~ Lens-Artists Challenge #341 Personal Favorites ~


This week Tina invites us to select only 5 photos that we consider our Personal Favorites. With so many possibilities in my archives and with all the memories attached, this was a tough assignment! However, I have done my sifting and present these photos that I love, most of which I’ve shared on Lens-Artists challenges previously.

Jello in golden sunrise

I’m starting with a dawn photo of Jello looking out across the misty dune-grass meadow as we headed out for our morning beach walk. The light was beautiful and she almost seems to be posing for me. She was such a sweet girl, and though I love Max & Daisy, I miss Jello to this day.

Ducks in the Fog

The quietness of the ducks gliding on a pond in morning fog captured me then and still calms my spirit whenever I look at it.

View from Inside North Head Lighthouse

When I took this shot I knew it had potential to be stunning. When I looked at it in processing I was excited at how well it turned out.

Brown Pelicans & Friend

In this shot there is so much animation and movement it feels like I’m there again when I see it. The sunlit waves washing towards me, four pelicans and a gull resting in the surf and one pelican suspended in flight, create an energetic impression.

Sunset Through the Reeds

Another golden hour, this one a sunset over the Pacific Ocean at Long Beach, WA. Why do I choose this photo over all the other spectacular sunset shots I’ve taken there in the past eight years? Because it is subtle and peaceful, yet brimming with hope for another quiet night and golden morning.

On your walk with life, please honor our earth, encourage dignity and share kindness. 🐾

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15 Responses to ~ Lens-Artists Challenge #341 Personal Favorites ~

  1. Tina Schell's avatar Tina Schell says:

    All wonderful choices Lindy – the challenge was meant to be difficult and one of the things I’m loving about the responses it that so many of us have commented on that and also on having enjoyed looking through their own arhchives to find their choices. Of course I remember Jello and how important he was in your life so it was nice to see him again! The ducks in fog are serenely beautiful while the pelicans are in their usual frenzy! The window image is stunning, as is my favorite, the close of day from the beach. I love that you maintained the straight line of the water despite the crooked line of the beach, which many would have missed but you caught perfectly. Terrific!

    • Lindy Le Coq's avatar Lindy Le Coq says:

      Thank you, Tina! One of my dear friends from way back was/is an excellent photographer. When he saw my early blog posts his one suggestion stuck with me: “Always keep your horizons straight.” Sage advice and you saw it in that sunset photo!

  2. PR's avatar PR says:

    Pretty gallery, Lindy 🙂.

  3. All great… but my favs are the first and last 😃

  4. Hammad Rais's avatar Hammad Rais says:

    Lovely captures from your archive, Lindy 🙂

  5. Tranature - quiet moments in nature's avatar Tranature - quiet moments in nature says:

    These are all beautiful Lindy and it is so lovely to see sweet Jello again too ❤️🐾

  6. Lindy, what a wonderful collection of your favorites. I love the one of Jello.

  7. Leya's avatar Leya says:

    Jello! That photo has stayed with me too ever since I saw it first. I have a photo of my first lagotto, Mille, in a golden light too. Somehow they stay there in our inner eye – in the light. All your choices I can really understand – and the window is a stunner.

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