Lens-Artists Challenge #243 – It’s Tricky

Guess What!

“Burst and swirl and fly around, their wings shining with all the colors of the universe.”

Kacen Callender

Traditionally in many countries including the U.S., April 1 is called “April Fool’s Day”. There are many speculations on how and why it came to be – I’ll leave it to you to do your own Google-search! In any case, our guest host this week, Donna of Wind Kisses, has definitely set us a tricky challenge. You must visit her post to see how a true artist approaches such a subject! For me, this one really was a stretch. I decided to depend entirely on Photoshop to put my response together, starting with the image above. Can you identify the subject? If not I promise an answer at the end of today’s post.

The Nose Knows !!

“The smaller the creature, the bolder its spirit.”

Suzy Kaseem

Well you have to admit, if a toucan ended up in front of two huge western horses, there would certainly be a bit of curiosity aroused! Perhaps a nasal comparison would be in order in light of the prominence of the feature in both species. In any case, to have such a meeting would be pretty tricky, don’t you think?!

Reptilian Relatives

“We do not know how to live with these carnivorous beasts and poisonous reptiles because of our ignorance.”

Mahatma Gandhi

Every so often I learn something new as I am researching for my blog. This week I learned that turtles and alligators are indeed very close relatives within the reptile family. I will admit I’ve never seen them face to face as in the tricky image above, but many times I’ve seen them hanging out together around Kiawah’s ponds and lagoons. Also, the turtle I chose is actually newly-hatched and was nowhere near the size I made him. I suppose turtles do not fear alligators because their protective shell would make them a less-than desirable meal!

Monkey See Monkey Do

“Don’t take yourself so seriously. You’re just a monkey with a plan.”

Naval Ravikant

One might think the larger monkey on the left has his eye on the smaller one on his right, but NO, this is just another trick on my part. While both were chomping down in they same field of delicious flowers, they were actually nowhere near each other. I thought this image made the larger male look rather predatory and the smaller a bit flirtatious but in fact neither attitude is true. Interesting how deceptive we can be while playing tricks, isn’t it? Remember that the next time someone grabs your attention with a suspicious online image or story!

Fisherman’s Nightmare

“People fish because they are searching for something. Often it is not for a fish.”

Fennel Hudson

I’ll just let your imagination play with my final image above 😊. If nothing else, I’m sure my husband will get a kick out of it! Thankfully, fishing for whales is strictly forbidden except for s very few indigenous tribes or via April Fools photo trickery!

Thanks to Donna for this week’s tricky challenge. Be sure to check out her amazing post, and to link your responses to it here. Thanks also to Anne for last week’s New Experiences challenge. It was fun reading about the many experiences you described and illustrated for us. Next week we’re excited to welcome Guest Host Siobhan of Bend Branches so be sure to check out her post at noon EST next Saturday. In the meanwhile, please remember to stay safe, be kind, and enjoy the journey.

Wondering about my opening image? It’s a P/S twist of an oversized rubber peacock at a zoo. Here’s the actual image:

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Tags: April Fools, LENS-ARTISTS, Photoshop, Tricky

• April 1, 2023
• Photography
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