Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #130: White

"All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a WHITE carpet is one of them."

~Erma Bombeck








EMPS #130: WHITE! NOW CLOSED!

This week, it's all about WHITE things. Snow. Mashed potatoes. Milk. Doves.WHITE Chocolate. Crisp WHITE Sheets. WHITE lace. WHITE wedding gowns. WHITE sauce. Cauliflower. You get the idea, don't you photographers? This week we will be seeking out and photographing all things... WHITE!

Extra Credit: Photograph something BLACK!

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do, and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS #129: Night Photography. 6/20/2011

1. Jama

2. Tina

3. Freda

4. Ellen b.

5. JR Cline

6. Karen

Okay, that's all for this week. Have a great week, I will see you next Monday!

~Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #129: Night Photography

"Most glorious night, thou wert not send for slumber!"

~Lord Byron








PLEASE NOTE: If you don't see your name and link listed on the participation list, it's because you didn't leave me your information per the Assignment Guidelines. Please take a moment to read the guidelines.

EMPS #129: NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY. NOW CLOSED!
Okay photographers... time to go out and photograph the night! Any subject at night will do fine, Moon shots. Street lamps. Cities all illuminated. Neon signs. It's all good! It's time for you to show off your NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY!

Extra Credit: Show me a photo taken at dusk!

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do, and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS #128: Garden Creatures 06/13/2011

1. Freda

2. Jama

3. Karen

4. Carly (Hey... lookie there, I participated also!)

Very nicely done Freda, Jama and Karen! Thank you for your participation this week! It's always appreciated! Okay, see everyone next week with a new assignment. :)


-Carly

EMPS #128: Garden Creatures

House, n. A hollow edifice erected for the habitation of man, rat, mouse, beetle, cockroach, fly, mosquito, flea, bacillus, and microbe.

~Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

"Around a flowering tree, one finds many insects."
- Proverb from Guinea

See, I told ya I was going to participate this week! The picture above was taken this last week, naughty little grasshopper, eating my beautiful roses! The two photographs below are from my archives, but they are among some of my very favorites!

The little flowers that this lovely bug is resting on, is barely the size of a dime. So pretty though! Both the bug and the flower. I found it in Golden Gate Park.

This second photograph was taken at one of my favorite parks in San Francisco... Alamo Square Park. In that park is a smaller, secondary park devoted to shoes. Some shoes left as a memorial no doubt, others offered as mere decoration methinks. All I know is that when I am there, I feel reflective and at ease inside. I like to try to imagine the person who owned the shoes. What their story might be. Who would buy green shoes with little ladybugs on them? And for what occasion would you wear them? If you ever get to San Francisco... go see these wonderful "GARDEN CREATURES."

Okie Doke... that's my GARDEN CREATURES! Now, be sure to visit the other participants for this week's assignment! The complete list will be up tomorrow, along with an all new assignment!

-Carly

PS... The Round Robin Photo Challenges is still going strong, if you enjoy photography, be sure to give it a try. All the information can be found on the blog. (Round Robin Photo Challenges)

Round Robin Challenge: BIG

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the BIG things."

-Robert Brault

RRC: BIG
Hosted By Karen

Last month, Alan and I took a cruise on the Bay. The "Escape From The Rock" cruise is a 90 minute cruise that takes you on a voyage from Pier 39, to the Golden Gate Bridge, and back around Alcatraz. It is a fantastic way to see the Golden Gate, because the ship goes under the bridge and gives you a nice perspective to see it in all it's glory! Now matter how many times I see the Golden Gate Bridge it always takes my breath away!

Here is a night shot of the bridge, taken a few years back. It was taken from the Marin side of the Golden Gate, looking back toward San Francisco.



Now for something completely different! Last year my orange tabby, Dylan, was bitten by a spider. As you can see the fang marks are quite significant! When I took my boy to see Dr. B, the doc seemed to know what kind if spider it might have been, but didn't name any one type specifically. I think he wanted to spare me the nightmares I would have probably had! Just one more reason why I appreciate Dr. B. !



