Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #374: On the Move!

I love Transportation, in all its forms. It started with my summer job when I was in college, working in the Traffic Department (in charge of shipping and receiving) at the Ford Motor Company Seattle Parts Depot in south Seattle. I worked there three years in a row, and I loved learning about the modes …

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An Open Letter to the Poor, Benighted “voters” of Seattle and Western Washington

To the Voters of Western Washington: Congratulations on voting for the continuation of the destruction of the economy of the entire State of Washington. Yesterday, in an all-mail election, the very-smart, college-indoctrinated voters approved the following: The Election of Sideshow-Bob Ferguson as Governor. If you thought the last 12 years under Jay Inslee were difficult, …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #314: Shorelines

Living in the Pacific Northwest, we have lots of shorelines within a few minutes, or hours drive. And we have lakes and rivers, which also have shorelines, along with the oceans. The shoreline closest to me is along Silver Lake. This was early in the morning on my way to work. About 50% of the …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #275: Filling the Frame

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 …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #268: Tell us Why

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 …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #253: Fragments

Fragments are parts of things.  Sometimes, you can tell what the original thing was, just by looking at the fragment. These pieces of driftwood were once trees. These fragments, all in a row, tell you that once on this beach, there was a dock for boats to tie up.  This remnant is probably from the …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #250: Skyscapes/Cloudscapes

This week's topic is tailor-made for me.  On my computer, I have an album dedicated to photos of clouds.  Here in the Pacific Northwest, the sky is as apt to be covered with gray clouds all winter, and they are never the same one minute to the next.  But when Spring arrives and the gray …

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Sunday Stills: Dilapidated, desolate places and things

Maybe it's only me, but I seem to see a lot of news stories about bad things happening to people in cities recently.  Like the street crime in Chicago and New York City; homeless drug addicts attacking walkers on Venice Beach in California; and AntiFa attacking drivers stopped at traffic lights in Portland, Oregon. Aside …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #203: Local Vistas

We are truly blessed to live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.  We are surrounded by water and mountains on all sides.  In our small city of Everett, Silver Lake is just a mile from our home. Martha Lake is another couple of miles south of our house. To the west is Puget Sound, with its …

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Nautical Blue: Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge

This one was just too good to pass up.  Hubby and I have been on two cruises, where we saw many different aspects of the Pacific Ocean.  Nautical blue?  Of course! These are the Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Hawaii.  I had never seen the ocean that blue before. These are from our trip …

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