To me, escape is leaving the rat-race of daily life and getting away from it all. Â A walk through the woods, sitting by a lake in the wilderness. Â One of my favorite places to do this is in the Banff/Lake Louise area of Alberta, Canada. I don't get there very often, but I love it …
Weekly Challenge: Patterns – Dandelion Seeds
Weekly Challenge: From Above
This was a perfect challenge for me this week. Â I flew to Minnesota to visit family and on the leg from Bend to Portland, I was flying in a propeller plane and had a window seat. Â On one photo, I was trying to use a low aperture and high shutter speed to stop the motion …
Weekly Challenge: Culture (Portugal)
Several years ago, I spent some time in Portugal. I had never really thought about going to Portugal for vacation, but it was winter in the US and we wanted to go somewhere warm. Â It ended up being one of my favorite vacation destinations. We spent a few days in Lisbon and the rest of …
Weekly Challenge – Up . . . Part 3 (Bryce Canyon)
This photo was taken from the bottom of Bryce Canyon as we were starting or hike along the switchbacks up to the top. Â Lighting was a challenge because it was fairly dark at the bottom and extremely bright at the top. Maralee