There you go, that is my contribution for this outing of the Round Robin Challenge! Now, go see what everyone else has chosen for their posts! You can find the participation list HERE!

-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #128: Garden Creatures

"On every stem, on every leaf, and at the root of everything that grew, was a professional specialist in the shape of grub, caterpillar, aphid, or other expert whose business it was to devour that particular part."

-Oliver Wendell Holmes








EMPS #128: GARDEN CREATURES. NOW CLOSED!
Snails. Spiders. Earth worms. What do they all have in common? They are all GARDEN CREATURES! This week I want you to grab your cameras, and show me what you have lurking in your YARD or GARDEN!

Extra Credit: Share with us your favorite and your least favorite GARDEN CREATURES!

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do, and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS #127: FROM THE OVEN 06/06/2011

1. Jama

2. Hip Chick

I will be playing along with you this week, so look for my entry sometime around mid-week. See you next Monday with an all new Monday Photo Shoot Assignment!

-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #127: From The Oven

"Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity."

~Voltaire







Folks, again I want to remind you that if you don't follow the Guidelines for Submission, I can't list you on the Participation List. I don't want to leave anyone out, so please follow the guidelines, so I can continue to post the Monday Photo Shoot assignments for you.

EMPS # 127: FROM THE OVEN! NOW CLOSED!
Okay, we all have to eat... right? So lets make our meals interesting by sharing something we prepare specifically FROM THE OVEN! Breakfast Bakes. Lunchtime fare. Dinnertime deliciousness. Oh so yummy cakes and pies, are all made in the OVEN! So share it!

Extra Credit: Tell us about the dish you photograph for this assignment, Is it your own recipe? Is it from a cookbook? Do you enjoy cooking, or do you find it a chore? Give us all the delicious details!

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS#126: Rare, White, Scales 05/30/2011

1. Jama

2. Tina

3. Hip Chick

4. Karen


Thank you so much for your continued support of the EMPS. :) Have a great week, see you next Monday!


-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #126:Rare Whte Scales

"In the time of your life, live - so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite variety and mystery of it all."

-William Saroyan







EMPS #126: RARE, WHITE, SCALES NOW CLOSED!
Let's mix things up by adding some variety to the assignment. Here you see a RARE WHITE SCALY, alligator that I photographed last year at the, California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. He is gorgeous and fun to photograph, but it's the fact of how rare he is that got me thinking. He isn't just an alligator, he is RARE, SCALY, and WHITE! So, let's take on those topics. Show us something RARE. WHITE. Or SCALY. :)

Extra Credit: Show us all three possibilities!

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!


Participation List for EMPS #125: Garlic 5/23/11

1. Jama

2. JR Cline

Thanks guys! See everyone next week with an all new assignment! For my friends in the U.S. have a happy, safe, and relaxing Memorial Day! Take lots and lots of photos!

-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #125: Garlic

"What garlic is to food, insanity is to art."

- Augustus Saint-Gaudens








EMPS #125: GARLIC. NOW CLOSED!
I LOVE to cook. Sometimes I cook with GARLIC! When used in small doses, GARLIC and be very good for you. Not only does it ward off vampires, it is especially helpful to the immune system! Not everyone likes the taste, or the smell however. So, if you don't use GARLIC in cooking, no problem. Simply photograph it. You can photograph the bulb, the clove or even the blossom! If you can't even bring yourself to come that close, then you always have the option of photographing a container of ground GARLIC at the supermarket!

Extra Credit: Show us the herb you use most often in cooking.

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do, and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS #124: Spring Flowers And Blossoms 5/16/11

1. Freda

2. Jama

3. trave4adventures

4. hapzydeco

5. MEP

6. Ruth

7. Duane

8. Karen


We had wonderful turnout this week! Thanks to all who participated in the assignment. See you next week with an all new assignment! :)

-Carly

Welcome To My Rapture Party...

Matthew 24:36 –

“No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."

Welcome to my Rapture party. :) There are plenty of appetizers to enjoy. I think you will especially like the HOT WINGS! For your drinking pleasure there is an open bar... ENJOY!

