Category Archives: nature photography

~ Lens Artists Photo Challenge #265: Black and White or Monochrome ~

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

After the bright primary color photos from last week, Anne Sandler suggests we turn down the volume a bit and focus on monochrome and black/white photos this week. My camera is set on color and auto focus most of the … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #262: Framing Your Photos ~

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

In 1965, my Pullman High School art teacher Victor Moore, taught me to put my thumb and index finger together to make a frame through which I could look to select discrete compositions. Such a great lesson – an always … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge # 261: Work in Progress ~

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Ann-Christine hit the nail on the head for me with this week’s challenge. Some of my high sunshine gardens were going to waste, with no fruiting vegetables or pretty flowers. After I hired a crew to trim back the arborvitae … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Silver Falls Oregon ~

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

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

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #260: Overlooked ~

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

It is a pleasure to participate in guest host Janet’s Lens Artists Challenge this week. She asks us to share photos of things that we or others might overlook. Whether we are in a hurry, preoccupied, or not really looking, … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #259 ~ Unbound: Escaping Your Confines and Seeing the World ~

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Dan of Departing in 5 minutes, is the guest host for this week’s challenge. He invites us to break out of our everyday routine and “have the thrill of a new experience.” It was tempting to simply pull up photos … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #258: Fences ~

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Dawn Miller of The Day After, guest hosts with the challenge theme of fences. Instead of going back through my very old archives (where I know I have some cool photos of wood fences), I decided to focus … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #257: Simplicity Photography ~

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Philo, of Philosophy Through Photography, guest-hosts this week’s challenge. We are invited to present photos that illustrate simplicity. Scrolling through my archives I kept repeating, *”a thing that is plain, natural or easy to understand.” Above, one small cloud in … Continue reading →