Tag Archives: Lens-Artists

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #297: Music to My Eyes ~

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Egídio asks us to pair music and photography this week in a unique and exciting challenge. At one time in my life I was the singer in a Jazz Trio, so as I contemplated this post, jazz standards and Bossa … Continue reading →

Posted in Lens-Artists, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, music, nature, nature photography, outdoors, pacific northwest, photography, travel, trees, weekly photo challenge | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #296: Abstracts ~

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

This week Ritva invites us to “break the normal rules of realism” and play with abstract photography. Such a wonderful way to stretch imagery from the concrete to the conceptual. Nature provides many opportunities to capture abstract impressions. Lively colors … Continue reading →

Posted in A Photo a Week, Lens-Artists, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, mycology/mushrooms/fungi, nature, nature photography, outdoors, pacific northwest, photography, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #294: Before and After ~

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

John Steiner encourages us to pull out the stops and do what we think needs to be done to improve our original images this week. Rarely do I have an original that isn’t made better by a bit of cropping, … Continue reading →

Posted in Lens-Artists, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, nature, nature photography, outdoors, pacific northwest, pacific ocean, photography, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #292: People Here, There & Everywhere ~

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Tina invites us to “share images of the people we’ve captured along the way.” I’m starting with a fellow dog-lover who frequents the same dog park where I take Max and Daisy for our daily romps when we’re in Vancouver; … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, Lens-Artists, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, music, Musical Instruments, nature, nature photography, outdoors, pacific northwest, pacific ocean, photography, weekly photo challenge | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #291: Cityscapes ~

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

For this week’s LAPC, Patti invites us to showcase cities; “large and small, near and far.” The last time this kind of challenge was offered I presented photos of the tiny historic town of Oysterville, Washington on the Long Beach … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, Art, Lens-Artists, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, photography, travel | Tagged , , , , , , | 20 Comments

~ 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 →

Posted in antiques, Art, Automobiles, Lens-Artists, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, mycology/mushrooms/fungi, nature, nature photography, outdoors, pacific northwest, photography, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

~ 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 →

Posted in Lens-Artists, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, outdoors, pacific northwest, photography, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

~ 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 →

Posted in Beagles, Birding, birds, Lens-Artists, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, Musical Instruments, nature, nature photography, ornithology, outdoors, pacific northwest, pacific ocean, photography, travel, weekly photo challenge | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

~ 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 →

Posted in birds, Lens-Artists, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, nature, nature photography, outdoors, pacific northwest, pacific ocean, photography, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

~ Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #285: Warm Colors ~

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Lindy Le Coq

Color has a powerful influence upon the mood in many different kinds of circumstances. For this week’s challenge Egídio, invites us to explore warm colors. Nature abounds with color and blesses us with many opportunities to rejoice in their splendor. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, flowers, Lens-Artists, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, nature, nature photography, outdoors, pacific northwest, photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments