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Cochin, India 2009 I don’t always ask for a portrait. It is my opinion that once a person is aware that you are photographing them, their countenance changes. Facial muscles stiffen in self-consciousness. Something vital is lost. I was in … Continue reading
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Gujarat, India 2009 I was told by a successful photographer that photos sell in this order: first: landscapes, second: pretty girls, third: old men and fourth: old women. I guess it’s true…a friend remarked that she wouldn’t want a portrait of … Continue reading
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China 2007 The Great Wall resembles a dragon as it snakes over the ridgeline of the mountains north of Beijing. The watch towers which look like little square chimneys dotting the top of the mountains served as garrisons for soldiers … Continue reading
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Yushou, China 2007 A Khampa woman shields her face with her cape. The sun is harsh at high elevations. It damages the skin of men, women and children. Wide brimmed hats are common in Tibet and in Peru. Heads are draped and faces … Continue reading
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Today I’ll post some “paintings” I made from photos. You can buy software such as Alien Skin’s Snap Art and Topaz Labs’ Simplify and Impression but sometimes you can do just as well on your own by sandwiching two photos … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 Jim Zuckerman chose our vantage point at the Eagle Festival and to this day, I feel grateful. We faced the mountain; this barren, scrub-covered, brown hill that provided a perfect backdrop to our photos. The shade from the mountain … Continue reading
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Mongolia 2014 Jim Zuckerman, our tour leader, hired this young woman to pose for us wearing a traditional Kazakh costume. There was no denying her beauty: clear, glowing skin, perfect teeth, sparkling eyes, and thick lustrous dark hair. Her costume, quilted and … Continue reading
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Eastern Turkey 2008 Now and then I look back at my photos from my trip to Eastern Turkey and come upon Isaak Pasha Palace. I have several viewpoints but none of them make me happy. Read about why here: http://www.rosemarysheel.com/archives/isaak-pasha-palace … Continue reading
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Eastern Turkey 2008 The majestic heads guarding the tomb of Antiochus I no longer lie helter-skelter amid the rubble atop Mt. Nemrut in Eastern Turkey. When I first saw photos of Mt. Nemrut, the heads had fallen from their thrones and lay … Continue reading
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Ethiopia 2013 Large trees like this one dotted the landscape. Elizabeth and I spotted one that was the “granddaddy of all trees” but we didn’t ask the driver to stop. It stood alone on the verdant, lush grassland: its symmetrical branches spreading … Continue reading
