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A Word A Week Photo Challenge: High

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High up in the mountains of Southeast Brazil lies Ouro Preto, a former colonial mining town and UNESCO World Heritage Site for its outstanding Baroque architecture. Here are some views of Ouro Preto, looking up and down the high hills and mountains around it.

For more on this challenge: http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/a-word-a-week-photograph-challenge-high/

Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected

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These are not necessarily great shots, but they all show something unexpected…

Most CVS pharmacies are boring, uneventful buildings. Not in Venice Beach, though… Seeing this fun building from afar, I didn’t expect it to be CVS!
When we decided to fly from Seville to Lisbon to save time, we didn’t expect we’d be flying in this tiny aircraft! What a trip!
After a long day sightseeing in cold and rainy weather in Lisbon, finding a bottle of Port wine at our hotel room gave us a “welcome home” feeling. A nice and unexpected surprise.
While taking photos around the beach in Santa Monica, I came across this unexpected scene and couldn’t resist a shot at being a wedding photographer. Not sure this was nice, but they looked so good!
Still new at macro photography, I was surprised to see the things the lens captured here. The teeny-weeny ant was dragging an even tinier creature, and when I zoomed in… well, there was more there than met the eye. Yikes!
Unexpected bloom between rocks.

This post is part of Weekly Photo Challenge: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/11/22/photo-challenge-unexpected/

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Three

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A memorial for Steve Jobs outside the Apple store in Santa Monica, following his death.
Three tourists taking a scenic ride over Santa Monica beach.
Three cars, three doors, three windows. Santa Monica, CA.
Street art at Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice Beach.
Scarves for sale. Venice Boardwalk.

For more “Threes” go to: http://ceenphotography.com/2013/11/19/cees-fun-foto-challenge-three-items-or-the-number-three/

A Word A Week Challenge: Lines

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“A line is a dot that went for a walk.” (Paul Klee)

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Partial view of mural in Venice Beach, CA.

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Work of Brazilian artist entitled “Topography” (I own it)

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Partial view of large painting by Brazilian artist. I own it.

This post is part of A Word A Week Challenge: http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/a-word-a-week-challenge-lines/

Travel Theme: Short

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This collection of short cactuses (or shall I say cacti?) are part of the Desert Garden of the Huntington Botanical Gardens, in San Marino (East LA), California. If you ever come to Southern California, and you like arts and botany, a stop at The Huntington is a must.

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For more of Ailsa’s Travel Theme go to http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/11/15/travel-theme-short/

A Word A Week Challenge: Pose

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This little one posed defiantly for a few minutes. I shot this with my macro lens and by the time I got my zoom lens, he had vanished.
Kaya is a diva and poses like one..
Seagulls love to pose in hopes they’ll get food in exchange. Santa Monica, CA.
Bambi poses for camera. Potomac, Maryland.
Little owl in the middle of a deserted area of the beach. Jericoacoara, Brazil.

For more “poses” go to: http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/11/12/a-word-a-week-challenge-pose/

Weekly Photo Challenge: Habit

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I am not a creature of habit, but there are two things I like to do regularly, even if not every day: go for long walks and take photos of everything that catches my eye. I always have my camera or at least my iPhone with me wherever I go, especially on these long walks. I thought I’d share some shots of Palisades Park, in Santa Monica, my favorite walking place.

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This post is part of Weekly Photo Challenge: http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/11/08/weekly-photo-challenge-habit/