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July 15, 2020

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #105 SPRING

This week Tina selected Spring as our photo word challenge. After thinking about this topic, I decided to approach the topic of Spring a little differently by focusing on an event that occurs each spring on Kiawah Island when Red Knots or Calidris canutus rufa begin to arrive. These birds leave their winter home on the coast of southern Chile and Argentina and journey to the mainland and islands above the Arctic Circle; a one-way trip of more than 9,300 miles or 14,966.9 kilometers! For years now Kiawah’s beach is a stop-over in their semi annual migration. Red Knots are amazing birds and one of my favorites. They are documented as being…

written by Sylvia - Posted in Atlantic Ocean, Kiawah Island SC, Landscape, LENS-ARTISTS, Photography, SC, Spring

July 9, 2020

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #104 SUMMER

“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.” – Jerry Has This week Amy asked us to celebrate summer with our photos. To me summer time represents people having fun outside, warm air, sunshine, fun at the beach, eating ice cream, outside meals, kayaking, fishing and riding in a convertible with the top down! So, I decided to share a few favorite pictures of people enjoying summer on Kiawah Island. “Summer is singing with joy, and the beaches are inviting you with dancing waves.” – Debasish Mridha Summer time means after dinner bike rides on the beach with a cooler of beverages to enjoy as the…

written by Sylvia - Posted in Atlantic Ocean, Kiawah Island SC, Landscape, LENS-ARTISTS, Photography, Summer, Sunsets

May 25, 2020

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #98 DELICATE COLORS

This week’s challenge from Ann-Christine gives us a chance to explore Delicate Colors; beautiful, soft shades of color blending into each other. Being surrounded by these lovely colors can be soothing and relaxing in spite of the hectic world we live in now. 🙃 Delicate Colors are all around us, waiting to be discovered when outside and one with nature. Ann-Christine shows beautiful examples of delicate colors she found in her garden and neighboring forest. “There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.” – Edouard Manet Each of these pictures show a different color palette that only mother-nature can create…

written by Sylvia - Posted in Abstract, Digital Art, Kiawah Island SC, Landscape, LENS-ARTISTS, Nature, Photography

April 23, 2020

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #93 MORNING

This week Ann-Christine selected Morning for our weekly challenge. She is asking us to share a few things we do when starting off our day. Generally, I am an early morning person and find myself heading to the beach first thing, even before a morning cup of coffee! Am not sure what draws me there, probably the tranquility and sound of waves crashing on the shore, the salty smell in the air and nature’s beautiful colors gently painting the sky and ocean. Since no two mornings look the same, I am also curious as to what might have transpired overnight. Maybe there will be deer tracks in the sand next…

written by Sylvia - Posted in Atlantic Ocean, Kiawah Island SC, Landscape, Loggerhead Turtles, Photography, Sunrises

March 28, 2020

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #89 A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT

This week Amy suggested using the title from the book, “A River Runs Through it” by Norman Maclean as our photo challenge. What is so important about a river? It is a source of life for all of nature and also man plus it symbolizes the power of nature and fertility. I live close to the Kiawah River which runs between Kiawah Island and Johns Island and the mainland area surrounding Charleston, SC. The river is in a constant flux of change as well as the wildlife that depends on it for survival. The images below offer a glimpse into some of the life by the river. This river is…

written by Sylvia - Posted in Bottle Nose Dolphins, Capt Sams Spit, Kiawah Island SC, LENS-ARTISTS, Photography, Wildlife

March 18, 2020

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #88 CHAOS

Ann-Christine chose Chaos as the word challenge this week. Choas in some form seems to be most everywhere. On Kiawah Island, there is a pod of Bottlenose Dolphins who learned to feed in a chaotic manner called strand feeding. This taught behavior is only seen in a few parts of the in the world. You can see from the pictures below how chaotic strand feeding is! The first part of the feeding routine looks more organized. Working together, they locate a school of fish and begin herding them towards the shore as shown below. Once the fish are boxed in with no escape route, the dolphins attack by herding them…

written by Sylvia - Posted in Bottle Nose Dolphins, Kiawah Island SC, LENS-ARTISTS, Photography, Wildlife

March 5, 2020

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #86 SAME SUBJECT, DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

This week Patti wants us to feature pictures taken from different perspectives, or angles, of a subject instead of standing in front of it and taking the shot at eye level. Perhaps spending a little extra time exploring the subject from different angles. Get down low and look up or move up high and check out the view looking down, or maybe move laterally to include or exclude other items near the subject, especially to see if the light changes in an interesting way. The Trinity Church in Boston, Massachusetts, is located in Copley Square in Back Bay. This first picture shows the Church at street level. The second image…

written by Sylvia - Posted in Boston, Kiawah Island SC, Landscape, Photography

February 21, 2020

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #84 NARROW

Amy picked the word “Narrow” for our photo challenge this week. I decided to begin with this photo featuring a narrow strip of beach, separating the Atlantic Ocean and Kiawah River, at Captain Sam’s Spit which only appeared at low tide. In addition to wildlife resting on this narrow area, pods of resident dolphins live and play in the Kiawah River. Notice the curious bottlenose dolphin in the foreground, quietly observing the birds on the bank. This was taken on the west end of Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Two narrow channels have been cut out as the ocean tides change twice a day, creating this tidal pool shown in…

written by Sylvia - Posted in Atlantic Ocean, Capt Sams Spit, Kiawah Island SC, LENS-ARTISTS, Photography, Travel

November 19, 2019

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #72 WAITING

This week Amy invites us to explore a few situations we have encountered which involve waiting. Guess I never really stopped to consider how much time I spend waiting some days. The realization was scary although like many people, spending this time doing something relaxing helps the time go by quicker. (Actually, I am waiting now for my husband in a doctor’s office while working on this blog! Thank goodness for larger size handbags for carrying books and iPads.) Taking air flights or waiting for appointments usually entails waiting although often times ‘people watching,’ talking to others, reading, checking the phone or listening to a podcast or music helps the…

written by Sylvia - Posted in Atlantic Ocean, Kiawah Island SC, LENS-ARTISTS, Photography, Travel

November 7, 2019

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #70 MONOCHROME

This week we are exploring Monochrome photography. Patti suggests we can include images in black and white, sepia, and/or different shades of one color. And, for an extra challenge, add a bit of color to a black and white image. Monochromatic pictures showcase a color scheme based on only one, single color tint. It uses only variations or shades of a single hue, which is made by altering the saturation and brightness of the base color. Black and white colors are always added. (Colorpedia by Paletton). I decided to feature with a few photographs in black and white with a single hue of color added and was surprised as to…

written by Sylvia - Posted in Birds, Flowers, Kiawah Island SC, Landscape, LENS-ARTISTS, Nature

Several years ago, a talented group of four ladies started a blog log called Lens-Artists Photo Challenge. Each week one of them selects a topic and the challenge for all LA blog followers is to post their pictures and text relative to the topic. By the way, anyone is welcome to join this international group of photographers.

Participating in this continues to be quite rewarding. It has trained my eye to be more aware of people and things to photograph in addition to making new blogging friends all over the world.

Photography has always been a big part of my life and traveling offers many wonderful photo opportunities. I live on Kiawah Island in South Carolina and spend summers in southern Maine. Hope you like seeing my posts as much as I enjoy creating it!

“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” ∼ Ansel Adams