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Lens Artist Challenge – Mood

May 7, 2023

This week Sofia challenges us to find photos around the theme of mood. She has some great photos for the challenge and so do others! Do check them out if you get a chance. Here are some that I found. Evoking a sense of calm with the nearly still water. One more with a completely … More Lens Artist Challenge – Mood

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Nature Photo Challenge – Yellow

May 5, 2023

Oh, I’m liking this week’s theme! Denzil has asked us to find photos of yellow in nature and I have a lot of those! If you’d like to enter this challenge or to view other entries, click here. Here are some that I found. Below are goldenrod, day lily, arugula blossoms, cucumber blossom, yellow primrose, … More Nature Photo Challenge – Yellow

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Lens Artist challenge – backlit

April 30, 2023

I always think I won’t find any photos for a particular challenge and this one was no different. However, after perusing others’ posts and finding inspiration among them, I’m happy to say I found many! So many that I had to stop looking and post my version of the challenge. This week’s challenge comes from … More Lens Artist challenge – backlit

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Lens Artist Challenge – Still Life

April 23, 2023

Like so many others have said, this is not something I focus on. But after viewing some other posts I’ve dug into my archives and found some that I think fits this theme. Check out Patti’s post if you’d like to join or just to peruse other entries. First up from the Minnesota State Fair. … More Lens Artist Challenge – Still Life

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Nature Photo Challenge – Long-legged birds

April 20, 2023

This week’s challenge really suits me because I have many photos of long-legged birds! Mostly great blue herons and egrets that I see around my neighborhood when I take my nearly daily walks. I also managed to catch a great blue heron in flight and two egrets in flight and am including those videos below. … More Nature Photo Challenge – Long-legged birds

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Lens-Artist Photo Challenge – Spring

March 19, 2023

As most people know, I live in the frozen tundra of the twin cities. As such you might also know that even though the calendar might say it’s spring this week, you sure cannot tell when you look out the window. We had a record-breaking amount of snow this season and, well, it’s still everywhere! … More Lens-Artist Photo Challenge – Spring

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Nature Photo Challenge: Pink

March 9, 2023

I’m entering another photo challenge and this time it’s Denzil’s weekly challenge and the theme is Pink. He’s in Belgium with gloomy weather and he thought a bit of pink would cheer us up. I’m in Minnesota with gloomy weather and I hope this cheers me up. I found a lot of pink in nature. … More Nature Photo Challenge: Pink

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