Explore! Blacks Adventure Competition

My first Blogger post is in response to a competition I saw on Twitter!   

There were four categories :

• Wild
• Fast
• Panoramic
• Epic

and the brief was "create a blog post showcasing your entries to the above categories then tweet the link to @Blacks_Online using the hashtag #epicadventures.  How you choose to interpret each category is up to you. Be creative!"

So Tweet I did - @LindseyClark20 as it seemed exciting, interesting & creative (not to mention great prizes).  

So what inspired me?

For Wild, I chose a picture of the fires in Kikodi, Tanzania, where they  burn the old crops to enrich the soil for the new crop year.  It seemed hot, smoky, untamed and with so few people to control the fire, somewhat dangerous.  If that isnt wild I dont know what is!  I can see why others may choose animals, but this epitomised the wild for me.  Nature is her own master!

For Fast,  I chose a picture that made me think the opposite!  It was such an extreme opposite it just felt right; bicycles - not the fastest form of transport anyway! - in the snow in Winter in Norfolk, England.  The Snow, the green of the poles and the lights reflecting on the trees made me think of the fields in Spring, a great contrast with the effect of snow actually falling & settling gently and slowly as the picture was taken.

For Panoramic, I chose North Wales.   The picture was taken using a 360 degree panoramic lens so this really fulfilled the spec of panoramic.  The lush myriad of greens, the steps leading down showing the depth of the composition makes this seem as if it could be a Botanic Garden anywhere in the World, but right here in Britain we have beauty on our doorstep so why not showcase that?

Lastly, for Epic, I chose what most may consider a predictable scenario - the Great Wall of China.  But it really is Epic in my eyes - not only because it is one of the Wonders of the World but the way the path meanders off into the mist, seemingly never ending, you cannot help but marvel at the length and wonder at all those who had a part in building this amazing wall.

So they are my personal choices.   I hope you like them and get the chance to experience the views yourself someday!