Category: Lens-Artist Challenge
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Lens-Artists Challenge #387—Shadowed
Hello, all. This Joanne, pretty well recovered and about to return to the land of the living. This week’s challenge is by Johnbo, “Shadowed.” The feature image above and to the left is the remnants of the Harvey Hotels restaurant and inn at the Painted Desert in Arizona. The Harvey Hotels and Restaurants were funded…
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Lens-Artists Challenge #368—Looking Back to Lens-Artists Challenge # 106: Autumn
John challenges us to revisit an earlier theme: Autumn. I wasn’t around for the earlier challenge, but I am happy to respond to this one. Autumn in America is a glorious time. The foliage is spectacular, as depicted in the above image in Maine. (More on that image in a moment.) Below, on the left,…
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Lens Artists Challenge #351: Looking Back to #20 – Doors
This is Lens Artists Challenge #351 – Doors; Looking Back to #20, from Sophia. I have a kind of mixed bag of images to respond to the theme. The feature image above and to the left is an office building entryway. (This image was included in a post for the challenge just a couple of…
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Lens Artists Challenge #354 – Reflections
Anne, at Slow Shutter Speed, has provided us with a nice challenge this week, full of possibilities: Reflections. I love reflections. I like playing with reflections, in photography and life. Reflecting surfaces like mirrors can reflect reality back to us, but they can also distort reality, warping our sense of what we see, what is…
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Lens Artists Challenge #348 – Serenity
This week’s Lens Artists Challenge from Egidio asks us to find serenity in our pictures. Serenity can help us cope with life’s challenges and enhance our overall quality of life. By cultivating calm and tranquility, we can savor the present moment and appreciate the good around us. Few experiences are as vital to me as…
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Lens Artists Challenge #344 – Abandoned
For this week’s Lens Artists theme, Ann challenges us to think about abandonment. I often reflect on deserted locations. These sites act as powerful symbols of previous lives and neglected narratives, providing insight into the human journey through deterioration and perseverance. Abandoned places now exist as quiet observers of time’s passage and the intricate relationship…
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Lens Artists Challenge #343 – Seen on My Last Outing
Oh, this a real challenge for me. For a number of reasons, I no longer travel, no longer drive, and rarely go on outings. Recently, the great community here and your wonderful journeys and photographs have inspired me. I’m determined to get out this spring and take pictures. Alas, our northeast weather simply isn’t cooperating.…
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Lens-Artists Challenge for #342 – Wild
This week Egidio challenges us to think of what’s wild. We could come up with many different approaches to this theme. Here goes mine. Most southern (Arizona) mountains were volcanic in origin. In the shadow of the San Francisco Peaks outside Flagstaff, there’s the Sunset Crater, the result of a violet eruption during the 11th…
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Lens-Artists Challenge #341 – Personal Favorites
This week it’s Tina’s turn to issue our challenge, and it’s a good one! At first look, it would seem easy to address this week’s challenge. Who doesn’t have favorite images? But, oh, how to pick just five?!! Well, here goes! My first favorite picture is also the Featured Image above: Grand Canyon in Winter…
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Lens-Artist Challenge for #340 – Portraits
Ritva has this week’s challenge – Portraits – and it’s truly a challenge for me, since I don’t normally do portraits; in fact I usually avoid people pictures. I’ll try to respond with a few images. (Above feature image AI generated.) Opening with one of the (very) rare portraits I’ve done. This was a commission.…
