Tina introduces us to the rule of three for this challenge. The rule says that images with three subjects make them more interesting and memorable. Our challenge is to include images with three subjects.
I’ve included a few images of groups of three I found in nature.
Three Whooping CranesThree PuffinsThree White PelicansThree Palm TreesThree Southern Magnolia BlossomsThe Three Gossips, Arches National Park, Utah
Last week Egidio challenged us to be creative while we were stuck in one place for 30 or more minutes. Your responses were wonderful. Thank you to everyone who joined the challenge..
Many thanks to Tina for this week’s challenge. If you would like to join the challenge please be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to her post Lens-Artists #400: The Rule of Three.
Be sure to check back on Saturday, June 6 at noon eastern time when Patti will be your host for the challenge.
Ritva’s challenge is to choose one color and feature up to six images where the color is the prominent hue or feature one image for each of these six colors: red, blue, green, purple, orange, and yellow.
How lovely yellow is! It stands for the sun. – Vincent Van Gogh
I chose yellow for my color because it is my favorite color. Yellow makes me smile and brings me joy, happiness, and optimism.
I hope these yellows will brighten your day:
Last week you showed us amazing textures in response to Anne’s challenge. Thank you to everyone who joined the challenge..
Many thanks to Ritva for this week’s challenge. If you would like to join the challenge please be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to her post Lens-Artists #398: Choose a Color.
Be sure to check back on Saturday, May 23 at noon eastern time when Egidio will be your host for the challenge.
This week Ann-Christine’s challenge is Pick a Favorite Quote and Illustrate it. We can choose one quote accompanied with a maximum of five pictures or a maximum of five quotes illustrated with one picture each. She asks us to “Make us ”feel”your quote(s) in pictures!”
My first quote is one of my favorite sayings. I have a plaque on my kitchen wall to remind me of it’s message every day. Seeing the sunrise is a beautiful gift to start a new day.
“Yesterday is History
Tomorrow a Mystery
Today is a Gift
That’s why we call it the Present”
— Anonymous
The next quote reminds me to live life to the fullest. One of my greatest adventures was flying in a small plane over mountains and glaciers in Alaska and seeing Mt. Denali from the air. I’m not a fan of flying in small planes!
“Life is either a great adventure or nothing” — Helen Keller
Almost twenty years ago volunteers on Tybee Island planted Oak Trees to help celebrate the 120th anniversary of Tybee Island. Today the trees are thriving and getting taller every year.
“What does he plant who plants a tree? He plants, in sap and leaf and wood, In love of home and loyalty And far-cast thought of civic good— His blessings on the neighborhood, Who in the hollow of His hand Holds all the growth of all our land— A nation’s growth from sea to sea Stirs in his heart who plants a tree.”
— “The Heart of the Tree” by Henry Cuyler Bunner
The final two quotes and images need no explanation.
“If there is a heaven for me, I’m sure it has a beach attached” — Jimmy Buffett“Some old fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat” — Laura Ingals Wilder
It was my pleasure to host last week’s challenge. Your responses took us all around the world with fantastic images On the Water. You wowed us with all types of water from puddles to mighty oceans, peaceful landscapes and thundering waterfalls. The variety of animals, people, and plants on the water were great. Thank you to everyone who joined the challenge..
Tina’s challenge is Phone Photography. I usually take my DSLR camera and telephoto lenses with me when I am going anywhere to try to capture wildlife shots. Otherwise, I always have my phone in my pocket or purse when I am out and about. I never know when something photo worthy will come up.
I like to use my phone to capture close ups of flowers and critters I find on flowers when I am on a walk or in my garden.
Bumble Bee on Rue
This Brown Pelican was close enough to capture with my cell phone.
I often use my cellphone to capture food images like this bowl of Tortilla Soup.
When I don’t have time to grab my camera I use my phone when I see a beautiful sunrise.
On a road trip I often take pictures through my car’s windshield when I am not the driver.
The Brown Pelican was taken with my old IPhone 7 Plus. All the rest were taken with my current IPhone 13.
Thank you to everyone who shared you wonderful images in Egidio’s challenge Color in Black and White.
Many thanks to Tina for this week’s challenge. If you would like to join the challenge please be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to Tina’s post Lens-Artists #391 – Phone Photography.
I hope you will check back on Saturday, April 4 at noon eastern time when Patti will be our host.
Anne’s challenge is Time to Relax. For this challenge she is looking back to the challenge from July of 2018. She asks us “But what relaxes you? What gets you away from the stresses of daily life. What’s your passion?”
This challenge couldn’t come at a better time. I haven’t been able to travel or go on photo excursions for several months due to health issues. My husband and I were badly in need of a break. We finally were able to go for a short two day getaway this week The beach is my happy place and being by the ocean is my favorite place to relax so we chose Jekyll Island for our destination.
Jekyll Island became a Georgia State Park in 1947. The island is managed by the Jekyll Island Authority. Most of the island is undeveloped to preserve the natural beauty of the maritime forests. There are 24 miles of bike trails, miles of beach with several parking lots and picnic areas, a beautiful National Historic Landmark District, wildlife, hotels and restaurants, and a golf course.
We like to stay off interstates so we took a leisurely drive south to Jekyll Island on the Coastal Highway, also known as US Highway 17. Our goal for the trip was to kick back, relax and not have an agenda. We succeeded!
We stopped for a lunch of wild caught Georgia Shrimp at Skippers in Darien. I had to take some photos of diamond back terrapins in a pond just outside the restaurant.
Diamond Back Terrapins in Darien, Georgia
Our room had a balcony overlooking the pool and maritime forest. Beyond the trees is the Atlantic Ocean, Other guests were relaxing by the pool while we were relaxing on our balcony.
The hotel pool was a great place for guests to relax
I enjoyed seeing the ocean and hearing the waves when we walked out on a walkway too the beach. There were only a few others relaxing on the beach on this warm, sunny March day.
I couldn’t resist capturing this guy chill-axing at the beach.This cardinal was easy to spot in the tree.
The next day we visited the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, the only turtle education and rehabilitation facility in Georgia.
Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll IslandThe beaches on Jekyll Island are a great place for a relaxing family vacation.
Thank you to everyone who shared you memorable journeys for Ann-Christine’s challenge Journey in 5 to 10 images.
Many thanks to Anne for this week’s challenge. If you would like to join the challenge please be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to Anne’s post Lens-Artists #389: Time to Relax.
Be sure to check back on Saturday, March 21 at noon eastern time when Egidio will be hosting the challenge
Wandering Dawgs 