I am excited to begin participating in the online weekly themes within WordPress as a Lens-Artist Challenge. This week the guest host is SH. The theme Quiet Hours, is so beautifully timed. At a time in my life where I am pulling myself more within, to set aside the rest of the world and focus a lot more on me and the healing I need. To spend time with those who have been there for me through a very challenging time in my life and allow myself to sink deeper in to the quiet hours. For me, this means creativity, grabbing my camera and simply walking outside or going for a drive. Conscious of what is around me and open to discovering more. Nature, as it turns out, is also so deeply healing, when I am able to walk into a path in the trees, minutes from town and feel like I am all alone in this magical forest. Just me, my camera and nature.
I am so excited I found these weekly challenges this morning!
Let me share with you some photos that I feel have the energy of ‘Quiet Hours’
I could see in my minds eye one of the photos, its from 11 years ago and I just feel such peace when I look at this image.
Macro photography continues to take my breath away, this has helped me in my healing, as beautiful a landscape photo can be (much like life), sometimes its easier to focus on one thing to help not feel overwhelmed. Personally I find capturing macro photography to be a serene time, to take it all in, and be open to the unknown, to what I maybe might uncover. A tiny friend I may meet…
I was photographing our new sunflowers that had recently blossomed and suddenly something caught my eye, I allowed myself to stay curious and then I found this little guy. He is about the length of my thumbnail, tiny! Was also so happy to pose for me.
For our wedding anniversary we chose to begin exploring Eastern Canada in Halifax. The people, food, atmosphere, experience, was simply incredible!
The quiet on the water, even with the gentle roar of the engine, is like a complete reset for me, being on the water, just taking in the gorgeous view of nature, able to appreciate the view, without the crowds. Bonus, the gorgeous angle for photos!
The view from our private balcony, when booking our 20th anniversary trip we searched high and low, we knew the experience we wanted to have and having a balcony off our room was important to enjoy the morning sunshine or have a drink in the evening. This was the view, so beautiful.
One of my absolute favourites from this year. A Blue Heron at one of our local parks. As I took a solo walk with my camera, I stopped to scan for details and this guy presented himself to me.
Macro photography I can almost feel everything inside of me take a deep breath.
The beach… a special place in my heart. I love the peacefulness of an empty beach.
These two I captured today, after seeing the challenge information, I knew my macro and I needed to get out for an experience, I met a new friend in one of our garden boxes!
I am happy I found this weekly challenge, excited to connect with other photographers to share my own photography and also to enjoy others interpretation of the theme, its exciting for me to see the variety of images!
Please be sure to check out the guest host SB post HERE and use the Lens-Artists tag to help us find you – thats how I found this today! I am grateful to have found this community and excited! Interested in joining the challenge, see the post information here.
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Hello Pamela, and a warm welcome to Lens-Artists! So happy you found us and even happier that you decided to join us. Your images are all beautiful – including my favorites the grasshopper and your closing flower image. I so agree with you that photography is a wonderful way to find peace, and it allows us to be on our own whenever we choose to be. We hope to see much more of you!
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Thank you so much for such a warm welcome! I am grateful to have found this community, excited to enjoying alot more photography!
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Pam, welcome to the Lens-Artists Challenges. It’s good to have you join these challenges. Your photography is beautiful. I love macros, too. Going through your gallery in this post, I could feel the lightness and quietness each photo had. Beautiful photos!
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Thank you Egidio for the warm welcome, I am excited to be a part of the community!
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Egidio, I am not sure how I missed this comment. Thank you, these challenges have been almost like a bit of a life raft during an emotionally turbulent in my life. Pushing myself to go out and shoot for the themes, keeps the creativity flowing!
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Pamela, thanks for joining us in the challenges. From your gallery, I can see both the professionalism and artistry in your work. I look forward to seeing more of your responses.
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What a beautiful comment to come to this morning, thank you very much! I am excited to have found this community.
If you see this response, may you help me understand when the next challenge is posted?
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Challenges are posted weekly on Saturday noon Eastern time in the U.S.
This year. The team scheduled a holiday break for July 4, and two weeks in December for Christmas.
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Awesome, thank you! Very excited for this!
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Welcome to the LAPC Community Pamela. Please check each week for a new challenge. I’m also a fan of macro and go to my local nursery when I feel the need. I loved your macros and beautiful landscapes.
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Thank you so much Anne, great minds think alike, Ive often visited our local greenhouses when I need more options!
I am excited to be a part of this community, may I ask would the next theme be shared next Saturday at noon?
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Challenges are posted at noon, 12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Before I became a Team member, I would wait at the computer for 9 a.m. Pacific Time to see what the challenge would be! I’ve had fun and learned a lot. So good to have you join us. If you have more questions, my email is: anne.g.sandler@gmail.com
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Thank you, I am so excited for this LOL! Ive felt so drawn to my blog and was honestly hoping to find a community!
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Beautiful photos, so full of summer.
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Thank you!
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Hi, Pamela and welcome to the Lens-Artists Challenges! I love your photos and I’m also mad about macros. I’m looking forward to seeing more of your photography 🙂
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Ah thank you for the warm welcome! Macro’s are just so magical!!!
Im truly grateful to have found this challenge!
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I just opened your post and immediately fell in love! Welcome to our community, Pamela – your photography is wonderful and I too am a lover of macro photo. Looking forward to seeing more of you!
Ann-Christine (LA)
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Beautiful comment to se this morning, thank you! I am SO excited to be part of this community!
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