Category Archives: landscape

Shwedagon and Mingun Pagodas

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Rangoon, Burma 2012 You’d think that getting a photo at Shwedagon would be simple, but it takes some thought. And after thinking, my conclusion is that a simple landscape featuring as much of the gold covered pagoda is the best. … Continue reading

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Elephant Camp

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Northern Thailand 2007 This was shot at an elephant camp near Chaing Rai. The mahouts had just finished scrubbing and sloshing the elephants. It looked like fun. The elephants helped out by shooting water from their trunks over their head onto the … Continue reading

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Bangkok: Two Views

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Bangkok, Thailand 2007   From the penthouse of the Grand China Hotel. One of my happiest memories of my visit to Bangkok was having the desk clerk at the Grand China Hotel upgrade me to the penthouse suite for the price of … Continue reading

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High Key

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Burma 2011 Inle Lake I’ve shown Inle Lake fishermen on this blog before. This one is different because it is high-key and a silhouette, almost. All my other fishermen shots are in glorious color. After I got home from my trip, I saw … Continue reading

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Inspiring

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Quinghai Province, China 2007 The road rose and curved into the mountains as we left the verdant steppes behind. Prayer flags, colorful against the brilliant sky,  fluttered in the cold wind on the mountain top. The flags have prayers and pictures on … Continue reading

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Springtime in Romania

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Romania 2012 Transylvania…not too far from Kalnoky Estate It was last spring when my guide, Daniel Gheorghita (www.felixromania.com) and I spent two weeks on a photo tour of Romania. Springtime might mean newly woven straw hats hanging on a fence outside … Continue reading

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The Disappearance of the Aral Sea

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Moynaq, Uzbekistan 2012 Once one of the four largest lakes in the world, the Aral Sea has been nearly destroyed. The two rivers which supplied it, the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya were diverted by the Soviets to irrigate the … Continue reading

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Thousand Hills

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Yunnan Province, China 2005 It rained, causing the mysterious, beautiful karst hills to fade into a dull blue gray. The rice paddies were a brownish yellow. I remember our leader, Keren, remarking about the unusual circular rice paddy. My eye kept … Continue reading

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Ireland’s Cliffs of Moher

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Ireland 1996 My husband was realizing a dream by playing golf at Ballybunion and I walked along a narrow path a foot or two from the edge of the Cliffs of Moher. A strong, cold wind blew off the ocean. The … Continue reading

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Silk Road Milestone

Kyrgyzstan 2012 The Burana tower isn’t as tall as it was back in the day, but it was tall enough for Torie and me to refuse to climb to the top. I’m not keen on narrow winding stairs going up … Continue reading

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