Lens-Artists – Page 5 – Travels with Ali

Lens Artist Challenge – Seen Better Days

This week the Lens Artist team have invited us to find places and things that have “seen better days“. Take a look at Tina’s over at Travels and Trifles to get more information.

I copied Tina’s idea of framing my photos using the app that came with my iMac, Photoscape X. I am debating whether to purchase the paid version, but seems quite expensive for the amount of time I would use it. Any suggestions of good photo editing apps, especially framing.

I came across the above houseboat while out walking a while ago. Obviously it has spent a long time below water and has just been rescued and brought to the surface. It is completely full of barnacles.

Old canoes put out to pasture – Lake Skada, Montenegro

“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship” ~ Louisa May Alcott

Advice not taken by the sailors of the boats above!

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Buildings like these fascinate me and I had to yell stop to my hubby while driving so I could get out and take a photo. Something about them just resonates, who lived here, why did they leave and why is it still standing?

A very grand old house (early 19th Century) sitting above a wonderful country park. Completely deserted and derelict. It now belongs to a County Council and has been listed for repairs since 2014. Sadly in 2019 nothing had yet been undertaken.

“the actual building was old and dilapidated and remained standing more out of habit than from any inherent structural integrity” ` Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt

I think the above quote aptly sums up the images of these buildings

Artificial Light – Lens Artist

This week for Lens Artist Challenge we are asked to look for artificial light which is hosted by Leya.

Bright Lights, Big City

Light must come from inside. You cannot ask the darkness to leave; you must turn on the light – Sogyal Rinpoche

Works of art that I’ve gathered over the years. I wonder how long and how many attempts it took to hang these lights!

“You see these thick curtains shut out the daylight: artificial light suits me a great deal better; it’s absolutely steady, and much more exciting” ~Pablo Picasso~

Lens-Artist Challenge – Going Wide

This week Patti at P.A. Moed has set the challenge of “Going Wide”. This means taking photos with the wide angle lens on your camera. Most of the time I use my Galaxy S10 which has three cameras including the wide angle lens. I find that it generally takes very good photos. I do own a Canon Powershot but to take above average shots I think I would need a tripod.

Below are some I’ve taken over the years.

Taken while crossing a bridge in Tasmania

Posing on the sand dunes in Fuerteventura

Lens Artist Photo Challenge #164 – Looking Up and Looking Down

This week for the Lens Artist Photo Challenge – Sofia from Photographias is hosting and the theme is Looking Up/Down.

“Knowledge comes from looking around, Wisdom comes from looking up” – Adrian Rogers

Osmania Women’s College, Hyderabad, India

Outside/Inside Escalators, Hong Kong Bank Building, Hong Kong

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There is something absolutely nerve racking about being inside a cable car in the elements with only the floor between you and the depths below. It is quite eerie sitting there in the deathly quiet except for the clanking of the machinery.