Tag: lens-artists
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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 #347 – Break the Rules!
This is Ritva’s week to set the Lens Artists challenge, and it’s a tough one. I’ve been tempted to sit this one out. I try to think about the “rules” – particularly regarding composition – everytime I shoot. If I get an image with something I like but not quite “right,” I try fix it.…
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Lens-Artists Challenge #346 – Cinematic
This week’s Lens Artists Challenge is presented by Sofia, and it’s a fantastic one: Cinematic. As a passionate film buff, I frequently find myself thinking about my images in cinematic terms. Since I rarely include people in my photographs, I concentrate heavily on lighting, composition, and the feelings the image elicits to produce photographs that…
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Lens-Artists Challenge #345 – My Go-To Places
My go-to places? Parks, nature preserves, forests, mountains, and wild places—any location that compels me to confront the raw beauty of nature, the passage of time, and my own thoughts. For this week’s Lens Artists Challenge, Johnbo invites us to reflect on our “Go-to Places”—those special spots we turn to when we need an uplifting…
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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…