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Weekly Travel Photo -The Kiss

Weekly Travel Photo -The Kiss

What is it about the beach that brings out the child in us? Is it an affectionate connection to the childhood memories of our past when we visited the beach with families or friends? Or is it simply the feeling that the waves are washing away the burdens of our daily lives for a few [...]

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| June 3, 2010 | 5 Comments
Weekly Travel Photo – San Francisco Trolley

Weekly Travel Photo – San Francisco Trolley

I just love these things. Since I was traveling alone to San Francisco this time, I was able to set up my tripod and camp out a for a bit by the Ferry Building and wait for trolleys to arrive. You can hop on these and ride to the wharf for two dollars. Better have [...]

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| May 17, 2010 | 3 Comments
Weekly Travel Photo – Palace Hotel Garden Court

Weekly Travel Photo – Palace Hotel Garden Court

I’m back from a quick three-day trip to San Francisco. This weekly photo is of the Garden Court dining room at the Palace hotel in San Francisco. The Palace is a very nice place to stay and it is conveniently located right on Market Street. I took this shot this in the middle of the [...]

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| May 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Point

Golden Gate Bridge from Fort Point

My goal was to take two shots while I was in San Francisco last week. One of the San Francisco skyline at night and another of the Golden Gate Bridge from the the quintessential money shot location at Fort Point. Unfortunately I was not able to get the skyline shot from my target location because [...]

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| February 13, 2010 | 4 Comments
First Outing with My Canon 50D DSLR

First Outing with My Canon 50D DSLR

I don’t have the time to paint out of doors as much as I would like. I remain committed to my goal of painting at least 50% of my paintings en plein air over the next 12 months but I felt the need to add another tool to my creative arsenal for observing and documenting [...]

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| August 28, 2009 | 2 Comments

The ADNW Painting Challenge