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Mandalay, Burma 2011 A revered monk reads Buddhist scripture or suras. He was tall and thin and to all appearances hairless. His large eyes glowed with happiness at seeing our guide who at one time was his pupil. He seemed … Continue reading
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Cairo, Egypt 1998 When you are trying to get your shot in a room full (or a desert full) of tourists, lift your camera until you no longer have the tourists in your viewfinder. Voila! A dramatic shot that seems … Continue reading
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Greece 1993 When the group leader announced that we would only have one day in Metsovo instead of the two days that were on the itinerary, I was furious. Metsovo was my highlight! Metsovo is a small village in the … Continue reading
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Brasov, Romania 2012 Brasov was the last city I visited before returning to Bucharest for that lonely Easter weekend. Like Sibiu, Brasov could be called a living museum for the Saxon peoples who settled here a thousand years ago. Quaint … Continue reading
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Near Leh, Ladakh Our young Ladakhi guide was a devout Buddhist. I’d see him murmuring his morning prayers in the car on days when he woke late and hadn’t had time to pray in private. We visited a monastery in … Continue reading
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Romania 2012 I had bought some apples from a farmer woman. They were the past fall’s harvest. It was now April. I’d read about pioneers having root cellars and now I’d have my chance to see how good fruit could … Continue reading
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USA: My House 2015 When the hummingbirds flew from the nest last year, we missed them. We have several windows that look out on the garden area by the front door and each time we passed we’d check on them. … Continue reading
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Burma, 2011 I shot several city streets in Rangoon or Yangon as it is now called. The streets had a personality unlike our orderly streets. Men armed with only a hammer or a screwdriver set up temporary repair shops, women … Continue reading
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Mongolia, 2014 After a few hours at the Eagle Festival, I began to feel an affinity for some of the men. I liked this man. He always had a pleasant expression on his face and though he noticed my lens trained … Continue reading
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Yunnan Province, China 2005 We had rain and fog almost every day. As I’ve said in earlier posts, I was shooting slides or positives where you only get one chance to get it right. Almost all of my landscapes have … Continue reading
