October 1, 2018

LOOKING UP: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge

When selecting photos relative to the subject “Looking Up”, I was amazed how many there were of the sky, tall buildings, trees, birds flying, etc.  Thank you Patti for choosing such an interesting phrase for the weekly photo challenge!   “Keep looking up … That’s the secret of life.” ∼ Snoopy   It is breathtaking to look up at this magnificent ship silhouetted against the beautiful blue sky and clouds.  The USS Constitution is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, launched in Boston, Massachusetts by the United States Navy in 1797 to protect American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and defeat the Barbary pirates.  She earned the nickname…

September 29, 2018

PATH: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge

A big thank you to Tina for assigning the word “Path” as the photo challenge for the week.  A Path can be many things – a trail, walkway or route or  even the directions one chooses to take in life.  Decided to have some fun editing these interesting paths in nature; hope you enjoy viewing them!  Topaz software filters, Simplify and Impression, were used on all these images except the last one showing Loggerhead turtle tracks.      “We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.” ∼ Tim McGraw Beautiful pathways in the garden around modern art…