Some of my favorite photos
I have been known to chase dragonflies around the yard, waiting for them to settle on a spot so I can photograph them. Here are 3 photos of these insects that settled long enough for a decent snap.
If you would like to join these challenges – you can find the info here – https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2022/06/25/lens-artists-challenge-205-the-eyes-have-it/
This week Anne of Slow Shutter Speed is hosting the challenge that has us looking locally. The majority of photos that I take are within 60 miles of home. I am a self described backyard photographer. Since we live on the coast, much of what we see and do revolves around water, marshes and swamps.
However I think I will start with the hospital in our closest city, Norfolk, VA where I worked in the clinical laboratory and health care education for many years.
Also in this area is the oldest Catholic church which I attended as a child.
The waterways including the Intracoastal Waterway allow for lots of boating and fishing
Lastly I will leave you with photos of our beautiful beaches
I hope you enjoyed our little corner of the world.
This week, Cee invites us to share photos of abandoned buildings or barns. The first one is from a hiking trail on Skyline Drive in Virginia. It has definitely seen better days.
The second building is a favorite of mine that I have shared previously and is known as the Superintendent’s House located on the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail. Click here for a little background if interested.
This week Sophia is hosting the challenge. The challenge is called Minimalism/Maximalism. It could also be Simplicity/Complexity or Sparce/Full.
This field of yellow flowers caught my eye. I would call this a maximalism photo although it could be considered simple since it is of one subject.
Moving in closer, there is more detail and less distraction in the photo
Even closer, allows for those little surprises
The following mockingbird photos show the min/max examples. I would call this a maximalism photo because the birds are not isolated – however it tells a story. The bottom bird has a little morsel in it’s beak and the top bird is eyeing as if to say “are you going to share that”?
The next one is more of a minimalist bird photo
Cropping can often give a busy photo a more minimalist or less busy look. I tend to use cropping quite a bit. Sometimes I will shoot a photo with the intention to crop and other times – the lens that I have doesn’t have the reach needed. These bluebird photos demonstrate this example.
Thanks Sophia for hosting this week’s challenge. Great topic!!
This week’s madness challenge is macro photography. I have 3 words for my photo:
BEST BAND EVER!!!
(in my opinion if course 🙂
This week’s challenge is joints or connecting points. The photo below is the Bridge of Lions taken in St. Augustine, Florida. It was built in the mid-1920s as a way for automobiles to travel from St. Augustine on the mainland to Anastasia Island, where significant development was just getting underway.
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