Pick a word and illustrate it with a photo! This used to be a favorite challenge of mine when held by Paula of Lost in Translation. Unfortunately she is not running it anymore. So – how about a revival at Lens-Artists? It is easy: Choose one (1) word or more – choose all of them if you like! The words available are the following:
Comfortable
Growing
Tangled
Crowded
Exuberant
In the header – Comfortable? Yes! If you are safe and living in the Galapagos Islands!
Growing
Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.
– Pearl S. Buck
Crowded
Tangled
A word garden blooming within the tangled weeds.
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Exuberant
Exuberance is beauty.
Thank you for a marvelous response to Patti’s Everyday Objects – you really made us all open our eyes and SEE what we have around us!
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Leya 
Just love the busyness and colors of the last photo. ❤ Actually. it can exemplify more than one word: exuberant ladies, crowded/visually-tangled/growing display of orchids and other plants, comfortable onlookers. 🙂
Ha – thank you, you are right!
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I have a seal picture so much like your header image from the Galapagos also! ❤ Comfortable is the perfect descriptor.
♥ Thank you! Seals can really do this comfortably!
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Hi again – I wonder if all my comments are in your spam – nothing comes through in WP. Sorry, but at least five comments are lost.
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Sneaking in the back door, with a bit of exuberance 🙂 🙂 Yesterday was the most fabulous day over on the Ilha. Couldn’t resist. 🙂 https://restlessjo.me/2020/09/05/six-word-saturday-370/
So glad you did not resist, Jo…♥
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Looks like WordPress is changing the format for posts. Took me a while to find the old one I’m familiar with. Sending cheer from over here!
https://lindylecoq.com/2020/09/04/lens-artists-photo-challenge-112-pick-a-word/
Thank you for the cheers, Lindy – I send some in return to you as well! And yes…I am not comfortable with the new editor at all – but learning, I hope. I don’t believe it makes blogging easier – rather more ”tangled” ;-D. Thank you for joining in again!
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Well, I’ll try again – here’s my hurried effort: https://suejudd.com/2020/09/04/lens-artists-photo-challenge-112-pick-a-word/
Don’t have to hurry, Sue – I’m here!
Hahaha!
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Now I can see them! Thank you.
Loved the words and your pictures. Here are mine.
https://joannescraftsandadventures.wordpress.com/2020/09/04/lens-artist-112-pick-a-word/
Thank you, Joanne, glad you are joining us!
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An interesting new challenge, Ann-Christine. I love your interpretation of the words, especially comfortable.
Thank you, Sue – it seems that little seal is the winner!
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Such a great post Anne-Christine, a fun challenge looking for photos to match the assigned words! Your double exposure image is lovely, beautiful colors! This is my post: https://mycolorfulexpressions.com/lens-artists-photo-challenge-112-pick-a-word/
So glad you enjoyed the challenge, Sylvia – and happy you liked the double tangled one!
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I love the pick a word challenge! Such decisions to make (but happily so!). Your examples are stunning – those cranes are amazing. And the colors in the last image are indeed exuberant.
My contribution:
http://oneletterup.com/2020/09/03/lens-artists-challenge-pick-a-word
So glad you liked it! And I do love pick a word myself, maybe because that was my working life – words.
Which makes perfect sense 🙂
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Love all clicks especially the double exposure from windows.Thank you for the inspiration.Unique concept.
my contribution
https://philosophyvia.photos/2020/09/03/lens-artists-challenge-112-word-choices/
Thank you so very much!
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So much choice that after admiring your photos, my mind blanked out from the stress of deciding which word to choose. Should I go with that totally relaxed seal? (Galapagos! Now that’s a destination)
It has taken me the whole week to decide that I wanted growth, perhaps with tangled. So here it is: https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/2020/08/31/a-walk-in-the-rain-2/
Haha, well if there is a next time I will have less words to choose from then… Glad you made a decision at last!
🙂
I thought I’d give the challenge a go this week. I hope you enjoy my selections.
