Lens-Artists Challenge #56 – Seascapes and/or Lakeshore

[Categories: Photography, Photography 101 Forever
[Photos this week are hosted right here on WordPress.  Somewhere…  serene.]

[All photos might be right-clicked to open in a new tab or window.  These are recent pictures I’ve taken.]

The Lens Artist Challenge is hosted this week by Amy

I choose Lakeshore.  Jackson Lake, in particular.  Grand Teton National Park.  Wyoming. All photos taken last Thursday.  We are canoeing.  Close to the lakeshore.

Top billing/photo goes to m’lady and her obsolescing iPhone6.  Purrrrfect.

The rest are mine.

Mt. Moran is the largest-looking peak (12,610 feet (3,840 m)), on the right.  It is named for Thomas Moran, iconic ‘American western frontier painter’ (Englishman, however, old chap).

Grand Teton, second from left down range, is 13,775 feet (4,199 m).

We went early, when the lake was calm and the people considerably fewer.

Enjoy.

Speaking of birds, can anyone verify the identity of the following bird?  I saw it at Big Hole National Battlefield in Montana last Tuesday.  Many have said perhaps a kestrel or a Cooper’s Hawk.  I’m definitely not a birder but to me it most closely resembles a Sharp-Shinned Hawk (SSHA).  This photo is from a bit of distance.  I should have shot when it was hovering 20-30 ft. over me. What do you think?

Weekly Challenge info from Tina:

“Each Saturday at noon EST we will publish a photo challenge similar in form to the now-defunct WPC. If you choose to participate, please make sure to tag your post with the name of our group LENS-ARTISTS so that all of the responses can be found together in the WP Reader. Please also include a link to the challenge moderator’s post. One of our 4 moderators will host the challenge each week.”

Week 1 – Patti of https://pilotfishblog.com/

Week 2 – Ann-Christine aka Leya of https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/

Week 3 – Amy of https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/

Week 4 – Tina of https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/

Check them out.  Also search for Lens-Artists to find posts.