Every Day is a Gift!
For Sofia’s challenge of Day and Night I chose an image of the full moon rising for my header. The following images from my archives are photos showing the same subject at day and at night.
The Pitons of St. Lucia at day and at night.
View of Mount Redoubt from Ninilchik, Alaska at day and at sunset.
Cinderella’s Castle at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom at day and at night
Many thanks our host Sofia for her challenge Lens-Artists #284 -Day and Night
In 2023 we took a few short road trips, I flew to New Mexico, and we went on a fantastic cruise. When we weren’t wandering we enjoyed being at home in Coastal Georgia. Here are a few of my favorite images from the year.
In June we stopped at the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia on our way to Orlando.
I traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico in October to attend the Albuquerque Internal Balloon Fiesta for the first time. Each day began with a morning glow followed by lots of activity as the balloon crews prepared the balloons for launch.
Our final trip of the year was a cruise to the Panama Canal and Central America. Passing through the Gatun Locks was the highlight of the cruise. There were great adventures as we traveled into Central American rain forests and saw wildlife we’ve never seen anywhere else.
Many thanks to all of our Lens-Artists hosts for all of the photo challenges in 2023. I’m looking forward to whatever challenges they bring us in 2024.
For this challenge Tina has asked us to include some of our favorite images of 2023. We can include images on any and all subjects that are personal favorites – BUT, they must have been created in 2023 AND must not have been previously published in response to a Lens-Artists Challenge!
The following are some of my favorite images that somehow never fit into any of the Lens-Artists challenges.
Many thanks to our host Tina for the challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #280 – Last Chance
Our challenge from Amy is to show things that are unique.
I took a blogging break while we were on a recent cruise. We had a few unique experiences during our journey.
The highlight of the cruise was a partial transit of the Panama Canal. The ship entered the original Gatun Locks from the Caribbean near Colon, Panama. The above image shows the ship passing through the first of three locks before entering the Gatun Lake. After a short while on the lake the ship turned around and returned back to the Caribbean.
Another unique experience was in Jamaica. Hummingbirds were flying all around us when a hummingbird perched on my finger to drink nectar from a tiny bottle. Thanks to Henry for capturing this moment. It only lasted a few seconds.
Celebrating Thanksgiving with a delicious dinner on a cruise ship was a new experience for us. And I didn’t have to do any dishes!
Many thanks to our host Amy for the challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #278 – Unique
Last week Sophia challenged us to show symmetry in our images. This week Donna has challenged us to show asymmetry – an informal sense of balance.
My first two images use the rule of thirds to show asymmetry.
For some reason I often capture birds in groups of three. The following images are some of my favorite bird trios.
Many thanks to our host Donna for the challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #274 – Asymmetry
Wandering Dawgs 