Category Archives: A silk purse from a sow’s ear

Rosemary turns photos that look like losers into winners

Thinking Graphics

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India 2009 I forget what we did that first morning in Delhi but after lunch we walked over to the Qutub Minaret. And there it was, right in the middle of the park with the mid-day Indian sun blasting down … Continue reading

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Digital Paintings from Photos #1

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I noticed this woman in the Frankfurt airport. She was in her seventies with mussed gray hair. She was hot and tired and unhappy because we were being shuffled in and out of the lounge. Our passports and bodies had been examined … Continue reading

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A Vanity Post

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Romania Early 1970’s When I began photographing, I’d shoot a scene or person without a thought to composition or point of interest. I didn’t realize that I needed to think out the best way to show why I thought the scene … Continue reading

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Elephant as Abstract

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Bangkok, Thailand 2007 I’ve told you many times not to discard your shots without scrupulous deliberation. As for me, I just buy another external hard drive to store all the shots that AT FIRST look like losers. After shooting the … Continue reading

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Arbat Street Reflection

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  Moscow, Russia 2009 Arbat Street is a place where you can meet your old friends or find new ones. Musicians play for donations, artists display canvasses, hucksters sell doo-dads from China and lovers stroll. When we were here in … Continue reading

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Visualize

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Rangoon, Burma 2011 This is my Burma fantasy. My mental image of what Rangoon should look like. Pretty girls, umbrellas, ponds filled with water lilies. Did it look like this in real life? No, but the essence was there. It only … Continue reading

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Extreme Contrast

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Lalibela, Ethiopia 2013 I’d ignored this photo when I looked through my Ethiopia shots. The contrast was too severe and the  shadows were filled with noise. After going to Mongolia with Jim Zuckerman, I decided to take an on-line course … Continue reading

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Another Vintage Poster

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China 2005 Sorry. I can’t remember the name of this city. But I do remember going to the one small part of it that looked like China. Most of the city looked like Manhattan. This place was a sort of … Continue reading

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Whimsey

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Thousand Hills, China 2005 I loved the rounded mountains, so ancient, all jumbled together as if protecting the mysteries of “The All Under Heaven” (one of the old names for China). Once again we had a foggy, rainy day. A thick blanket of fog … Continue reading

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Photographing “Huge “

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Rangoon, Burma 2011 When you want to photograph something as large as the Shwedagon Pagoda or the giant Buddha, what can you do to make it interesting? You can show the crowds below, of course, or try to find a … Continue reading

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