A Photo a Week Challenge: Cityscape/Townscape
I love taking photos of cities. It’s a lot of fun to walk around while looking up at tall buildings, trying to figure out the best way to get a really cool picture. For smaller towns and villages, I...
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One of the places we wanted to visit while in Scotland is called the Queen’s View. When Queen Victoria visited it in the 1800s, legend has it that she believed it was named for her, but in reality,...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected Beauty
I just discovered this photo challenge, and I’m excited to join in. This photo was take on the backside of Molokini Crater on a snorkeling trip to Maui. While I was prepared to enjoy the colorful fish,...
View ArticleCee’s Black & White Challenge: Small Subjects
This is a to-scale model of Rothenburg, Germany. For more from this challenge, visit Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Small Subjects.
View ArticleTrevor Carpenter PhotoChallenge 2019 Week 23: Joy
We were in Hawaii in November taking photos for a friend’s wedding. His nephew asked me to take pictures of him proposing to his girlfriend after a skydiving group activity. (It was the day after the...
View ArticleA Photo a Week Challenge: Smile
Smile and the world smiles with you. As photographers, we are constantly trying to find that perfect smile. One that doesn’t look forced or phony. One that will make our client/subject smile that way...
View ArticleA Photo a Week Challenge: View
As photographers, we get the chance to take a lot of pictures of many things: scenery, family, scenery, buildings, scenery, pets, scenery. You get the picture (pun intended). I can’t think of anywhere...
View ArticleCee’s Black & White Challenge: Lines Angles
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View ArticleA Photo a Week Challenge: Sun & Water
I don’t know what it is about mixing the sun and water that always creates such beauty, but I’m really glad it does. This beautiful sunrise was taken at our beach resort in Cancun, Mexico last...
View ArticleCee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Circles, Curves and Arches
While visiting Isla Mujeres off the coast of Cancun, who can resist the tasty street tacos served on small, round tortillas (and a bonus circle of a round plate!). For more from this challenge, visit...
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A Photo a Week Challenge: Signs
Signs are everywhere. They tell us where to go, where not to go, where we are, and where we want to go. Signs can be big, like this one on Cozumel, or very small. IN A NEW POST CREATED FOR THIS...
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Thankful November 7th: Photography
Big Sur sunsetOld Fisherman’s Grotto I love taking pictures. I love taking pictures of people. I love taking pictures of places. I love taking pictures of abstract things. I just love taking pictures....
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A Photo a Week Challenge: Peaceful Place
It seems as though things have gone from crazy to crazier. In the last two days, we’ve experienced two more earthquakes (M4.19 and M4.18) and work up this morning to some snow. Now, snow in April...
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A Photo a Week Challenge: Vacation Memories
This summer, we were supposed to go to Europe. We had tickets to the Passion Play at Oberammergau with plans to travel around Switzerland, Austria, and the Czech Republic. Ah, the best laid plans of...
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A Photo a Week Challenge: That Face!
As much as I love doing portraits, I really enjoy taking candid photos even more. You get to see someone’s real personality when they aren’t worried about how they look or if their hair is perfect. My...
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A Photo a Week Challenge: Backlit
I seem to be visiting photos from vacations past. It’s probably because we haven’t taken many trips in the last twelves month. Ah, well. While I remember very well where and when I took the photo from...
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A Photo a Week Challenge: Vanishing Point
A vanishing point, also known as the point of convergence, is a key element in many works of art. Think of the vanishing point is the spot on the horizon line where the other lines diminish. It allows...
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A Photo a Week: Gateways
A couple of months ago, I posted a challenge for fences and gates. This week is similar but with a slightly different focus. By definition, a gateway is any passage by or point at which a region may...
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