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

Rosemary turns photos that look like losers into winners

Samarkand

This gallery contains 1 photo.

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

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Getting to the Essence

This gallery contains 1 photo.

 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

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Cactus

This gallery contains 1 photo.

 One of my photography teachers used to tell us we had to see the light before we could become a photographer. It was hard for me. We used black and white film in those days and I couldn’t “see” in … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

India Gate Before and After

This gallery contains 2 photos.

Here we have the India Gate at Bombay harbor. The local people love to enjoy the day here. There are men who will clean your ears, take your photo, give  you a shave and a haircut and maybe sell you … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Lamp Lighter Photo Painting

This gallery contains 3 photos.

  Lamp Lighter Photoshop Only Lamp lighter scanned slide unretouched I decided to show you what I might do to a slide I like to make it into what it should be as a photo and as a photo painting. … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Bull Rider

This gallery contains 1 photo.

“Buying the Farm” When I went to the rodeo last month, I had problems getting a good viewpoint. Security wouldn’t let me sit near the fence to take my shots even though there were many empty places. A few years ago, … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

Catfish Row

This gallery contains 2 photos.

We were hurrying to see the Heyward-Washington house when I noticed this sign and got a ‘grab shot”.  Catfish Row is the name given to what was known as Cabbage Row in historic times. It was an area where freed … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment

The Last of the Black and White

This gallery contains 4 photos.

I shot my last film when I went to China and Viet Nam about 4 years ago. I never thought I’d use a digital camera. I’m not sure now why I felt that way. I guess because I knew nothing … Continue reading

More Galleries | 2 Comments

A silk purse from a sow’s ear

This gallery contains 1 photo.

Horse photography is not as easy as it seems. First, you need a rider who can make the horse look his/her/its best as this rider does.  You want the horse collected when you are shooting the animal on the flat. … Continue reading

More Galleries | Leave a comment