Just over 11 years ago a cousin/friend of mine had a destination wedding in Cuba! First time for me to go there. When I read Patti’s challenge for us this week, I was confused of what I could share, until I remembered their wedding celebration in Cuba! Patti shared in her post a variety ofContinue reading “Lens-Artists Challenge #407 | Celebrations Around The World”
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Lens Artists Challenge #406 | Summer Dayze
We have been in a heat wave in Southwestern Ontario for weeks now, this week we finally had a bit of a reprieve, cool in the mornings and evenings, hot during the day, much like fall! However the heat was back yesterday with 35 C! Anne introduces this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge with Summer Daze! SheContinue reading “Lens Artists Challenge #406 | Summer Dayze”
Lens-Artists Challenge #405 | Adventures
After a 2 week break from the Lens Artists crew, they are back and Ann-Christine has introduced this weeks theme – Adventure! Her water and ice photography in Greenland is incredibly beautiful! I had to think on this topic, as our recent adventures I have blogged about. One of my most favourite adventures was theContinue reading “Lens-Artists Challenge #405 | Adventures”
Mount Forest Fireworks Festival 2026 | Main St
Now that our kids are older, we take in the car show and main street festivities each year and haven’t been to the midway in a while. This year, began with a bang… of thunder, lightening and a LOT Of Rain! Kudo’s to those who still got their vehicles out early and sought cover asContinue reading “Mount Forest Fireworks Festival 2026 | Main St”
Testing the RF 24-70 f2.8L Lens: My Experience
The long weekend, after out on a walk with my dog, I returned to my vehicle and sadly upon opening the door my bag shifted when I was removing my 180mm macro lens and the lenses fell to the rocks. My 50L was repairable – thankfully, its a beauty lens! Its honestly one I don’tContinue reading “Testing the RF 24-70 f2.8L Lens: My Experience”
Lens Artists Photo Challenge #404 – The Letter B
This week, leading into the Lens-Artists 2 week summer break, Beth is inspiring us with the Letter B as our weekly theme! Check out her post, I really like her boat examples with all the birds flying all around! I was awake early this morning, about 430am, I did lay there and tried to goContinue reading “Lens Artists Photo Challenge #404 – The Letter B”
Lens-Artists Challenge #403 | Photo Composition – Perspective, Depth, and Scale
This weeks challenge was introduced by John. “My challenge this week extends the series of compositional tools I began in March 2024. That first challenge, #289, focused on Shape, Form, Texture, and Light. In Challenge #359, the emphasis shifted to Lines, Colors, and Patterns. Following Patti’s excellent exploration of subject‑focused techniques in Challenge #401, we’llContinue reading “Lens-Artists Challenge #403 | Photo Composition – Perspective, Depth, and Scale”
Lens-Artists Challenge #401 | Focus
The challenge theme this week is focus, an awesome challenge with new growth in Spring, early summer that has graced us with its presence lately. I have felt stifled in my enthusiasm to get out with my camera, when honestly its exactly what I needed. I shared yesterday on my blog that we recently gotContinue reading “Lens-Artists Challenge #401 | Focus”
Lens-Artists Challenge #400 | The Rule of Three
Tina introduces this weeks topic and its a play on 3. “This week our challenge is a bit of a twist on a well-known concept in photography. We often discuss the “rule of thirds” which divides an image visually into 9 equal segments – using two vertical and two horizontal lines. The rule of threesContinue reading “Lens-Artists Challenge #400 | The Rule of Three”
Life Changes and Nature | Turkey Point
The past couple weeks have been emotionally packed and I am grateful for a weekend at home this weekend to ground in and settle. My blog posts for a wee bit may come across as cryptic, however its just not time yet to voice it here for what it is, and thats okay. For muchContinue reading “Life Changes and Nature | Turkey Point”
