Sunset – Wandering Dawgs

Sunday Stills – The Impossible Brightness

November 23, 2025Posted in Nature, Photography, SunsetTagged Brightness, Cellpic Sunday, Mexican Sunflower, Photo Challenge, Sunday Stills, sunset25 Comments

For Terri’s latest Sunday Stills challenge she is asking us to show “All things bright and beautiful” during this autumn season of bright colors.

Where I live in coastal Georgia we don’t get the bright orange, red and yellow leaves on our trees. Instead, our sunrises and sunsets paint our sky a brilliant orange. The featured image was taken a few days ago when the sky was so glorious at sunset I had to stop and get out of my car to take a few photos.

I still have a few Mexican Sunflowers (Tithonia) left in the garden. They are about the only bright orange color I get in the fall. The bloom in the next image appeared to glow as the sunlight hit it this afternoon.

Many thanks to Terri for her Sunday Stills challenge The Impossible Brightness

Also shared with John’s Cellpic Sunday

Every Day is a Gift

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #354 – Reflections

June 22, 2025Posted in Birds, Photography, SunsetTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Reflections47 Comments

Anne’s challenge is Reflections. She shared many beautiful examples of reflections and also shared some good advice on how to capture a reflection. Thanks also go out to Leeanne Cole for sharing her tips and images.

I often find reflections in water. I’ll start with a gallery of birds reflected in water.

Reflections of Cypress Trees in Louisiana

Purple reflection of a bridge across the Mississippi River in New Orleans a few days before Mardi-Gras

Mirrors are a great way to photograph reflections even if you didn’t mean to get a reflection of yourself.

Thank you to everyone who responded to my first Lens-Artists challenge. The topic was stormy and I had a lot of fun reading all the responses and seeing all of the amazing stormy weather images from around the world. Next week Ann-Christine is leading the challenge so be sure to look for her post on Saturday, June 28 at noon Eastern Time. And as always, please remember that Every Day is a Gift.

Many thanks to Anne for this challenge Lens-Artists #354 – Reflections

For information on how to join the Len-Artists challenge please click here.

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #352 – Mellow

June 11, 2025Posted in Photography, SunsetTagged Calm, Lens-Artists, Mellow, Photo Challenge, Relaxing, Yellow39 Comments

This challenge from Sofia is Mellow. She asks us to “Show us what gives you a mellow mood of calmness and cosiness; your favourite spot to relax, a beautiful scenery, a nice cup of coffee with a delicious slice of cake… and convey that sense of relaxation, with subdued warm tones, soft shapes and focus.”

The featured image is a sunset over a Georgia salt marsh. I hope the rest of the images bring you a sense of calm.

Mellow Yellow Hibiscus

A swing at the beach is calling my name to sit and chill out while listening to the waves of the ocean

What better way to end the day than with with a Mellow Yellow Sunset

Last week Ritva’s challenge was Books. I loved seeing all of the books and libraries from so many book lovers. Next week will be my first week hosting the Lens-Artists challenge. Look for my post on Saturday, June 14 at noon Eastern Standard Time.

Many thanks to Sofia for this challenge Lens-Artists #352 – Mellow

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Lens Artists Photo Challenge #305 – Two Rectangles

June 27, 2024Posted in Alaska, Photography, SunsetTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Two Rectangles26 Comments

Edigio’s challenge is to feature images that show two rectangles. He explains “By two rectangles, I mean you have two dominant rectangular areas in your image. For many people, this is one of those compositional tools we use without thinking about it. These rectangles give balance, harmony, and unity to a composition.”

I had never heard of the idea of using two rectangles as a technique in photography before reading Edigio’s post. I was surprised to find many images in my archives that met his description.

Eleven years ago we were traveling around Alaska in our RV. All of the images in this post are from that trip.

The header image of the Eagle on a branch uses negative space to create the two rectangles. This next image shows how architecture can be used to define the rectangles in an image. This blue building is a good example of rectangles within rectangles.

For the next image the horizontal line at the edge of the water defines the two rectangles.

In the next image the two rectangles are defined by the horizontal line which divides the glacier in the upper rectangle and the water in the lower rectangle.

This sunset image is divided into two rectangles, the sky with the volcano in the upper rectangle and the water in the lower.

Many thanks to our host Edigio for this challenge Lens-Artists #305 – Two Rectangles

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #289 – Tools of Photo Composition

March 10, 2024Posted in Photography, SunsetTagged Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Tools of photo composition22 Comments

For this challenge JohnBo has asked us to show examples of how we use these tools of photo composition: Shape, Form, Texture and Light.

In my opening photo above I like the shapes of triangles for the roof and rectangles for the windows and shutters in this colorful building at the Carabelle Batik Studio in St. Kitts.

The image below focuses on the natural forms and texture of the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.

One of my favorite times to use light is at sunset. Watching the sunset as our cruise ship was sailing out of San Juan, Puerto Rico was a perfect ending to the day.