WORDS and pictures might be separate elements but this week's photography challenge shows how they can work together using poetry.
Inspired by a classic poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, we set a task this week for members of the Derby Telegraph camera club TogsQuad to bring images to our pages from verse.
The three paragraphs written by Stevenson reflect the thoughts of a young spirit when summertime arrives.
Days get longer and lighter yet bed-time seems to come too soon while the sun still has not set.
Our keen photographers have brought us their thoughts on what the poem conjures up in their imagination or simply what they think of when they read the words in it.
My favourite picture this week has to be from Sarah Stanton Longdon, of Milford, who created her picture at Tower Cottage in Milford.
The bright light still pushing through the curtains on to the toys resting nearby brings a warmth to the shot.
Sarah has really captured the essence of the poem with her subtle approach and by using only natural light indoors to maximise the simple atmosphere.
Nick Allen, of Stenson Fields, represented the yellow candle light of the poem, again by only using the light of the subject itself.
Richard Miller, of Chaddesden, and Tracey Bunce, of Kirk Hallam, have brought us "the birds still hopping on the tree".
Josh Beardsley and his mother Sharron Davies, of Chaddesden, have both made their pictures of "grown-up people's feet".
Nick Allen has also submitted the "sky is clear and blue", while Monica Yau, of Derby, has filed a more dusky image sky shot.
If you would like to take part in our weekly TogsQuad challenge then join us on Facebook by searching for "TogsQuad". Watch out for the next themed challenge then post your pictures on our page for a chance to be included next time.
