This is the question posed by Tina from Travels and Trifles this week. We are all familiar with the famous story by Aesop from our childhood. The moral of the story is “living a simple and ha…| Travels with Ali
When I think about the ocean, I can’t help but feel a rush of emotions. It’s this vast expanse that holds so many mysteries and beauty, evoking awe and humility in me. The ocean feels like this incredible force—both calming and powerful at the same time. There’s something magical about standing by the shore, where […]| Ritva Sillanmäki Photography
We welcome Joanne Mason (Joanne Mason Photography) as our guest host this week! Her challenge is this – and I think it will give us all some ideas of what to go for or to relish stories and pictures from others. Everyone should see this…can mean many different things. I have chosen places I have … Fortsätt läsa Lens Artists Challenge #367 – Everyone Should See This| Leya
“Often times we see something that inspires us. We think – “Oh! I wish others could see this!” It might be a place, a thing, people maybe, that you think everyone should see.” Those are the words Joanne Mason used … Read More| Through Brazilian Eyes
Lens-Artists Challenge #366: City Mouse/Country Mouse San Juan Mountains This week’s challenge prompted me to take a good inventory of whether I’m a city mouse or a country mouse. If yo…| Through Brazilian Eyes
Explore the bittersweet longing for love, travel, and summer in this heartfelt article inspired by Egidio's Lens-Artists Challenge.| P.A. Moed
As the peak of Shiehallion slowly emerges from the clouds, we are so grateful we were able to climb two-thirds of her eastern slope twice this Summer after climbing it many times before in my imagination. Wishing you all a blessed Sunday and a peaceful new week, with love from Xenia xxx Photographs by Xenia … Continue reading "Silent Sunday: Our Friend the Mountain"| Tranature
This week, Egídio at Lens-Artists invites us to explore the concept of saudade, a Portuguese word most often translated as longing. We long for peace in the world and to head out with our backpack to the natural places that symbolise peace for us. These seem to be the places where Bria leads the way, … Continue reading "Peace in Our Heart"| Tranature
City Mouse thought the Badlands were a band. Country Mouse knew better. North Dakota’s got layers—geological and otherwise. This week, Tina challenges us with a fable about two mice, one from the city and one from the country. She writes, “If you’re unfamiliar with the story, its moral is that no matter how appealing someone […]| Journeys with Johnbo
Are you a town mouse or a country mouse? Personally I choose the bustle and activity of city life over that in the country, although I can see the benefits that the latter offers. A bit of peace and quiet would be welcome sometimes, I admit. The post Gallery: town versus country appeared first on Travel with me.| Travel with me
There are some places that stay with you forever, whether you spend just a few hours there or many days. Places that almost haunt you. Places you long to return to some day. Sometimes you fulfil that longing and return, maybe often. And sometimes you never go back, but never forget. The post Gallery: Paris stays with me appeared first on Travel with me.| Travel with me
Tina asks us to post on the classic Aesop fable ”City Mouse/Country Mouse”. If you’re unfamiliar with the story, its moral is that no matter how appealing someone else’s life may seem, there really is no place like home. (That is what Dorothy, in The Wizard of Oz, famously said too) I love visiting interesting … Fortsätt läsa Lens-Artists Challenge #…- Country Mouse/ City Mouse| Leya
Last week, Egídio invited us to share what we long for, inspired by the Portuguese word, Saudade. There could only be one direction for me to take, heading south to my home country, my anchor and my source of permanent state of longing. And yet, this week when Tina’s theme is based on Aesop’s Town […]| photographias
Yikes, there’s a mouse in the house! No, not really, but we did have “super rat” once when we lived in Antelope. But you don’t want to hear that story. This blog post is not about mice, but about Sacramento City and our neighboring countryside. Actually it takes me about the same time to get…| Slow Shutter Speed
After reading Egidio’s post and his challenge this week, I thought heavily on what I’m longing for. Health, wealth, increased life expectancy. Yes, really deep subjects. Then I got real. What am I truly longing for. I had the ride in the small 2-seater airplane, but I didn’t take to the sky in a balloon.…| Slow Shutter Speed
