Beautiful Ugly - Clickin Moms Blog Circle

Since the beginning of this year, I have been part of a fabulous group of online women photographers (and we have a few men in the group too to keep it interesting) called Clickin' Moms. It's a group of people of all skill levels interested in photography and is a wonderful and accepting place to share and learn all about our passion behind (and if we're brave enough, sometimes in front of) the lens. This month, I have also been privileged to join some of these fabulous Clickin' Moms in a blog circle.

This month's theme was Beautiful Ugly and was inspired by a Clickin' Moms creativity exercise. The challenge was to photograph a subject or scene traditionally considered ugly, unappealing, undesirable, or even downright repulsive... and capture it in a way that draws us in.

Scroll on through to see my interpretation of this theme taken on a dreary, rainy day this last weekend. Then click on through to the next fabulous post in our circle by clicking on Erica's name at the bottom of this post.


Lichen is often overlooked as ugly and makes me think of evil witches and goblins for some reason. But with the magic of macro and a late spring rain to bring out the vibrant colours, we are drawn into the beauty of this seemingly alien landscape. Definitely seems Beautiful Ugly to me. Don't you think?

The poor, sweet dandelion flower. No more than just the sad little seeds left drenched in the rain and the bane of all lawn care workers for miles around. But the little star shines bright when looked at from a new angle. Beauty where only ugly was seen before.

To follow our circle around, please CLICK HERE to visit the amazing Erica Faith Photography for her take on Beautiful Ugly. See you back here when you've come full circle.


Cheers!

lil' mama photog