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Back to Bagan

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 Another of Win’s (http://asiaphototravel.com/) shot set-ups. This was in a temple on the plains of Bagan that housed a reclining Buddha. How could you find it without a knowledgeable guide? You couldn’t. Win had brought candles and somehow… he must … Continue reading

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Cairo

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 I’ve been thinking that I haven’t shown any photos from Egypt, so I looked in my negative files and chose these two.  I printed the Nargileh smoker in my darkroom years ago. I always liked this photo. I remember the … Continue reading

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Chinguetti, the Last Post for Now

 Here are the last two photos about the manuscripts of Chinguetti.  The man posing with his priceless books wears a gandoura. The Mauritanian style is this voluminous, toga like garment with, if you have the money, lots of  embroidery in … Continue reading

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More Chinguetti

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Calligraphy I tried to upload the other three photos, but Word Press won’t let me. Maybe because they are so large. I’ve read that people prefer looking at larger photos and I do, too. At least, I like to see … Continue reading

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Chinguetti, Mauritania

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Chinguetti, Mauritania: Story in Pictures   One of the main things to see in Chinguetti is the “biblioteques’. These are depositories of ancient manuscripts that are owned by several families in the town. The owners of the books know that … Continue reading

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Somewhere in Siberia

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 This is another of my old slides from 1989. We were traveling back to Moscow on the Siberian Express. We had been scheduled to go through Mongolia and into China, but then Tiananmen Square uprising happened and China closed the … Continue reading

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Isaak Pasha Palace

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You might think the caption under this photo of Isaak Pasha Palace is odd, but this 17th century palace/fort was a place that I used to dream about, but thought I would never see. About 25 years ago, I had a calendar … Continue reading

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Baobab Forest

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 The odd looking Baobab tree grows in Africa, Madagascar and Australia. This forest, as it was called, is in Senegal, West Africa. We had only 10 minutes, if that long, to get our photos. I tried to find a focal … Continue reading

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Mali: Niger River

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 Mopti, Mali. Mopti is a good sized city situated on the Niger River in the West African country of Mali. It is a commercial center and there is much boat traffic coming in and out of Mopti harbor. The boats … Continue reading

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Euphrates Dam

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 The Euphrates river and Ataturk Dam, the 6th largest earthen dam in the world.  The river starts in the mountains of Turkey and runs through Syria and Iraq. Most of the water comes from Turkey through snow pack and rainfall. … Continue reading

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