Lens Artists Photo Challenge #268 – Tell Me Why

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Our host Tina has asked us to choose up to 10 of our favorite photos and to explain why they are favorites. If we choose one for sentimental value they should still be strong from a technical perspective.

All of my photos have sentimental value. They bring back fond memories of a good experience. All have been featured on my blog before. The hardest part of this challenge was limiting it to 10 favorites!

My header image is my favorite sunset photo. I pass by this tree to get to my house and I’ve watched many beautiful sunsets there. This is my favorite sunset image because of the dramatic orange sky, the bird on one tree, and the sun framed between two trees just before sinking below the horizon.

This next image of a pair of Orcas in Alaska is one of my all time favorite wildlife photos. We saw plenty of wildlife on our RV trip to Alaska ten years ago but when we reached Valdez, our last coastal town before starting for home, we still had not seen any Orcas. We took a wildlife and glacier cruise on a fairly small vessel and witnessed many whales, seals, puffins and other wildlife before a pod of Orcas surfaced near the boat. I was able to stand by the railing of the boat with my telephoto lens and take a few shots. This is one of my favorites because I captured a moment I will never forget.

Pair of Orcas, near Valdez, Alaska

Another favorite wildlife photo is this one of a Green Sea Turtle on Oahu’s North Shore in Hawaii. We were surprised when we spotted the turtle as we were taking a walk along the beach after doing some snorkeling.

Green sea turtle on the beach at Turtle Cove, Oahu

I love taking bird pictures and I have many photos of Great Egrets. This is one of my favorites because he is showing off his breeding plumage and it shows the green color around his eyes.

Great Egret in breeding plumage, St. Augustine Alligator Farm, Florida

This is my favorite hummingbird image. I was looking down on the garden when I captured this hummingbird drinking from a Mexican Sunflowers. I like the way the background is blurred and that the wings are in motion.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

The next image just makes me happy. We were walking along Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island on a beautiful July day when I spotted the beach chairs set up underneath the colorful umbrellas in the middle of the driftwood.

Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia

One of the most memorable experiences of my life was taking a flight seeing trip to see Mt. Denali in Denali National Park from the air. This is one of my favorites from that exciting flight.

Mount Denali in Denali National Park, Alaska

The next image is one of my favorite landscape images. On my morning walk in a campground in Colorado I spotted this fisherman beside the lake with storm clouds over the mountains.

Storm over Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado

I chose my final two favorites for the reflections and fog. Both of these were featured in past challenges and based on the number of comments I received they were favorites of readers of my blog.

Crescent Lake, Washington
Foggy morning on West Point Lake, Georgia

Many thanks to our guest host Tina for the challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #268 – Tell Me Why

21 thoughts on “Lens Artists Photo Challenge #268 – Tell Me Why”

  2. I’m happy it was difficult to choose this week Beth, as that was the point 😊. Not surprisingly you rose to the challenge and gave us some wonderful images. They’re all terrific and it’s hard to choose favorites but your closing image is really marvelous. I also loved the sea turtle and the hummingbird (they are SO hard to capture!!) Your flight seeing image reminds me of ours in Alaska. It was cancelled due to bad weather and was set for our last day so we never made it 😩. Glad you had a different experience – it’s glorious!

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    1. Tina, thank you so much! That sea turtle in Hawaii was wonderful to see. It was just laying on the sand ignoring all the people and cameras. Some of these photos I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. The last photo was one of those. Most of these images are quite a few years old. I need to work on getting some new favorites!

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  5. I remember a few of the photos that were favorites of mine from the past so I am glad you included them. The umbrellas. And the Orcas. I can imagine you standing on the railing for the perfect shot and there you have it. A wonderful memory. My favorite today is your last photo in Georgia. A softness and mood that is hard to capture. Very nice.

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    1. Donna, thank you! I am honored that you can remember some of these photos from previous posts! When those Orcas first surfaced I just stood there for a minute amazed at what I was seeing. I then started clicking away!

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