Category Archives: Travel

Lamp Lighter Photo Painting

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Rosemary

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  Lamp Lighter Photoshop Only Lamp lighter scanned slide unretouched I decided to show you what I might do to a slide I like to make it into what it should be as a photo and as a photo painting. … Continue reading →

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Hungarian Village Scene

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Rosemary
Hungarian woman sewing

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Enjoy the Sunshine While You Can This was 1990. We drove through Eastern Europe’s countryside. People were giddy at the thought of freedom from communism’s ubiquitous controls. Restaurants were springing up where ever a frying pan could be found. Artists … Continue reading →

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Silks and Golds

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Rosemary

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Silks and Golds A Rabari woman works gold thread into richly colored silk fabric in a village in northern Gujarat. These woman have become famous for their work and are often the mainstay of the family’s existence.  Their husbands often  help … Continue reading →

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Mehndi

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Rosemary
Mehndi designs with yellow sari background

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Henna Designs called Mehndi Women all over India and the Middle East decorate their hands with henna designs. The designs can give the effect of wearing lacy black gloves. Rather sensual.  In some countries, such as Morocco, the bridegroom has … Continue reading →

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Photo Potpourri

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Rosemary
prayer flags fly over Himalayas

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On the banks of the Niger river in Mopti, Mali. These wooden boats called pinasse carry people and cargo up and down the river. Here a man waits for someone or something.        

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Tumacacaori Mission

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Rosemary
the hand made adobe walls of Tumacacaori Mission

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Human hands shaped the walls of the mission at Tumacacaori and gave them the look of a sculpture.  The mission is a simple structure with grace and beauty equal to an European cathedral. Each is inspiring in its own way.

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The Puszta

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Rosemary
full portrait of Hungarian man

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Man of the Puszta Here is another photograph that I took about 20 years ago. I was on a horseback riding vacation in Hungary…a dream come true. I’d read about the Hungarian horseback riding trips in the old Gourmet Magazine … Continue reading →

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The Trans Siberian Express

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Rosemary
a man stands near a railroad car in Russia

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The Charcoal Man Leningrad 1989  The charcoal man delivers charcoal to the cars on the Siberian Express. The charcoal is burned in the samovars so that tea is available at all times for the passengers.   We had ridden the … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Inertia

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Rosemary
peadh and rose hued lotus blossoms

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 Going to a new environment can be intimidating for photographers. I can say this because I know that professional photographers feel as I do. I attended a lecture given by two top women travel photographers and they gave us their … Continue reading →

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Portraits, Plain and Painterly

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Rosemary
portrait of a Rabari girl with goat

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Portraits, one using Topaz Simplify Here is a photo I especially like.  The girl is a Rabari which is a tribe found in Gujarat and Rajasthan, India. Primarily they are shepherds or they raise camels. Nowadays, with the encroaching of … Continue reading →

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