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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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Romania 2012 Voronetz Monastery is one of Romania’s famed painted monasteries. Both inside and out are covered with folk art depictions of Bible stories as well as stories of the lives of the saints. The paintings are more than 400 years old … Continue reading
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Bucharest, Romania 2012 A Gabor Gypsy, wearing the typical Stetson-type hat of his clan, enjoys a spring day in Old Town. He was quite friendly and easy to photograph. He looks prosperous, doesn’t he? Here I’ve used the rule of thirds … Continue reading
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Kalnoky, Romania 2012 The miller’s mother weaves by window light. My guide, Daniel Gheorghita (FelixRomania on Google+), and I felt privileged to be invited into the miller’s cottage. The main room served as kitchen, dining room, living room and weaving studio. The only light … Continue reading
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Romanian countryside 2012 We saw many villages in the Romanian countryside. All had lovely churches with steeples like this one or sometimes an onion dome. This is the only deserted church we saw. All of the others had a lively, … Continue reading
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Romania 2012: A Gypsy village near Sibiu. All of the gypsy men of this village, and of many others that Daniel Gheorghita (www.felixromania.com) and I visited, wore this distinctive hat. I happened to find a book about gypsies in my … Continue reading
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The castle, located near Cluj, Romania was begun in the 14th century and was owned by the Banffy family almost from the beginning. They were a prosperous family: active in politics, forestry, agriculture. The castle was the finest in Transylvania … Continue reading
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Transylvania, somewhere near Kalnoky Estates 2012 Two horse-pulled wagons drew slowly up the hill. I spotted this man in his fedora and told Daniel to stop. It was the hat. Hats tell a lot about a person. And this man’s … Continue reading
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After we left the village of Sighet, where I noted the birthplace of Elie Wiesel across the street from an excellent restaurant, we drove through these mountains. There had been a snow storm the night before and there were … Continue reading
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Sunday afternoons you can find me at my computer trying to overcome my left brain. It isn’t easy for me. I constantly have to give myself permission to be wild and crazy. But when I do and when I like … Continue reading
