Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Cosmos Weekend - March 2011

The Eastern Free State is blooming - with beautiful cosmos fields!

We thought we were going to be disappointed, but once again we were delighted by the cosmos fields. Mostly white this year, the flowers curled, swirled and swayed as photographers donned water boots and plodded through fields, stood on car roofs and simply had fun in ideal weather conditions!

The writers sat quietly learning how to craft, pare down and scene write. Richard and Jo-Anne [an amusing song and dance team] took us through the finer points of writing from idea to finished piece.
Samantha - writer in residence
A new aspect of the weekend is that each photographer has been requested to send four of their favourite [worked] images to us to be added to our blog and website. Of course the writers will do the same.
One Cosmos Afternoon
Image: David Moore
Watch this space in the next few days. We will have some more beautiful images to view.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Write your Photo

The group that joined David and Fred had a great morning discussing photos and writing. Challenging images and thoughts were given to participants and with homework set to be sent before the final morning students were challenged to extend their repertoires.

This image of the Taj Mahal by David evoked much interactive discussion.

A few facts: Built by Shah Jahan for his beloved wife after her death. The monument was built over a period of twenty two years by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan from 1630 for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal after her death in childbirth. 

1. Write a caption for the image:


2. Now write a short descriptive paragraph to entice people to visit one of the seven modern wonders of the world in Agra.

Tagore, great Indian poet and philosopher wrote: The Taj Mahal is a tear on the face of eternity. 

Send us your responses.