank you, Cindy.

21. I love photography in general and I have to say, your photos are marvelous! Definitely taking some notes!

    1. Thank you. I appreciate the visit and comment, Esha!

22. Great photos exuding texture.

    1. Thank you, Judy.

23. These are so beautiful. I was going to tell you my favorite, but goodness… That would be about a dozen of them. If I must be pinned down to choose one, it would be the river stones. I am always drawn to the little round rocks.

    1. Thank you! Isn’t amazing how years and years of tumbling in water makes such beautiful smooth stones?

24. Gorgeous captures! Love the 3 iron circles against the wood💕

25. I loved the first image of the bud…sunflower? It’s fabulous.

    1. Yes, a sunflower in my neighbor’s garden (he grows them for me each year 🙂 ).

       1. 😀

26. Great selection! I particularly liked the contrasting textures slideshows, though there’s lovely detail in all of them.

    1. Thank you, Anabel. I’m drawn to the contrasting textures too… and they are everywhere if we look.

27. Those are great photos, Janis!

    1. Thank you, Ann.

28. Beautiful images

29. Beautiful photos. I like textures, often saying that I prefer them to patterns. Well, I say this when picking out upholstered furniture and pillows and such.

    1. Me too, Ally… although I like patterns too…. especially when they also have textures 🙂

30. Lovely photos. You clearly have an eye for texture that matches your interest in it.

    1. Thank you. I guess I like “getting into the weeds.” 🙂

31. Wonderful photography, Janis. I can totally see why picking which photos to share would be difficult. The world is replete with textures. The ones you decided on are beautiful and so illustrative of variations in textures. Works of art really. The slide show worked great too. 🙂

    1. Thank you! I liked the way the slideshow worked… if only I can figure out how to caption each one. WordPress is a mystery to me sometimes. 🙂

       1. I can’t help you there.WP is a mystery to me too, and if I’ve actually done captions, it was entirely by accident.

          1. Hahaha!

32. This is a stunning compilation of natural and contrasting textures. Thanks for treating us to such beauty.

    1. Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed my pictures.

33. Some beautiful finds.

34. Lovely captures of textures, Janis. 🙂

    1. Thank you!

35. Great photos and great range/selection of textures.

    1. Thank you. It was a fun theme to respond to.

36. Love how you showcased your photos in a slide show, Janis. And a great selection of textures.

    1. Thank you! The slideshow function worked pretty well this time. I’ve used it in the past and it was a bit wonky… or, it could have been me 🙂

37. Love the window pic!

    1. Thank you. That is a favorite of mine also.

38. A wonderful choice of photos and a great mix of textures!

    1. Thank you!

39. Beautiful pictures! When I think of texture, I usually think of it from the context of having a textured life. I had not thought about capturing texture in photos. Hum…this has me thinking.

    1. Thank you! I find myself paying much more attention to my surroundings once I trained my eyes to look for patterns and textures.

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41. Gorgeous pictures! I love textures too – especially rusting metal and peeling paint. You’ve inspired me to have a play with the macro setting on my new(ish) compact camera.

    1. That’s great! I hope you have great fun finding and macro-ing textures.

42. This actually activated all my 5 senses to appreciate the pictures on a different level 🤩 Fabulous 🤩

    1. Thank you… I’m glad you liked my pics!

43. My goodness, I’m behind on your blog! These pictures are all fantastic. The sea urchin looking things (I should know better), the red flower against green, and your Hubby’s door photo are my faves.

    1. Thank you, I’m happy you enjoyed my pictures! Unfortunately, WordPress has decided to randomly name some commenters “Anonymous,” which is maddening… sorry.

44. Crud. I may have messed up commenting. In essence: crazy sea life, red flower against green, and Hubby’s door are my faves. Sorry I’m so behind!

    1. Haha! You were too busy making a shower costume 🙂

       1. Well, supervising, perhaps. 😉

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