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

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 # 264: Primary Colors ~

This week, Sylvie invites us “to play with primary colours.” Red, yellow and blue draw our attention to the subject. I’m sure the little boy in the photo below would have found the playground equipment, however the color certainly adds … Continue reading →

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

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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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Silver Falls Oregon ~

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

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

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 ~

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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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Views of Palouse Farmland from Kamiak Butte ~

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

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

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 #253: Fragments ~

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

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

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