Author: Wandering Dawgs

Happily married 55 years, retired baby boomer, mother of 2, grandmother of 4, traveler, Georgia Bulldog fan, Air Force Brat, avid reader, amateur photographer, gardener, ovarian cancer survivor, blogger. Every day is a gift!

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #166 – Artificial Light

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For this challenge our host Ann-Christine has asked us to share images of artificial light.

One of my favorite things at Disney World is the night time parades. The images above and below are of two of the floats from a parade in the Magic Kingdom several years ago.

During the holiday season the light displays bring out the holiday spirit in me.

I couldn’t end this post without including the red lights of The University of Georgia’s football stadium during a night game. The white lights in the stands are the fans holding up their cell phones with the flashlight turned on.

Many thanks to Ann-Christine for challenging us with Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #166: Artificial Lights

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #165 – Going Wide

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For this challenge our host Patti has asked us to Go Wide for some wide angle shots. This challenge got me thinking about some of the huge magnificent natural wonders I have photographed in my travels. I don’t have a wide angle lens so for most of these images I had to move around until I could find the right spot to capture as much as I could of the subject.

It’s hard to imagine the size of Niagara Falls until you’ve seen it in person. In the image above I tried to capture all of the Niagara Falls Canada. It’s so wide I had to try several different view points before I could fit it all in the camera frame. The image below shows the American Falls on the left and the Canadian Falls on the right. I wasn’t able to get all of the American Falls in the shot.

These next few images are from various trips we have made. Trying to get these huge formations into the frame was quite a challenge! In some cases I backed up as far as I could go to get the picture I wanted.

The Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Arches National Park, Utah – The people standing near the bottom of the photo give you an idea of the size of the arches
Isle of Skye, Scotland – the cars on the road give you an idea of how big the area is
Monument Valley, Utah and Arizona
Grand Canyon North Rim, Arizona

Many thanks to Patti for challenging us with Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #165: Going Wide

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 2021

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September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in the U.S.

Teal is the color that represents ovarian cancer.

Ovarian Cancer Facts:

Ovarian cancer is the # 1 cause of gynecologic cancer deaths.

Ovarian cancer is the #5 cause of cancer related deaths in women.

Ovarian cancer is the #11 most common cancer in women.

1 in 78 women will develop ovarian cancer in her lifetime.

Every 23 minutes another woman is diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the United States.

There is no early detection test for ovarian cancer. A pap smear DOES NOT detect ovarian cancer.

I am an ovarian cancer survivor. I am one of the lucky women who was diagnosed and treated before the cancer reached an advanced stage. I know first hand that early detection can save lives.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #162 – It’s all about the Light

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For this challenge our host Tina has asked us to explore the magic of light.

To help celebrate this week’s anniversary of America’s National Parks I am focusing on images from three of the National Parks we have visited.

Sunrise in the Everglades is always a special event. The following images were captured at sunrise from the Flamingo Campground in Everglades National Park. The sky put on a beautiful light show as the sun rose over Florida Bay.

The next two images were taken two years apart at Many Curves Overlook in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. The sun was shining in the spring of 2011 when I captured the image on the left. We returned in the summer of 2013 when I captured the image on the right.

Next we go to Zion National Park in Utah. I captured the following two images of the Watchman peak while waiting for sunset. As the sun was setting a full moon was rising.

Many thanks to Tina for challenging us with Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #162 – It’s all about the Light

I’m taking a short, much needed blogging break. I’ll be back in about two weeks.