Lens-Artists Challenge #273 Symmetry

This week’s challenge by Soffia of Photographias, “may look at first a hard one but, in reality, symmetry is everywhere. It’s also not as static a concept as it may seem. Why is symmetry important as a composition tool in photography? It creates strong and balanced images, affecting the way we feel the subject. Our eyes find symmetry harmonious and pleasing.”

After I retired from teaching/librarianship I focused on my photography, and enrolled in many community college classes. There, the role of symmetry was not encouraged. During photo critiques, if a subject was “dead” center, it was pretty much dismissed. I know that there are exceptions to every rule, but I must have taken this one to heart. I had to take a hard look at my collection of photographs to come up with these.

Architecture

Looking Up @ the California Capital in Sacramento

Landscape

Animals

Turtles along the edge at UC Davis Arboretum

Reflections

Taken at Black Miner Bar on the American River

Abstracts & Decorations

I hope you like my photo selections that may have received some critique in my photography classes. I’ll await your decision.

Maybe, it’s good to look at some symmetry as the world spins in its chaos! Stay safe, and take time to breathe!

Lens-Artists Challenge #272 Billboards & Signs

John of Journeys with Johnbo gives me a change to show off my many photographs of signs I have captured over the years. I am always on the lookout for signage. Warnings, information, irony, historic signs, hysterical signs and political signs.

Funny Signs

I see the sign, but where is the fire hydrant?

Stopped at a vista point off the freeway, and saw this sign.

Warnings

A caution to all photographers. A very sad story of a local photographer who was killed while photographing trains. I looked up the story, and to my surprise I saw that tragedy has struck numerous times. BE CAREFUL!

Information: You need to know

Hope this information helped her.

Bathroom Instructions

Bumper Stickers & Tee Shirts

Something to think about while you tailgate this auto.

Ending with thoughts of peace

Katz’s Deli -The owners sent food to their sons fighting in WWII

Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
There’s nothin’ you can do that can’t be done… John Lennon / Paul McCartney

Lens-Artists Challenge #271 Contrast

This week, Amy is focusing on Contrasts. She tells us that in photography, contrasts can include different ranges of tones, colors, subjects, and areas of light and shadow–to name a few. So this is my take on the subject.

I thought this would be an easy challenge, but it took me a while to figure out which way to approach this.

Shapes

Color

These hardware parts looked like robot eyes

The blue sky really sets off the shape of this plant.

Textures

It’s not easy being green, unless you are a fern next to other plants.

Quirky contrasts

Rolling down a street in Maui. New and old!

That is all for today’s photographic journey through my images in contrast. What did you find captivating?

Lens-Artists Challenge #270 On Display

This week Ann-Christine from To see the world in a grain of sand… thought we would reuse an old theme – On Display. And it could almost be about anything… from a shoe shop to a garden party.

This time many of my displays relate to food. When I first started to refine my photography I enjoyed my trips to the local Farmer’s Markets in Sacramento. My banner photograph was taken at Zabar’s in New York City. I just want to remember all the yummy foods I found there.