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A silk purse from a sow’s ear

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Horse photography is not as easy as it seems. First, you need a rider who can make the horse look his/her/its best as this rider does.  You want the horse collected when you are shooting the animal on the flat. … Continue reading

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Where are all the pictures?

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  A few months ago, my hard drive melted. It wasn’t the first time, so I didn’t worry about my data. I had a lot backed up on external hard drives, not my emails that dated from 2002 or so, … Continue reading

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Keep Trying

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Today’s photo, one of my supposed to be daily photos, is of some teacups and a samovar in my home. I like these cups, they are from Russia and so is the samovar. You can just see the samovar in … Continue reading

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Hamadiya Souk in Damascus, Syria

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I don’t think a person could ever get tired of wandering through the Hamadiya souk in Damascus. I’ve decided to show a few photos to give you an idea. This is an ice cream parlor called Bakdsh. Arabic words often … Continue reading

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Making a ‘painting’ from a photograph

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  Here’s a sample of what I like to do with a photo of an ordinary subject. I noticed this man when I was on a river cruise in Northern Russia. I liked the way the evening light emphasized his … Continue reading

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Friends in Syria

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We’d been visiting Syria’s outstanding Roman ruins for several days in a row and were ready for a change. My husband and I decided to spend the afternoon wandering the streets in a small town in northern Syria on the … Continue reading

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Muy Hermosa!

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Driving home after my shoot at the Costco parking lot, I spotted my ‘real’shot for the day: a Mexican guy manning a refreshment stand. Whipping off the road, I leaped from the car and ran across the busy highway, camera … Continue reading

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