Egidio has asked us to showcase complementary colors from the color wheel. Complementary colors such as blue and yellow, red and green, and purple and yellow are opposite each other on the color wheel.
My header image from Ireland features a red car on a curvy road with green foliage all around.
The rest of the images show complementary colors found in nature.
Blue and Yellow Angel Fish
Next is a gallery of Purple and Yellow Flowers.
The final gallery features red and green in the garden.
Ritva has challenged us to feature images that were shot from above. In our travels I have had many opportunities to capture scenes from above the subject. The header image shows an Alaskan glacier from an airplane.
The first gallery features images around lighthouses. Clockwise from left to right: Diamond Head Lighthouse, Hawaii taken from the top of Diamond Head; the view from the base of North Head Lighthouse, Washington; looking down the stairs of Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Oregon; the view of the beach and the Atlantic Ocean from the top of Tybee Island Lighthouse, Georgia.
The next gallery features images taken from above steep stairs at Tallulah Gorge, Georgia and from above the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge in Northern Ireland.
The final gallery features views looking down from hotel rooms in Belfast, Northern Ireland; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and New York City.
Anne of slow shutter speed has asked us to show resilience in our photos. She describes resilience this way: “Resilience refers to the ability to successfully adapt to stressors, maintaining psychological well-being in the face of adversity. It’s the ability to “bounce back” from difficult experiences.”
Resilience in Nature
One of my favorite examples of resilience in nature is the life cycle of a butterfly. The following gallery illustrates the phases of a Monarch butterfly. They must be resilient in each phase of their life in order to survive. After a female Monarch lays her eggs on milkweed, caterpillars emerge from the hatched eggs and eat the leaves of a milkweed plant. The caterpillar then crawls to a place to form a chrysalis and transforms into a butterfly inside the chrysalis. A new Monarch butterfly emerges from the chrysalis to begin the cycle again.
Resilience of Humans
Cancer Survivors are some of the most resilient people I’ve ever met. Their life is changed forever when they hear the diagnosis of “you have cancer.” Meeting other cancer survivors and hearing their stories of strength and courage can bring hope to others going through cancer. Many survivors participate in walks or meet in support groups in order to help each other and bring awareness to their disease.
All of the Lens-Artists hosts once again have challenged us to show our favorite images of 2024.
My Favorite Flowers
My header image of Dogwood blooms in the spring is one of my favorites from last year. The camellias brought bright color to my winter garden last year. This one was blooming in January.
My Favorite People Image
These two cooks were working hard grilling lobsters on the Viking Sea during our February West Indies cruise. I love the smile on the face of the cook in the middle.The lobsters were as delicious as they look.
My Favorite Bird image
While at the Savannah Scottish Games we stopped to see a presentation of Birds of Prey from the Oatland Island Wildlife Center. Wassaw, a rescued American Bald Eagle, seemed to pose for me.
My Favorite Wildlife Image
This iguana ignored the people in their beach chairs on the beach at our hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
My Favorite Sunrise and Sunset
I watched some beautiful sunrises and sunsets last year. This sunrise in coastal Georgia and sunset on our West Indies cruise are my favorites.
My Favorite Landscape Image
The famous Pitons in St. Lucia are a beautiful sight to see from the water.
Two Random Favorites
The Tybee Island Lighthouse went through a major renovation last year. Even though the old paint had been removed the lighthouse proudly flew the American Flag on Memorial Day.
I loved the yellow umbrellas on the beach in Tortola.
Many thanks to all of our Lens-Artists hosts for this challenge and for all the challenges from 2024. I’m looking forward to seeing what we are challenged with in 2025.
All of our Lens-Artists hosts have asked us to share some of the images we loved that didn’t quite make it into any of this year’s Len-Artists challenges. Here are a few of my favorites.
Wishing you Peace, Joy and Happiness this Holiday season
Wandering Dawgs 