Photo Challenge – Page 45 – Wandering Dawgs

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #167 – Autumn Colors

October 1, 2021October 3, 2021Posted in PhotographyTagged autumn, Autumn Colors, fall colors, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Seasons17 Comments

For this challenge our host Amy has asked us to share images of Autumn Colors. Where I live in Coastal Georgia, the calendar says autumn but the temperature is still warm. Even when the weather cools off, we don’t get the orange, red, and yellow colors we think of when we think of autumn. When we want to see the brilliant colors we travel to higher elevations in October or November.

The images at the top of the page and these next two images were taken on a lake in West Georgia one November.

The following images were taken one October as we took a drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

I hope you are enjoying your autumn where ever you are.

Many thanks to Amy for challenging us with Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #167: Autumn Colors

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #166 – Artificial Light

September 24, 2021Posted in PhotographyTagged Attificial light, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge15 Comments

For this challenge our host Ann-Christine has asked us to share images of artificial light.

One of my favorite things at Disney World is the night time parades. The images above and below are of two of the floats from a parade in the Magic Kingdom several years ago.

During the holiday season the light displays bring out the holiday spirit in me.

I couldn’t end this post without including the red lights of The University of Georgia’s football stadium during a night game. The white lights in the stands are the fans holding up their cell phones with the flashlight turned on.

Many thanks to Ann-Christine for challenging us with Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #166: Artificial Lights

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #165 – Going Wide

September 15, 2021Posted in PhotographyTagged Going Wide, landscape photography, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge28 Comments

For this challenge our host Patti has asked us to Go Wide for some wide angle shots. This challenge got me thinking about some of the huge magnificent natural wonders I have photographed in my travels. I don’t have a wide angle lens so for most of these images I had to move around until I could find the right spot to capture as much as I could of the subject.

It’s hard to imagine the size of Niagara Falls until you’ve seen it in person. In the image above I tried to capture all of the Niagara Falls Canada. It’s so wide I had to try several different view points before I could fit it all in the camera frame. The image below shows the American Falls on the left and the Canadian Falls on the right. I wasn’t able to get all of the American Falls in the shot.

These next few images are from various trips we have made. Trying to get these huge formations into the frame was quite a challenge! In some cases I backed up as far as I could go to get the picture I wanted.

Arches National Park, Utah – The people standing near the bottom of the photo give you an idea of the size of the arches

Isle of Skye, Scotland – the cars on the road give you an idea of how big the area is

Many thanks to Patti for challenging us with Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #165: Going Wide

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #162 – It’s all about the Light

August 27, 2021Posted in National Parks, Photography, SunriseTagged Everglades National Park, Its All About the Light, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Rocky Mountain National Park, Zion National Park22 Comments

For this challenge our host Tina has asked us to explore the magic of light.

To help celebrate this week’s anniversary of America’s National Parks I am focusing on images from three of the National Parks we have visited.

Sunrise in the Everglades is always a special event. The following images were captured at sunrise from the Flamingo Campground in Everglades National Park. The sky put on a beautiful light show as the sun rose over Florida Bay.

The next two images were taken two years apart at Many Curves Overlook in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. The sun was shining in the spring of 2011 when I captured the image on the left. We returned in the summer of 2013 when I captured the image on the right.

Next we go to Zion National Park in Utah. I captured the following two images of the Watchman peak while waiting for sunset. As the sun was setting a full moon was rising.

Many thanks to Tina for challenging us with Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #162 – It’s all about the Light

I’m taking a short, much needed blogging break. I’ll be back in about two weeks.

August in my Garden

August 25, 2021Posted in Butterflies, Flowers, PhotographyTagged Georgia garden, In the Garden, Photo Challenge, Sunday Stills9 Comments

My butterfly garden is filled with overgrown Mexican Sunflowers and zinnias going wild this time of year. The weather is too hot and humid for me to keep up with all the weeds. But the butterflies and other pollinators love it!