Weekly Challenge - January 22 - 27: “How I Improve My Mood and Keep ‘Warm’ in Winter"
Jan 23, 2023 14:17:23 #
Beauty in nature lifts my mood...
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Jan 23, 2023 15:26:36 #
photophile wrote:
Beauty in nature lifts my mood...
You have a lovely knack for taking pictures of serenity that really soothe
⭐✨🌟✨⭐Jan 23, 2023 15:28:41 #
D the D wrote:
To answer the challenge, when I'm taking photos I'm looking for beauty in the world. I never quite capture it but my camera helps me search.
Huh
You never quite capture it I think you sure did a phenomenal job here, and the results are exquisite Jan 23, 2023 15:30:06 #
afsalvo wrote:
Joe, this is a terrific idea for the challenge. And thanks for hosting. You have us off to a wonderful start with these first groups of yours. I especially love the flowers and the zoo photographs; they are spectacular! I must have a few in my archives to show how I improve my mood in winter, (something necessary, according to my wife) while golf season is dormant . I will hunt through my storage.
Tony
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Thanks for looking, Tony
I'm glad I found photography again 20 years ago to keep me busy 
Before that, I would have had pictures of empty beer cans 
Jan 23, 2023 15:35:08 #
I take on arm and lapfuls of foster kittens. Of course I do this year round but in winter it is especially cozy.
Jan 23, 2023 15:36:06 #
PAToGraphy wrote:
Joe, these are fantastic!!!
Thanks for making me blush, Pat
For about eighteen years (until 2020), I was taking pictures at the rate of about 400 a week (digitally), mostly flowers. A couple years back, I decided I wanted to try BIFs, and that's what I have been doing since then. Of course, many other kinds of subjects too. But when I go to my "archives" and check things from waaay back, they blow me away I had a Sony with a Zeiss lens and a Panasonic with a Leica one. I love my Nikons now, but they just lose something in comparison to the earlier shots with the 6Mpx cameras and the great lenses.Jan 23, 2023 15:40:16 #
PAToGraphy wrote:
The design of vehicles surely made these "head turn worthy". IMHO - today, very few are works of art but rather a testament to engineering.
You would probably never get down to Indiana, but if you are ever near Fort Wayne, it's pretty close to Auburn. That's where they have an Auburn/Cord/Deusenberg museum featuring these huge 6,000-pound gems that just take your breath away. Not only that, the museum covers the history of cars in the US, so they have many others that a person couldn't even imagine. I went there about five times, and each time, I hyperventilated for about ten minutes after entering - there was so much magnificence everywhere you looked.
Jan 23, 2023 15:40:44 #
PAToGraphy wrote:
Beautiful colors and the feather textures clearly visible.
Thank you, Dear Pat
Jan 23, 2023 15:41:37 #
PAToGraphy wrote:
Up here, places like this are best visited between tourist seasons. The grasses shot is splendid
I try to hit those places during times when nobody's there
Jan 23, 2023 15:42:53 #
PAToGraphy wrote:
Joe, these are just superb - and you're full of ideas.
You can take the phrase "full of ideas" and substitute a variety of words in place of "ideas," and still be correct
Jan 23, 2023 15:43:40 #
OldJeff wrote:
Many, many years ago my father photographed a rattlesnake in a coiled up position, ready to strike.
When I asked him how he got that photo, he said the hardest part was catching the snake. He said he coiled it up and placed his hand on it for a while. He removed his hand and when it raised its head to strike, he snapped the shutter. This was probably back in the 1940's.
When I asked him how he got that photo, he said the hardest part was catching the snake. He said he coiled it up and placed his hand on it for a while. He removed his hand and when it raised its head to strike, he snapped the shutter. This was probably back in the 1940's.
Such a great story
Jan 23, 2023 15:46:05 #
PAToGraphy wrote:
And I still go out and play....
Pat, you are braver than I am to go out wandering in this weather. The selfie is nicely done, however. Keep working on those snowflakes; they are tough to catch just right.
Tony
Jan 23, 2023 15:46:16 #
PAToGraphy wrote:
I don't get sick of winter until about mid-March. ... (show quote)
I love that shot with the B&W/color combination🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈. Two bad you couldn't catch a little kid with a single snowflake on their tongue or hand... 🙂
Jan 23, 2023 15:46:25 #
joecichjr wrote:
Lastly, to stay "warm" in winter, I visit our area zoos, which are always great spots for getting shots of LIFE!
Joe, Thanks for hosting and also for posting these absolutely unbelievably beautiful opening sets. The orchids are fabulous and, even though I'm not a car aficionado, your car photos are works of art. No wonder birds improve your mood. Your pictures do the same for me. And...the reptiles. You even catch their beauty. You are an artist and capable technician. Thanks for sharing.
Jan 23, 2023 15:47:08 #
PAToGraphy wrote:
And I still go out and play....
How did you get that snowgirl to look exactly 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 like you
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