Urban – Beautiful Photographs

Photographing Public Art Challenge (PPAC) June 20, 2021

Published on June 20, 2021 by Russell Smith3 Comments

Spirit of Transportation, Karl Bitter, 1895. 30th Street Station, Philadelphia

Photographing Public Art Challenge

Protest : Poor People’s Campaign

Published on June 8, 2021 by Russell SmithLeave a comment

The Campaign for the Poor staged a protest in front of the Maryland State House on June 7, 2021.

Rev. Angela Martin, co-chair of the Maryland Chapter for the Poor People’s Campaign speaks.

I found the sign that this little girl was holding to be quite poignant

For more information about the Poor People’s Campaign, click here.

Debbie’s One Word Sunday: Lean

Published on May 24, 2021 by Russell SmithLeave a comment

Debbie Smyth of Travel with Intent hosts the Sunday One Word Challenge. This week the word was lean.

Alive & Trekking’s Which Way Photo Challenge: May 22, 2021

Published on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 by Russell Smith2 Comments

There’s a little robin on the trail with me.

Iconic signage on a rare grey day in Hollywood. Taken with my old Canon Powershot A1100

Another from the archives. Hollywood Blvd bustles at night. Note Egyptian Theatre and Scientology building.

Which Way Photo Challenge

CBCW: Places to Walk or Hike: May 20, 2021

Published on May 20, 2021 by Russell Smith6 Comments

Veteran’s Cemetery, Annapolis – most of the grave date from Civil War to WWI.

Trail at Truxton Park, Annapolis, Maryland USA

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Spots & Dots #148

Published on May 15, 2021 by Russell SmithLeave a comment

The purpose of the artist is to leave the world a little more beautiful than when he found it.

The incredible Watts Towers above and below. The minute I heard “spots & dots,” I thought of Watts!

Photographed last January, I never got around to posting this lovely orchid until now. It’s loaded with lots of spots and dots.

Wordless Wednesday: May 12, 2021

Published on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 by Russell SmithLeave a comment

Jez’s WWE Challenge #73

Published on April 12, 2021 by Russell Smith1 Comment

Jogging along the South River on Naval Academy campus

Fountain at Union Station, Los Angeles, California

Here are a couple of submissions to Jez Braithwaite’s Water Water Everywhere challenge.

Becky’s Bright Square Challenge: April 2, 2021

Published on April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 by Russell Smith13 Comments

Here are my offerings for Becky B’s Bright Square Challenge.

According to my photo editor, this picture is a perfect square but here it looks longer than wide to me. I don’t know why that is. For some reason, lately I’ve been drawn to images that have a bit of glare in them. I took this photo over a year ago at a neighborhood called Bay Ridge that looks over the glorious Chesapeake Bay.