Photo Challenge – Page 29 – Wandering Dawgs

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #265 – Black and White and Monochrome

September 9, 2023Posted in PhotographyTagged Black and White and Monochrome, Black and white photography, Everglades National Park, Lens-Artists, Monochrome photography, Monument Valley, Okefenokee Swamp, Photo Challenge19 Comments

Our challenge from Anne is for Black and White and/or Monochrome images.

Monochrome photos contain only variations of one color. Monument Valley in Utah was the filming location for many old western movies. I thought it would be fun to bring back memories of those old western movies so I chose a few images from Monument Valley and converted them to sepia tones.

Some of those movies were directed by John Ford and starred John Wayne. In the image above John Ford’s Point is in the foreground with Monument Valley in the background. The next three images reminded me of other scenes in the movies.

One of the Mittens formations in Monument Valley, Utah

John Wayne’s cabin from the movie “She wore a Yellow Ribbon”

Stage Coach at Goulding’s Trading Post, Monument Valley, Utah

Black and white images contain only the colors of back and white. I chose three images from Florida and Georgia and converted them from color to black and white to add some drama to the landscapes.

Pa-hay-Otee overlook in Everglades National Park, Florida

Laura S. Walker State Park, Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia

Many thanks to our host Anne for the challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #265 – Black and White or Monochrome

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #264 – Primary Colors

September 2, 2023Posted in PhotographyTagged blue, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Primary Colors, Red, Yellow23 Comments

Sophia has challenged us to show primary colors of red, yellow and blue. The header image is of a male Painted Bunting with all three primary colors.

Red

Yellow

Blue

Blue and Red

Red and Yellow

Many thanks to our host Sofia for the challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #264 – Primary Colors

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #263 – Faces in a Crowd

August 26, 2023Posted in PhotographyTagged Faces in a Crowd, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge10 Comments

For this challenge JohnBo asks us to “show off your camera skills when it comes to faces, human or otherwise”.

I’m not good at photographing people so I will begin with two animal faces. The header photo is of Uga X, retired official football mascot of the University of Georgia Bulldogs. His real name is Que and he retired in the spring of 2023 after leaving a legacy as the mascot with the most wins including back-to-back National Championships. His replacement is the puppy Boom who will be on the sidelines at the Bulldogs’ first game of the season on September 2.

One of my favorite wildlife faces is this Grizzly Bear who seemed to be posing for me at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.

This Junkanoo Band travels from the Bahamas to march in the St. Patrick’s Day parades in Savannah and Tybee Island. I love the smile on the dancer’s face.

This guard at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland takes his job seriously and doesn’t let the crowd distract him from his job.

Many thanks to our host JohnBo for the challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #263 – Faces in a Crowd

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #262 – Framing Your Photos

August 19, 2023August 19, 2023Posted in PhotographyTagged framing, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge23 Comments

For this challenge Amy has asked us to show examples of framing our photos. She tells us “The purpose of framing a photo is to create a pleasing composition, so we can direct the viewer’s attention to the subject of our photo.”

My first images are framesd by natural elements. Trees frame the walking trail in the Okefenokee swamp in the header photo above. The next three images the subjects are framed by natural rock formations in the western United States.

My next images are framed by man made openings. Left to right are the Blarney Castle in Ireland; a tree viewed through an archway at Ft. Pulaski National Monument, Georgia; and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri viewed through an arched window.

Many thanks to our host Amy for the challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #262 – Framing your photos

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #261 – Work in Progress

August 12, 2023August 12, 2023Posted in Alaska, Photography, South DakotaTagged Black Hills, Crazy Horse Monument, Ketchikan, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Totems, Work in Progress21 Comments

For this challenge Ann-Christine has asked us to focus on Work in Progress.

Crazy Horse Monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota has been a Work in Progress since the Memorial was dedicated on the day of the first blast, June 3, 1948. The monument honoring Lakota Chief Crazy Horse was the dream of Oglala Lakota Chief Henry Standing Bear and is the world’s largest mountain carving in progress. To learn more about the history of this amazing project please visit Crazy Horse Memorial.

Our mission is to protect and preserve the culture, tradition and living heritage of the North American Indians
Mission of Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation

We first visited the monument in the summer of 2006. We toured the museum, watched an interesting video about the the memorial, and bought some native made items in the gift shop.

Crazy Horse Monument in the summer of 2006

Horse Head of the Scale Model with the Monument in the background, 2006

We returned to the Black Hills of South Dakota in the spring of 2011. We chose not to tour the museum again but I captured this image from the highway. It doesn’t look much different than it did in 2006 but some progress was made during those five years.

Ketchikan, Alaska is famous for it totem poles hand carved by native carvers. At the Herring Bay Lumber Company we learned from a native master carver how the totems were made and how each totem tells a story. After learning about the totems and viewing his work in progress we wandered through the totem park to see some finished totems.