Lens-Artists Challenge for #342 – It’s a wild life

An Atlantic Puffin. This was taken on Skomer Island. Wales, UK. I went there specifically to take pictures of puffins and it didn’t disappoint. The island is a protected haven for seabirds and only 200 people per day are allowed to visit.

This week Egidio challenges to It’s a wild life. I’m out of my comfort zone here as I don’t photograph much wildlife or many landscapes. I’ve search the archives and come up with a few wild bird shots and a couple of wild flowers.

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Lens Artist Challenge #341 – Personal Favourites

Kutubiyya Mosque, Marrakesh. You can’t go in to the mosques in Marrakesh but they didn’t seem to mind you taking pictures from outside. We timed it so we’d be near the mosque at around midday when we knew the doors would be open. This was just a quick grab shot and I had no idea what I had until I processed the image later. I could have easily filled this post with favourite images from Marrakesh.

Tina over at Travels and Trifles has led this week’s Lens-Artist’s challenge. I’ll echo everyone else and say how this was a really tough challenge. It would have been easier to duck out completely but I thought ‘No, I’m going to do it’. I’m posting late because we’ve been away.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #339: Life’s Changes

A Mary Berry Victoria Sponge. I’ve never been disappointed with any of her recipes.

This week our Lens Artists Challenge host is Anne. The challenge is Life Changes. A chance to highlight something that has enriched or changed your life. My choice would be ‘Baking’, which ties in nicely with my photography because, for me, the two are closely linked.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #338 – Pick a Word – Smile

Arlyn, pictured above, was working in this artisan bakery in Puerto Banus, Andalucia, Spain. We’re now contacts on Instagram and she travels a lot herself these days.

John has set the challenge this week with – “Pick a Word.” You must choose a word that fits your topic and select three or four appropriate photos to share.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #337 – Bold

This week Sofia challenges us to be Bold. Her original challenge post is here. I’ve chosen to use a few pictures based on bold colours, but even bolder design.

Condor Airlines – Red stripes represents ‘Passion’.

These ‘Where’s Wally’ planes are operated by German air carrier Condor. Some of their planes are painted in these simple but striking candy-coloured bold stripes, inspired by “parasols, bath towels and beach chairs.”

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Lens-Artists Challenge #334 – Cats and Dogs

This weeks Lens-Artists Challenge #334 – Cats and Dogs. Here’s a link to the original post and challenge set by Tina – Cats and Dogs. Here’s a few of my Cat and Dog images.

This cat we stumbled across in Greece had a bit of a David Bowie look with those eyes.
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Lens-Artists Challenge #333 – Complementary Colours

This week our Lens Artists Challenge host is Egidio.

“Complementary colours are those that sit opposite each other on a colour wheel.”

Contrasting colours I spotted in this apartment block against a blue sky in Aruba.
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