Category Archives: Still Life

Photo Practice

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  Photo Practice 2018 Photography has taught me to notice things like a dried leaf on my patio. Guess what? It’s pretty. And the shape is interesting. And somehow, although I didn’t really see them at the time, there are … Continue reading

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Fez Souk

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Morocco: Fez Souk 2009 The carpet sellers call this “cactus silk”. And to a jet lagged tourist, the idea just might make sense. Most likely though, if you could see a label on those spindles, it would say ‘made in … Continue reading

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Copying the Greats

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Rosemary’s House 2018 I gave myself a book of Irving Penn’s photographs for Christmas. As luck would have it, Mr. Penn had photographed an Amaryllis and since I still had my Amaryllis, I decided to take note. Mr. Penn, I … Continue reading

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Getting Serious

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Rosemary’s House 2017 I first heard about orchids when my high school girl friends would speak dreamily of receiving an orchid corsage from their prom date. That corsage meant that the boy had asked the girl to  “go steady”.  And back in … Continue reading

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Portrait of an Amaryllis

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At Rosemary’s house…2017 A friend gave me an Amaryllis plant for Christmas. I don’t have a green thumb so I made my husband plant the bulb. I did keep it watered, though. And it grew into this gorgeous creature. It … Continue reading

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Lesson for Life

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Fez, Morocco, 2009 I would have given anything to have taken this photo back when I was studying photography at the local college. We were striving for black blacks, white whites and all the shades of gray in between. We … Continue reading

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Let Us Pray

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Tibet 2007 I noticed a monk sitting in the back of one of the myriad temples in the Potala Palace. He sat cross-legged in front of his prayer bench which you see here. Buddhist ‘scripture’ or prayers are written on those ancient-looking papers … Continue reading

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Market Day in Dongchuan

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Rural China 2005 I shot these mushrooms in a covered market in a rural Chinese town. Of course, a rural town in China often has a population of 16 million. No matter. If you were there you would know it was … Continue reading

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Russian Style

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USA 2015 This reminds me of a painting from my book of Russian artists. And it makes me think of Russian novels where the samovar is always bubbling and beautiful women serve tea to handsome Hussars. I used several of … Continue reading

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Mandalay, Burma

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Mandalay, Burma, 2011 Someone placed their dripping umbrella in the perfect spot for a photo. I nudged my friend and we both took advantage.  When I got home and tried to make the scene look as it did when we … Continue reading

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