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Lens-Artists #63: Magical

September 17, 2019Posted in Historic Sites, PhotographyTagged Dunnottar Castle, Lens-Artists, magical, Photo Challenge, Scotland27 Comments

This week, Ann-Christine has challenged us to show what is magical to us.

What is more magical than an ancient castle? As we traveled through Ireland and Scotland earlier this year one of my favorite things was seeing the many castles.

For me, the most magical of all was Dunnottar Castle in Stovehaven, Scotland. Sitting on top of a cliff that juts out into the North Sea, it seemed to magically appear out of a thick fog.

20190520-Day-20-Aberdeen-to-Fernie-Clastle-Hamish-the-Highland-Cow-Sony-(33) — Dunnottar Castle on a Foggy Day, Stonehaven, Scotland

20190520-Day-20-Aberdeen-to-Fernie-Clastle-Hamish-the-Highland-Cow-Sony-(15) — The North Sea was barely visible below Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland

20190520-Day-20-Aberdeen-to-Fernie-Clastle-Hamish-the-Highland-Cow-Sony-(31) — A path led down to the sea at Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland

Occasionally the fog would clear just long enough for a clear view. Even without the fog, it was a magical site to see.

Foggy-day-at-Dunnottar-Castle — Foggy day at Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland

Many thanks to Ann-Christine for this weeks Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Magical

Lens-Artists #62: Silhouettes

September 10, 2019Posted in Photography, Sunrise, SunsetTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, silhouette27 Comments

This week, Patti has challenged us to find photos that feature silhouettes. For this challenge I chose some of my favorite sunset and sunrise photos from our travels. The photo above is of Henry enjoying the sunset over the Pacific Ocean on the beach at Cape Disappointment State Park, Washington.

I walked from our campsite at Golden Hill State Park to capture this silhouette of the Thirty Mile Light at sunset.

20080616Sunset-at-Golden-Hill-(9) — Thirty Mile Lighthouse at sunset, Golden HIll State Park, NY

Some of my favorite sunset and sunrise pictures have silhouettes of trees.

20091129Ortona-(3) — Sunrise over the The Caloosatchie River at Ortona South Campground, Florida

Sunrise over the Mississippi River in Missouri

20120121Sunset-(7) — Sunset in the Big Cypress Natural Preserve near Ochopee, FL

This couple was enjoying their early morning walk on the beach.

20111003Tybee-Sunrise-(5) — Morning walkers along the beach at sunrise, Tybee Island, GA

Many thanks to Patti at Pilot Fish Blog for this weeks Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Silhouettes

Photo Challenge: Lens-Artists #61 – Precious Pets

September 1, 2019Posted in PhotographyTagged Labrador Retriever, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Photography, Precious Pets19 Comments

For this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge Tina has challenged us to show Precious Pets.

We lost our precious dog Blondie almost 2 years ago. She lived a full life and traveled over 200,000 miles on her bed in the back seat of our truck as she accompanied us in our RV travels through the U. S and Canada. She loved to swim, chase tennis balls, and go for a boat ride. During our travels she swam in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, all the Great Lakes, Cook’s Inlet in Alaska, and even the Yukon River in Canada.

Blondie returns with the tennis ball — Blondie was happiest when she was in the water

Blondie and the salmon at the fish hatchery in Valdez, Alaska

Blondie in Cook Inlet in Ninilchik, Alaska

Going for a boat ride — Blondie loved going for a boat ride

We don’t have a pet these days but we have a grand dog and two grand cats.

20181201-Jack-(2) — Grand Dog Jack the Dachshund

20190707-Sandbar-with-Bela-(36) — Grand Dog Jack studies a crab at the beach

20190418-Tubbles-(4) — Grand Cat Tubbles

20171123Thanksgiving-at-the-Badgley-(16) — Our grand cats Tubbles and Tootsie anxiously await Thanksgiving dinner

This post is dedicated to the memory of all the pets who have made our lives so much richer – FD, FD2, Shadow, Howard, Blue, and especially Blondie.

Thanks to Tina at Travels and Trifles for the Lens Artists Challenge – Precious Pets this week

Photo Challenge: Lens-Artists #60 – Framing the Shot

August 26, 2019Posted in PhotographyTagged framing, framing the shot, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Photography24 Comments

This weeks challenge is to choose photos that illustrate different ways of framing images.

When shooting landscapes I like to use trees, flowers, and other foliage as a frame.

Double Rainbow after a summer storm — Palm trees frame this double rainbow after a summer storm

20130728Day-74Homer-(48) — The fireweed on high on a cliff provides the frame above foggy Kachemak Bay in Homer, Alaska

20180916North-Beach-and-Lighthouse-(4) — Sea oats frame the Tybee Island Lighthouse, Georgia

Doors, windows and arches provide frames for some of my photos.

20160305Ft-Pickens-Fort-(32) — Arches at Ft. Pickens, Florida

20110601Custer-SP-(204) — Mount Rushmore from one of the tunnels on Iron Mountain Road in South Dakota

20071002Blue-Ridge-Parkway-(14) — Cyclists on the Blue Ridge Parkway framed by a tunnel

Thanks to Amy at The World is a book for the Lens Artists Challenge – Framing the Shot this week

Photo Challenge: Lens-Artists #58 – Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue

August 13, 2019Posted in PhotographyTagged Ireland, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge20 Comments

This weeks challenge is to find photos that represent something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue. For this challenge I decided to use some photos from our recent trip to Ireland.

For something old, I chose the oldest man made thing we saw. The Fahan Beehive Huts on the Dingle Peninsula are from around 2000 BC.

20190507-Day-7-Dingle-Peninsula-drive-to-Killarney-IPhone-(33) — Something Old – Ancient Bee Hive Huts from about 2000 BC

For something new, I chose this lamb. As we drove around Ireland and Scotland, there were many fields filled with sheep. I loved seeing the new little lambs.

20190507-Day-7-Dingle-Peninsula-drive-to-Killarney-IPhone-(17) — Something New – Lamb at the Fairy Fort on the Slea Head Drive, Dingle Peninsula

Our rental car in Ireland is the closest thing to something borrowed I could think of. This blue Nissan Qashqai, similar to the Nissan Rogue in the U.S., got us everywhere we wanted to go.