The Secret Weapon of Great Photos: Mastering the Background
Lens-Artists Challenge #304 – Behind This week’s Lens-Artists challenge is all about what happens behind the scenes. More specifically, Ritva asks us to think about how we compose our images by paying attention to what goes behind our subjects. She … Read More
Floral Friday with a Twist — Literally!
It is time for our monthly ICM photo challenge (ICMPC). This time, I decided that I would go for a camera rotation instead of a horizontal or vertical camera movement. I also chose to use a macro approach. That should … Read More
Witches and Wonders: A Renaissance Fairytale Adventure
Once upon a time, a mean snake charmer lived in a divided kingdom. His piercing eyes and stone heart spread fear around the entire kingdom. Worried residents would walk around and pray with the townspeople to bring evil to an … Read More
Find Your Zen: Connecting with Nature
Lens-Artists Challenge #303 – Connections For this week’s Lens-Artists challenge, Donna (of Wind Kisses) proposed a fascinating topic: Connections. In one section of her post, she wrote: Have you ever thought about how photography connects the world? Nobody sees the … Read More
Disney World’s Tree of Life: A 2002 Throwback Transformation
For this flashback Friday, I have decided to re-edit a couple of photos I captured at Disney World, Florida, in 2002. I captured these images almost exactly 22 years ago. Through software advancements in recent years, I was able to … Read More
The D-Day Legacy: 80 Years for Our Freedom
Celebrating and remembering the day that changed the world: June 6, 1944.Thank you to those who have served. “They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate.“Franklin D. Roosevelt
A Hike with a View: Illilouette Falls
Happy World Environment Day! Illilouette Falls can be reached via the Panorama Trail, one of the most iconic hikes in Yosemite NP. Several hiking guides list the Panorama Trail as a defining moment in hiking: a trail that will set … Read More
Skyline Drive
Davis Mountains State Park in West Texas is one of my favorite state parks. Something about the area moves me. The views are breathtaking, and the open spaces are wider than anywhere else in Texas. The skyline’s vast openness is … Read More
Pride in Nature
June is Pride Month. To celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and couple that with my love for nature, I decided to do this Pride in Nature post. It combines my passion for nature (e.g., wildlife and flowers) with the rainbow colors … Read More
How AI is Changing Photography: The Good, the Bad, and the Creative
Lens-Artists Challenge #302 – Artificial Intelligence and Photography Recently, the discussion about AI (artificial intelligence) use seems to be in every article about photography. There is no consensus on whether it’s a good or bad thing. However, the truth is … Read More