Louise Bunting

Wordless Wednesday: The Long-Tailed Tits’ Feast

25/11/2015

Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.

Wordless Wednesday: Memories of Spring

18/11/2015

Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.

Wordless Wednesday: Gravel Pits

11/11/2015

Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.

Wordless Wednesday: Autumn Delight

04/11/2015

Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.

Fountains Abbey

30/10/2015

Last Sunday I visited Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire with my parents, a day out to celebrate both my birthday and their 45th wedding anniversary. It’s a wonderful place to visit for several different reasons. The ruins of the Cistercian abbey, destroyed with the dissolution of the monasteries under the orders of King Henry VIII, … More Fountains Abbey

One-Four Challenge: October Week Four

26/10/2015

Here’s my final October edit for Robyn’s One-Four Challenge. My main aim for this month was to learn how to layer images to create a composite. I also wanted to build up to a really spooky image for the final week. I’m feeling quite happy with everything I’ve achieved but I’d love to know what everyone else thinks! This … More One-Four Challenge: October Week Four

Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Things Made From Wood

23/10/2015

It’s time for another post for Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is, Things Made From Wood. All of today’s pictures are of a wooden statue that my grandfather brought back from Africa in the 1970s. She’s probably quite basic tourist wear, not to mention she’s rather battered nowadays, but she’s been a part … More Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Things Made From Wood

FFfAW: Flutterby

22/10/2015

This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt was provided by TJ Paris. Thank you TJ! The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the photo prompt below. I hope you like it. Flutterby Sometimes she forgot that the world kept … More FFfAW: Flutterby

Wordless Wednesday: Sunlit Stream

21/10/2015

Every Wednesday, all across the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it. Here is mine.

MftS: Within Shadows

20/10/2015

Here’s this week’s entry into Monday’s Finish the Story flash fiction challenge, run by Barbara W. Beacham. This challenge gives you a picture prompt and the first line and asks that you finish the story in 100-150 words. The given line is in italics. Within Shadows Not knowing what to expect, he made his way … More MftS: Within Shadows

One-Four Challenge: October Week Three

19/10/2015

Here’s my October week three edit for Robyn’s One-Four Challenge. I’ve been playing around with this week’s image so much that I’m really not sure what steps I took to reach the final version – but I’ll try to remember as best I can! I began with the week one edit which I opened in Camera Raw where I increased both contrast … More One-Four Challenge: October Week Three

FFfAW: A Place of Safety

15/10/2015

This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt was provided by Sonya O. Thank you Sonya! The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the photo prompt below. I hope you like it. A Place of Safety They huddled together … More FFfAW: A Place of Safety

MftS: Interlude

13/10/2015

Here’s this week’s entry into Monday’s Finish the Story flash fiction challenge, run by Barbara W. Beacham. This challenge gives you a picture prompt and the first line and asks that you finish the story in 100-150 words. The given line is in italics. Interlude Now this is living the life of Riley. Axien blinked … More MftS: Interlude

One-Four Challenge: October Week Two

12/10/2015

It’s time for my October week two edit for Robyn’s One-Four Challenge. This week I wanted to focus on the spiderweb and bokeh. I also wanted to give the image a slightly a magical or spooky appearance. Hopefully I succeeded. To create this week’s version I first opened the image in Photoshop Elements 13 where I cropped … More One-Four Challenge: October Week Two

Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Cameras or Photographers

10/10/2015

This post is in response to Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is, Cameras or Photos of Photographers. I wasn’t sure for a while whether I was going to be joining in with this week’s challenge because, as I’ve mentioned before, I don’t generally take many pictures of people. The exception, of course, is my … More Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Cameras or Photographers

Six Word Story – Help!

08/10/2015

This post is for the Six Word Story challenge, run by Ben at A Hopelessly Wandering Mind. This week’s theme is Help! Check out Ben’s blog to read the other entries. Years passed. Dreams of freedom faded.

FFfAW: Withered Dreams

07/10/2015

This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt was provided by Etol Bagam. Thank you, Etol! The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the picture prompt below. I hope you like it. Withered Dreams The buzz of excitement … More FFfAW: Withered Dreams

MftS: Guardian upon the Tower

06/10/2015

Here’s this week’s entry into Monday’s Finish the Story flash fiction challenge, run by Barbara W. Beacham. This challenge gives you a picture prompt and the first line and asks that you finish the story in 100-150 words. The given line is in italics. Guardian upon the Tower Few knew about the castle hidden inside … More MftS: Guardian upon the Tower

One-Four Challenge: October Week One

05/10/2015

It’s now October and so time for a new image for Robyn’s One-Four Challenge. I took this image just last week when out for a walk around the village. I’ve always found graveyards fascinating places to walk around – I always wonder about the stories of the people buried there. Here’s my first edit: For this first … More One-Four Challenge: October Week One

Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Backs of Things

04/10/2015

This post is in response to Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is, Backs of Things. I considered taking some photos of the backs of random items for this one but then I thought about all the pictures I’ve taken of my family that only show their backs . In the end I decided to create the … More Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Backs of Things

Six Word Story – Betrayal

02/10/2015

This post is for the Six Word Story challenge, run by Ben at A Hopelessly Wandering Mind. This week’s theme is Betrayal. With eyes opened, conscience demanded action. If you’d like to read the other entries , click the blue frog.

FFfAW: The Red Boat

02/10/2015

This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt was provided by me! The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the picture prompt below. I hope you like it. The Red Boat The storm appeared without warning. Wind and … More FFfAW: The Red Boat

Weekly Photo Challenge: Change

30/09/2015

This post is in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Change. Don golden garments Dance through the spiralling year Winter soon will come I love this time of year – as summer shifts into autumn, greens fading into gold. With this week’s theme I thought I’d capture that change in progress. I hope you like them.