Oh boy, I’m so glad Ritva’s challenge is a quiet moment and not more than a moment! I left that joy behind when I was raising three boys and numerous dogs. I have since found solitude a…| Slow Shutter Speed
Waterfalls and fountains are featured this week for the Sunday Stills Photo Challenge. Please visit to also read about the geysers of Yellowstone National Park.| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
Check out what yellows and orange colors I saw in Yellowstone National Park!| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
Checking out the show in Yellowstone National Park!| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
Lens-Artists Challenge #364: Quiet Moment “Where is your serene sanctuary? Is it the warm comfort of sipping your morning coffee as the world gently comes to life around you? Perhaps it’s the peaceful moments spent doing yoga by yourself.” That … Read More| Through Brazilian Eyes
Lens-Artists Challenge #363: Virtual Scavenger Hunt Full-Throttle Scavenger Hunt Nothing like returning from vacation and hitting the ground running — or racing. Anne’s Lens-Artists cha…| Through Brazilian Eyes
The trends on social media are changing quite fast. We begin our day with suggestions and it ends with some kind of suggestions. Who knows if our dreams are also following these suggestions. After …| mazeepuran (माझे e-पुराण)
Join me on a journey to discover peaceful moments in unexpected places, inspired by this week's Lens-Artists challenge. Reflect and share!| P.A. Moed
For Anne’s Virtual Scavenger Hunt – It’s been some time since I last created a post for Len’s artist challenge. This theme made me check my recent hard drive and Voilà Brussels didn’t disappoint me virtually or otherwise. Somehow it was the first folder and I didn’t scroll further 😊 Something rectangular: The 38-storey Belfius … Continue reading Let’s take a stroll in Brussels| mazeepuran (माझे e-पुराण)
This week, Ritva hosts the Lens-Artists Challenge. She writes, “This challenge invites you to hit the pause button. It’s like giving your inner self a little nudge to relax and savor each moment. By slowing down, you become aware of the beauty in the details—the gentle swaying of the leaves, the captivating dance of light […]| Journeys with Johnbo
Something with a camera This week, Anne hosts a unique challenge asking, “How many of you venture out for our weekly photo challenges? Or do you hunt through your archives? Me, I usually rumm…| Journeys with Johnbo
Shiehallion| Tranature
Ritva wants us to share a quiet moment. ”Where is your serene sanctuary?”, she asks. Is it the warm comfort of sipping your morning coffee or tea – alone in the silence? Or, maybe…| Leya
How many of you venture out for our weekly photo challenges? Or do you hunt through your archives? Me, I usually rummage through my archives. I will admit, it’s fun, bringing back great memories. And having a reason to do that search is even better. So, this week, I challenge you to a virtual scavenger…| Slow Shutter Speed
Another confession, which I seem to do often with LAPC, I’m not good at sports and never have been. Pro sports has become a business. Players are traded back and forth. Teams move. Fans have …| Slow Shutter Speed
What is your favorite tree?| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
Doors to Summer Fun!| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
This week for the Lens-Artist Challenge, Anne @ Slow Shutter Speed has asked us to go on a scavenger hunt for photos dealing with the topics she has suggested. Check out her website for all the details. Our aim was to find between five and ten, no more than ten. With such diversity, it was … Continue reading "~ Scavenger Hunt, a deep dive into the Archives ~"| Travels with Ali
A summer night at the ball game. For this week’s challenge, our host, Beth, writes, “This week I am challenging you to feature sports activities. Show us your favorite sports, teams, at…| Journeys with Johnbo
Lens-Artists Challenge #362: Sports, Sporting Events and Fun Games My eyes could not believe it when I saw this week’s challenge. Beth (of Wandering Dawgs) picked Sports, Sporting Events, and Fun Games. Check out her post and photos to see … Read More| Through Brazilian Eyes
Lens-Artists Challenge #361: Looking Back to #20: Doors Serra do Pilar Monastery The Serra do Pilar Monastery, located in Vila Nova de Gaia (across from the city of Porto), Portugal, is full o…| Through Brazilian Eyes
An eight-ton underground blast door leads to the Launch Control Center. This week, Sofia hosts a challenge in one of our Looking Back series. She chose an early challenge, #20 – Doors. She wr…| Journeys with Johnbo
