Category Archives: travel

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #290: Circular Wonders ~

Posted on March 14, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Leya shows us sights from her recent trip to Nice, France, with delightful images featuring circles of many varieties. She encourages us to interpret this challenge in ways that we “find most interesting.” Mushrooms, toadstools and other fungi … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Beach Pleasures ~

Posted on March 13, 2024 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 #289: Shape, Form, Texture and Light ~

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

This week John (Journeys with Johnbo) invites us to focus on some photography basics: Shape, Form, Texture, and Light. Below is a favorite shot of shapes. Although the Astoria-Megler Bridge is a three dimensional structure, the pattern of the steel … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #288: Window Shopping ~

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Welcome Ritva Sillanmäki, who enters the Lens-Artists Team with her first challenge – Window Shopping. Since most of my photography is outside, or inside looking out, I had to dig a bit deeper into my archives for this one! Fortunately … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #287: Sounds ~

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Donna of Wind Kisses challenges us to show photos that resonate sounds this week. What a challenge it was for me to winnow down all the possibilities to a few! Finally I came up with three general groups: sounds generated … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #286: Weather ~

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Our host this week, Anne of Slow Shutter Speed, challenges us to illustrate “the various types of weather conditions in which we photographers find ourselves pursuing our hobby or vocation.” Thank you Anne, for another wide-open invitation. In the Pacific … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #284: Night & Day ~

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Sophia Alves leads our challenge this week with the theme of Night and Day. The golden hours of dawn and sundown are favorite times for photographers to capture the glory of our beautiful earth, and then there are all the … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #282: Dramatic ~

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

With below freezing temperatures, snow all week-end and now freezing rain in my little corner of the world (Vancouver, WA – USA), life has been full of drama! The temps are rising, so the ice will begin to melt today, … Continue reading →

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~ 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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