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…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #56 SEASCAPES
“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” – Jacques Cousteau This week Amy encouraged us to show favorite pictures of various Seascapes, such as the water front, shoreline and waves. Early one morning when walking on the beach at Kiawah Island, SC with our dogs, I was excited to see this female Loggerhead turtle returning to the Ocean after laying her eggs in the sand dunes. Fortunately, I was able to take a series of pictures documenting her long, laboring journey back to the ocean. This first one, originally posted on Mar 15, 2019 in my blog “Around The Neighbor”,…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #55 DREAMY
DREAMY, this is the subject Anne-Christine chose for this week. I found this topic a little difficult to define since dreamy can imply many different things – a dreamy song or meditative music, a dreamy atmosphere, a person who daydreams often or someone who is so visually beautiful they look dreamy. After some thought I decided to “artistically” edit a few pictures in hopes of creating dreamy colors along with soft dreamy shapes and designs! “Everything that’s lovely is but a brief, dreamy kind of delight.” – William Butler Yeats “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” – Jacques Yves…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #52 SERENITY
This week Tina chose to challenge us with the word SERENITY. Looking through my pictures it became obvious I tend to be drawn to serene landscapes. I guess it is visual and mental peace, stillness and tranquility of the moment that captures my attention in the otherwise hectic life style I lead. A popular definition of Serenity is the absence of mental stress or anxiety, a state of peace and quiet; perhaps this is the reason why I have enjoyed practicing yoga over the years. “Serenity opens the door to inspiration and creativity.” – unknown When coming upon this inviting scene I thought how wonderful it would be…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #51 UNIQUE
This week Amy invites us to feature Unique looking pictures. To me, an abstract scene is unique in the purest sense of the word. On occasions I like to take pictures with the idea of conveying a Unique or abstract look. Hope you enjoy seeing a few of my favorites! “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert Einstein This is a picture of a reflection on the water. This image was created by the sun reflecting the colors from a man’s clothing; an aqua shirt, green cap and brown pants. I like this because of its unique design with interesting, distinctive…
WILD: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
Tina asked us to think about the word Wild this week and show examples of something Wild. Wild animals, birds, flowers, weather, Wild behavior….this list could go on and on. Since I enjoy being outside it seems that where ever I go untamed, Wild birds seem to be everywhere, happily chirping, calling to each other or sounding an alarm if another bird has invaded their space. Sometimes if I’m lucky, many different species can be found congregating in a favorite area as they socialize between meals or share a feeding area. It’s interesting to watch the behavior among the different species although if you get too close they immediately take…
DELICATE: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
DELICATE is the photo challenge word for this week. Ann-Christine wants us to think about different ways this word can be portrayed with pictures. Such as a Delicate touch or colors, perhaps butterfly wings and new growth on plants and trees. “This is what it means to be loved… when someone wants to touch you, to be tender…” – Banana Yoshimoto A Delicate, gentle touch from this boy as he strokes the back of our dog in a loving way. “The colors of the (water and) underwater rock are as pale and delicate as those in the wardrobe if an 18th-century marchioness.” – William Manchester…
NATURE: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
This week Patti asks us to showcase some of our Nature photography. Most of these pictures were taken on Kiawah Island where there is an abundance of Nature shots everywhere – landscape, birds, animals, flowers, trees, the Atlantic Ocean plus magnificent colors in the sky created by the sun, moon and clouds. “In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir ——————————- “Nature has a great simplicity and therefore a great beauty.” – Richard Feynman Over the past year or so photographers everywhere have had the opportunity to capture breathtaking pictures of the moon. This picture of the moon isn’t anything special but…
UNEXPECTED: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
This week Leya invites us to show images defining the word UNEXPECTED. Hum….extra thought was required as to how best define this word with photographs. Finally, a decision was made – show three pictures which reveal an UNEXPECTED outcome after editing. Below are copies of three original RAW pictures and immediately beneath each top image is its edited version. What was so UNEXPECTED to me was the different image revealed from each photograph! “Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.” – Matt Hardy “In many…
HAPPINESS IS … : Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
This week Ann-Christine invites us to share what “Happiness Is” means to us. This topic made me think about what is important and what brings happiness in my life. “Happiness, not in another place but this place…not for another hour, but this hour.” ∼ Walt Whitman ——— “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” ∼ Mahatma Gandhi Happiness Is being with my husband, family and friends as we laugh and share good times together while making memories. Fun times spent cooking in the kitchen, dinner table talk, quiet time, walks, biking and traveling together. “Happiness is a warm puppy.” ∼ …