September 18, 2021

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #165: Going Wide

“Appreciation is like looking through a wide-angle lens that lets you see the entire forest, not just the one tree limb you walked up on.” – Doc Childre Life through a wide angle lens. This is where the camera records what you see when looking at a particular scene with eyes fixed in one area.  By using shorter lenses you are able to get more in the picture and everything is on a smaller scale.  Wide angle lenses are versatile and work well in landscape scenes, street photography and architecture shots. I decided to feature a few landscape scenes which were converted to black and white.  The header shot was…

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written by Sylvia - Posted in Black and White, Fine Art Photography, Landscape, LENS-ARTISTS, Travel

November 21, 2020

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #123 Found in the Neighborhood – Wabi Sabi

For our Photo Challenge, Ann-Christine suggests we rediscover our surrounds.  Look around and make an effort to notice things that are generally overlooked.  Think outside the box.  As she says in her post, “There is so much to discover, if only you open your mind and all your senses. Follow that road, follow your curiosity… There might still be lovely surprises around the corner.”  Be sure to see her post on Found in the Neighborhood. The Kiawah Island Photography Club had an interesting program earlier this week.  Jamie Konarski Davidson, an award-winning freelance outdoor & nature photographer, gave a presentation entitled “Wabi Sabi: Finding Beauty in Imperfection”.  Wabi-sabi in photography…

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written by Sylvia - Posted in Black and White, Fine Art Photography, Maine, Old Buildings, Wabi Sabi Photography

August 28, 2019

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #60 FRAMING THE SHOT

This week Amy suggests we show several different examples of framing our shot or subject.  There are many ways the subject can be naturally framed, tall objects such as trees, shrubbery, poles, window or door frames, anything that directs the eye to the center of the “frame”.    Often times this can be done in the camera when the picture is taken or during the editing process when cropping.   “Photography for me is not looking, it’s feeling.  If you can’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your pictures.”  –  Don McCullin     A self-portrait using…

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written by Sylvia - Posted in Black and White, LENS-ARTISTS, Nature, Photography, Snow

July 12, 2019

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #53 CHOICES – Black and White

In celebration of the one-year anniversary of Lens-Artists Photo Challenge we are invited to post pictures on a subject of our choice.  I decided to feature only black and white images this week.  Interestingly, since not all pictures turn out to be good black and white candidates.  Worthy ones tend to emphasis shapes, lines and texture, in addition to shadows, reflections and contrasts.  Often times these features add mood and emotion and can attract more attention, maybe this is why many people believe this is photography in its purest form.  Hope you enjoy seeing these images in a different “light”! 😊 “There’s something strange and powerful about black-and-white imagery.” –…

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written by Sylvia - Posted in Black and White, Landscape, LENS-ARTISTS, Photography, Travel

February 15, 2019

SHADOWS: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge

This week Tina challenges us to show images of interesting Shadows we have captured.  Looking over a few photos, I randomly picked several showing Shadows on the beach, a couple of golf courses, in the mountains and by the river.  It is the shape formed by Shadows which makes an interesting picture in addition to how they interacts with the subject.  Converting these pictures to black and white seemed logical, after all shadows are not very colorful, they just display interesting patterns!    “Color is descriptive.  Black and white is interpretive.”  –  Eliott Erwitt   A bright sunny summer day as the sun’s rays filter through the tree leaves.  This photo was…

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written by Sylvia - Posted in Black and White, Kiawah Island SC, Landscape, LENS-ARTISTS, Photography, Travel