NOW, LET'S PARTY!



-Carly ;)

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #124: Spring Blossoms And Flowers

"In the cherry blossom's shade there is no such thing as a stranger."

-Issa








Folks, before we begin I want to remind you to please read the SUBMISSION GUIDELINES before you play. It is a BIG help to me if you submit your entries per the guidelines.

EMPS #124: SPRING BLOSSOMS AND FLOWERS. NOW CLOSED!
Spring has sprung! Grab your camera and show us the BLOSSOMS and FLOWERS where you live! For this EMPS assignment, please, NO ARCHIVED photos! I want to see all new FLOWERS and BLOSSOMS for 2011! If you happen to be prone to allergies, feel free to show off the life-like plastic FLOWERS AND BLOSSOMS!

Extra Credit: Show us as many examples of the assignment as possible. In as many colors as possible!

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS #123: Animals 5/9/11

-Carly

Freda

Jama

Duane

JR Cline

Hip Chick

Well done everyone! I enjoyed seeing all the marvelous animals! I will be looking forward to seeing what you come up with for assignment #124! See you next week with an all new assignment!

-Carly :)

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #123: Animals

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."

-Mahatma Ghandhi













EMPS# 123: ANIMALS. NOW CLOSED!
It's time to show some attention to ANIMALS. For this EMPS I would like you to show me some wild or exotic ANIMALS, such as this squirrel I spotted in Golden Gate Park. You might try finding an ANIMAL like this one, or maybe you have some archived photos of zoo ANIMALS, which would fit the assignment nicely as well! Birds are fine for this assignment as well!

Extra Credit: Let's also pay some attention to our pets! Show me the ANIMALS you pet!

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!


Participation List for EMPS #122: Art Inspired. 5/2/11

Karen


Okie Doke... go find some photogenic animals and meet me back here next Monday! See you then!

-Carly

Happiness Is...

"Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them."

-Unknown

I am a happy girl today. I am HAPPY. It is a nice feeling. What's making me so happy? Well, it's the little things. What little things you ask? Glad you asked...

Happiness is...

1. Text messaging with my hubby

2. Getting a recipe I created just right

3. Watching my kitties sleep the day away

4. Homemade Ice Cream

5. Reading a favorite book once again

6. Finding a cute necklace at Old Navy

7. Chocolate Covered Strawberries... they do a Type 2 Diabetic good!

8. Playing a board game with Alan

9. Having a blood glucose level of 101 after breakfast

10. The sound of the breeze through the Poplar trees outside my window

11. It's cold enough today to wear a sweater

12. My extra soft slipper socks

13. Kitty whiskers



Yep, I am happy today. :)

How about you? What makes you happy?

-Carly :)

Special Ops Enemas and The Assholes They Kill!

Rest In Torment Asshole!


Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, PRESIDENT OBAMA! I'm kinda crushing on you right now!!!

Thank you U. S. Military! Especially the members of Special Ops! Our HEROES EVERY DAY!

"From every mountainside let freedom ring"

:)

-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #122: Art Inspired

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."

-Scott Adams








EMPS #122: ART INSPIRED. NOW CLOSED!
I have something a little more challenging for you this week. Choose a piece by one of your favorite artists, then take a photo based on that art work. As you see above. My photo is based on Roy Lichtenstein's "The Lamp."

Extra Credit: Write a paragraph or two about why you chose the particular art piece for the assignment.

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS #121: Fire Safety. 4/25/11

1. Jama

2. jr Cline



-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #121: Fire Safety

"If you break your neck, if you have nothing, if your house is on fire, then you have a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience."

-Robert Fulghum






EMPS #121: FIRE SAFETY NOW CLOSED!
This week it is all about FIRE SAFETY! Show me a FIRE DETECTOR. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. A FIRE TRUCK. A FIREMAN. You get the idea!

Extra Credit: Show me something relating to the topic of FIRE SAFETY that isn't red!

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS#120: Motivational Messages 04/18/11

1. hapzydeco

2. Jama

3. Ruth

4. Karen

Thanks for taking on the challenge everyone! I saw some GREAT motivational messages! You're super! See you next week!