Your photographs are fabulous. I really enjoyed viewing the cranes. That is a lot of cranes in one place. It must be a matting location. Anyway … my pingback didn’t work twice so I’ll leave the url here.
Be safe …
Isadora 😎
https://isadoraartandphotography.wordpress.com/2020/09/02/lens-artists-challenge-pick-a-word/
So glad you give it a go, Isadora! Thank you! And yes, the cranes were really many – and loud. ♥
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Hi, sorry to find this in spam – but found you!
Hi Leya, I loved the challenge, and your pictures inspired me. The cranes are unbelievable. WOW! I have a monk seal relaxing in much the same way as your first picture, but I couldn’t find it. Hope you will enjoy my other choices. https://tchistorygal.net/2020/09/02/lens-artist-112-worth-a-thousand-words/. Have a great week.
Glad you liked it, Marsha! I hope you will find and post that monk seal later, because I don’t think I have ever seen a monk seal.
I think they are fairly rare. This one was cordoned off with caution tape. We couldn’t get too close. I’ll look for her. I think she was pregnant and the authorities didn’t want us to disturb her.
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I am also a fan of Paula’s post. Looks like you inspired her again. Here is my contribution: https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2020/09/02/pick-a-word/
♥ Let’s hope she will stay now!
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Lovely images Ann-Christine and I especially love the snoozing seal. Glad to see Paula is picking up the challenge again and thank you for the nudge! Our contribution for this week is here: https://tranature.com/2020/09/02/wordless-wednesday-comfortably-entangled/
Thank you, Xenia, and so glad Paula will start up again.
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Beautiful shots, Leya 👏 Thank you so much for the mention 😊
You are welcome, Jez!
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Your photo of the Cranes gave me the idea for my contribution:
https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2020/09/01/crowded-and-tangled/
Ah, and your contribution is wonderfully serene – as your photos always are ! Thank you!
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You’ve a nice collection of scenery here. In particular I like how the birds are rather distinct, but the further away from the lens they are, the more they seem to become this large singular body.
Here’s mine for this one:
https://stupidityhole.wordpress.com/2020/09/01/tree-above-others/
Thank you! Glad you liked the cranes.
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Here’s mine, https://thankfulbylily.ca/2020/08/31/lens-artists-112-pick-a-word/
Thank you, Lily!
Wonderful photos! Like the first one! Aw.. the seal.
Yes – he certainly became a favourite! Thank you.
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Great shots, Lily! Which word/s did you pick? I think you forgot to say!
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Great images Leya and a fun theme for this week 😀 I really like your tangled image, very special.
Glad you like it, Anita . tangled is extra tangled, yes!
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Hi, Ann-Christine, I used to take part in Paula’s challenge also. I’m glad you brought me back to this challenge. I love your great photos to illustrate the words. Here’s my post.
https://theshowersofblessings.com/2020/08/31/lens-artists-photo-challenge-112-pick-a-word/
So glad you are here, Miriam! And Paula will be back Thursday!
Oh, she will be coming back? I’ll check it out. Thanks, Ann-Christine!
♥ I am so happy about this!
Thank you! ❤
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Love your Holland festival, very colourful. Here is my view of crowded. https://mywanderings.travel.blog/2020/08/31/marchfelderhof-in-vienna/
OK! Had a peek…this is really a special place you are featuring!
it was quite a surprise and very memorable. Will never forget it.
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I liked your picture of the sandhill cranes. I can almost hear their soft bugling call. 🙂
Yes, bugling they are, but the sound of 19800 of them was overshelming.
Thanks for finding and picking such interesting words. I love your post with the unusual photos that fit each word, and I think I identify with that big guy from the Galapagos who resembles me on the couch sometimes!
It was fun looking through my pictures to see what would match some or all of your words. Here’s my post: https://ohtheplaceswesee.com/2020/08/30/lens-artists-photo-challenge-112-pick-a-word/
Interesting words – well then I am happy! You on the couch??? Then you must look as cozy and sweet as the seal 😉
Some days I think I just want to be a seal, but most of the time I’m up and at ‘em. Life is good. And I’d rather be busy, all things considered.
