I just love patterns, both in nature and man-made. I'll often photograph a chair with an interesting upholstery pattern, or even a piece of furniture, like the bench below. I spotted this on a walk through downtown Bellevue, Washington last week. It's remarkable how you can actually bend slices of wood into undulations not normally …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #296: Abstract
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
For me, finding peaceful places always seems to include water. Maybe it's because I grew up surrounded by bodies of water in the Seattle area. Wherever we travel, we like to check out local lakes and rivers. And when we are on a cruise ship, my favorite activity is sitting out on our stateroom balcony, …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #239: Finding Peace
I'm always on the lookout for patterns in the natural, and man-made world around me. And I am always thankful for my trusty iPhone 13 Pro which is always with me to capture intriguing patterns, since you can never know when something will catch the eye. Yesterday afternoon, I had a bit of shopping to …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #229: Perfect Patterns
Thinking back on the past three years, it occurs to me that we have pretty much stayed out of big cities, both at home and on vacations. In the last three years of Covid madness, I have only been to Seattle once, for a private concert at the new Center for Chamber Music, which Hubby …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #216: Urban Environments
I live in Western Washington, basically surrounded by water on every side. Silver Lake is our local watery spot. I really wish there were a walking path all the way around, but much of the lake shore is in private hands, so the path only goes around the east and north sides of the lake. …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #187: Water, Water, Everywhere
Sea days were lecture days on the Hillsdale Cruise, and the first two helped get us into the standard daily routine of morning lectures, lunch, afternoon lecture, and free time. Monday the 16th of July introduced us to the lecture hall, known aboard ship as the Galaxy Lounge. Here we all are that first morning …
Continue reading Vacation Travelogue-Hillsdale Cruise to Hawaii-Days Two and Three
A couple of miles south of my house, next to a Les Schwab Tire Center, is a small wetland, populated by mostly dead trees. I have always wondered what that piece of property started out as, and how it got to be the way it is now. Last week, I took my camera and got …
Continue reading Strange Beauty-Twisted, yet Supporting Life
I practically live surrounded by water. Last week I shared a picture of the lake just south of my house. Puget Sound is just a few miles to the west, and Lake Washington is to the East and South. Back in 2016, we went on a cruise to Alaska, and I posted numerous photos of …
This is a fountain in downtown Kirkland, Washington. It is just mesmerizing, watching the water. Very simple, no frills.
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