Tag: Red Hat Society

Lens-Artists Challenge #264 Primary Colors

This week Sofia of Photographias invited me to play with primary colours. I can pick one color or show examples of all 3, separately or together. What kind of feelings or moods do any of them instill in my photography, do you actively look for them or enjoy being surprised by the possibilities they present? 

Red

Red peppers from the local farmer’s market
One of my favorite berries is the strawberry

Members of the Red Hat Society

Red cars grab my attention especially when they are vintage automobiles.

California Automobile Museum
Romantic flowers

Yellow

Yellow reminds me of Spring flowers

Yellow Hibiscus – Maui Hawaii
Some wildflowers and some intentionally grown
Captures the eye!
Yellow smiley faces with a couple of color intruders. LOL!

Blue

Blue gives me a serene feeling. But some of these images show me that blue can be a spunky color.

Library Book Drop
Monterey Bay
Splash @ the swim meet
Morning Glory
Hummingbird is attracted to blue flower

And a mix of the primary colors

Together red, blue, and yellow flowers

This post is short and sweet. I hope that you surround yourself with vibrant primary colors.

Lens-Artists Challenge #246 Still Life

Patti from Pilot Fish creates this week’s Lens-Artist Challenge. “In this challenge, we’re exploring different types of still life images, not only the traditional “created” arrangement, but also “found” still life scenes–which you might discover in store windows, in a garden or museum, or just about anywhere.”

Benches and their surroundings

Hats in still-life

I saw this display at Placer County Courthouse Museum.
The answer they gave is John F. Kennedy.
Hats at the California State Fair
Red Hat Society

Antique kitchen settings

Daffodil Hill
Sacramento History Museum
SS Victory, Richmond Ca
SS Victory, Richmond

Food

I love to go to farmer’s markets. I admire store-front displays. Sometimes I will arrange the food for a photograph.

Stores

Zabars in New York City
Volcano Ca
Locke Ca.

Parts of sculptures

Sacramento
Las Vegas
Town & Country Village in Sacramento

These are some still-life settings that I created.

Twelve
Have a cup of coffee
Side lighting
Kitchen Utensils

As you can tell, I love to use my camera to focus on things around me. Luckily, I use my left eye to focus. The left eye still just has dry macular degeneration. My right eye has wet macular degeneration and all is a swirly blur. Till next time, enjoy these still-life images and let me know which one catches your eye!