September 23, 2022

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #217 Opposites

This week we are challenged to show examples of opposites. They can be seen in many places, a few examples could be red and green or other complementary colors on the color wheel, light and dark, circles and straight lines, hot and cold, soft and hard. A well know quote by Niel Bohr is “Opposites are not contradictory but complementary.”  This is so true because when opposites are together it is easy to see how well they complement each other. For example, the header shot of fall foliage shows two opposite colors on the color wheel, red and green.  Below are two pictures of my granddaughter which show the opposites…

October 2, 2021

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #166: Colors of Autumn

“Fall has always been my favorite season.  The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” – Lauren Destefano Autumn comes early in Maine.  You can tell it has arrived when a sweater or light jacket is needed in the mornings, leaves begin to turn into lovely yellows, reds and oranges, colorful chrysanthemums are visible everywhere and small groups of Canadian Geese stop over in local ponds for a day or two as they head south.    “How beautifully leaves grow old.  How full of light and color are their last days.” – John Burrows. A look…