Tag Archives: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge

~ 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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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #277: Unique ~

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

As I began looking through my archives for photos that would match Amy’s challenge this week, the weather forecast for SW Washington warned of another Atmospheric River on its way. By Monday evening the rain started and it has continued … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #277: Empty Spaces ~

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Here we go into the wild blue yonder of Empty Spaces in photography. Patty does an exceptional job explaining what empty space adds to our photos, and provides wonderful examples on her Pilotfish blog, Empty Spaces . At sundown on … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #276: Looking Up, Looking Down ~

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Welcome to James Brown of JazziBee blog, the Lens-Artists guest host this week. He challenges us to look at our subjects from a variety of angles, in particular; “the extremes of Looking Up, and Looking Down, to show the effects … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #275: Filling the Frame ~

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

There are many ways to fill the frame when taking photos, and Anne of Slow Shutter Speed, offers a master-class in her Lens-Artists challenge this week. In addition to getting up-close to subjects (physically or with a telephoto lens), the … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #274: Asymmetry ~

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

Donna leads this week inviting us to delve into the other side of symmetry in our photography. Asymmetry is not the opposite of symmetry, instead it is “two differing sides that balance each other out.” In her post, Donna provides … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge # 272: Symmetry ~

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Sylvie invites us to feature photos of symmetry. On a beautiful sunny day walking along Long Beach as waves crested and swept in, I saw them as symmetrical lines in motion. Then I read John RH’s first post … Continue reading →

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~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge#272: Billboards and Signs ~

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Lindy Le Coq

This week, John Steiner swings the door wide open for us to showcase signs and billboards we have noticed and photographed on our travels. In rural Pacific County, Washington USA, signs are often old, usually brief and always to the … Continue reading →

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