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…
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…
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…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #85 PHOTO TREASURE HUNT
This week Tina decided to send us on a treasure hunt! To make it interesting she selected specific items to include in our photographs. Challenge Items: Sunrise and/or sunset, Something cold and/or hot, a bird, a dog, a funny sign, a bicycle, a seascape and/or mountain landscape, a rainbow, a church, a musical instrument, a boat, a plane, a waterfall. Extra Credit Items: An expressive portrait of one or more people, a very unusual place, knitting or sewing, a fish, an animal you don’t normally see, a bucket, a hammer, a street performer, a double rainbow. Be sure to check out Tina’s blog, Travels and Trifles, to see how she…
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…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #83 FUTURE
Ann-Christine choose the word Future for our photo challenge this week. After considering a few options, I decided to feature a recent event when a stranger’s Future outlook on life was changed. “Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” – Sean Patrick Flanery A friend observed her eightieth birthday not too long ago and decided to celebrate this memorable occasion by helping others. The first step she took to put her plan into motion was to purchase twelve blue envelopes and place $80 in each. Next, she asked a few people if they would be willing to take an envelope and give her money…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #81 SEEING RED
Patti invites us to show pictures featuring the color Red. Red colors are believed to be a symbol for many things: passion, love, rage, danger, good luck. Even though shades of red can be in many tones, it’s rarely seen as demure. Perhaps Taylor Swift says it best: “Red is such an interesting color to correlate with emotion, because it’s on both ends of the spectrum. On one end you have happiness, falling in love, infatuation with someone, passion, all that. On the other end you’ve got obsession, jealousy, danger, fear, anger and frustration.” Ladybugs are considered to be lucky charms by many cultures when they land on someone…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #80 LEADING LINES
This week Tina invites us to show examples of how Leading Lines can be used to enhance the composition of a photograph. As she mentioned, well placed lines pave an easy path for the eye to follow through different elements of a photo. And, one of the most effective ways is to put your main subject at the end of a leading line. It was a rainy morning in Murano, Italy, as this lady was leaving the shop and heading to the pier to catch a ride. The leading lines created by the brick curb draws the eye towards the lady plus her red wardrobe causes her to stand out…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #79 WINDOW WITH A VIEW
This week Amy is inviting us to show a few pictures of a “Window with a View”. As a few of you know, I have a camera close by even if it is only my iPhone, which by the way takes some really good pictures! These window shots are from vastly different types of windows and, I think, they all have an interesting view! “Your desire to be near to a window is your desire to be close to life!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan This was taken through the window of a passenger jet while flying over the Atlantic Ocean from St. Kitts to the east coast of…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #77 MY FAVORITES IN 2019
Patti suggests we show a few of our favorite photograph from 2019. I also decided to share again a few of my favorite quotes plus my all time favorite from Ansel Adams. “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 “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 …