The State of Washington is divided by the North-South Cascade Mountains, a line of "extinct" volcanoes. The scare-quotes are real (see 1980's eruption of Mount St. Helens). The climate (in more ways than one) of each half of the state is dramatically different. The Western half is known as the "wet" half, due to the …
My first set of contrasts this week is Desolate/Verdant. First is a photo taken right along my drive to and from work every day. There is a plot of land that is the most desolate, depressing place I can imagine. I have no idea who owns the land, or how it got this way, but …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #271: Contrasts
What is an edge? It divides two things, or two places, from each other. Sometimes, it can divide people from each other, too. Like the term "edgy", which has come to mean something that might be too vulgar, or modern, for some people. The "water's edge", or the beach, delineates the land from the water. …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #269: On the Edge
Sorry this is a week late, but I guess better late than never. As for the photos that are my favorites, I have exactly three which I think are my most memorable. Both were taken within a few feet of my front door. The first one is a picture I always come back to. It …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #268: Tell us Why
After a busy, stressful week at work (made more stressful than ever since my boss left the company this week), it is an absolute necessity to find something to recharge your internal soul-battery. When I am at home, my recharge area is my bedroom. I am making a dent in our mattress from sitting on …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #267: Recharge
How do you capture time? How do you even describe time? That's a brain-breaker indeed. One of my favorite things to photograph is the wake of a boat or a ship. The boat cleaves through the water, and always leaves behind evidence of its passing. If the boat is turning, it shows you where the …
It is so much fun, deciding which color photos to edit and make black-and-white. I have a black cat, so I decided to start with a picture of her. It's not easy to photograph a black cat, since all their features tend to disappear. What do you think? That's not a defect-on the left side …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #265: Black and White or Monochrome
I hope "better late than never" still applies, because I will be catching up on some previous weeks' challenges. I admit I have been neglecting my blog lately, since when I get home from a long day at work and commute, the last thing I want to do is sit at a desk. My first …
Continue reading Late! Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #264: Primary Colors
This is the view from the Jericho Tennis Club where Hubby is playing in a squash tournament this weekend. Smoky view, Vancouver BC And this is the view near Bellingham, Washington. Wildfires cause this. Ugh.
I'm sure everyone has heard about the wildfires on Maui, which totally destroyed the old town of Lahaina, and killed many people (the death toll keeps rising). But I'm betting that not so many have heard what really happened. The mainstream media, which I am coming to believe is a greater withholder of news that …
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