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The Viewer’s Eye

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 Yuanyang, Yunnan Province,China This photo abounds in geometry. All the lovely lines of the terraces emphasized by the cut stalks of rice. How could this photo need any post processing? Originally the photograph was not interesting to the eye because although the … Continue reading

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Moroccan Vase with Books

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 Some times the sunlight falls on a favorite object in my house and I run down to get my camera and photograph it. There is a difference in what your eye sees and what the camera sees. I shot this at … Continue reading

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Zebra Herd in the Serengeti

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 I try to have some variety in the photos I choose for you. After I showed my cheetahs a few months ago, I have been looking for another photo from those animal safari days. When I look at my negatives, … Continue reading

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1930’s Look

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    This is a modern woman, a career woman who can take care of herself. Yet inside all of us, perhaps, is a romantic girl from the 1930’s or 40’s.  I thought of emphasizing this romantic look when I saw … Continue reading

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Samarkand

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The Sugar Beet Vendor Samarkand. The Silk Road. The Himalayas. The Gobi Desert. Such magical names. Once upon a time double-humped camels laden with silks, spices, pearls, jade and gems from China stopped here before going on to the port cities of the Middle East.   The magic still … Continue reading

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Lotus Blossoms

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I went to Gujarat, India a little more than a year ago. I went with two friends, both artists. One paints in oil and one is a journalist and photographer. We had a wonderful time because we all wanted the same … Continue reading

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Back to Bagan

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 Another of Win’s (http://asiaphototravel.com/) shot set-ups. This was in a temple on the plains of Bagan that housed a reclining Buddha. How could you find it without a knowledgeable guide? You couldn’t. Win had brought candles and somehow… he must … Continue reading

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Cairo

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 I’ve been thinking that I haven’t shown any photos from Egypt, so I looked in my negative files and chose these two.  I printed the Nargileh smoker in my darkroom years ago. I always liked this photo. I remember the … Continue reading

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Mali: Niger River

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 Mopti, Mali. Mopti is a good sized city situated on the Niger River in the West African country of Mali. It is a commercial center and there is much boat traffic coming in and out of Mopti harbor. The boats … Continue reading

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Getting to the Essence

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 I recently watched a class on composition given by Scott Kelby on Kelby Training. He went over the usual rules, the ones we all know and the ones we follow for the most part. Except now and then we see … Continue reading

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