Category: Lens-Artists Challenge
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Lens Artists #363 – Virtual Scavenger Hunt
This week, Anne challenges us to a “Virtual Scavenger Hunt.” Such fun! I love rummaging around attics or old garages. In this week’s challenge, we are to find 5-to-10 photographs in our archives that match up with the categories Anne has prescribed – a virtual scavenger hunt! So here goes! Something with a cool shadow……
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Lens Artists Challenge #362 – Sports and Sporting Events
This week’s Lens Artists Challenge comes from Beth at Wandering Dawgs. It’s a good one, but alas, for me, a double or triple challenge – I have no sporting events to show. This surprised me, since I’m a huge sports fan, but after trolling through all my libraries I could find little. Then I hit…
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Lens Artists Challenge #359 – Tools of Composition: Lines and Patterns
This week, John Steiner challenges us to explore some tools of photo composition. I’m going to concentrate on lines and patterns. When I started, I wasn’t sure if I could come up with enough images. But I was amazed at how many images in my collection show off lines and patterns, usually as essential compositional…
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Lens Artists Challenge #357 – Into the Woods
Egidio posts this week’s challenge: “Into the Woods.” He reminds us of his earlier post mentioning the Japanese expression shinrin-yoku. “Shinrin-yoku is a concept that was developed in Japan in the 1980s as a form of natural therapy and stress relief. In English, it is translated as “forest bathing” or immersing oneself in a forest atmosphere.” Shinrin-yoku sounds…
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Lens Artists Challenge #356 – Quiet Hours
This week’s Lens Artists Challenge is by SH, who invites us to think about what “Quiet Hours” means, which I find to be a very thoughtful proposal. As SH suggests, “quiet hours” can mean different things to different people. For me, some of mhy most treasured quiet hours are devoted to my photography – Whether…
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Lens Artists Challenge #355 – Creativity
The above work is by Vassily Kandinsky. I’ll get back to that presently. This week’s Lens Artists Challenge is Creativity, courtesy of Leya. It’s a “look back” at Challenge #42 (I wasn’t here for that.) I’ll touch on several dimensions of creativity important to me. Creativity is the ability to think about a task or a…
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Lens Artists Challenge #353 – Stormy
Beth’s challenge this week is “Stormy.” A great theme – I love storms: thunder and lightning, lots of noise, torrential rains. Storms make me feel close to nature in a very elemental way. Truth be told, I rarely photograph storms. For one thing, I don’t photograph in rain. I guess that’s a phobia I’ve had…
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Lens Artists Challenge #352 – Mellow
Sophia’s challenge this week for Lens Artists is “Mellow,” a lovely theme. When I think of “mellow,” I think of summer—a gentle warmth and relaxation. It’s the sun on your skin, not too hot, and the refreshing summer breeze on your face. It’s a time to pause, breathe deeply, and enjoy calmness. This feeling comes…
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Lens Artists Challenge #350 – Zooming
Anne’s challenge to us this week is Zooming. At first, I had no idea how to proceed. While Anne has in mind zooming with a zoom lens, I do not own a zoom lens. Years ago, I did. But I found working with prime lenses gave me better image quality and forced me to think…
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Lens Artists Challenge #349 – The First Thing I Thought Of …
Our challenge this week comes from Tina, who encourages us to find the humor in some of our pictures. Well, I’ve been accused of being too serious, so this should be a good exercise for me, right? It has been interesting to look at some pictures differently and see the humor in them. Here goes…