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Village Streets

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The Batsman A small city in India 2009 Cricket is India’s favorite sport and they are good at it. India’s team outranks that of England where the sport originated. England ranks sixth and India ranks first in the world. A … Continue reading

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Flash vs. Natural Light

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Ethiopia 2013 Near the town of Arba Minch We had a professional photographer on our tour. She was a studio photographer and told us she was an expert using studio lights and flash. On this day, she promised to give … Continue reading

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Santorini

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Santorini, Greece…sometime in the 90’s I’ve been looking through my negatives shot during my first year of photography class. Most are overexposed or underexposed or no focal point at all that I can discern. It can be disheartening. Then you … Continue reading

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Gloomy

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Bucharest Romania 2012 This rather gloomy photo makes me think of the cold war. Spies and danger. Men in trench coats and fedoras. Beautiful women who would just as soon put poison in your drink as look at you. The good … Continue reading

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For Horsey Girls

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California, U.S.A. June 2014 Horsey girls become horsey old ladies. They never outgrow their love for horses even after they’ve hung up their spurs. I’m trying to get some art shots of horses for my daughter. Haven’t accomplished that goal … Continue reading

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Watermen of Inle Lake

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Burma 2011 We spent several hours photographing the leg rowing fishermen of Inle Lake. There were several of us in the boat and, I hate to complain, but often my position was not a good one. This caused me to … Continue reading

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Eyes on the Lower Third

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 A village in Northern Romania 2012 I gave some tips on shooting portraits in this post: http://www.rosemarysheel.com/archives/portrait-technique I remarked that the usual placement for the eyes of your subject is on the upper third line and also that if you … Continue reading

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Nukus Museum

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Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan 20012 I’ve never studied art other than my photography classes. I don’t feel qualified to describe the wonderful paintings in the museum: paintings that were saved from destruction by the artist Igor Savitsky.  Soviet leaders, who considered these … Continue reading

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Rabari Tribe of Gujarat

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Rann of Kutch 2009 The villagers were used to camera wielding tourists. The younger ones were hysterical. They grabbed us, pulled at our clothing, wanted to pose then refused to pose. It was a game of cat and mouse and … Continue reading

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A Reflection of Camels

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Gujarat State, India 2009 Men take their camels to drink on a day hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk. A Hindu festival was taking place. Crowds and more crowds. Hot sun pounding on our heads.  The Indians didn’t … Continue reading

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