Lens Artists Photo Challenge #399 – Stuck in Place

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Egidio has given us a challenge to help us “unlock new inspiration in our photography.” His challenge is to stay in one place for 30 minutes to an hour. We can use the cameras, lenses and cell phones of our choice but we can only walk 10 or 15 steps in any direction to capture new images.

I’ve been in a rut recently with my photography so this challenge really motivated me to get out and have some fun with my camera. I’ve been watching the birds at our bird feeder from our deck but have not been inspired to take any photos until this challenge.

I chose a place in my back yard where I don’t usually sit. I had a great view of the bird feeder and the back yard. All of these photos were taken with a 400mm zoom lens. While I waited for birds I zoomed in on some random things.

Today is Memorial Day in the United States. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance to honor U.S. Military personnel who died in service to our country. In honor of this special day I will start with an American Flag from a neighbor’s back yard.

My neighbor always flies an American Flag. It’s especially meaningful this Memorial Day Weekend as we remember our fallen heroes.
This time of year the Holly Berries are green, not red.
At last I saw a Female Painted Bunting.

Later, this Male Painted Bunting showed up at the feeder.

This Eastern Grey Squirrel was watching me watching him.

I’ve been wanting to get out to take photos and this challenge was just the inspiration I needed. Thank you Egidio!

I really enjoyed all of the different vibrant colors you showed us for Ritva’s Choose a Color challenge. Thank you to everyone who joined the challenge.

Many thanks to Egidio for this week’s challenge. If you would like to join the challenge please be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to his post Lens-Artists #399: Stuck in Place.

Be sure to check back on Saturday, May 30 at noon eastern time when Tina will be your host for the challenge.

If you don’t want to miss any of our challenges you may want to think about subscribing to the Lens-Artists team members websites: Tina, Patti, Ann-Christine, John, Sofia, Anne, Egidio, Ritva, Beth.

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33 thoughts on “Lens Artists Photo Challenge #399 – Stuck in Place”

    1. Thanks Ritva! The squirrel was one of those lucky shots. I’m glad I had my zoom lens to get this capture. I love seeing the painted buntings. They are usually here during spring and summer.

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  3. Beth, I am happy to hear the challenge motivated you to get out and shoot these images. Your vantage point and lens gave you plenty to choose from. Great shots in your gallery.

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  7. These are terrific Beth! We have painted buntings here and many others have bird feeders that attract them, unfortunately we do not. However my neighbor does and I go over there when he calls to tell me they’re visiting!! Your last 3 images are absolute perfection!

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  14. A great post Beth, and I’m happy to read that you’ve found some of your inspiration again. I know how it is, sometimes we lose it for a while.
    You created a wonderful entry for the challenge. I love the mix of details you found in just one small place, the colors, the birds, and that sweet little squirrel.❣

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