Photo Challenge – Page 51 – Wandering Dawgs

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #151: From Large to Small

June 11, 2021Posted in PhotographyTagged Large to Small, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge17 Comments

This fun challenge is brought to us by Patti. From her blog post: “For this challenge, pick a color and select several photos that feature that color. Start with a photo of a big subject in that color (for example, a wall) and move all the way down to a small subject in that same color (for example, an earring).”

Red is the first of two colors I chose. The image at the top of the page is the largest red image I could think of. The University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium is filled with over 92,000 fans and is lit up in red in between quarters during football games in the fall. Next is a red NASCAR car with the pit crew in red uniforms during a pit stop. Even smaller is the red sweater worn by the University of Georgia’s mascot, a white English Bulldog named Uga. The smallest red items are tiny red Penta flowers in my garden.

My second color is green. Emerald green fields in Ireland are the largest. Next is a the Jolly Green Giant Statue in Minnesota. If you look closely you can see Henry standing between his feet. A female Painted Bunting is next followed by a closeup of a tiny green lynx spider on a zinnia.

Many thanks to guest host Patti for the challenge. Please be sure to visit her post at Lens-Artists Challenge #151: From Large to Small

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #150: Let’s Get Wild

June 5, 2021Posted in Alaska, Photography, WildlifeTagged Denali National Park, Lens-Artists, Let's Get Wild, Photo Challenge, Wilderness18 Comments

Guest host Dianne Millard of Rambling Ranger has asked us to get wild for this challenge. On her blog she says “I’m talking about Mother Nature untouched and untrammeled, allowed to get on with her work without human help or hindrance.” Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska meets all of those criteria. It’s the wildest place I’ve ever been.

The landscapes in Denali are breathtaking whether seen from land or from the air.

Wildflowers growing in the middle of the riverbed

The high round snow covered peak is the south peak of Mt. McKinley

We were always looking out for wildlife. Except for a couple of moose, most of the wildlife was too far from us to get a good close up picture.

Dall Sheep in Denali National Park, Alaska

Grizzly Bear in Denali National Park, Alaska

Many thanks to guest host Dianne Millard for the challenge. Please be sure to visit her post at Lens-Artists Challenge #150: Let’s Get Wild

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #149: Cool Colors – Blue and Green

May 28, 2021Posted in PhotographyTagged Blue Ridge Mountains, Cool colors blue and green, Hawaii, Ireland, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, salt marsh, St. Lucia19 Comments

This week, Tina has challenged us to show ways that the cooler colors of blue, green, blue green or purple appear in our world.

To me, some of the most beautiful landscapes I’ve ever seen contain the color combination of blue and green.

Turtle Cove on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii

Emerald green on the hills above the Atlantic Ocean in Ireland

Creek running through the Georgia Salt Marsh

Many thanks to Tina for the challenge. Please be sure to visit her original post at Lens-Artists Challenge #149: Cool Colors – Blue and Green

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #148: Dots and Spots

May 20, 2021May 23, 2021Posted in PhotographyTagged Dots and Spots, Lens-Artists, Minnie Mouse, Photo Challenge27 Comments

I had a lot of fun with the challenge of Dots and Spots. The first thing that popped into my head was Minnie Mouse with her polka dot dress and bow so I browsed through my archives of past trips to Disney World in Florida. As I went through the photos I found dots from around the parks.

For spots I browsed through photos of animals and fish from our travels around the United States.

Many thanks to Ann-Christine for this fun challenge of Dots and Spots. Please be sure to visit her original post at Lens-Artists Challenge #148: Dots and Spots

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #147: Gardens

May 14, 2021Posted in Flowers, PhotographyTagged Gardens, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, Spring Flowers31 Comments

Mother’s Day was very special this year. We spent the weekend with our daughter and her family in Virginia after not seeing them for a year and a half.

On Mother’s Day I spent the morning enjoying the beautiful gardens our daughter has created around their house. While she was busy planting plants I wandered around snapping pictures. There aren’t many flowers yet but when they bloom the colors will be spectacular.

Their back yard has a steep hill that used to be all grass. Over a period of several years she has transferred much of their back yard into a beautiful, peaceful space with a chair for relaxing and watching the birds, butterflies, and an occasional bunny that come to the garden.

In the front of the house are more flower beds. Underneath the Dogwood tree is a chair for lounging and nearby is a birdbath for the birds.

It was wonderful to spend Mother’s Day with my daughter and her family. After she finished her garden chores we went for a walk around a nearby pond. Our son-in-law prepared a delicious dinner and my daughter made a carrot cake for desert. It doesn’t get much better than that!

Many thanks to Amy for challenging us to show the beauty of gardens this week. Please be sure to visit her original post at Lens-Artists Challenge #147: Gardens