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Leaving Las Vegas 2011

Leaving Las Vegas? Why is this worthy of a blog? Have you ever felt you’ve been caught in some sort of weird time warp? Well, to start with, it takes us three days to escape Las Vegas, to wit the scene...

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Homes Away from Home, Europe 2012

We photographers often travel.  Arnie and I certainly do.  With more days on the road than at home last year, we spend a lot of time in hotels.  We are blessed with wonderful house sitters that enable...

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Travel Tips, Part 1

Preparation and Planning … And a Great Review of our Exhibition… We were tickled pink at the full-page review of our current exhibition by a well-known art columnist in the Research Triangle, Blue...

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Travel Tips, Part 2

Getting There and Back & Transportation … And a Lightroom 4 Workshop in North Carolina Before we continue with our Travel Tips, a quick announcement.  We are running a Lightroom 4 workshop in...

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Travel Tips, Part 3

Traveling with Photo Equipment Check out our website.  We have added hotel/inn information, posted another student gallery, and updated some of the photographs on the site.  Also, we have a few spots...

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Paris 2013, Day 03

Since the first time I visited Paris back in '61, I have loved Montmartre. Sure, it has changed over the years, namely more tourists by far. That said, the basic flavor of Montmartre is the same. It is...

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Paris 2013, Day 04

We got off the BatoBus, the last one of the day, at Notre Dame and headed directly to one of our favorite restaurants. A grilled Camembert to share for Arnie and me, some Sea Brim for Arnie, Tartare de...

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Paris 2013, Day 05

This was the big day, the day we anticipate each year we revisit Paris. It is a crazy, wonderful, insane, celebration of Summer Solstice. The Gendarmerie are out in force, but they turn a blind eye to...

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Paris 2013, Day 06

But if one is traveling, particularly in Paris, one still gets out and walks ... and walks ... and walks. We regularly walk 5, 10, 15 kilometers a day. On hard pavement and uneven cobble stones....

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Paris 2013, Day 07

Following our normal modus operendi, we walked the short distance to the corner for breakfast. In the window, I saw a gentleman with whom I had enjoyed a conversation the other day. He beckoned us in,...

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Paris 2013, Day 03

Since the first time I visited Paris back in '61, I have loved Montmartre. Sure, it has changed over the years, namely more tourists by far. That said, the basic flavor of Montmartre is the same. It is...

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Paris 2013, Day 04

We got off the BatoBus, the last one of the day, at Notre Dame and headed directly to one of our favorite restaurants. A grilled Camembert to share for Arnie and me, some Sea Brim for Arnie, Tartare de...

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Paris 2013, Day 05

This was the big day, the day we anticipate each year we revisit Paris. It is a crazy, wonderful, insane, celebration of Summer Solstice. The Gendarmerie are out in force, but they turn a blind eye to...

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Paris 2013, Day 06

But if one is traveling, particularly in Paris, one still gets out and walks ... and walks ... and walks. We regularly walk 5, 10, 15 kilometers a day. On hard pavement and uneven cobble stones....

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Paris 2013, Day 07

Following our normal modus operendi, we walked the short distance to the corner for breakfast. In the window, I saw a gentleman with whom I had enjoyed a conversation the other day. He beckoned us in,...

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Selecting a Photo Workshop Updated

Updated (yet again) August 13, 2014 From comments we hear from people who join us, it appears that this post I wrote several years ago warrants republishing. A lot of photo enthusiasts enjoy going to...

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Iconic Locations, Different Views, Moab 2014

…or Seek Your Own Vision We just completed another photo workshop in the Moab area of southeastern Utah. This is canyon and arches country, split into two different national parks. It is magnificent...

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It’s All About the Light, Colorado 2014

…or The Magic of Light and … This week, we completed another photo workshop, this one on the back side of Aspen in Crested Butte, Colorado. The colors this year were amazing. Normally, Quaking Aspen...

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Photography, Location, & Travel

As I write this on All Hallows Eve, it seemed appropriate to illustrate it in kind… One of the wonderful things about photography is the attendant travel and the people one meets. On our return from an...

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Cuba 2015, 01

We all met in the hotel lobby. 5:20, and we were all on the shuttle bus to catch our 8:00 am charter flight to La Habana, as Havana is known in Cuba. People were both excited and perhaps a little...

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