Cannot but agree – being active is the best thing. And then – work accomplished – it feels good to be a seal!
Hi again,
I have tried several times to comment on your posts, but my comments never show up! Also on your hosted post yesterday. Is there an issue with your blog or with mine? Hopefully you will get this message – thank you for hosting and brilliant posts!
Hi again,
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Lovely photos for the word challenge, I think the seal is a favourite, but I also love your tangled!
Jude – I understand the seal is popular. And he is a little treat! Tangled couldn’t get tangled enough I thought…
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love your theme, Ann-Christine. beautiful images as always, interesting and fun! i’m choosing the word ”crowded” and here is my entry: https://lolawi.blog/2020/08/30/crowded/
Thank you, Wilma!
My garden is always on my mind. Thank you for the interesting photo challenge!
https://anthropologist.wordpress.com/2020/08/30/lens-artists-photo-challenge-112-selfs-word-is-growing/
Happy you like it!
Interesting challenge options this week! I am looking forward to reviewing my image archive for suitable responses! I would love to have the opportunity to capture images at that flower festival. Exuberant is a great word choice for that image.
Well John – come over to Holland next spring – or maybe next spring again…I am not sure there will be anything next year.
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Great challenge, love it! More like this if possible 🙂
Here is mine:
https://photographias.wordpress.com/2020/08/30/lens-artists-challenge-pick-a-word/
Good! If I could choose alone – there would be more words! In fact I got and answer from Paula – she will start blogging again Thursday – launching her Pick a word challenge again!
Oh, excellent! I will try to join in 🙂
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I like this game… I’m comfortable growing in this tangled, crowded and exuberant challenge! 😉
I know, I know it’s not a word game, I’ll search my image file right now…
Great images!
Ha – like your word game, Ana – I am a word gamer too. Looking forward to your findings!
Right away the seal steals the show, and I see how superbly he fits the comfortable tag. He is adorable!
The other fantastic thing was to see the shout out given to my last post . It was totally unexpected and so you can only imagine my joy. Thank you so much . Walking on air 😊.
♥ So happy you were happy about it! It was a great post indeed. And now – I wish we could just relax like the little seal and be comfortable this Sunday evening!
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The seal in the featured photo is adorable. Thank you for hosting. I managed to find a photo for each word.
https://lifeinmyyears.com/2020/08/29/lens-artists-photo-challenge-112-pick-a-word/
Hi Paulie, so glad you love the little seal too!
Ann-Christine, this one touched my soul since we recently lost much of the structures in Big Basin Redwood State Park. So, that’s where my mind and heart went when I saw the words crowded and growing. Thanks for bringing color into our lives today with your post, especially the flower festival in Holland!
I am so happy to have provided some colour and joy! I love the fantastic redwoods and it is frighfully sad what is happening in the fires. Hopefully they keep fighting and will survive!
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What an interesting idea t have this word challenge. I really enjoyed your photo realizations of the words.
Glad you liked them, Anne. As I have been working with words my whole life – it was fun for me!
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I’ve greatly enjoyed all of these, but that top one is my favorite. It really makes me smile.
janet
🙂 I’m glad it does – loved the peacefulness and total trust.
My entry – https://transitionofthoughts.com/2020/08/30/photography-daytime/
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hi a.c., i like a great idea to take up paula’s theme. I think your pictures are very good, here is my contribution to this challenge week, https://wp.me/p2AvI7-3A8.
many greetings robert
So glad you like this, Robert! And good news: Paula wrote she is taking up her challenge again!
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Oh, I just love that top photo!!! He is so darn cute! And the sign, well, that just adds to the cuteness! 💙
Isn’t he? Love at first sight!
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What a great challenge and lovely photos.
So glad you like it! Looking forward to your choices!
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For this week’s challenge, I choose the word ”Growing”, here is my entry:
https://cxianliu.wordpress.com/2020/07/21/nest-sweet-nest/
OK!
