Lindy Low LeCoq

~ Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #34: Close-Up ~

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Lindy Le Coq

Here are some favorite close-ups from my archives.

Goose Barnacles and Feather

The photo above was taken at beach level of a piece of rusted flotsam covered in Goose barnacles, with a feather resting next to it.

Rhododendron

The light was just right to capture the delicate pink in this Rhododendron blossom.

Male Red-shafted Flicker

Flickers are flighty, so I was pleased to be able to get a clear shot of this one at my suet feeder before it sped away!

Daylily and Blue Sky

On opposite sides of the color wheel, yellow and blue create lovely contrasting compositions.

Frozen Bubbles

I love seeing the patterns water makes as it flows under and around the frozen edges of this small waterfall.

Tubular Moss

Moss has many different shapes and characteristics that are overlooked until seen close-up!

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It is always a treat to photograph a beautiful damselfly up close. They are beautiful and beneficial bugs who feed on mosquitoes!

Thanks to Ann-Christine (Leya) for suggesting we take a closer look!

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Good Morning! ~

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Isolated Objects ~

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Lindy Le Coq

Bald Eagle and Rising Sun

Storm-tossed Moon Jelly

Mushroom In Hiding

My contribution to Cee’s Black and White challenge. I love that it is okay to have some toned-down color in this challenge. Thanks, Cee!

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Isolated Objects

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~ Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Texture ~

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Lindy Le Coq

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This natural still life presented itself on the flat top of a tree stump.

Ledbetter Point Wildlife Refuge,

Oysterville, WA – USA

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #33: Nature ~

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Lindy Le Coq

This Lens-Artists challenge from Patti, came just as I was on the way to our condo at Long Beach, for a few days.

Rain and snow from winter storms are filling the marshland, and tree frogs were croaking when I stepped out on the deck to take the above photo.

Soon there will be families of Mallard ducks and Canada goose plying these waters!

When the day promised more sunshine than showers, I drove out to Ledbetter Point National Wildlife Refuge near the northern tip of the Long Beach Peninsula, to walk the woodland trails. In assembling this post, I’m borrowing *Tina’s idea to include quotes. They express what I feel when I’m in nature better than anything I might conjure!

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“Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.” – E. O. Wilson

“Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.” – H. D. Thoreau

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“To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.” – Helen Keller

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Being in nature calms me, cleanses my spirit and fills me with renewed wonder.

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“Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.” – Sarah Kay

*https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Made by Humans ~

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Lindy Le Coq

When William Clark arrived at the shores of the Pacific Ocean, he carved a message on a living tree to establish United States precedence of discovery and occupation in what was then the Oregon Territory.

Clark’s Tree Sculpture

The bronze memorial sculpture, created by Stanley Wanlass, marks the westernmost and northernmost point of Lewis & Clark’s journey on the Pacific coast. It sits on a dune above the beach near The Breakers in Long Beach, WA – USA.

“William Clark. Nov. 19, 1805. By land from the U. States.”

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~ Cee’s FOTD ~ Purple Crocus ~

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Lindy Le Coq

On a rainy day, time for a bit of cheer.

From the archives!

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~ Wordless Wednesday ~ Valentine Dune Rune ~

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Lindy Le Coq

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~ Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #32: Shadows ~

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Lindy Le Coq

“The beginnings and ends of shadow lie between the light and darkness and may be infinitely diminished and infinitely increased. Shadow is the means by which bodies display their form. The forms of bodies could not be understood in detail but for shadow.” Leonardo da Vinci