Tag: Photograph(s)
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Monday Monochrome – Sydney Opera House
From my time living in Sydney, this photo shows the sails of the famous Sydney Opera House, shot from Circular Quay. In this picture, it’s clear how the Opera House dominates the urban landscape around it, not just in terms of size or architecture, but more so (to me) by it’s striking whiteness.
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Lens Artists Challenge #370 – Ancient
The Lens-Artists Challenge this week is by Sofia, who asks us to present images depicting “anything that has had an existence of many years. It can be ancient buildings or places, or unchangeable landscapes. It can also be traditions, whose origins are lost in time, or obsolete objects of everyday life.” This is a great…
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One Four Challenge: Autumn Scene – Variation 3
For Variation 3, I have chosen to make the Autumn Scene a night scene. It’s a very clear night, as it frequently is in Autumn, and the stars are shining bright. And on this night, we see a full moon (a “Harvest Moon”?). The stars and the moon were added through layers, which also darkened…
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Flower of the Week – Echinacea (Coneflower)
Here in the Northeastern U.S., we’ve been battered this past weekend with the winds and rain of a Nor’easter, quite early for the season. But cold weather approaches for sure. Until then, here is a bit of summer to enjoy. Echinacea, popularly known as Coneflowers, is a genus in the Daisy family. Native to eastern…
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Lens Artists Challenge #369 – Dreamscapes
The challenge this week comes from Ann-Christine, who names her challenge, “Dreamy.” She offers a range of dreamy or dream-like examples. It’s a great post; I think photography is well-suited to depicting dreamscapes both real and imagined. In the feature image above, the sun shines through a hazy avenue of trees, depicting a sanctuary-like enclave…
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Flower of the Week Bonus – Yarrow Groundcover
Going through my archives, I came across this – a multicolored yarrow groundcover (Achillea millefolium)- which I thought I would share as a second Flower of the Week. According to Wikipedia, “The plant is native to temperate regions of Eurasia and North America. It has been introduced as feed for livestock in New Zealand and Australia. It has some…
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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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One Four Challenge: Autumn Scene – Variation 2
This is Week 2 of the current One Four series. 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 by going to this link…
