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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #252 – What’s Bugging You?

June 8, 2023June 8, 2023Posted in Butterflies, Nature, PhotographyTagged Bugs, Insects, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, What's bugging you19 Comments

For this challenge Donna asks the question “What’s Bugging You?” Insects rarely want to cooperate when I am trying to take their photo. I spent some time in my garden following bees around this week but none of of them wanted their picture taken. Here are a few favorite bug images from my archives.

Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar

Unknown moth caterpillar in Dominica

Swallowtails on Thistle in the Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia

Tiger Swallowtail

Lynx Spider

Wasp on Milkweed

Cicada Skeleton

Many thanks to Donna at Wind Kisses for her challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #252 – What’s Bugging You

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #251 – Buildings and other Structures

June 3, 2023June 3, 2023Posted in PhotographyTagged barns, bridges, Buildings and other Structures, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Stadiums16 Comments

For this challenge Anne has asked us to look at buildings and other structures and see their beauty.

Buildings

The header photo is an Art Deco building in South Beach, Miami. The following gallery shows some buildings I have enjoyed seeing during our travels. Starting with the top left are Blarney Castle, Ireland; the Georgia Theatre in Athens, Georgia; an Art Deco building in South Beach, Miami, Florida; colorful buildings on the waterfront in Antigua; the historic Jekyll Island Club, Georgia; a Chattel House in Barbados.

Barns

The following gallery features a red barn in Minnesota, an old barn in Cataloochee Valley, North Carolina; a white barn in Iowa, and an old barn at writer Flannery O’Connor’s home Andalusia in Milledgeville, Georgia.

Bridges

This gallery features the Talmadge Bridge in Savannah, Georgia; a stone bridge at Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland; one of the Bridges of Madison County, Iowa; and the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia.

Sports Stadiums and a Race Track

The final gallery: Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium, University of Georgia; 1996 Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia; Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, Missouri; Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers, Green Bay, Wisconsin; a panoramic view of the stands at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, Florida.

Many thanks to Anne of Slow Shutter Speed for challenging us to focus on Buildings and other Structures. You can find her original post at Lens-Artists Challenge #251 – Buildings and other Structures

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #250 – Skyscapes or Cloudscapes

May 24, 2023Posted in PhotographyTagged Clouds, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Skyscapes or Cloudscapes, Storm Clouds, water spout24 Comments

For this challenge Amy has asked us to share our cloudscapes over land, sea, or cities, or just clouds. For the header image I chose an image of cloud covered mountains as we were leaving Valdez, Alaska on last years Alaska cruise.

The rest of these images include storm clouds, rainbows, and clouds over the Mississippi River at sunrise.

Storm clouds and a water spout in the Atlantic Ocean

Many thanks to Amy for challenging us to focus on Skyscapes and Cloudscapes. You can find her original post at Lens-Artists Challenge #250 – Skyscapes or Cloudscapes

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #249 – Public Art

May 17, 2023Posted in PhotographyTagged Art, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Public Art27 Comments

Alaska

Lighthouse attacked by Octopus, Valdez; Bear statue, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center; Moose, Talkeetna; Giant Chicken, Chicken; Totem, Ketchikan; Mural, Juneau; Mural, Seward; Memorial to the men and women who built the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, Valdez

Ireland and Scotland

Highland Cow in the Scottish Highlands; Charlie Chaplin, Waterville, Ireland; Mural in Waterville, Ireland; Faith, Hope and Charity in Inverness, Scotland; Immigrant Statue, Cobh, Ireland; Star Wars in the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland; The Latin Quarter, Galway, Ireland; Mural in Glasgow, Scotland

Around the USA

Header image is Forsyth Park Fountain, Savannah, Geogia; Andy and Opie in Mount Airy, NC; Mark Twain in Hannibal, Missouri; Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Fin in Hannibal, Missouri; Tybee Island Pier, Georgia; Laurel and Hardy, Harlem, Georgia; Buddy Holly, Lubbock, Texas; Mississippi River Mural, Cape Girado, Missouri; Cadillac Ranch, Texas; Mermaids, Weeki Wachi Springs, Florida; Wyland Wall, Key West, Florida; Waving Girl, Savannah, Georgia

Many thanks to John for challenging us to focus on public art in all it’s forms and locations. You can find his original post at Lens-Artists Challenge #249 – Art in the Park (and other places)

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #248 – Mood

May 13, 2023Posted in PhotographyTagged Lens-Artists, Mood, Photo Challenge20 Comments

I chose a few photos that portray happy moods for Sophia’s challenge of Mood. In the first image I was celebrating my birthday at a restaurant at Disney World when the server surprised me with a Mickey Mouse cupcake after dinner. I was a happy birthday girl!