Here are some recent photos from around my area of Western Washington. In my own backyard Near my dentist’s office Silver Lake near my house The business park near where I work Also in the business park where I work. We had a very dry summer, so the trees dropped their leaves almost before they …
I think one of the original lessons I learned from the professional photographers who follow me (and who I follow) is to "home in" on your subject. That has taught me to look very closely at possible subjects, and try to eliminate extraneous details that might detract from the subject. My followers will know that …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #275: Filling the Frame
Asymmetry is pretty simple for me to find. I just step out the back sliding door, and I find my two small Japanese Maple trees. Both are studies in Asymmetry. The one that I planted first, just after I bought my house in the summer of 2000, is named "Fluffy" (by my husband). It was …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #274: Asymmetry
I just love watching out for funny or original signs, and they seem to be just about everywhere. In the 1980s, there was a popular TV series called Twin Peaks, that was filmed in the local town of North Bend, in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. The town takes full advantage of that little …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #272: Billboards and Signs
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
One of the great benefits of having a cell phone with a great camera, is that you always have it with you to capture those scenes that just show up without warning. Yesterday, as we were walking back to our car after the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra concert, we took a stroll through the Puget …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #270: On Display
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 …
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.
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