Tag Archives: Leaves

Visual Reflections: Nature Photography in an Age of Uncertainty – No. 50 (Abstract Series # One, Leaf Collage)

Posted on July 16, 2018 by lensandpensbysally

16 July 2018 Lens: Click onto image to enlarge. Let me know your response to this collage. Prints are available upon request. Pens: Photography can capture what we often miss as we gaze at nature’s progeny. Elements of genius and … Continue reading →

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Visual Reflections: Nature Photography in the Age of Uncertainty: No. 23 (Triptych of Autumn Leaves)

Posted on December 11, 2017 by lensandpensbysally

11 December 2017 Lens: Taken in Camera+, Polamatic, Snapseed, Stackables and Pixlr. Click onto image to enlarge. Let me know your response to this photomontage. Prints are available upon request. Pens: The oaks, the last trees in my area to … Continue reading →

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Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital Photo Challenge: Nature (and the Leaf)

Posted on September 1, 2014 by lensandpensbysally

01 September 2014 Lens: Let me know which you prefer and why. Pens: “Ode to the Autumn Leaf” Prelude to epiphany of time and place.                               … Continue reading →

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Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital Devices Photo Challenge: Editing and Processing (Leaf Street Graffiti, Series #2)

Posted on March 31, 2014 by lensandpensbysally

31 March 2014 Lens:   Pens: “Creation begins typically with a vague, even a confused excitement, some sort of yearning, hunch, or other proverbial intimation, of approaching or potential resolution. Stephen Spender’s expression is exact: “a dim cloud of an … Continue reading →

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Phoneography Challenge, the Phone as Your Lens: Black and White (and Winter’s Waning and Spring’s Arrival)

Posted on March 17, 2014 by lensandpensbysally

17 March 2014 Lens: I. Snowstorm II. Icicles on Leaves III. Leaf Street Graffiti Let me know which you prefer and why. Pens: This month I asked participants and readers to give their opinion about choices for the challenge’s new … Continue reading →

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WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy (in Art and Nature)

Posted on December 27, 2013 by lensandpensbysally

27 December 2013 Lens: Let me know which you prefer and why. Pens: Joy is a universal emotion that grabs us, and slips through us gently or powerfully. Joy is not easily won, but is so desirable that we seek … Continue reading →

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Phoneography Challenge, the Phone as Your Lens: Macro

Posted on September 9, 2013 by lensandpensbysally

09 September 2013 Lens: I. Petals II. Leaves Let me know which is your favorite and why. Pens: If you’d like to join the fun, please click here for details. Also do visit Gracie at http://graciebinoya.com and Polly at http://watchingthephotoreels.com/ Macro photography is difficult … Continue reading →

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Phoneography Challenge: Nature (Longwood Gardens and Summer’s Morning Light, Part One)

Posted on August 5, 2013 by lensandpensbysally

05 August 2013 Lens: Pens: Gracie (http://graciebinoya.com), Polly (http://watchingthephotoreels.com) and I began the iPhoneography Monday Challenge in February. Recently, we had a re-launch that made the challenge open to everyone who uses their Smartphones as their lens–exclusively, experimentally, frequently, occasionally, … Continue reading →

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A Single Autumn Leaf

Posted on October 3, 2012 by lensandpensbysally

03 October 2012 Lens: Pens: Fall foliage has been pressed into my visual arena for weeks. But it’s still performing at a glacial pace. We need that cold blast to spike the process. Meanwhile the hummingbirds have departed, and I … Continue reading →

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Impermanence or Semi-Permanence: Leaves as Centerfold and Key Players in Life’s Story

Posted on September 12, 2012 by lensandpensbysally

12 September 2012 Lens: I. The Leaf as Centerfold II. Leaves as Key Players Let me know which is your favorite. Pens: In my world September ushers autumn, usually with a slow steady pace. Still, each year is unique. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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