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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #151: From Large to Small

June 11, 2021Posted in PhotographyTagged Large to Small, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge17 Comments

This fun challenge is brought to us by Patti. From her blog post: “For this challenge, pick a color and select several photos that feature that color. Start with a photo of a big subject in that color (for example, a wall) and move all the way down to a small subject in that same color (for example, an earring).”

Red is the first of two colors I chose. The image at the top of the page is the largest red image I could think of. The University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium is filled with over 92,000 fans and is lit up in red in between quarters during football games in the fall. Next is a red NASCAR car with the pit crew in red uniforms during a pit stop. Even smaller is the red sweater worn by the University of Georgia’s mascot, a white English Bulldog named Uga. The smallest red items are tiny red Penta flowers in my garden.

My second color is green. Emerald green fields in Ireland are the largest. Next is a the Jolly Green Giant Statue in Minnesota. If you look closely you can see Henry standing between his feet. A female Painted Bunting is next followed by a closeup of a tiny green lynx spider on a zinnia.

Many thanks to guest host Patti for the challenge. Please be sure to visit her post at Lens-Artists Challenge #151: From Large to Small

More than one Bird Species in a Photo

June 8, 2021Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged birdweekly, more than one bird species, Roseate Spoonbill, Sand Hill Crane, Whooping Crane, wood stork19 Comments

Our Bird Weekly challenge this week is to show more than one bird species in a photo. The photos at the top of the page and this next photo were taken in the spring near Goose Island State Park in Texas. The Whooping Cranes and Sand Hill Cranes were in a farmer’s field every morning along with ducks and other bird species.

We wandered around Everglades National Park several times and enjoyed seeing the many bird species there.

Tri Colored Heron and Roseatte Spoonbill at Mrazek Pond 2012.

Spoonbill and Egret at Mrazek Pond, Everglades National Park 2012

At Mrazek Pond, Everglades National Park 2012

Closer to home, I often see Wood Storks sharing the same space with Egrets, Herons or Ibises. This image is one of my favorites of a Wood Stork with an Egret perched on the same tree branch.

Thanks to Lisa for her Bird Weekly Challenge: More than one Bird Species in a photo

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #150: Let’s Get Wild

June 5, 2021Posted in Alaska, Photography, WildlifeTagged Denali National Park, Lens-Artists, Let's Get Wild, Photo Challenge, Wilderness18 Comments

Guest host Dianne Millard of Rambling Ranger has asked us to get wild for this challenge. On her blog she says “I’m talking about Mother Nature untouched and untrammeled, allowed to get on with her work without human help or hindrance.” Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska meets all of those criteria. It’s the wildest place I’ve ever been.

The landscapes in Denali are breathtaking whether seen from land or from the air.

Wildflowers growing in the middle of the riverbed

The high round snow covered peak is the south peak of Mt. McKinley

We were always looking out for wildlife. Except for a couple of moose, most of the wildlife was too far from us to get a good close up picture.

Dall Sheep in Denali National Park, Alaska

Grizzly Bear in Denali National Park, Alaska

Many thanks to guest host Dianne Millard for the challenge. Please be sure to visit her post at Lens-Artists Challenge #150: Let’s Get Wild

Birds Using Selective Color

June 3, 2021June 6, 2021Posted in Birds, Nature, PhotographyTagged birdweekly, Selective Color15 Comments

Our Bird Weekly challenge this week is to use selective color with most of the photo being monochrome, black and white or sepia tone. The challenge for me was to learn how to achieve this effect. It took a little practice but I finally came up with two images I liked.

Above is a male Painted Bunting and below is a Purple Gallinule.