Category Archives: outdoors

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #281: Favorite Images of 2023 ~

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

As we open a new calendar year, Lens-Artists suggest we review our photos from 2023 and present some of our favorites. The golden hour at the edge of the Pacific Ocean, with pastel toned breakers rolling in, and two young … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge # 280: Last Chance ~

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Tina, of Travels and Trifles brings back a popular challenge introduced at the end of 2022, which is to choose photographs that we have taken this year (2023) but did not included in response to the 2023 Lens-Artist challenges. My … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #277: Unique ~

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

As I began looking through my archives for photos that would match Amy’s challenge this week, the weather forecast for SW Washington warned of another Atmospheric River on its way. By Monday evening the rain started and it has continued … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #277: Empty Spaces ~

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Here we go into the wild blue yonder of Empty Spaces in photography. Patty does an exceptional job explaining what empty space adds to our photos, and provides wonderful examples on her Pilotfish blog, Empty Spaces . At sundown on … Continue reading →

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~Wordless Wednesday ~ Breakers at Long Beach, WA ~

Posted on November 29, 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 #276: Looking Up, Looking Down ~

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Welcome to James Brown of JazziBee blog, the Lens-Artists guest host this week. He challenges us to look at our subjects from a variety of angles, in particular; “the extremes of Looking Up, and Looking Down, to show the effects … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #274: Asymmetry ~

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Donna leads this week inviting us to delve into the other side of symmetry in our photography. Asymmetry is not the opposite of symmetry, instead it is “two differing sides that balance each other out.” In her post, Donna provides … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Stormy Beach Scenes ~

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

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

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Hunter’s Moon ~

Posted on November 2, 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 #271: Contrasts ~

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Amy puts us to the test this week with the theme of Contrasts. In many ways, photography depends upon contrast for context: light/dark, smooth/rough, curves/straight lines, color changes, color opposites, and the list goes on. My photo selections for this … Continue reading →

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