My first go at the Lens-Artists challenge was in the Summer of 2019, and in September 2021 I was guest host. The following year I was surprisingly invited to be a member of this wonderful team. For…| photographias
What colors do you associate with the month of August? Check out light browns and peach colors.| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
Road Trip yields photographic elements and adventure.| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
The Lens Artist Challenge this week is brought to us by Johnbo @ Journeys with Johnbo. He’s explained it well and we’re looking for photos that feature compositional elements like lines…| Travels with Ali
Every trip into the wild is a learning experience for me. There are so many new species, so many new experiences. But one hard earned lesson is not to ignore common species like this Oriental turtl…| Don't hold your breath
Woods is a strange word for me, as when you see a title like Into the Woods it doesn’t have the same meaning in Australia, as we don’t really have woods. Technically not true, but what …| LEANNE COLE
It’s amazing how we learn. In past posts I’ve said that I learn by doing and photo composition is no different, but there’s always something new to learn. Now John is giving us a lesson on the use of lines, patterns and color in photography. Not taking any photography classes, I learned by experience and…| Slow Shutter Speed
Southern California has a lot of gorgeous beaches and parks in the quiet hours of the morning…| Peaceful at Dawn
I have kind of fallen into what has turned into an extended, self directed artist’s retreat. Originally I came out here for a wedding, but there was a house sit available and somehow, magically, th…| follow your nose
Mischievous Monkeys – Wait for the Moment “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi This week it’s my turn to take the Lens-Artists hel…| Travels and Trifles
Forest Primeval, California Redwoods “The redwoods, once seen, leave a mark or create a vision that stays with you always…They are ambassadors from another time.” John Steinbeck T…| Travels and Trifles
The Many Forms of Art “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” Thomas Merton This week Ann-Christine introduces the Lens-Artists’ “Looking Back” con…| Travels and Trifles
Sharing some of my favorite stormy photos for this week's LAPC.| Peaceful at Dawn
What do you do when you’re getting ready to leave your home? You look in the mirror. We look to see the image we are reflecting. Reflections are formed when light bounces off a surface, creating a …| Slow Shutter Speed
I am very excited and honored to present my first challenge as a member of the Lens-Artists team. This week I’m challenging you to show us your stormy images. Think about stormy weather, stor…| Wandering Dawgs
Faces Only A Mother Could Love! This week our challenge, The First Thing I Thought Of (when I saw this) is sure to bring some wonderfully creative responses. However, before I begin we have two imp…| Travels and Trifles
Hi everyone. When we were in Portugal I had a bad fall and I ended up breaking both my wrists. Needless to say, I can’t communicate very much. but I wanted to let you all know that I will be…| P.A. Moed
Lets enjoy the various shades of green for the Sunday Stills Monthly color challenge!| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
Anne is our lovely guide this week, and she really made me think…a long time before deciding. Let’s begin with the beginning…My grandmother is the person I owe maybe most of my in…| Leya
Old 353 For my first challenge of the year, it’s time for you to pick a challenge topic. I call this challenge “Pick a Word.” You must choose a word that fits your topic and selec…| Journeys with Johnbo
This week, you have the opportunity to capture the essence and personality of your subjects. Whether you choose to ask a stranger, do a self-portrait, take the portrait of a friend, family member, …| Ritva Sillanmäki Photography
Getting Fresh and Being Bold!| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
…the challenge is to use only ONE picture. One that you find important, meaningful to you, maybe sending a message – and then explain why you picked just that picture. ~ Ann-Christine O…| P.A. Moed
What’s the color doing to the black and white photograph, or is the black and white better because it is more graphically powerful? ~Joel Meyerowitz, A Question of Color A few weeks ago, I visited a photography exhibit featuring the work of Joel Meyerowitz, an internationally-acclaimed street artist. Pairs of his photos–nearly identical–were set next to each other. One image was […]| P.A. Moed
