Backlit Photos & Memory Lane: Lens-Artist Photo Challenge 5-3-2023

Hello Readers, The theme for the Lens-Artist Photo Challenge this week is backlit, here.

I was cleaning up the ol’ blog this month and went down memory lane. 

I decided to share some images from the blog archives for this week’s challenge. 

2013:

This photo from 2013…. my hubby and me – right after I FINALLY learned to ski!

2014:

This image from 2014 brings me back to some fun days – and this photo captured a moment during a special “rocking” Christmas song, which included great guitaring and awesome drumming. 

2015:

Next up, a 2015 photo from a walkway in the Northern Virginia (DC area) tram bridge. I liked the lines throughout, the two lights, the three people – and how the man’s leg is in line with the right adjacent support beam- all with light in the back. This trip was our first time visiting the WWII Memorial in DC, which is really outstanding to visit and experience. 

2016:

This 2016 photo (and poem), with a washed out winter’s sky, reminded me that sometimes plans do not work out and we move on to the next thing.

2017:

 The aha! mode of a golden-glow sunset never gets old. The light in back of the trees reminds me to lighten up and approach life with ease. Find hope in the breeze. 

2018:

This memory-lane photo, with back light on one of my former yoga teachers, reminded me how much yoga has meant to me over the years. Very grateful for finally finding yoga options that work for me. 

2019:

Light to our backs….

2020:

Remembering how much our local museum has meant to me…. Here is “Chloe” – in 2020, with the walkway under construction and some lights in the back windows.  Chloe (2016) is a 24-foot sculpture by Jaume Plensa, which is on display at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, VA.

2021:

mmmmm, the light was just right to let us feel the food this night – around St Patrick’s Day in 2021. The corned-beef dish was featured at one of our favorite local places, Capital Ale house in downtown RVA, which holds many memories for our family. Good food, awesome staff, and they have brick work from the 1800s.

2022:

So much I like in this photo – even though it was from 2022 – it could have been taken in 2006, 2012, etc. – it feels a bit timeless to me because this spot in the house is a familiar area. 

2023:

This bird was perched in a window display in The Fan Area of Richmond. We were on a short walk and I paused for a photo. The backlight also came with a reflection and this photo could make a story prompt.  Do you have any ideas for a story? Is it a spy bird? Is this shop owned by a special little lady who can tell stories about past wars? 

Thanks for joining me today as I went down memory lane with Virginia memories. 

If you want to know more about the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, click here 

REMINDER: There’s 36 more days to read a novella for the 2023 #Dickenschallenge – it runs until June 9th… – and to join in the fun – pick a novella from Dickens, read it – and then after you read – post about it and/or chat with us in June (more info here) The hosts are Trent, Marsha, and Yvette

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