Category Archives: outdoors

~ 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 #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 →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #255: Telling a Story ~ Palouse Scenic Byway ~

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Patti Moed, invites us to tell a story with a maximum of five photos. Recently I had a leisurely road trip from Spokane to Pullman WA, driving the network of old highways now called the Palouse Scenic Byway. … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #254 – Spiritual Sites ~

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Tina has challenged us to show through our photography, sites that represent spirituality to us. In my life, natural environments have always provided a profound sense of connection with my inner self and the world as a whole. … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #253: Fragments ~

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Welcome to Brian of bushboy, this weeks Lens-Artists challenge guest-host. He introduces the subject by noting that there has been “a bit of fragmentation happening around the world, a disconnect.” I agree. Yet, bushboy reminds us that “we always have … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge # 252: What’s Bugging You? ~

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Donna from Wind Kisses invites us to get up close and cozy with bugs this week. I grew up where Black Widow Spiders hung out in dark corners, and now and then a scorpion would appear on the trail and … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Cape Disappointment Light House from Waikiki Beach ~

Posted on June 7, 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 #247: Backlit ~

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Ann-Christine invites us to feature our “dramatic, stunning and eye-catching” photos that are a result of backlighting. In my first photo I wanted to capture the action of a strong easterly wind when it lifted spray from the … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge # 246: Still Life (Talking)* ~

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Patti challenges us to focus on still life images this week. In addition to traditional composed arrangements of inanimate objects, she encourages us to use a variety of sources including “found” still life scenes. Oh, Patti, this will be fun! … Continue reading →