Collage of five photographs: a gilded Baroque church interior, three turquoise and silver necklaces, a private yacht docked in Venice, the front grille of a Rolls-Royce, and an ornate palace ballroom with crystal chandeliers.

Lens-Artists Challenge #408: Over the Top

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At one point or another, we all come across things that simply don’t fit our personal definition of regular and common. We look, pause, and say, “Whoa, that is over the top!” A common definition of over the top includes … Read More

The Romanesque façade of the Sé Velha (Old Cathedral) in Coimbra, Portugal, under a dramatic sky of dark storm clouds breaking to blue, with colorful parade floats and crowds gathered in the square below.

Burning with Tradition

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Lens-Artists Challenge #407: Celebrations Around the World This week Patti hosts our Lens-Artists Challenge with Celebrations Around the World. In her post, she writes: “Show us joyful, solemn, traditional, or avant-garde festivals, parades, feasts, holidays… to name a few.” Although … Read More

View over the red-tiled rooftops of Congonhas, Minas Gerais, seen from the terrace of the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus, with green mountains under a bright, cloud-filled sky.

Aleijadinho’s Masterwork — A Pilgrimage to Congonhas

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Lens-Artists Challenge #405: Adventures Welcome back from the Lens-Artists short break! This week, Ann-Christine has asked us to share adventures we have experienced “from long ago or lately.” I wholeheartedly agree with her that “every day is an adventure.” Take … Read More

Wide-angle view of the ornate interior of Teatro José de Alencar in Fortaleza, Brazil, with rows of cane chairs, sweeping iron balconies, and a painted ceiling converging in perfect symmetry toward the proscenium arch stage.

Guided by the Frame: Compositional Tools in Fortaleza

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Lens-Artists Challenge #401: Focus on the Subject with These Essential Tips A photograph is more than the sum of its subject. The best images are built and constructed with intention before the shutter is ever pressed. As my followers are … Read More

Age Before Beauty? In Lisbon, You Get Both.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #386: The Power of Juxtaposition Portugal is a place where time doesn’t move in a straight line; it stacks and juxtaposes. In the streets of Lisbon and along the Tagus’s riverbanks, the 16th century doesn’t just haunt the … Read More

The Texas State Capitol

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Lens-Artists Challenge #383:Looking Back to #174 – Shapes and Designs This week, we revisit the Lens-Artists Challenge #174: Shapes and Designs. The original entry was written by Patti. In our Looking Back series, Tina revisits the challenge. Please make sure to … Read More

A Small Town Christmas

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Lens-Artists Challenge #377: Holiday Fun After unplugging for five days in the Hill Country, where I experienced a little of the fall foliage in Texas, I am back to find Ann-Christine’s tremendous challenge for this week: Holiday Fun. Please take … Read More

Monasterio de Santa Catalina

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Built in 1579, the Monastery of St. Catherine is a Dominican nunnery of the Second Order, located just a few blocks from the central plaza in Arequipa, Peru. Once you enter the monastery, its vivid colors (deep blues and striking … Read More

Spotting the Unseen

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Lens-Artists Challenge #371: Street Details Sometimes, in unexpected places, we find things that grab our attention. The featured photo was captured in São Paulo’s largest urban park, Ibirapuera (approximately 390 acres in size). Seeing a Snowy egret (Egretta thula) cohabitating … Read More

Entry gate at damn spill with fall colors

Fall Foliage at Red Bud Isle

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Lens-Artists Challenge #368: Looking Back to Lens-Artists Challenge #106: Autumn Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are beginning to experience the beauty that fall colors bring. However, if you live in Texas, the colors are barely there. There are … Read More

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