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Arizona, U.S.A. 2009 Saguaro cactus cover the hillsides of a National Park near Tucson, Arizona. The smaller cactus is called Cholla cactus or Teddy Bear Cactus, but it is anything but cuddly. I spent a lot of time removing needles from my clothing … Continue reading
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Mali, Araouane 2002 A Touareg man leads his caravan loaded with salt toward Tombouctou (Timbuktu). You might wonder where the Touareg’s indigo robes are. He is wearing a short tunic of indigo dyed fabric under the khaki colored gown. He … Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan 2012: On the way to Issyk Kul Lake Torie saw the scene first and kept saying, “It looks like a painting.” I tried to see the painting but wasn’t sure if I saw it or not. The black dots which … Continue reading
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Arizona, U.S.A. 2009 We had gone to the gem show in Tucson. My oldest daughter likes to ‘bead’. And she also likes photography, so we tried to capture the Southwest. I’d seen Ansel Adams’s version of this mission. I don’t … 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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Uzbekistan 2012 A side street in Bokhara A pretty Japanese woman demonstrates Japanese Style. Her clothing looked comfortable and stylish…and expensive, I might add. I loved her shoes! We all wore them back in the day. Of course, we all … Continue reading
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Believe it or not, this is a photograph. It is made of several photographs blended together through the magic of Photoshop and Nik Filters. I have told you on other blogs about my ‘prism’ library. These are photographs of textures such as … Continue reading
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A young woman arranges the silk threads on her loom prior to weaving. That’s all I can say about the process as I don’t know anything about weaving. I do know it takes hand/eye coordination. Ikat silks are in vogue now, … Continue reading
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Yunnan Province, China 2005 We were in Yunnan in November. It was supposed to be a month of beautiful weather, but we had fog every morning and rain during the day. Luckily, it wasn’t cold and I could wear sandals and … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 We went to a fashion show thinking we’d get some dramatic shots. The show was held in an ancient madrassa. The center is open to the sky, rather like a patio or atrium. The two-story building surrounds it … Continue reading
