Author Archives: Rosemary

Yellow House with Umbrella Pines

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Rosemary
Yellow apartment house with umbrella pines: rome

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Rome, Italy 2015 I still love the vintage poster look. It makes me happy. I used Topaz Simplify to get this look after I had adjusted the colors and changed the gray sky to blue.  

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Rearing Horse with Rider

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Rosemary
Kazakhstan:Rearing Horse with Rider

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Almaty, Kazakhstan 2016 This looks like fun, but is dangerous. The horse can fall over backward and crush his rider. It’s one of those things that you shouldn’t try at home. I flattened the contrast and muted the colors to … Continue reading →

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Portrait of an African Bull Elephant

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Rosemary
Bull African Elephant with white vignette

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San Diego, CA: Wild Animal Park 2017 The elephants were happy in their enclosure. Anyone could see that. They weren’t rocking back and forth as elephants do when they feel captive. They were beautiful.

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Practice at Home

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Rosemary
colors of carrots

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USA 2017 I bought these carrots for dinner and also to photograph them. I put off the photography practice until it was time to start dinner. Not good, but as they say, it’s the way I roll. The key to … Continue reading →

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Koi

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Rosemary
colorful koi swim together in a Japanese garden pool

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U.S.A  San Diego, CA 2017 I spent nearly a half hour shooting the koi as they swam about their pool at the Japanese Garden in Balboa Park. Their colors and the way their shimmering bodies formed different designs made it … Continue reading →

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Perfect Light

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Rosemary
elephants with tusks in beautiful tones of sepia

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U.S.A. San Diego, CA 2107 We visited the San Diego Wild Animal Park for my birthday celebration. We took a ‘safari’ through the park’s 1,800 acres. It was a lot like an African Safari except animals weren’t hunting each other. … Continue reading →

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H’Mong Style

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Rosemary
h'mong costume of Northern Viet Nam

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Northern Vietnam 2005 As seen in the marketplace of Bac Ha. The H’mong women were noted for their fine embroidery and applique. Years ago the H’mong immigrant community sold their needlework at artisan markets here in southern California. No more. … Continue reading →

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Enduring Faith

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Rosemary
an elderly woman reads her prayerbook, her glasses falling off her face, workworn hands keeping her place on the page

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Moscow 2009 Russia: an elderly woman reads her holy book, her head wrapped in a kerchief, her glasses falling from her face, her worn hands caressing the pages. How many times in her life has she sought consolation and inspiration … Continue reading →

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A Day in Rissani Market

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Rosemary
Berber women chat at Rissani market

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 Morocco in the late 1990’s Donkey carts trundled families of Berber women draped from head to toe in black cotton to the Rissani market. The man of the house sat on the driver’s seat and the women bumped along on the … Continue reading →

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Maasai Girl with Jewelry

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Rosemary
portrait of a Maasai girl with jewelry

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Tanzania, 1998 After all these years, her beauty still affects me. What has happened to her, I wonder.

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