Garden Flowers in Our Home
For this floral Friday, I’m feeling nostalgic. When I was a child, one of the big hits in Brazil in 1974 was a song called “The Flowers in Our Home Garden” (“As Flores do Jardim da Nossa Casa”), performed by … Read More
For this floral Friday, I’m feeling nostalgic. When I was a child, one of the big hits in Brazil in 1974 was a song called “The Flowers in Our Home Garden” (“As Flores do Jardim da Nossa Casa”), performed by … Read More
With the turmoil the world is experiencing, it becomes tough not to be reminded every minute of the pain many people have been suffering in Ukraine and other parts of the world. One way or another, our lives are impacted … Read More
Lens-Artists Challenge #315 – Common Object We are so accustomed to seeing the world at eye level that we are bound to find new worlds whenever we shift our perspective. For example, when we use macro lenses to photograph what’s … Read More
“August is the month of the high-sailing hawks. The hen hawk is the most noticeable. He likes the haze and calm of these long, warm days. He is a bird of leisure and seems always at his ease. How beautiful … Read More
When life gives you jams, you go surfing. Of course, I am talking about traffic jams here. July was a hectic month for us. We were moving. I hardly had any time for photography. However, after seeing Kathleen’s sixth ICMPC, … Read More
While biking around the neighborhood Copperfield Nature Trail area this morning, I stopped for a short break. There was a bench near a small pond, and with the heat index already reaching 99ºF (37ºC) at 11 AM, I took advantage … Read More
In previous challenges, we have seen how vital composition is in photography. For example, we challenged you to show us images emphasizing symmetry and asymmetry, backlighting, and leading lines. I thought we would have fun looking at our photos or … Read More
Spiderworts symbolize immortality, optimism, and moral authority. Although its most common color is blue to purple, there are also pink, red, or white varieties. This post shows two types of Spiderworts: Ohio Spiderwort and False Dayflower (also known as Widow’s … Read More