A Word a Week Challenge Theme ‘Zoom’

Posted on February 24, 2013 by rfljenksy

This is my first time working with A WORD IN YOUR EAR‘s Weekly Photo Challenges. What I like about this particular one is it offers opportunities to enhance your knowledge about photography techniques as well as just some of the terms that relate to photography.

This week’s theme is ‘Zoom’. Obviously this word relates to bringing things that are far away closer.. I also like some of the other interpretations of zoom that were presented on this blog.

It’s a very interesting challenge and not as easy as one would think if you love to take close-ups of people. I have some favorite facial zooms that others were not entirely pleased with but I love them because they are very natural and beautiful. So my first small set will be of some of my favorite zooms of people and things.

ceiling in Wine country chile

zooming in on a distance relation

New York Snow day in Central Park

zoom on a cross in Caracas, Venezuela in taxi

zooming on the driver

zooming in on a cowboy

parade for carnival in Venezuela

zoom in on leaves, Andes in Venezuela

Believe it or not this was the highest zoom I had. The place was immense. Cambodia

Zoom on parade passing by in Korea.

Quito, Ecuador

Praying in a cave in cambodia

Montana flower

Epic zoom photo – LOVE IT

Rooftops in Valapariaso

Los Llanos Animal safari pirhana fishing with Guamanchi

zooming on spider in Korea

Quito, Ecuador

Older group drinking across the plaza in town in Peru

Girl in distance in Peru

charlie brown zoom on toys, Korea

zoom on my eye

zoom in on sticks on Korean hike

Zoom in on the face of a little boy begging in Cambodia

Washington, DC – GIANT DOG

Yummy food in Panama

zoom dino biting nose.

Zooming on hammocks in Barinas Venezuela

zoom bird in a tree, Venezuela

Soccer Game security in Quito

Bells in Thailand

Venezuela Los Nevades to Barinas Hike – organic coffee farm

Cambodia jumping on tuk tuks in rural areas

zooming in on grandkids who are zooming in spokane

Bird in rafters on river trip

zoom on boy in Peru

River boys on side of river Venezuela

Korean palace wall

Catatumbo, Venezuela

Quito, Ecuador driving and zooming

subway hands zoom Washington, DC

morning coffee in montana camp

sister in the rear

Playing under the tables in the market in peru

little girl in curacao.

Korean Island

Water homes in Catatumbo, Venezuela

birds eye zoom in Pt. Ordaz Venezuela

spring blossom in spokane in DECEMBER

zooming Masked guide dancing by .. so colorful..

Child playing on the beach in Venezuela

ME: Lincoln Sam on a dollar in Korea

zoom in on steps

Boat ride in Venezuela

Dance Lessons in Quito Ecuador

Barinas Guamanchi Rafting Trip

Frost on tree during Korean hike

zooming out of a plane

Coffee in Curacao

Curious turtle

Bubbles in the aquarium

Caged birds from a distance

Up close shark

zooming fish

Visionary motorcyclist

Wind machine

Bubbles in acquarium

Crazy eyes

Turtle and fish at Aquarium

A Word A Week Challenge – Zoom
http://www.ceephotography.com/2013/02/23/a-word-a-week-challenge-zoom/
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Travel theme: Liquid

Posted on November 27, 2012 by rfljenksy

Ailsa’s challenge in ‘Where’s My Backpack Travel Photo Theme this week is: Liquid. Liquid, water, wet and a multitude of other damp images come to mind when I think of this challenge. I think of refreshing liquids, boat rides, floating villages and wet kids.

I hope you enjoy.

: Daughters and grandbabies on Alki Beach in Seattle.. Liquid city

: Floating Vietnamese village in Cambodia

: Surrounded by liquid sunsets, sunrises, villages. Catatumbo, Venezuela

: Living in a fishbowl.. liquid times in Shanghai, China

: Daughters snorkeling in Thailand

: Rained for days in Seoul Korea

: Liquid refreshments on my birthday

: Delta, Orinoco, liquid mornings

: Refreshing liquid local beer in Lima Peru

: Delta Orinoco, Venezuela liquid sunset

: Liquid nights at Delta, Orinoco Lodge, Venezuela

: Liquid refreshment at the beach in Curacao

: Daughter in a fishbowl in shanghai china

: Boating in Venezuela

: Liquid children, Catatumbo, Venezuela

: Daughter in the fountain. Shanghai, China

: Visiting liquid lovers in Seattle, WA

: More liquid refresments.. Vietnamese diner

: Doesn’t get any more liquid than this. Catatumbo Venezuela

: Liquid Hikes in Venezuela

: Liquid life in Cape Canaveral Florida

: Liquid Hikes in Venezuela

: Flooded river crossing Seoul, Korea

: More of the liquid city. Catatumbo, Venezuela

: More liquid children in Venezuela

: Raining for days in Seoul, Korea

A couple more of my favorite images:

