It is time for our monthly ICM photo challenge (ICMPC). This time, I decided that I would go for a camera rotation instead of a horizontal or vertical camera movement. I also chose to use a macro approach. That should … Read More

Lens-Artists Challenge #301 – Floral For this week’s Lens-Artists challenge, Sofia (of Photographias) has a winning proposition to all her blog readers: “Let’s have a celebration of flowers.” What a more opportune time for those who live in the Northern … Read More

For this month’s ICMPC (ICM Photo Challenge) post, I did not have to go far to create an image. The photo you see above was captured right here in our backyard. I have said it before, but one of the … Read More

You have likely heard or used the saying, “It’s music to my ears.” The situations vary and can encompass cases when someone compliments or gives you good news. Going beyond that saying, do you believe you can “see” music in … Read More

Springtime started to show its light in late February 2024. When March rolled around, we began seeing the first Bluebonnets, the State Flower of Texas. My social media feeds are full of photos of that and other wildflowers. That is … Read More

— In our July 2022 trip to Colorado, in addition to taking several memorable hikes, I was constantly open to surprises. As I often tell my friends, I photograph when I travel and do not always travel to make photos. … Read More

— And now for something completely different! Taking sharp photos is not always the intended objective for every image. In photography, something is called ICM or intentional camera movement (or in-camera movement). Just as what it appears to be, ICM … Read More

— Having never truly experienced fall foliage before, my husband and I decided to celebrate our 30th anniversary by going to Colorado at the time fall colors were beginning to peak. Prior to that, the only fall colors we had … Read More

— In one of the last assignments I had in my photography challenge group last year, we were asked to remain in one place for at least an hour and photograph whatever we could. The challenge was appropriately named “stuck … Read More