Thursday Challenge: Sweet -

"Sweet"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather

For the theme of sweet at Thursday Challenge this week I began to wonder, "sweet for who? Or is it whom?" This honey bee, for example, seems to find the beautiful vetch flowers a particular treat. I don't suppose we've answered the question but, at the very least, we've expanded the field of possibility. I can say this, the walk in a field of wild flowers where I was fortunate enough to get the photograph was, wait for it ... sweet!

Thursday Challenge: Motion -

"Motion"
montage by Mick Mather

Motion is the theme at Thursday Challenge this week. I had begun a piece a few weeks back with a honey bee as the subject, manipulated into a spiral swarm of the little buggers. Since it wasn't quite what I wanted I changed gears and began working with the cluster fly instead. Their illogical, ziggity zag flight patterns seemed to fit the idea better, especially considering that their motion is exotic and erratic. Well, the minipulation of another spiraling group of buggies never did come out the way I wanted so I changed course, ending up with this. Attention, everyone...and, Australian Salute! To!