Category Archives: landscape

Erg Chebbi, Up Close

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Rosemary

Morocco, 1997 Dawn shot of the crest of a dune in Morocco’s Erg Chebbi.  It wasn’t easy to climb to the top. The windward side is softer and the sand slides more than the leeward, so walk on the leeward side. … Continue reading →

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Araouane

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Rosemary
Araouane, an oasis in the Sahara Desert

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Araouane, Mali 2005 Araouane, about half-way between Timbuktu and the salt mines of Taodenni,  was a destination for camel caravans since caravans began crossing the Sahara Desert. Araouane has seven wells and the wells were the lifeblood of Araouane’s economy. The wells … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon in Kazakhstan

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Rosemary
landscape of Kazakh desert with mountain of white clay

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Kazakhstan 2016 We all wondered what the white mountain was composed of. The consensus was clay.

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Kazakh Landscape

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Rosemary
desert landscape of Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan 2016 The desert was hot and empty. We walked in deep gulleys carved by flash floods.  Our drivers told us that most tourists (mainly European) are amazed by the size of the country. I tried to compare it to … Continue reading →

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Software and Miracles

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Rosemary
fisherman on Inle Lake

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Inle Lake, Burma Topaz Impressions turned this photo into a sketch. By reducing the opacity of the Topaz layer and changing the hue and saturation, I arrived at the photo you see above. It was a severe crop from the … Continue reading →

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Sharing the Road

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Rosemary
hundreds of sheep are driven down a highway in Armenia

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Armenia 2016 It was fall and time to get the sheep down from the summer pasture. The landscape looks like California, but the lettering on the signpost says Armenia.

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Inle Lake Redux

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Rosemary
silhouette of rower on Inle Lake

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Burma 2011 I have many, many shots of rowers on Inle Lake. It’s what you shoot if you are lucky enough to go to Inle Lake.  I like this one because it is a woman who uses her arms to row instead … Continue reading →

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Qinghai Provence

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Rosemary
Girl in traditional Tibetan dress stares over mountains

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China, 2007 We brought a lovely young Tibetan girl with us. She had a wardrobe of traditional clothing that her mother had sewn for her. Our leader always asked her to stand with her back to us. He didn’t want … Continue reading →

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Caucasus Mountains

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Rosemary
Georgia: Caucasus landscape tieh Shkhara and Ushguli village

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Caucasus Mountains 2016 Shkhara rises over the village of Ushguli, (Svaneti, Georgia) with its many defensive towers.

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Caucasus Costume

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Rosemary
Georgian couple in traditional costume posed above village in Caucasus Mountains

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Caucasus Mountains 2016 Actors dressed in traditional Georgian costume pose in front of the ancient village of Ushguli. I added a rose-colored filter to give the effect of a postcard that had been stored for generations.    

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