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The Pose

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Rosemary
black and white portrait of Dassenetch children of Omo Valley Ethiopia

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Omo Valley, Ethiopia 2013 Look at the stance of the girl in front…she has talent, those long legs, her slender muscular arms resting on her thigh, her fierce expression. She is ready for Vogue!

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Rural Russia

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Rosemary
multistory buildings on the banks of the Volga River

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Russia 2009 Old buildings seen on the banks of the Volga River. The one on the left looks like an office building and the one on the right looks like a factory. They seemed in good repair and perhaps are … Continue reading →

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Burkina Faso: Naïve Art

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Rosemary
Nativity scene naive art

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Burkina Faso 2003 A Naïve painting done by converts to Roman Catholicism some where in Burkina Faso. The church reminded me of the Spanish Mission churches in California where the indigenous people had decorated the churches in their own special style.   Merry … Continue reading →

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Burana Tower

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Rosemary
Kyrgyzstan landscape with Burana tower

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Kyrgyzstan 2012 The snow capped  Ala Too Mountains lie in the distance. In the mid-ground is the Burana tower which was a beacon to silk road caravans. In the foreground are old mill stones lining the path leading to the … Continue reading →

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Ponte Vecchio

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Rosemary
digital painting of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence Italy

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Florence, Italy 2015 The light was perfect when I shot this scene, but somehow the colors of my photo were wrong, wrong, wrong. Looking at my RAW file, I see a blue haze that I didn’t notice when I was in … Continue reading →

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The Bookseller

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Rosemary
digital painting in the style of Rembrandt of a man seated at a book-covered desk

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Rome, Italy 2015 Another “save” of a photograph that lacked punch. Bright sun entered the shop from the window on the man’s right. As I looked at this portrait, I thought “Rembrandt light”…something I often tried in the darkroom. It’s … Continue reading →

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Woman Reading

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Rosemary
digital painting of woman reading

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Rome, Italy 2015 A digital painting rendered through the use of many plug-ing…and not just once, either. I use them several times. I might use  Topaz Simplify, then Alien Skin’s Exposure 7 and back to Topaz, but this time Impression or … Continue reading →

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Istanbul Neighborhood

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Rosemary
Istanbul-rainbow houses

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Istanbul Turkey-2008 Old wooden houses painted in pastels lined a neighborhood street near the Kyrie Mosque. Black chador clad women struggled up the steep hills with loaded shopping bags. Pushcarts parked on corners displayed luscious fruits and vegetables. A handsome Kurdish … Continue reading →

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Black and White Landscape

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Rosemary
black and white landscape of Northern Russia

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Northern Russia 2009 A black and white photograph contains shades of gray called a gray scale. These are graded from 0 to 10 with 0 representing black and 10 representing white. A low key image consists of tones of gray from the … Continue reading →

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Bokhara Architecture

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Rosemary
Central Asian Architecture of Bokhara Uzbekistan

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 Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 The domes and madrassas of Bokhara are bathed in the sun’s gold light. I was happy to see the touch of blue in the shadow on the large dome and I intensified it in Photoshop. I substituted a … Continue reading →

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