Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #169: The Ordinary


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #169, I.J Khanewala is guest-hosting and he’s challenging everyone to take a second look at the ordinary. Sometimes, those things can surprise you or even put a smile on your face.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #168: Seen Better Days


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #168, Tina from Travels and Trifles is our host and she’s chosen the theme of Seen Better Days and the first thing that flew to my mind was my trip to China in 2017.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #167: Colors of Autumn


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #167, Amy is our host and she’s chosen the theme of Colors of Autumn.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #166: Artificial Light


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #166, Leya challenges everyone to find beauty in Artificial Light.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #165: Going Wide


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #165, Patti invites everyone to go wide (in photos, not football).

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #164: Looking Up/Down


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #164, Sofia from Photographias challenges everyone to Look up or Down.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #163: Keep Walking


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #163, Amy challenges everyone with the topic of “Keep Walking.”

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #162: It’s All About the Light


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #162, Tina assigns the excellent topic of “It’s All about the Light“.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #161: Feet and Shoes


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #161, Ann-Christine assigned, in my opinion, a rather strange topic – Feet and Shoes.

Immediately, this picture sprang to mind. I shot this during my last visit to China in 2018 when I visited the museum in my hometown. It was quite an interesting tour as I got to see the transition from eastern culture to western culture. Though they look real, these are actually plastic figures to illustrate the point of opening the first shopping mall in China.

Is it weird I still have these boots? Even after 5 years? I should’ve thrown them away long ago – they are so incredibly heavy that each step I take feels like I’m dragging bricks. It’s so hard to find winter shoes that fit these days.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #160: Your Inspiration


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #160, Patti would like everyone to show what inspires him or her with the topic “Your Inspiration“.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #159: Postcards


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #159, Guest host Ana from Anvica’s Gallery has given the topic of Postcards.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #158: Along Back Country Roads


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #158, Guest host Wandering Dawgs assigns the topic of Along Back Country Roads.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #157: Getting Away


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #157, Guest hosts Rusha and Bert from Oh, the Places We See assigned the topic of Getting Away.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #156: Black and White


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #156, Anne from Slow Shutter Speed assigned the topic of Black and White.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #155: On the Water


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #155, John from Journeys with Johnbo challenged us to share some photos for the topic of On the Water.

I agree with John, people, including me, tend to gravitate toward water. For me, the reason is when there is water, the temperature tends to be a little cooler especially on the a hot day.

This photo was taken when I went hiking at an elevation of 10,000 feet. It was so hot that day, I remember, but at 10,000 feet, it was about 15 degrees cooler.

Water is almost mandatory when I am searching for a new place to hike, for this reason – a great photo op.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #154: One Photo, Two Ways


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #154, Tina from Travels and Trifles challenged us to share some photos taken in different ways. Continue reading “Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #154: One Photo, Two Ways”

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #153: It’s a Wonderful World


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #153, Amy challenged everyone with the topic of It’s a Wonderful World.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #152: Shades and Shadows


This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #152, Leya has challenged everyone with the topic of Shades and Shadows.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #151: From Large to Small


This week on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #151, Patti challenges everyone with the topic “From Large to Small” where the goal is to focus specifically on a color and start with one photo with a large subject and then follow with a small subject in that color.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #150: Let’s Get Wild


This week on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #150, Dianne assigns the topic of “Let’s Get Wild” and I say let’s get wild with Mother Nature.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #149: Cool Colors – Blue and Green


This week on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #149, Tina has challenged everyone with the topic of Cool Colors – Blue and Green and I have just the pics.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #148: Spots and Dots


This week on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #148, we’re challenged with the topic of Spots and Dots.

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #147: Gardens


This week, for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #147, Amy challenged everyone with the theme of garden.

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