Happy New 2025! I hope the year that just ended fulfilled some of your cherished dreams and aspirations. May the new year be successful in all your endeavors! As I prepared this post with my favorite photos of 2024, I … Read More

Who said there is no drama in Texas fall foliage? When I saw that Inks Lake State Park was at peak time for fall colors, I drove there the next day. The park is only a little over an hour … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #328 – Winter John started this week’s challenge with a reminder that “winter will be upon those living in the northern hemisphere in only two weeks.” That sent chills up and down my body. I knew nothing about … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #327 – 5 Elements The Chinese Five Elements theory is a fundamental concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Sofia brings up these five elements in this week’s Lens-Artists challenge, asking us to look at “the elements that create … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #326 – This Made Me Smile “Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.”Thich Nhat Hanh Even three years after capturing the opening photo, I still smile when I see that mallard duck doing whatever it was … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #325 – Gratitude Today, let us swim wildly, joyously in gratitude.Rumi There is so much to be grateful for. When I saw Tina‘s Lens-Artists challenge, I was at a loss as to what I would share. I wanted … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #324: In the Details Patti’s latest idea for the Lens-Artists Challenge was to “get closer and closer to the subject, focusing on a particular detail(s).” Thanks for this great opportunity and idea, Patti. It allowed the “excuse” to … Read More

I recently found a YouTube video about renowned American photographer Robert Adams’s use of silence in photography. His deep connection to the concept of silence and the environment intrigued me. There is a lot of information about Robert Adams online. … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #322 – There Is a Crack in Everything “Death is pitch-dark, but colors are light.To be a painter, one must work with rays of light.“Edvard Munch In this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge, Ritva used Leonard Cohen’s saying, “Everything has … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #321 – Intentional Camera Movement I was excited when Anne (of Slow Shutter Speed) presented the theme for this week’s lens artists challenge. She wrote she had “never really attempted to do this except for the occasional image.” … Read More