Category Archives: weekly photo challenge

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #160: Your Inspiration ~

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Patti asks us to explore what inspires us personally. Of course, I could simply say Nature, however I made myself dig a little deeper. What in nature pulls that cord of imagination, what stirs me to delight? Light … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #152 ~ Shades & Shadows ~

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

“Every picture has its shadows  And it has some source of light…”  Joni Mitchell Shadows add another dimension to the flat surface of photographs. I especially enjoy wavy shadows on water. Shadows also add a sense of drama… …and, as in … Continue reading →

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~Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #151: From Large to Small ~

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

For this weeks challenge I’ve selected the soothing, luxurious tones of purple and lavender. Although it is considered a rarely occurring color in nature, the photos in my archives that are of large swaths of color are in the purple … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #138: Natural Light ~

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Lindy Le Coq

Looking out from the western edge of the North American Continent with the Pacific Ocean on the horizon, the sky often is filled with fantastical clouds. Sunlight reflecting on them or rays of sun streaking through them create lovely suffusions … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge 114: Negative Spaces ~

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

I love wide open spaces. In photography the absence of distractions makes the subject POP, sometimes creating a sense of calm and peace, and other times providing space for visual drama. Juvenile Western Gull (Larus Occidentals) scavenges the shoreline, Long … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge 111 ~ Everyday Objects ~ Tools That Work ~

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

   I love tools, like this crock of kitchen utensils, at hand beside my stove-top. To be at ease, I want the tools on the kitchen counter to be both functional and aesthetically pleasing, like the hand-made ceramic herb jars, and … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Weekly Photo Challenge #77: Best in Show 2019 ~

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Lindy Le Coq

Birds are clearly the stars in my 2019 roundup of favorite photos. To me, these captures reveal the grace, beauty, power and stunning adaptability of our avian co-creatures. Brown Pelicans rest in the surf on their way north in early … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #72: Waiting ~

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Lindy Le Coq

“…I am waiting for a rebirth of wonder…” “…and I am waiting for the American Eagle to really spread its wings and straighten up and fly right…” “…and I am waiting for forests and animals to reclaim the earth as theirs…” “…and I am waiting for … Continue reading →

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Wren Splash Bath ~

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Lindy Le Coq
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~ Dancing Wu Li Master ~ WPC: Twisted ~

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Lindy Le Coq

On May 6, as Jello and I were on our walk, this parrot tulip in a neighbor’s yard stopped me in my tracks! It brings to my mind the title of Gary Zukav’s book,  The Dancing Wu Li Masters. “…the … Continue reading →

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