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Russian Fortress of St. Peter and Paul

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St. Petersburg, Russia Another view from the bus window as we waited for the light to change. The bridge support seems to loom rather threateningly over the scene. I enhanced this with a vignette of black but made sure to keep … Continue reading

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Tobacco Harvest

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Yunnan China 2005 I made the driver stop when I saw this man and his family drying their tobacco crop. The tobacco leaves were tied to long poles and were hung in a barn. Never mind if the barn was a … Continue reading

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Café Society

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Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1989 Notice the Berets these men wear. Every man in Eastern Europe wore a beret before all those danged baseball caps became popular. Those Berets make this photo. They’d make any photo. But no one wears them anymore. And … Continue reading

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Pagoda and Go-Down

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Inle Lake, Burma 2011 A pagoda overlooks the busy quay where boats dock at a go-down or warehouse. I used my purple filter again but this time lightened it to give an aged look. Also I added scratches. I used to … Continue reading

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Burmese Marionettes

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Inle Lake, Burma 2011 Sometimes I could kick myself for being so half-hearted when I am shooting. Here I was in a small shop on Inle Lake.  We had gone there to photograph the Padaung women who ran the shop. They had … Continue reading

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A Turkish Woman

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  Istanbul, Turkey 2008 I used Topaz Impressions 2 to get this sketched look. I masked her face because I wanted to show her calm and rather stoic expression. She’s unfazed…used to having her photo taken by tourists. Although she probably lives in … Continue reading

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Tumacacori Mission

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Arizona, U.S.A. 2010 This is my daughter’s shot. Marie and I were trying to get a unique viewpoint and I liked hers. So, I copied it. A mother has that privilege.

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Nomads on the Asy Plateau

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Asy Plateau, Kazakhstan 2016 Kazakhstan is the third largest country on earth. Talk about wide open spaces. That is why this photo is so small.  I wanted to get the herd and yurt in the photo, so I couldn’t zoom … Continue reading

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Fortress on the Neva

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St. Petersberg, Russia Another shot from the tour bus window. But with Photoshop, I can make it look as if I were standing on the bridge as another day dawns. I used Nik filters and Alien Skin’s Exposure X. I … Continue reading

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Hungarian Horses

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Hungary 1989 I’ve shown this photo before. You can click on the link to read about that day. http://www.rosemarysheel.com/archives/horse-power-in-hungary I’m showing it again because I’ve worked on it and made it more to my liking. It has less of an … Continue reading

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