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...
View ArticleHomes 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...
View ArticleTravel 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...
View ArticleTravel 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...
View ArticleTravel 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...
View ArticleParis 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...
View ArticleParis 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...
View ArticleParis 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...
View ArticleParis 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....
View ArticleParis 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,...
View ArticleParis 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...
View ArticleParis 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...
View ArticleParis 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...
View ArticleParis 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....
View ArticleParis 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,...
View ArticleSelecting 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...
View ArticleIconic 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...
View ArticleIt’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...
View ArticlePhotography, 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...
View ArticleCuba 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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