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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 I have many photographs of Bokhara because Torie and I spent at least four full days there. We wandered and explored, passing the same streets, saying hello to the same vendors until we arrived at the point where … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 These are some of the things and people who caught my eye as our guide rushed us through the market toward the next monument. Torie had the ‘job’ of listening and responding to him. We took turns at … Continue reading
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A few days ago I received an email from Alien Skin software describing one man’s technique using Snap Art 3. (Snap Art 3 turns your photo into a digital painting with a few keystrokes and some analysis on your part … Continue reading
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Uzbekistan 2012 There are more than a hundred of these beautiful architectural monuments in Bokhara. This one is a madrassa. Shops for tourists fill the cells that for hundreds and hundreds of years had housed students from the time of the … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 A vendor stoops to pick out the best melon for her customer. Visit Uzbekistan on a www.uzbekjourneys.com tour.
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 Torie and I spent several days in Bokhara. Before we left we were well known to the market place vendors. I was the favorite of the family who owned the one and only coffee shop where you could … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 Twenty columns support the portico of the Bolo Hauz Mosque. The height of the portico is such that two long and straight poplar trees were needed for each column. The capitals are carved into stalactite hollows and painted in bright colors … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012 Here’s another way to shoot a tower. Use a “worm’s eye” viewpoint. It helps that this minaret, called the Kalyan Minaret, has an arch attached to it. Shot from under the arch and up to the top … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 20012 Square with Madrassa, Minaret and Dome. Shooting architecture can result in disappointment. It’s so glorious when you are standing in front of majestic structures like these. You put your camera on its widest angle and look for … Continue reading
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Bokhara, Uzbekistan 2012: The Women’s Hammam What is it about a public bath that seems so intriguing? Perhaps it recalls the mysteries of the harem, an aspect of life in the East that has fascinated many artists and writers. Whatever … Continue reading
