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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!

*Our oldest granddaughter’s first birthday cake. I can still remember how happy she was when she saw the cake my daughter made for her.*

A night out watching the Savannah Bananas game makes all the fans happy!

Many thanks to Sofia for this challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #248 – Mood

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #247 – Backlit

May 3, 2023Posted in PhotographyTagged backlit, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge29 Comments

Anne-Christine’s challenge this week is to show images that are backlit with the main light source behind the main subject.

Backlighting shows the details of this spider web

The last two photos illustrate how backlighting can create silhouettes.

Many thanks to Anne-Christine for this challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #247 – Backlit

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #246 – Still Life

April 29, 2023Posted in PhotographyTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, still life18 Comments

Patti’s challenge this week is to focus on still life photography.

I created this still life with camellias from my garden

I found this still life scene in an Irish pub

I created this still life while enjoying my morning tea in a Dublin hotel

A traditional Irish breakfast in Galway, Ireland

Many thanks to Patti for this challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #246 – Still Life

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #245 – Environments

April 23, 2023April 24, 2023Posted in Nature, PhotographyTagged environments, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge19 Comments

For this challenge our host Tina asks us to highlight environments we have experienced.

My husband and I have always enjoyed traveling. When our children were young and we were both still working we only had a limited amount of time and money for vacations. Our favorite vacation environments were campgrounds. We started out tent camping and later moved up to a pop up camper.

For many years we spent time in the Florida Keys at least once a year where the tropical environment revolves around the water.

After our kids were grown and we retired, we bought a fifth wheel trailer to travel around the United States and Canada. We enjoyed sleeping in our own bed at night and not having to pack and unpack as we traveled in our home on wheels. Our camping environments changed from place to place but our favorite places to camp were where we were surrounded by nature.

Sunrise in Flamingo Campground, Everglades National Park, Florida

We made our last RV trip in 2019 and started enjoying different environments when we travel. During our 2019 trip to Ireland and Scotland our environments included cities, small towns, countrysides, and ancient castles.

When we stopped taking the RV on trips our travel environments changed from campgrounds to motels by the interstate, a historical hotel, a quaint inn, a condo near Orlando, and our first stay in an Airbnb.

We discovered a new to us travel environment last year when we took a cruise to the Caribbean and another to Alaska. It was wonderful to unpack once, have the room cleaned twice a day, enjoying delicious meals that I didn’t have to cook, and a different environment in every port.