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Lens-Artist Challenge #300 – Delicate

This week’s Lens-Artist Challenge is all about Delicate, hosted by Ann-Christine at Leya. Reading a few of the responses to her challenge has been inspiring. The challenge is simple:

What is delicate to you? Feel free to use it in any meaning: exquisite, fragile, subtle, elegant…etc. 

Sometimes I feel I see delicacy everywhere. Clouds appear delicate with their soft, fluffy forms. 

Several weeks ago, these tussock moth caterpillars decided to hang out on the siding of our house. They seem so delicate that I’d be hesitant to touch them, which is a good thing because their “fur” can be irritating to human skin. 

I believe I featured this little guy on my blog sometime ago. I think he’s a perfect candidate for this challenge, as he tries to maintain his grip on the lip of a large planter.

Butterflies are a natural example of nature’s delicacy, or fragility.

Finally, a photo that I had been wanting to share for a long time. While some might not see the alligator as a “delicate” creature, I do. Despite the facts that they can live to a ripe old age, and that they have been around seemingly for eternity, their habitat (and thus their existence) is always prey to that delicate balance between the needs of Nature and the wants of humans. 

Although I was using the zoom on my iPhone camera, I was closer to this mama than I would normally allow myself. She was in the water and I was on a bridge, leaning over the railing, so I figure I had time to get away if needed. If she had been on land with her babies, we wouldn’t have even stopped. She had five babies with her, and I want to believe that she knew I meant no harm. The photo doesn’t do justice to actually being there. It felt like a gift, being to view this mother with her little ones.

I was so glad they were in the water.

Can a cat be delicate? Maybe not these two.

If you choose to participate in this challenge, you might be careful of using flowers as next week Sofia will go Floral. 

Please remember to use the Lens-Artist tag if you are participating, and to link to Ann-Christine’s original post. 

Thank you and be well!

Marie A Bailey

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34 responses to “Lens-Artist Challenge #300 – Delicate”

  1. Terrific post Marie! I was happy to see you were on a bridge while capturing mama and baby – they are very protective of their little ones. That’s a great catch! Also loved your butterflies and that truly weird little creature I’ve never seen before!

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    • Thank you, Tina! I doubt I’ll ever be so lucky to get shots of a mama and her babies again. Usually, we’ll see them on the trail, and when we do, we don’t stop. Instead we pick up speed 😉

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  5. Marie, these were great examples of what delicate can be. I loved the photos, from the clouds to the cats. I’m sure there’s at least one story why you suggested the cats may not be delicate. :) Great post!

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  7. Such fascinating photographic examples of delicate, Marie. That alligator photo is so cool–but I’m glad you were safely on the bridge. Perhaps the cats are not delicate, but their actions can be (sometimes🙂)?

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    • Thank you, Merril! It was a gift in timing and patience on the alligator’s part to be in a safe position to take the photo. Possibly on the same day we passed another alligator whose little ones were running around … on the trail. She opened her mouth and hissed as we sped by … no way was she going to allow a photo shoot 😆 And, yes, cats can seem delicate, especially when they’re sleeping.

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  8. You have done a fantastic job with this challenge. I love all of the pictures. I especially love seeing the kitty pictures, kitties are delicate in their own way. The way they move and sit and tilt their heads, all examples of delicacy.

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  12. Loved your choices, Marie, and the way you introduce them. An alligator might not be my first guess, but with your words along – I see what you mean. Love the little caterpillars – and the cats…too

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