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Fun idea. Love your choices!
Hope it is inviting, Sandy!
Definitely.
I’d love to be on that rock myself. 🙂 Great images for the words, Ann-Christine.
Steve – I’d love a nap there too!Thank you!
Great idea for the challenge. And I love your responses
Glad you enjoyed it, Su!
Of course I loved your challenge Ann-Christine – both the words and your illustrations of them. That seal is simply marvelous and I’m terribly envious of your cranes – I’m dying to see them one day! Your final image could be both exuberant AND crowded, don’t you think ?!
Glad you liked it, Tina – and I know you would want to see the cranes. You must visit one day! They come in March/April, maybe a bit cold for you, but at least no snow! Just give me a call.
The seal seems to be a favorite with many, and I agree on the last image being more than one word. I did not think of that from the start.
Did you see Paula is restarting her challenge? I seem to have helped a waking up!
I DID see that A-C. I think your post will help her get off to a great restart!
Hopefully so!
I had to take a double look at your new AVATAR Tina! I am so used to the dark haired beauty I thought this must be a different Tina. Still a beauty though 💓
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Great series, great quotes. Your banner shot is priceless! My post this week: https://fairplay740.wordpress.com/2020/08/29/lens-artists-photo-challenge-112-pick-a-word/
John – I too love that little seal! So calm and secure.
This is such beautiful photo series, AC! Love how you express these words, quotes are perfect.
Very cool!!
So happy you like it, Amy! Wishing you a safe and calm weekend!
😊💗
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Hi, A-C. Your challenge is a lot of fun. It’s a great idea. It sounds like Paula’s original challenge was very popular. I’m glad you’re continuing it this week. We could do it again at some point with some new words. I was especially taken with your first shot of the seal. He looks so comfortable on his rocky perch! And the dancers are vibrant and beautiful. I hope the new week is a good one for you.😀
hi Patti – hope your weekend is going well! Something great happened yesterday: Paula answered she is taking up her blogging again. it seems I started something?! Glad you liked this, just as I was fascinated by your everyday objects challenge. And yes – I love that little seal. Totally safe and secure in the sun.
That’s wonderful news! I’m so glad she’s bringing back a favorite. Take care and enjoy the last bit of summer!
I am overjoyed when there is happy news some days…And I wish you a lovely week too, Patti. It really is the last bits of summer now.
I miss Paula – excellent idea to use her’Pick a Word’,A C. I must have a think about these…
And Sue – she answered that she is coming back already next week! So glad she will take it up again!
Yippee!!
One word, one photo: https://solaner.wordpress.com/2020/08/29/lens-artists-challenge-112-pick-a-word/. I like the idea, Ann-Christine!!!
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How funny – I just mentioned Paula to Patti before I even saw this post. Shame when people just disappear. She was an excellent blogger. Have a great week, hon 🤗💕💕
Jo – what a coincidence! And you know what – Paula answered that she is starting up again Thursday! Glad to have made that wake up call!
Fantastic! 🤗💕💕
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I am not a photographer, however, these images and their corresponding titles and quotes are terrific.
I’m glad you like them – and I am no photographer either…I just like to make images to remember!
This one’s going to take some thinking about. Your photo of the Cranes reminded me that I used to know a Swedish bird photographer.
Oh – do you remember the name?
I want to say Tordan as he went by Tord but don’t remember his family name.
Ah, I don’t know who this is.
If I remember his family name I’ll try to remember to let you know.
Please do!
Oh this is going to be a fun challenge. I’m off to a car show now 😀 😀
Hello Leya. My challenge is on as of next Thursday.
Paula! Are you really back! Love it – hope you think it is OK that I borrowed your concept for a week! You were sorely missed, and I thought you had left blogging for good. So happy to hear from you and that you are starting up again. I for one is happy about it – and I know many other bloggers are as well. Welcome back ♥
Hello Ann-Christine. I have been itching to come back for a month now. Thank you for the nudge. And no, I don’t mind. ❤️
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