Category Archives: photo tips

Whimsey

This gallery contains 2 photos.

New York City 2009…on a walk with my daughter This is an old factory or office building, maybe from the 1900’s, and still in use. I did change the colors to emphasize the doors and the architectural design. This is … Continue reading

More Galleries | 2 Comments

Tea Time

This gallery contains 1 photo.

Gujarat India 2009 : A Rabari woman sitting in a side street sipping her tea.  She was so engrossed with watching the people come and go on the street that she didn’t notice me. I’ve always liked this photo, but felt … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

A Man’s World

This gallery contains 3 photos.

Mardin, Turkey 2009…a tea garden in the old souk.  It’s  place where men can play chess or backgammon, smoke , gossip and drink tea while their women shop or do the household chores. It’s a tradition in the Islamic world … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Chinese Fishing Nets of Kochi

This gallery contains 1 photo.

Kochi, India 2009  These are called “Chinese Fishing Nets”.  I was looking forward to photographing them.  Despite their large size, their catch is usually only enough for a small dinner. The nice thing is that you can ask the fisherman … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

For Mary

This gallery contains 2 photos.

Here is a  young Burmese man who was working on the construction job at our hotel. He and his friend were eating their lunch in the hotel garden. They jumped up when they saw me. At first,they were reluctant to have … Continue reading

More Galleries | 2 Comments

Woman of Togo

This gallery contains 1 photo.

Lome, Togo 2000 When I have a camera with me, I always “keep a lookout” (as we say down south)  for a person, place or happening that is photo-worthy. We’d just finished eating a late lunch in Lome, Togo and had … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Bakers of Chandni Chowk

This gallery contains 1 photo.

Delhi, India 2009 Chandni Chowk is one of the oldest markets in Delhi and maybe the largest. It is crowded. The streets are crowded with people and vehicles and the shops are crowded with people and merchandise. It isn’t the place … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

After Sighet

This gallery contains 1 photo.

   After we left the village of Sighet, where I noted the birthplace of Elie Wiesel across the street from an excellent restaurant, we drove through these mountains. There had been a snow storm the night before and there were … Continue reading

More Galleries | 1 Comment

Sunset at Inle Lake

This gallery contains 1 photo.

Diagonal Lines I’ve got hundreds of photos of the leg-rowing fishermen at Inle Lake. That’s what happens when you take a photo tour. You may come home with 80 gigabytes of photos, but many are the same photo. Well, more … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Sundays are Fundays

This gallery contains 2 photos.

 Sunday afternoons  you can find me at my computer trying to overcome my left brain. It isn’t easy for me. I constantly have to give myself permission to be wild and crazy. But when I do and when I like … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment