February 13, 2022

Cellpic Sunday 13 Feb 2022 Great Blue Heron

A beautiful heron watching and waiting for a fish to swim by.  They have an amazing amount of patiences and will stand still like this for quite a while, just waiting.  This was taken one morning a couple of months ago when I was playing golf.  (Ok, usually when I play I also keep one eye out for any good wildlife shots and am usualy rewarded since there is an abundance of birds and alligators around.)  What also attracted my attention was how the sun light behind him (back lighting) created a lovely outline of his body.  Taken with the iPhone Max Pro camera. Thanks to John Steiner at Journeys…

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written by Sylvia - Posted in Photography, Wildlife

July 10, 2021

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #155 On the Water

“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” — Loren Eaiseley Having spent most of my life near the water, it’s the wildlife living in and on the water I enjoy seeing the most.  Three favorite pictures show Bottlenose Dolphins, a Mute Swan and Great White Pelicans enjoying the water.    Some of you have already seen this dolphin picture as they are following behind our boat.  This particular pod lives in the Kiawah River in South Carolina.  There are several previous posts where you might enjoy learning more about these very unusual pods of dolphins:    #88 Chaos,   #89 A River Run Through It   and …

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written by Sylvia - Posted in LENS-ARTISTS, Wildlife

August 9, 2019

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #57 TAKING A BREAK

This week Tina invites us to explore a few things people can do to Take a Break from the daily grind of life – to re-energize, regroup then move forward again, feeling refreshed.  I stumbled on a very interesting chart entitled, “50 Ways to Take A Break“ from the Independence Center  when exploring the internet.  Since this chart is so relevant to our topic this week I decided to include the links, it shows 50 fun ways to take a break and enjoy doing it!     “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”  –  Dr. Suess   Often times taking a break…

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written by Sylvia - Posted in Animals, Landscape, LENS-ARTISTS, Maine, Nature, Photography

March 15, 2019

AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge

This week Tina challenges us to feature our neighborhood or someone else’s that makes us feel welcome or comfortable.  I have always felt comfortable around water so I decided to feature a few pictures of wildlife and activities on Kiawah’s beach, which is in our neighborhood and walking distance from our home.  Except for the first image, these other sights are fairly common.  I believe the quote below also implies being a good neighbor to wildlife, helping them to preserve their future. “To be a good neighbor is one of life’s richest joys!” – unknown   This Loggerhead turtle laid her eggs in the sand dunes and is very slowly…

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

November 7, 2018

BLENDING IN / STANDING OUT: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge

This week Leya challenges us to share a few pictures relative to “Blending In and/or Standing Out” so I decided to approach this challenge by sharing a couple of wildlife images.  Although the subject of the last image is different; decided to include it since it’s a good example of blending in with the environment.   “Every organism willing to fight for survival, received a gift from mother Nature, Camouflage.”  ∼   Abhi N   Dead Leaf Butterflies (Kallima inachus) easily blend in to protect themselves against predators…..   ….. or, they can stand out by flashing their brilliant colors to attract a mate.     Alligators are passive hunters and…

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

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…

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

August 24, 2018

EVERYDAY MOMENTS: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge

Amy suggested the photo word challenge of the week.  When thinking of images to best illustrate my interpretation of everyday moments these came to mind, demonstrating everyday moments birds and people enjoy.   “Every moment in our lives is a miracle we should enjoy instead of ignoring.” ∼ Yoko Ono   This pair of Roseate Spoonbills are enjoying an everyday moment plus their time together while bathing and grooming their feathers.  Since this was taken mid-day they will probably rest soon before catching more shrimp and aquatic insects in the shallow water.  It’s a real treat to see these beautiful birds in southern Florida, this image was taken in Bonita…

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written by Sylvia - Posted in Kiawah Island SC, Nature, Photography