If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much. ~Mark Twain Cats AND dogs is Tina’s challenge th…| P.A. Moed
After a long time away, please allow me to join this one prompt from Ritva, because I have just the one fitting photo from my recent morning walk~ Every Sunday morning, in the heart of the city, a 5km section of road is dedicated for the weekly car free day event. Large amount of people […]| Days of Dreams and Whims
You don’t have to compose a masterpiece every time, but I think the challenge of art is always searching for something different, searching for a new sensitivity, a new perspective, a new vision. ~Ludovico Einaudi Ritva has set a great challenge for us this week. She asks us to try a new perspective and shoot from above. I’ve shamelessly “adopted” […]| P.A. Moed
In the depths of winter, I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer. Albert Camus So many challenges in life test our resilience. That’s true for all of us. For Anne’s thoug…| P.A. Moed
Join me for the Sunday Stills monthly color challenge, where we explore WHITE.| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
Foggy Morning, Kiawah Island “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.” Brad Paisley As has become our custom, we are asking our followers to select their …| Travels and Trifles
My favorite thing is to go where I’ve never been. ~ Diane Arbus Welcome back! Some of you are still in the midst of the holidays and others are finished with them. In any case, I hope that yo…| P.A. Moed
As the year winds down, many of us look ahead to the new year. We make commitments to ourselves and others to weigh less, exercise more, spend more time with loved ones and less time worrying….and so on. I’m not a fan of making new year’s resolutions because my success rate is abysmal. Instead, I assess the high and low […]| P.A. Moed
This is an opportunity to show those photos that didn’t quite make it into a post this year. Some will be reserved for a different kind of post or photo challenge – or in my case Saturd…| Cornwall in Colours
I love color. Lots of color. The more color, the better, and that can often be reflected in my photography. In my opinion, there’s no such thing as too much color, but every now and then, I find myself drawn to Black & White photography. Perhaps I was in a monochromatic mood while editing these […]| Live Laugh RV
I see that the path of progress has never taken a straight line, but has always been a zigzag course amid the conflicting forces of right and wrong, truth and error, justice and injustice, cruelty …| P.A. Moed
Lava Hot Springs shows several photographs of this facility in southeastern Idaho. Description of the pools, admission fees, etc.| bend branches
Leanne Cole, our guest-host for this week’s photo challenge, invites us to feature Tourist Attractions. She isn’t asking for the standard postcard view however. “What the normal t…| Lindy Low LeCoq
Egídio introduces another technique to compose compelling photographs – two rectangles. “Having two dominant rectangular areas in an image, gives balance, harmony, and unity to a compos…| Lindy Low LeCoq
It’s simple. The connections we make to people, places, things and ideas, are what give purpose and meaning to our lives. Kusadusi, Turkey Let’s photograph connections this week. Are yo…| Wind Kisses
My morning walks in the park are more than exercise, it’s my way of communing with nature. Each step is deliberate and purposeful. I take in the sights and sounds. This is my church. The sun begins to rise, casting a warm glow upon the freshly watered grass. I’m not alone. I never am. Even […]| Live Laugh RV
Ann-Christine led the week with Circular Wonders in this lovely post: As soon as I read the post I kept thinking about the domes in the Islamic Art Museum Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, which I wrote about in my older post. Here are some photos re-edited: Still in Kuala Lumpur, from Sri Maha Mariamman Temple: […]| Days of Dreams and Whims
For this challenge, John mentioned to focus on these four: Shape, Form, Texture, and Light. Check out John’s original post here: First photo’s focus is Shape. These flat humanoid shapes were installed at a little distance in front of one wall, creating a crowd of them along with the reflections on the ceiling and on […]| Days of Dreams and Whims
Lens-Artists Challenge #288 – Window Shopping For #288 Ritva led the challenge with “Window Shopping”. Somehow it wasn’t something I took photos of consciously, so after digging through some years of gallery, I found a few photos, although most of them were showcasing their goods in front of the shop instead of from behind the […]| Days of Dreams and Whims