Lens Artists Photo Challenge #381- Minimalism in B&W Photography

I shot this a couple of weeks ago. It’s a statue called ‘Still’ in our local marina. It was a test shot with a new ‘vintage lens’ but I really liked it once I got back and processed it.

Ritva has set this weeks challenge – Minimalism in Black & White Photography. You can read Ritva’s original challenge post here. It’s a great theme for a challenge and one of those that makes you think about your own photography. I’ll confess that I never shoot in black and white or even with a black and white image in mind.

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Lens Artists Challenge #380: What’s Around the Corner

John Ateyo. A 1950’s Bristol City FC legend. We walked through the soccer stadium grounds on route to the harbour and the view of the suspension bridge.

Well this is really spooky. This week Anne challenges us to post images from photo opportunities we’ve stumbled across on one particular walk. I’ve done exactly that today, before I knew what was coming with this weeks challenge! Here’s the story of that walk.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #379 – Favourite Images of 2025

The Lens Artist Team are asking followers to select their favorite images of 2025 – whether they’ve been included in previous posts or not.

So, I’ve organised a few of this years images into these categories.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #372 – Ephemeral

Tina has set this weeks Lens Artist Challenge and has helped by giving us the dictionary’s short and simple definition of the word ephemeral – “lasting for a very short time“. Her original challenge post can be found here. Ephemeral is not a word I was familiar with until now.

I think this Easter Lily Cactus plant, epitomises the word ‘ephemeral’. We waited five years for our cactus to flower. When it did we had this fantastic display. Sadly the flowers faded after twelve hours and a day later they had gone completely!
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Lens-Artists Challenge #371 – Street Details

I’m always drawn to these old scooters. Despite how this looks the scooter was still being used on a daily basis around the Greek island of Rhodes.

Ritva hosts this weeks challenge. You can find her original challenge post here – Lens-Artists Challenge #371 – Street Details

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