This week's theme is Macro/micro photography, and perhaps these photos don't qualify, but they were taken this afternoon, with my iPhone XR camera. Once again, we went on an excursion to Uwajimaya, our excellent local Asian grocery store. I am always fascinated by their wide assortment of exotic fruits and vegetables, and I just took …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #130: It’s a small world
Since I consider 2020 to have been the worst year in my 71-year life, let's get the bad stuff out of the way first. In 2020, we underwent the worst government-imposed denial of individual liberty in living memory, when our state governments locked down entire states, preventing millions of citizens from earning their livings, and …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #129: Favorite images of 2020
I've had a pretty long life, at age 71. I've been through two marriages, multiple careers, dozens of jobs, many layoffs, a fair amount of therapy, and years of education. This year, the Plague Year, has had its share of precious moments, especially, for me, those moments when I chose to defy the first actual …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #127: Precious Moments
This week's challenge turns out to be more difficult than I had anticipated. I had lots of subjects in mind, but then thought a little harder. With all the very upsetting things happening in our Nation this year, I have decided that, for me, the most important "A" subject must be, America. At age 71, …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #126: Alphabet, Subjects beginning with the Letter “A”
As long as I get to pick my subjects, I will post some of what I consider to be the best photos I have taken for this blog. Most have been spur-of-the-moment captures that just said "take my picture". This picture of the LaConner Marina just says "tranquillity" to me, and I remember thinking that …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #125: You Pick It
This was last week's challenge, and I couldn't think of anything, certainly not related to the pandemic. This post has zero to say about that-I have spoken at length here anyway. So, here are a couple of "now and then" photos from my back yard. Then: Japanese Maple tree in full fall red foliage. Now: …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #124: Now and Then
I wondered what to do for Milestone Post Number 800 on my blog, and shortly thereafter was presented with the perfect answer! Now, my readers know that I live in the Pacific Northwest, Everett, Washington to be exact. Our immediate neighborhood is nothing unusual-just a pretty normal subdivision. However, our yard is not like the …
I have always been an individual optimist. When I was is psychology graduate school, I read in one of my textbooks a phrase which has carried me through many trials and tribulations in life. A famous psychologist said: When things look bad, and getting worse, "The world will not come to an end if..." should …
Continue reading Lens Artists Photo challenge #122: The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow
It turns out that one of my favorite Subjects for picture-taking is my black cat, Kikyo. She follows me everywhere around the house, so I can take her picture in all sorts of situations. However, isn't it true that it is very tricky to photograph a black cat (see what I did there? Happy Halloween!)? …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #121-Focus on the Subject
I'm not a professional photographer, and I've never been to exotic foreign lands. But I am an amateur bird-watcher, starting in my own backyard. I am often to be found in our kitchen, peering out the sliding glass door, watching to see who shows up at our two bird-feeders (one seed feeder and a suet-feeder). …
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