May 8, 2021

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #146 Focusing on Details

“Photography is an art of observation.  It has little to do with the things we see and everything to do with the way you see them.” – Elliott Erwitt This week Patti suggests we feature photos Focusing on Details.  I found a few images showing details that really seem to make the picture more interesting.  This first one was taken a few years ago in Ernest Hemingway’s house in Key West, Florida.  This room is his writing studio where, it is said, he used the typewriter on the right to produce seventy percent of his works during the nine years he was in residence, 1931 – 1939.   Notice that there…

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written by Sylvia - Posted in Charleston SC, Landscape, LENS-ARTISTS, 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

June 22, 2019

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #50 TREES

Ann-Christine invites us to explore Trees this week and show a few which have caught our attention.  I often look for unusual formations and details in the shape of their trunk and branches plus whether or not they are growing in an unusual place such as asphalt and concrete.  As a side note, other trees have been previously featured in my blogs although the two best known are Angel Oak on Johns Island, SC and the Lone Cypress in Pebble Beach, CA. When in Aruba a few years ago, we located this well-known Diva-Diva tree on the beach close to the road.  There are a couple of the popular Mysore Fig trees on the Winter…

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written by Sylvia - Posted in LENS-ARTISTS, Photography, Travel, Trees

May 5, 2019

HARMONY: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge

This week Tina suggests we explore the word “Harmony” and show examples of it with our photography.  It can be experienced anywhere in life, music, art and nature.  One dictionary describes Harmony in nature or the arts as a sameness, the belonging of one thing to another, such as the repetition of elements like color, texture, shape, lines and form.  Experiencing it tends to creates an overall sense of peace and a visually calming rhythm. Tina also encourages photographers to improve their skills by studying favorite images, our own and those of others.  Examine what draws us into an image and become aware of what we feel – peace, relaxation,…

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