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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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Samburu Tribe

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Rosemary
Samburu tribesman stands with spear near his village

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Kenya 1998 We took a few hours off from the animal safari to visit a Samburu village. The Samburu are related to the Maasai. I think some of their customs are similar but the Samburu that we visited were shorter … 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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Farmerboy

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Rosemary
Amish boy rakes hay with a team of Belgian horses

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Lancaster, PA   1992 Work. It makes a man out of a boy.

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“Vintage” Poster: Ha Long Bay

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Rosemary
pseudo vintage poster Ha Long Bay and Junk

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Viet Nam 2005 I needed help to make this. I asked a man who was a video game artist to help. He’d never done this kind of thing but it only took him minutes to show me how to do … Continue reading →

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Sharp is Good #1

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Rosemary
beautiful Mongolian woman dressed in an ancient costume of a Mongolian queen

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Mongolia 2014 It’s hard to say which aspect of photography is most important but sharpness has to be a contender for number one. No matter how good your composition or exposure, if it isn’t sharp it is worthless. You can … 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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Encounter in Yunnan

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Rosemary
Embroidered shoes for sale in a Chinese village

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Somewhere in Yunnan Province, China 2005 These hand embroidered shoes were in a little box near the compound wall. They were displayed as if they were for sale.   They don’t look new but the embroidery looks fresh. Here is the … Continue reading →

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