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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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Bull Riding

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CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. Now cowboys wear protective helmets. And they need them! In days past, their only protection was a Stetson.

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Rainy Day in Dongchuan

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Yunnan Province, China, 2005 School children carrying umbrellas make their way to school. I used some of Topaz Labs software to color this and Nik Filters to give the squiggly look. And I used Alien Skin’s Exposure X. If I … Continue reading

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On the Edge of the Sahara

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Mali 2005 We stopped at a small village on the edge of the Sahara. Most likely we needed water. The villagers came out to stare at us as we stared at them. This woman wore a nose ring and I wanted her … Continue reading

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Rhino and Baby

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San Diego, California 2017 The size of those heads! I deleted the background and added a prettier landscape which I had also shot at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. You can learn to do this by googling Jim Zuckerman and … Continue reading

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Abu Simbel

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On the Nile River 1998 I never printed this in the darkroom. It is easy to miss shots when all you have to look at is a proof sheet or a 35mm negative. I like my angle here with the temple … Continue reading

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Omo Valley with Karo People

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Ethiopia 2014 We had a “teacher” on our tour of Ethiopia. She was a studio photographer and setting up a scene like this was her forte. This was the one time she got out her small studio light with softbox. It … Continue reading

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A Man’s Job

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Mardin, Turkey 2008 A boy waits for a customer in a shop in Mardin, Turkey. Perhaps the man in the upper right corner is his boss who is minding the shop next door. The boy looks bored and unhappy to … Continue reading

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In Western Mongolia

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Mongolia 2014 I read that the dromedary camel looks as if it had been designed by a committee. But the Bactrian was designed by the hand of God. It is a beautiful creature…as beautiful as a horse and that is … Continue reading

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