For this challenge Sofia tells us “we’re looking for Water in Motion, gentle or powerful, man-made or natural, the choice is yours”.
I chose several images of natural moving water. My header shows powerful waves in the Atlantic Ocean created by an approaching tropical storm. These next images are other examples of powerful water movement in oceans.
Devil’s Punchbowl near Newport, OregonWaves crashing against rocks in San Juan, Puerto Rico
I’ll go out of my way to see a waterfall. The following gallery includes four waterfalls, all named Bridal Veil Falls.
Bridal Veil Falls in Nantahala National Forest, NCBridal Veil Falls in Keystone Canyon near Valdez, AlaskaBridal Veil Falls, Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaBridal Veil Falls, Niagara Falls, New York
The final two images are of water cascading over rocks.
Yosemite National Park, CaliforniaGlacier National Park, Montana
Tina has challenged us to show people. I usually don’t take a lot of people pictures and I’m not very good at taking them but I managed to come up with a few images for the challenge. The two musicians in my header image entertained us with Celtic music in a pub in Dingle, Ireland a few years ago.
We were serenaded with a Bob Wills classic while we enjoyed our steak at the Big Texan Steak House in Amarillo, TexasStreet musician in Galway, IrelandTwo crew members preparing a hot air balloon for launch at the Albuquerque Balloon Festival.Katz’s Delicatessen in New York CityCooking lobster on the ship VikingSea
I’ll finish with a gallery of three tour guides we enjoyed during our travels.
Our tour guide in Costa RicaOur tour guide in BelizeOur tour guide in St. KittsDur
Patti has chosen cityscapes for this challenge. I’m not a city girl. I would much rather be in a small town, out in the country, or exploring nature.
There is one city that is near and dear to my heart and that is Savannah, Georgia. I was born in Savannah (I’m not telling you how many years ago that was) when my father was in the U. S. Air Force stationed at Hunter Air Force Base (now Hunter Army Airfield). We moved away when I was three years old. Many years later my husband’s job brought me back to Savannah. I’ve lived within 20 miles of Savannah for over 40 years.
Savannah is a popular tourist destination with it’s beautiful squares, ancient live oaks dripping with Spanish moss, a picturesque river front, Bonaventure Cemetery, and lots of history. Tourism increased after the release of John Berent’s novel “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”. In Savannah the novel is known as “The Book.” Hollywood discovered Savannah and it has become a popular filming location for movies such as “Forrest Gump”, “Glory”, “The Last Song” and of course the Clint Eastwood directed “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”.
Savannah City HallCathedral of Saint John the Baptist, SavannahOlympic cauldron from 1996 Olympics, Savannah, GeorgiaForsyth Park FountainRiver Street as seen from the Savannah Convention CenterWaving Girl Statue (Florence Martus) beside the Savannah River in Savannah, GeorgiaJohnny Mercer HouseBonaventure Cemetery in the spring
Our challenge from Anne-Christine is to feature circular wonders by showing circles and half circles.
In my opening photo above the most circular wonder of all is the sun at sunset. The following two images are from our February Caribbean cruise.
Round portholes on a sailing vessel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Yellow umbrellas on beach in Tortola, British Virgin Islands
The Tybee Pier and Pavillion was a great place to listen to Irish music performed by Pipes and Drums Bands from Savannah and Limerick, Ireland as Savannah gets ready for it’s 200th St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday. The following gallery includes a few circular wonders.
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.
Wandering Dawgs 