Ann-Christine is looking back to Tina’s Lens Artists Challenge #44 – Harmony. She describes Harmony like this: “Harmony is the combination of separate but related parts in a way that uses their similarities to bring unity to a painting, drawing, or other art object.”
I find many examples of harmony in nature. These images focus on harmony between animals of different species. Some share the same spaces to hunt for food, some share a log together for who knows what reason, and sometimes they are together to help each other out.
It was my pleasure to host the Bridge challenge last week. Your incredible images included many kinds of bridges from all around the world. I enjoyed all of them. Thank you to everyone who responded to the challenge.
Many thanks to our host Ann-Christine 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 her post Lens-Artists #414: Harmony.
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Wonderful examples and photos Beth. Nature often reflects harmony. Mankind, not so much.
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Thanks Brad. Glad you enjoyed the photos.
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LOVE these! They are great. Each one just makes you smile.
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Thanks Judy! I’m always happy to make you smile!
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Beautiful collection, Beth. The regrets and the Spoonbills are beautiful together. I love the calm look to your image, too.
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Suzette, many thanks! I enjoy seeing different types of birds searching for food together.
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You are welcome, Beth. I love seeing that too.
*Sorry for the typo in my original comment. I meant “egrets,” not “regrets”…what a Freudian slip that was…my apologies.
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Animals instinctively know who their helpers and predators are. I like that you concentrated on harmony in the animal kingdom.
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Thanks Anne. I always enjoy seeing different types of animals together in nature.
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Wonderful examples of harmony, Beth…and gorgeous photos.
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Jet, many thanks. So glad you enjoyed the images.
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Love the alligator and turtles – great shot! Lovely post, Beth. xx
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Thanks Pam. I don’t know why the alligator and turtles get along but they are fun to see together.
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Amazing captures and composition in these, Beth! That first shot of the egret and pink spoonbills sharing the pond is fabulous!
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Terri, many thanks. The image of the egret and spoonbills is one of my favorites.
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Wonderful selection for the challenge, Beth.
I love the first shot of the cows and cattle egrets. Apart from the harmonious relationship between the birds and cows, I love the overall composition. A very appealing nature shot.
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Thanks Vicki! I often see cattle egrets with cattle in the fields. These cows seemed to be posing for me.
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Beth, what a great collection! The different mixes are perfect to showcase harmony. The alligator and turtles image is a pairing I’ll never understand.
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Thanks Egidio. I don’t understand the turtles and alligators getting along either but I have seen them in more than one place sharing a log.
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Love these! Makes me smile. The egrets and spoonbills together are fabulous.
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Nancy, so glad to make you smile! The egrets and spoonbills are so beautiful together.
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Beautiful soft tones in all these photos
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Thanks you so much for your kind words.
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Beautiful take on from Mother Nature, Beth – the best place to find harmony! Love your composition, colour scheme and soft light! And my own soft spot, cows, had a prominent place as well!
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Ann-Christine, many thanks. I really enjoyed the challenge. The cows looked like they were just waiting for someone to take their picture.
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Your image of the cattle and egrets reminded me of the harmony between African antelope and the Oxpeckers that depend on them—a mutual relationship where grooming for one becomes nourishment for the other.
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John, cattle egrets are often seen in the fields with cattle here in Georgia. These cows were in Arkansas.
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It’s interesting to see how birds interact with other animals like this.
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Your images were perfect for the prompt.
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Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the images.
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These are just perfect Beth
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Ritva, thank you so much. As I was looking through my archives the theme harmony of animals in nature popped into my head. I’m glad you like the images.
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I like your examples of animals living in harmony, especially the alligator and turtles. A shame we can’t always do the same!
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Thanks Sarah! The alligator and turtles are a strange combination but it works! I’m glad you liked my images of animals living in harmony.
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