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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #326 – This Made Me Smile ~

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Dear Ann-Christine is right – for many of us what’s going on in our world is distressing. To boost our spirits, she challenges us to “share something that made us smile – and make the world smile with us!” I’ll … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #324: In the Details ~

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Patti asks us to present three photos of a subject which bring the viewer ever closer to the details of the subject. This past week has been extremely stormy and wet here on the Long Beach, WA peninsula, so I … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #323: Silence ~

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Egídio challenges us to find qualities of silence in our photographs. Following the guidance of photographer Robert Adams, Egídio suggests that we feature five specific ways of expressing silence. Though you may have seen this photo before, it is still … Continue reading →

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~ Lens Artists Challenge # 319: Setting a Mood ~

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

In this week’s Challenge, Anne-Christine asks us to show photos that express the “mood of a place of situation.” What a wonderful topic to help me escape (if only for a while) the angst caused by hurricanes worsened by global … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #318: Finding Beauty in Unexpected Places ~

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Thank you to Patti for inviting us to look around and find those wonderful moments of unexpected beauty. Often, as I am wandering along trails or walking the beach – or just about anywhere – I’ll see something that tickles … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #317 – Walking the Neighborhood ~

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

When I saw Tina’s challenge for this week, I first thought I whould go out and about to feature some of the dramatic and special sights here on the Long Beach Peninsula. Then, I decided to follow her lead and … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #314: Shorelines ~

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Anne Sandler of Slow Shutter Speed invites us to go on a journey to shorelines, any place “where water touches land.” Like Anne, I find my mind at peace and my body able to relax whenever I’m near water; lake, … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #313 – Cool Colors ~

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

John of Journeys with Johnbo, invites us to showcase photographs that portray the various shades of the cool tones; purple, blue and green. I’ll begin with the soft-fresh hue of lavender. This sunrise view across President Channel from the west … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Challenge #312: Sense of Scale ~

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

For this week’s challenge, Sofia invites us to show the various ways we “convey the size of what we’re seeing”. Sometimes size is the main point of a photo, and other times it is subtle yet vital to the image. … Continue reading →

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~Lens-Artists Challenge #311: What’s in a Garden? ~

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Ann Christine invites us to explore the wonder of gardens this week. After taking two weeks off from my blog, I’m ready to jump right in with photos from two botanical gardens, and a brief tour of my own home … Continue reading →

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