-Carly

Happy Easter! :)

Good Idea: Finding Easter Eggs on Easter!

Bad Idea: Finding Easter Eggs on Christmas!

-Jack Handy

Q. What do you call a line of rabbits walking backwards?

A. A receding hareline!

From our house to yours... HAPPY EASTER!

-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #120: Motivational Messages

"It's never too late to be who you might have been."

-George Eliot








EMPS #120: MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGES. NOW CLOSED!
Let's encourage each other, and ourselves, by sharing some MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGES with our photography. Simply choose an object, or a scene, and photograph it, then provide a MOTIVATIONAL quote to accompany it. It's good to encourage others, and this seems like a great way to do just that!

Extra Credit: Show us the photograph you choose for this assignment in black & white!

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS #119: Birds 04/11/11

1. Jama

2. Freda

3. hapzdeco (New Player)

4. Ruth

5. JR Cline

6. Karen

Have a good week everyone! See you next Monday.

-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #119: Birds

"My favorite weather is bird chirping weather."

-Terri Guillemets










EMPS #119: BIRDS. NOW CLOSED!
Big BIRDS. Small BIRDS. BIRDS on a wire. BIRDS you fix for dinner. BIRDS building nests. BIRDS on fabric. BIRDS in the air. BIRDS. That's this week's assignment... BIRDS.


Extra Credit: Since the weather is warming up a bit, show me some bees!

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!


1. Ruth

2. JR Cline

3. Jama

Thanks for your continued participation everyone! :) You guys are awesome! Okie doke, have an excellent week ahead, I will be looking forward to your submissions! See you next Monday with an all new assignment!

-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #118: Going Going Gone

"If you are yearning for the Good Old Days, just turn off the air-conditioning."

-Griff Niblack











EMPS #118: GOING GOING GONE NOW CLOSED!
It's seems that public pay phones have all but disappeared, at least in the San Francisco area. But once in a while you can still spot one. Some of my favorite things have GONE missing in recent years. Drive-In Movie theaters. Curbside mailboxes. And soon, Saturday mail delivery might also be a thing of the past. This week I want you to show me something that's GOING, GOING, GONE!

Extra Credit: Show me something you thought was gone, but came back!

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS #117: Historical Places 03/28/11

Karen
Karen shows us a little bit of history pertaining to, among others, Wyatt Earp. Sometime I must go across the bay to Colma and photograph his grave site.

Jama
Jama photographed an important part of Singapore's past. It's a cautionary tale that I believe more nations should take to heart. Especially the U.S.!

Greg
Greg takes us back in time to the 18th and 19th centuries to show us two quite lovely buildings that sit in an Moravian village. Go, have a look!

Ruth
Recently, Ruth made a day trip to Sonoma, Ca, and she found a statue that chronicles the Bear Flag Revolt of 1846! She also provides us a glimpse of one of my favorite subjects, a California Mission!

I apologize for not commenting on your assignment entries this past week, but on top of all the unpacking that we are still doing, I was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel a couple weeks ago and it is making my online pursuits nearly impossible. :( I will know soon if it will take surgery to restore the feeling in my thumb and hand. I will keep you posted! I did see all your entries and I really appreciated all the different perspectives!

Well done everyone! See you next Monday!

-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #117: Historical Places

"If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday."

-Pearl S. Buck







EMPS #117: HISTORICAL PLACES Now Closed!
I am a history buff! I love visiting places of HISTORICAL INTEREST. Here you see a picture of Alcatraz Island which used to be the home of Alcatraz Prison. It fascinates me, and captures my attention whenever I cross the bay, but, alas, I haven't actually been on the island there yet. Sometime I must play tourist and actually land on the THE ROCK. Now, I want to see the areas of HISTORICAL INTEREST in your area!

Extra Credit: Tell us, in a couple paragraphs, why you chose the particular PLACE OF HISTORICAL INTEREST!

