My header image looks through a red gate to the door of an Irish church.
I chose some miscellaneous doors for the first gallery.
Barn Doors
Castle Doors
New York City Doors
Open Doors
Last week’s challenge hosted by Ann-Christine was “Found at the Fair/ Market.” I really enjoyed seeing all of your fairs, markets and festivals from around the world. Be sure to check back on Saturday, August 23 at noon Eastern Time when I’ll be hosting the next challenge.
For this challenge Ann-Christine asks us to share our memories of fairs, Farmers’ markets, Christmas markets, or carnivals.
It has been many years since I went to a fair or carnival but I sometimes enjoy strolling through open air markets and Farmer’s markets or attending festivals. Unfortunately I’m usually too busy browsing and shopping to take any photos so I’m afraid I don’t have many images to share.
The following image and the featured image are from the open air market in Marigot in St. Martin. The stalls were filled with colorful locally made items.
The Savannah Scottish Games and Celtic Festival is held every May. The colorful kilts of the clans, the sounds of the bagpipes, athletic competitions, tents from various clans, food vendors, Irish Dancers, and Irish Music are a few of the fun things to enjoy at the festival.
One year we stumbled upon the Llano Fiddle Fest when we were traveling around Texas. We had fun for two days tapping our toes to the music of the talented fiddle players.
The Savannah Book Festival is held every February. Book lovers turn out despite the chilly weather for a chance to hear a talk by their favorite author and hopefully get their book autographed. Some of the lines can get quite long for some of the authors.
I’ll finish with a beautiful display of vegetables for sale at a Farmer’s Market in Virginia.
Last week the responses to John’s challenge Photo Composition with Lines, Colors and Patterns were very creative and fun. Be sure to check back on Saturday, August 16 at noon Eastern Time when Sofia will be hosting the challenge
John’s challenge is to find examples of photographs that feature compositional elements such as lines, patterns, or colors. I see these elements all around me in man made structures and in nature.
In the featured image the black walkway on this pedestrian bridge leads your eye to the figure dressed in red at the end of the walkway. The pattern of the green supports surrounding the walkway frame the walkway.
This wooden dock over the salt marsh is made with lines and interesting patterns that reflect in the water at high tide.
The Monarch Caterpillar is an example of colors and patterns in nature.
Vibrant colors and patterns in these hot air balloons.
Last week Tina’s challenge was Live and Learn. I learned some new things from your wonderful responses. Be sure to check back on Saturday, August 9 noon Eastern Time when Ann-Christine will be hosting the challenge.
Tina’s challenge is Live and Learn. Tina reminds us of the importance of continuing to learn new things as we age. Here is her challenge:“Show me some of the things you’ve learned about photography or any subject you choose. Do you learn by doing as I do, or are you one who learns from classes, or online, or through working with others?”
I’ve never taken a photography class. I learn by doing and by experimenting and by making plenty of mistakes.
Some of the most important things I’ve learned in my photography journey is to always be prepared with batteries charged, space on the memory card, and a clean camera and lenses.
One of the most important editing techniques I have learned is how to crop. When we spotted this bear on the side of the road I didn’t have much time to frame the shot. I cropped the photo and edited the colors to achieve the final image shown here.
One of the reasons I keep participating in the weekly Lens-Artists challenges is because it helps me to learn new things about photography. These photos illustrate some of the photography tips and techniques I’ve learned.
The featured image uses a Bokeh technique. I learned from one of Sofia’s challenges that In photography, a Bokeh is the blurred or out of focus background in a photo. I frequently use this effect when photographing flowers.
When photographing wildlife, always focus on the eyes
I learned about Zooming from one of Anne’s challenges.
Fill the Frame
Leading Lines
Rule of Thirds
Last week Egidio took us Into the Woods for some Forest Bathing. I enjoyed all of the wonderful responses. Be sure to check back on Saturday, August 2 at noon Eastern Time when John will be hosting our next challenge.
Terri’s latest Sunday Stills challenge of Feathers inspired me to get out and take a few bird photos early yesterday morning. The featured image was taken in January on Jeklyll Island, Georgia. The rest were taken yesterday.
Great Egret in Coastal Georgia
Wood Stork in Coastal Georgia
Can anyone identify this little bird I spied on a high tree branch?
Wandering Dawgs 