All of our senses are connected. When you see a plate of well-presented food, can’t you taste it before you take a bite? When I’m walking my dog, I can hear a car long before I can see it, giving me plenty of time to navigate to the side of the road. I once interviewed deaf students through an interpreter. I watched their faces and body language to understand their excitement and other feelings.

This week Donna opens the world of sound for us. This challenge helped me understand how we show sound to our viewers through our two-dimensional presentations. Let’s get into my selections.

This Civil War Reenactment image shows the canon being fired. Can’t you just hear the loud boom as smoke fills the air?

And more booms and pops during this fireworks display.

If you’re really into music and you’re in a setting with a wood floor, you can actually feel the music’s beat with your feet. But in a picture we can imagine the sound of musicians and their music.

Waves crash rocks, making a serene sound as we watch a beautiful sunset. Here two senses are working together.

Remember those cars I mentioned. Just stand next to a freeway and close your eyes. You can hear the passing whish and feel the rumble of the cars. But don’t close them now, see the light trails!

I’ve saved the worst image, but most meaningful to me for last–my grandson’s elementary school class’s performance during the holidays years ago. They were singing holiday songs. These performances show that music reaches our hearts beyond what we hear. Ryan is in the second row, right side in back of the girl wearing a red dress that has a white heart on it. Ryan is now 15 years.

When I started looking for sounds, I thought I wouldn’t have much. But I have even more. Sound is all around us and in our images.

When you respond, please link to Donna’s post and use the Lens-Artists tag. We would all like to see your sounds.

Thank you for your responses to my Weather Challenge. I’m so glad you all weathered the week and found amazing images. I also enjoyed that some of you played along with the homophone. One of you even got in wether, admitting they didn’t have a picture of a young castrated ram!

Next week, Ritva will be presenting her first challenge as a team member. So be sure to look for her post.

50 thoughts on “Lens Artists Challenge #287: Sound”

  9. Great sound series, Anne! Love all of these photos. The waves crash rocks and the car sound, wow! I see your grandson in the photo, such a precious memory of sound, thanks for sharing with us.

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  10. A great look at sound through your lens, Anne. The cannon shot was a great example. Yes, with the smoke, we can feel and hear the boom. I do love music and your photos allow us to imagine the sounds of the musicians. Interesting chest instrument, isn’t it? I loved the whooshing car. We can definitely hear that in our minds. And what a nice memory to have your grandson join us. Thank you, Anne. Wonderful interpretation.

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    1. Thanks Donna! That chest instrument is a washboard. We used to volunteer at the Sacramento Music Festival each year and heard all types of music. This was a great challenge that taught us how we compose pictures helps others hear sounds.

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  14. Wonderful response Anne – loved the closing image which speaks to the heart! All of the images are terrific and illustrate sound perfectly – some of it not so welcome (ie the sound of traffic LOL!), although that was my favorite image of the set. Well done!

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    1. Thanks Tina! That’s the problem, to get good light trails, you need traffic! And at night it’s hard to find a busy street, etc. Wouldn’t it be great if all our problems were that simple!

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  16. It’s the kind of challenge that makes us think and you are so right, so many sounds, everywhere. I love the ones you picked, your photos are rich in different types of sounds and therefore, emotions. Fantastic post, Anne.

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  17. You’ve done well with this one Anne, love how you can hear the sounds.

    I decided not to do it this week, I just couldn’t get my head around the idea of sound. Next week maybe.

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  18. I love those light trails in your traffic image! And of course, your grandson’s performance. It brings back memories of my son when he was young. 😊 And that beautiful sunset…how gorgeous! Have a good week! Sunshine, I hope.

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  20. I thought the same as you, Anne, that it would be a difficult challenge. In the end, there were so many ways to go. I particularly liked your reenactment shot and I’m pretty sure I can hear the bagpipes even from here. They have a distinctive sound, that’s for sure. I enjoyed all your entries.

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