Guidelines for Assignment Submissions...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS#116: Cold Beverages 03/21/11

Jama

Freda

Ruth

Karen

Nicely done this week everyone! I will be looking forward to seeing your entries for this week's assignment! See you next Monday! :)

-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #116: Cold Beverages

"Without a Coka-Cola, life would be unthinkable."

-Henry Miller
The Air-Conditioned Nightmare













** We have a couple new participants this week, so, WELCOME!

EMPS #116: COLD BEVERAGES NOW CLOSED!

Do you have a favorite COLD BEVERAGE? I sure do, my very favorite COLD BEVERAGE is Coka-COLA Classic! I don't drink it as often as I would like, because I am a type 2 diabetic, but that's ok, Diet Cherry Coka-Cola comes in as a close second! How about you? This week, grab your favorite COLD BEVERAGE, whatever it might be, and photograph it. Iced tea, milk, Iced coffee, Lemonade, vodka on the rocks, it's all good!

Extra Credit: Pepsi or Coke? Tell us why!


Guidelines for Assignment Submission...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Don't forget to leave your name, or online handle, so I can add you to the participation list and give you a proper WELCOME! :)

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS #115 Cell Phone Photos 03/14/11

1. Karen

2. Ruth

3. Jama

4. JR Cline

5. **Seedsower

6. **New Player

Great turnout this week! I am so pleased you enjoyed the assignment! That's it for now, you have your assignment and I look forward to seeing your awesome photos! See you next Monday with an all new assignment!

-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #115: Cell Phone Photos

"To be happy in this world, first you need a cell phone and then you need and airplane. Then you're truly wireless."

-Ted Turner






EMPS #115: CELL PHONE PHOTOS Now Closed!
Almost everybody has a CELL PHONE today, and most of them come with some pretty awesome cameras! Let's show off what our CELL PHONE cameras can do. Instead of using your usual camera, grab your CELL PHONES and take a CELL PHONE PHOTO! If by any chance you don't own a CELL PHONE with a CAMERA, then feel free to show me a PHOTO from any other source, such as an old CAMERA, or any CAMERA other then your usual one.

Extra Credit: Show us your favorite CAMERA ACCESSORIES!


Guidelines for Assignment Submission...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS #114: Mardi Gras 03/07/11

Karen

Jama

Well done Karen and Jama! :) Thank you so much for your patience! You guys are super! Now, on to our next assignment! See you next week with an all new photo challenge!

-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #114: Mardi Gras

"Not even Katrina could stop Mardi Gras"

-Tony Scott












Hi Folks! As it turns out Alan and I didn't move after all! Actually, that's not accurate, we have moved twice in one week! I will explain fully in a post later this week, but needless to say the last couple weeks have been a HUGE ADVENTURE! Basically, last Monday was supposed to be our last day in the cottage in Berkeley. As we spent the day taking care of the final packing and cleaning, we were pretty much good to go, when the phone rang and our new landlord informed us that something had happened and he couldn't rent to us after all! It's a mess. A BIG MESS. Anyway I will share more details later, so stay tuned! In the meantime, I will be around to visit your entries per our usual schedule... I promise! Now, on to the assignment...

EMPS #114: MARDI GRAS NOW CLOSED!

MARDI GRAS is this week, so put on your mask, grab some beads, and your camera, of course, and let's go to CARNIVAL! Anything associated with MARDI GRAS will work fine. Are you making a special MARDI GRAS inspired meal? Photograph it! Do you have a collection of beads from a MARDI GRAS past? Show them to us! You get the idea... lets get our party on!

Extra Credit: Title your photograph for this assignment!


Guidelines for Assignment Submission...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS #113: Ooops! 2/25/11

1. Karen

See you all next week, with an all new assignment!

-Carly

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #113: Ooops

"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."

-Mary Tyler Moore












EMPS #113: OOOPS! NOW CLOSED!
Hmmm... it would seem that the above photo is a little bit too large for this entry... OOOPS! You get the idea here, right? I am looking for some OOOPS. OOOPS are also called MISTAKES, FOLLIES, FOIBLES, AND ERRORS. All will do just fine for the purposes of this assignment. Think outside the box on this one. Go for the OOOPS!