Weekly Travel Theme: Liquid | The Tiny Wanderer; Travel Theme: liquid | West Seventh Freelance; Travel Theme; Liquid « Day One; Travel Theme: Liquid | Adventures We Seek; Travel Theme: Liquid | 50 Year Project; Morning Musings: Let The Rain Kiss You « The Human Rights Warrior; Travel theme: Liquid « Eclipse Of The Moon; ravel Theme : Liquid « Memories are made of this; travel theme: liquid | bob’s wife

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Travel Theme: Liquid (danajoward.wordpress.com)
Travel Theme: (LIQUID) Cold November Rain (picturesinlivingcolor.wordpress.com)
Travel theme: Liquid (Manila Ocean Park) (miljoanne.wordpress.com)
Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Liquid (stephenkellycreative.wordpress.com)
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SUNDAY POST : City

Posted on October 21, 2012 by rfljenksy

JakesPrinter’s has brought another great theme for this week. CITY

After reviewing all of my favorite shots from my favorite cities I found too many to narrow down. So what I decided to do is pick my favorite city to highlight and post some of my favorite pictures from that ONE city.. and for the others.. well.. I couldn’t just ignore them so they will need to follow in a slideshow. Now if you’ve read a few of my past posts you will know what city I’m going to profile. I hope you enjoy.

THE CITY

Statute of Liberty

New York

Canal Street New York

Elmo New York

New York Cabs

New York Times Square

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See more of Jakesprinters Sunday Post: City

Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette

Posted on October 20, 2012 by rfljenksy

It seems that Ailsa from Where’s My Backpack just did a silhouette theme recently (actually she did on Aug 24 – my Silhouette theme) and yet here we are again with the Daily Posts Weekly photo challenge of Silhouette. I hate recycling old pictures but might still use a few of my favorites just because I like them and don’t have many new ones to use. I hope you enjoy.

Fishing silhouette in Curacao

2 police in Panama

Swimming in Venezuela

preparing to jump from the plane

: skydiving in venezuela

Statute in Peru with bird on head.

: Random stranger in street in Korea

Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette {The Past} (linksbook.wordpress.com)
WordPress’ Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette (lensandpensbysally.wordpress.com)
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette (danajoward.wordpress.com)

and even more

31 days of randomness Personal Inspiration 13 – Play hookie – A Bad Day at the Beach is better than…..

Posted on October 13, 2012 by rfljenksy

In continuation of my 31 days of randomness – Day 13 – a bad day at the beach is better than a good day at (work, school, dishes, chores)

playing hookie.

I think one of the best things about my current job is I have had so many opportunities to visit and see places I would never have visited in any other job I had. However, even before this job I realized the importance of free time. I’m a hard worker and an ethical one. I do everything I’m told to do at the best of my ability but even so there are times when nothing feels better than just not going to work (or school, or where ever it is you HAVE to be every day of your life). There’s just nothing more healthy or better than taking a day to yourself, even if it means just sitting in your living room and vegging out to the television.

The following pictures are a reminder that sometimes you just need to take a day and go to the beach. If you can’t make it to the beach yourself at this moment, then go back and relive a special day, if you don’t have any photos to relive a moment then please take a rest, sit back and enjoy one of my special beach moments in Curacao.

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This all started from a random site I found called thenester.com. Apparently there is a group of people who have committed to posting a topical theme a day for 31 days. 31 Dayers 2012

177. Critty Joy	178. The Prodigals’ Mom	179. 31 Days on the Road to Emmaus	180. Alex at Eleven\|Eleven
181. The mommy diary	182. Joyfully Thriving	183. Fenny	184. Penny Pinching Family
185. Becky Perry	186. Sonya @ A Day in the Life	187. Plum in Paradise	188. Katie {at} Cardigan Way
189. 31 days of coffee shop stories	190. Three Men and a Mommy	191. From Overwhelmed To Organized	192. 31Days to Redeeming Christmas