Category: Photograph(s)
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Monday Monochrome – Sachuest Point Tree
This tree was photographed on the ocean-side coast of the Sachuset Point, site of Sachuset National Wildlife Refuge, near Annapolis, RI. The first people to occupy Sachuest Point were the ancestors of the Narragansett and Wampanoag Tribes more than 10,000 years ago. Colonizers from the mid 1600’s-1939 used Sachuest Point primarily for dairy farming and sheep grazing.
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Monochrome Bonus – Chrysanthemum
I post a black & white image each Monday. Here is a bonus this week, a marvelous Chrysanthemum flower in full bloom. Here in North America, Chrysanthemum’s are a late blooming plant and a harbinger of autumn. They’ve become unbiqutous in the garden centers and supermarkets, and many-colored plantings show off all around town. As…
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One Four Challenge: Autumn Scene – Variation 1
It’s time to begin a new series of images in the One Four Challenge. As a reminder, in the One Four Challenge, we select an image and then develop four new variations, or edits, in successive weeks. For those of you who are interested in what the One Four Challenge is, you can find out…
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Flower of the Week – Dahlia
I’ve posted macro photographs of dahlias before, but I’m not sure if I’ve posted this one. Dahlias are among the most dramatic, showy blooms in the garden. And Dahlia flowers exhibit such a great variety. We learn from Wikipedia… “Dahlias were known only to the Aztecs and other southern North American peoples until the Spanish conquest, after…
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Monday Monochrome – Teahouse and Tree
For this week’s Monday Monochrome, we have this tree growing right up alongside a Japanese teahouse. The teahouse has been featured here before. Here, it’s just a sliding panel door of the teahouse. The tree is remarkable not just for its size but for growing so close to the teahouse. The tree and teahouse are…
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Lens Artists #367 – Everyone Should See This
This is Joanne, from Joanne Mason Photography, and I’m honored to be your guest host this week. This is Lens Artists Challenge #367: Everyone Should See This. Often times we see something that inspires us. We think – “Oh! I wish others could see this!” It might be a place, a thing, people maybe, that…
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One Four Challenge – Wildflowers Week 4
We come to the final week of the current series in “Fun with Variations,” also known as the One Four Challenge. As a reminder, in the One Four Challenge, we select an image, then develop new edits – new interpretations of the original – over four successive weeks. (For more information about the One Four,…
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Flower of the Week – Floral Arrangement
This week, I offer this floral arrangement for your pleasure. This is a simple supermarket mixed flowers bouquet. I shot this when I was learning indoor photography with studio lighting.
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Monday Monochrome – Queen Anne’s Lace
This week’s Monday Monochrome is this image of Queen Anne’s Lace blooms. Queen Anne’s Lace is the wild ancestor of the cultivated carrot and is found in meadows, roadsides, and waste places. While considered a weed in many areas, it serves as a host plant for the Black Swallowtail butterfly and attracts beneficial insects. (Can you spot…
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One Four Challenge – Wildflowers Week 3
This is week 3 of the current series in the One Four. Visit this page for more information on how the One Four works. Also, be sure to check out Leanne Cole’s pages. This week follows from last week’s near-abstract image. This week it’s a full-on abstract. Starting with the Week 2 image, I first…