Extra Credit: Show me something PERFECT!


Guidelines for Assignment Submission...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!


-Carly

Be Right Back...

"I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you head is not what I meant."

-Robert McClosky

The quote for this post describes, quite accurately, how the communication between Alan and I sometimes goes. Especially as we are smack dab in the middle of the move! So, as I mentioned last week, we will be skipping the Monday Photo Shoot for this week. The new Internet connection at my new place is scheduled for Friday, the 25th, so, with fingers crossed, we will be resuming on Monday, February 28th. I have scheduled assignment #113 to publish on the 28th, and, in fact, each additional EMPS assignment for several weeks after that. I am sure all will go well with the installation, but in case there is a snag, just play amongst yourselves, and I will be back soon!

Participation List for EMPS #112: Love 02/14/11

Ruth

Freda

Greg

Jama

Karen

Vicki


The photo you see above was taken at the Berkeley Marina. It was at the end of a very hot summer day. The cool breeze off the bay can be a little piece of heaven on summer days. The bridge you see in the background is the Golden Gate Bridge. It's scenes like this I will miss the most. I am only moving about 20 minutes away, and Hayward has a shoreline to, but instead of photographing the Bay Bridge, and the Golden Gate, I will have to get used to photographing the San Mateo/Hayward bridge instead. :) New horizons! New photo opportunities!
See you on Monday, February 28th, with an all new assignment!


-Carly ;)

Don't forget, the Round Robin Photo Challenges and the Weekend Assignment is always looking for new participants! If you haven't played before, why don't you give it a whirl! Karen would love to have you join in!

Weekend Assignment (Karen posts a new assignment each week!)

Round Robin Photo Challenges (A new challenge posted twice a month)

Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot #112: Love

"It takes a minute to have a crush on someone; an hour to like someone and a day to love someone... but it takes a lifetime to forget someone."

-Unknown





PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL BE SKIPPING NEXT WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT. THE MONDAY PHOTO SHOOT WILL RESUME ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH! :) THERE WILL BE A PARTICIPATION LIST POSTED, SO BE SURE TO CHECK BACK FOR THE LINKS.

EMPS #112: LOVE NOW CLOSED!
Today is Valentine's Day, so why not celebrate LOVE?! Romantic LOVE is good, but if romance isn't really your thing, then other loves will do fine. That's the nice thing about Valentine's Day, it's not just about romance, it can be about other types of LOVE, such as LOVE between friends and LOVE of your children. LOVE of your pets. In fact, lets also include LOVE of your community. LOVE of your favorite movie, or even LOVE of reading or photography. Think about this assignment, and interpret as you see fit. Just show me the LOVE!

Extra Credit: Let's see the flip side, show me HATE!

Guidelines for Assignment Submission...

1.The EMPS closes each Sunday evening at 9:00 PM (ET). No submissions will be accepted after that time.

2. Submit your entry by getting your photo, uploading it to you blog or website, and then comeback here and leave me your link in the comment thread. PLEASE REMEMBER... THE LINK YOU LEAVE MUST GO BACK TO AN ENTRY WHICH IS SPECIFIC TO THIS WEEK'S ASSIGNMENT! A general link to your site will not do and will not be added to the list of those participating the following Monday. HYPERLINKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!

3. Please be sure to provide a link back to the assignment in your submission, so your readers can find the assignment and join us. Everyone is welcome to play along!

4. Please keep in mind that the image you submit for the EMPS assignment, must be your own original photography. NO LIFTING!

Please Note: I have set aside two days during the week for visiting your submissions. Thursday and Sunday, so look for me then!

Participation List for EMPS #111: Walking Away 2/7/11

1. Greg

2. Ruth

3. Jama

4. Karen


It was fun to see so much enthusiasm for our last assignment! Let's keep up the good work! See you next Monday with an all new photo assignment!

-Carly

If you like the EMPS, you would also enjoy...

Round Robin Photo Challenges (Played every other Saturday)

Weekend Assignment (New assignments each week)