Lens-Artists Challenge #385: Unusual Crop Photography rules can help create a balanced photo. However, the old saying that rules are written to be broken should be kept in mind if a photographer wants to blur the lines and show creativity. … Read More

Whereas time is measured in seconds, water measures time in flow. With this triptych, I bring you three instances of water flow: momentum, impact, and resolution. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that … Read More

Let’s talk about rejection this week. Don’t panic! I mean rejected photos, of course. With the low cost of cloud storage and external drives, I rarely delete an image, even if it’s blurry or has a less-than-ideal composition. Furthermore, I … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #374: On the Move! Being so close to the Austin metro area, the Lower Colorado River Authority’s (LCRA) Lake Bastrop South Shore is a hidden gem. Many people confuse it with the more popular Bastrop State Park. The … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #358: Live and Learn You have probably heard someone say that Latin people are hot-tempered. Well, I will not endeavor to change or confirm your beliefs. However, I do find that being hot-tempered and impatient can go hand … Read More

In May 2025, I briefly mentioned the Japanese expression shinrin-yoku in a post about national forests. Shinrin-yoku is a concept that was developed in Japan in the 1980s as a form of natural therapy and stress relief. In English, it … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #355: Looking Back to #42 – Creativity This week, the Lens-Artists Team begins a recurring theme that we call Looking Back. In brief, we revisit a previous theme with new photos. This allows our viewers to revisit that … Read More

On February 1, 2023, the city of Austin was hit again with a powerful ice storm. It was not as severe as the February 2021 Snowmaggedon, but the ice accumulation caused significant damage throughout the city. In our old home, … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #350: Zooming The featured image is one of the first images I captured using the zooming ICM technique. That was back in 2022. I really enjoyed the results I obtained. From time to time, it’s fun to get … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #339 – Life’s Changes Whenever someone asked me what I would do after retirement, my answer included several things except spending hours enjoying photography. Enter this week’s lens-artists challenge. Anne shows us how much her life has changed … Read More