I have always been fascinated by architecture, as a demonstration of man's capacity to create structures of beauty. Cultures all over the world erect buildings that reflect their varying cultural traditions. Aside from cultural traditions, architectural details show the artistic period when the building was built. One day, I took my camera and went to …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #251: Beauty in the Buildings
In my travels around my city, my state, and other states, I keep my eyes open for interesting "public art". These days, you find public art in some of the strangest places! Like the transformer boxes you find outside buildings, apartment complexes, and along roads. New painted boxes are popping up daily, it seems. And …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #249: Art in Public Spaces
There is a place not too far from where I live, which immediately conveyed a mood. It is a large parcel of land that, at some time in its history, was flooded. The entire parcel is still mostly under the water, and is filled with dead trees. This place says "desolation" and "despair" to me. …
April Fools! April 1 is the day of the year for playing pranks. Or maybe finding things in real life that just look like pranks. I got such a kick out of this "pranky" sign in front of a business in Wyoming! I can just hear it now. "Honey, I crashed the truck". "You did …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #243: It’s Tricky
Yes, I have become a frequent Twit, spending way too much time on the site. There is actually a fair bit of breaking news to be found on Twitter, and a lot of great humor. Anyone who lived through the 1970s will remember the TV show, All in the Family, with curmudgeon Archie Bunker in …
I just love what I can do with the photos I take with my iPhone 13 Pro's cameras. It's with me wherever I go, so I'm always ready to spot unexpected photo ops. And post-production on my Mac is really easy, too. Reflections and shadows have always been some of my favorite subjects, and I …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #235: Shadows & Reflections in Monochrome
Taken at a vacant piece of land, not too far from my home. I wonder what caused this place to be so desolate. Hardin, Montana. Here's the Link to Terri's original post.
It's that time of year again, for those with cats to put up their tree, while simultaneously trying to find ways to keep the cat (s) from tearing everything down. Different families come up with different ways to do that. We don't have a tree, so we don't have to worry about Kikyo tearing everything …
With 2022 coming to an end, I guess it's time to look back at what we captured on the digital equivalent of film. With the vast majority of my photos taken with my always-ready iPhone 13 Pro, that's a lot of photos! I'm going to start in the very near past, and work backwards. Today, …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #230: Last chance for 2022
And this is what I found outside the door. Those are some pretty big books! Classics that everyone should read.
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