Picture it Write: Darkest Chains

29/09/2015

This is my entry into the Picture it and Write creative writing challenge hosted by the authors of Ermiliablog. Darkest Chains “Don’t dawdle, girl.” Lady Aehtia swept into the citadel with barely a glance at the guards standing sentinel, her presence unquestioned. Lytle hurried in her wake. No matter how much she wished to give warning about … More Picture it Write: Darkest Chains

One-Four Challenge: September Week Four

28/09/2015

It’s time for the final September edit of Robyn’s One Four Challenge. I can hardly believe it’s week four already – this month has flown by! For this week I wanted to create a soft look of an impressionistic painting for the image. This week’s edit was actually the first one I created, as soon as I … More One-Four Challenge: September Week Four

Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Perspective

26/09/2015

This post is in response to Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is, Perspective. And here are my photos: A little while ago I was wandering along the lanes around the village when I discovered a piece of farm equipment, unhitched at the edge of a field. I think it might be a … More Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Perspective

Six Word Story – Delay

24/09/2015

This post is for the Six Word Story challenge, run by Ben at A Hopelessly Wandering Mind. This week’s theme is Delay. Anxiety multiplies as appointments run late. If you’d like to read the other entries , click the blue frog.

FFfAW: Delicate Brushstrokes

23/09/2015

This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt was provided by Graham Lawrence. Thank you, Graham. The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the picture prompt below. I hope you like it. Delicate Brushstrokes “Elsie?” Frances’ tremulous voice broke … More FFfAW: Delicate Brushstrokes

One-Four Challenge: September Week Three

22/09/2015

It’s time for the third September edit of Robyn’s One Four Challenge. This week’s edit is in response to Joanne’s suggestion that she’d like to see a black and white version of the image. I again began by opening the original image in Camera Raw where I made these changes: Temperature: +20 Contrast: -100 Highlights: -19 Shadows: -78 … More One-Four Challenge: September Week Three

Six Word Story – Prejudice

18/09/2015

This post is for the Six Word Story challenge, run by Ben at A Hopelessly Wandering Mind. This week’s theme is Prejudice. Empty seats bring sadness: invitation refused. If you’d like to read the other entries , click the blue frog.

FFfAW: Standpoint

17/09/2015

This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt was provided by Scott of Scott’s Place. Thank you, Scott The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the picture prompt below. I hope you like it. Standpoint “It’s just not … More FFfAW: Standpoint

MftS: Silent Guardian

15/09/2015

Here’s this week’s entry into Monday’s Finish the Story flash fiction challenge, run by Barbara W. Beacham. This challenge gives you a picture prompt and the first line and asks that you finish the story in 100-150 words. The given line is in italics. Silent Guardian From her small balcony, the witch watched the world … More MftS: Silent Guardian

One-Four Challenge: September Week Two

14/09/2015

It’s time for the second September edit of Robyn’s One Four Challenge. I wanted to create an image this week that was very different to last week’s highly detailed version. Stacy of Lensaddiction suggested that I crop some of the rocks away from the bottom, whilst Ben Rowe of Aperture 64 said how he’d like to see it … More One-Four Challenge: September Week Two

Cee’s Black and White Challenge: What is Beautiful to You

13/09/2015

This post is in response to Cee’s Black and White Challenge. This week’s theme is, What is Beautiful to You, so I thought I’d post a few galleries. I hope you all like them. I find beauty in roses, blooming gloriously throughout the summer months, their velvet soft petals curling in intricate layers. I find beauty … More Cee’s Black and White Challenge: What is Beautiful to You

Temptation

10/09/2015

Here’s a little drabble I wrote a few days ago. I was going to save it for a challenge but decided to just share it now instead. I hope you all like it. 🙂 Temptation The open window tempted him. It wouldn’t be hard to reach: just a quick clamber up the wall and he’d … More Temptation

FFfAW: Out of the Ashes

09/09/2015

This post is for the Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers (FFfAW) Challenge, run by Priceless Joy. This week’s photo prompt was provided by PJ herself. Thank you PJ! The challenge is that you write a story of 75-175 words inspired by the photo prompt below. I hope you like it. Out of the Ashes Sylvana emerged hesitantly from … More FFfAW: Out of the Ashes

Literary Lion: Wall of Words

08/09/2015

This post is for the Literary Lion flash fiction challenge, run by Laura Gabrielle Feasey. This challenge gives a prompt word – this week’s is ‘Limerick’ – and asks that you write a story in less than 400 words. Usually I’ll use every single word available but I somehow managed to write this in only … More Literary Lion: Wall of Words

One-Four Challenge: September Week One

07/09/2015

After taking August off from Robyn’s One-Four Challenge I’m now back with a new image for September. The picture I’ve chosen to edit this month was taken a few years ago at Corfe Castle in Dorset, UK, and has languished in a folder since that time. I’ve always dismissed it as being too dark but decided it would be a good one to … More One-Four Challenge: September Week One

Six Word Story: Purgatory

06/09/2015

This post is in response to the Six Word Story prompt provided by Ben Nicholson of A Hopelessly Wandering mind. This week’s theme is Purgatory and I ended up writing not one but three responses to it, plus some accompanying historical information. Hopefully each of the six words works as a story even for those who don’t wish … More Six Word Story: Purgatory

Weekly Photo Challenge: Connection

05/09/2015

Riverboat idling Amidst the harvest sun’s glee Youthful dreams recalled The child’s wants expressed In wildly scattered glitter River flowing on It took me quite a long time to decide what to write to accompany these pictures. I knew that I wanted to express at least one of the ways in which they fit the Weekly … More Weekly Photo Challenge: Connection