Photography

A blog about Photography and capturing remarkable photos

A remarkable image is a remarkable story

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Nancy, Indian Harbour Beach
Nancy, Indian Harbour Beach, FL

“A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.”  ― Ansel Adams

This Ansel Adams quote echoed in my mind for days after reading it several years ago. I always loved photography even as a young boy but I had never thought of photography as an expression of how I feel in the “deepest” sense. As I looked through an old photo album, I began to realize that every photo I have ever saved in an album or shared with others were photos expressing feelings about what was being photographed.

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Connecting with Cuba. . . traveling back in time

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Cathedral Square - Havana, Cuba
Cathedral Square – Havana, Cuba

As we stepped from the bus in Havana I noticed there were no horse-drawn carriages in the streets as we had seen in Holguin, Cuba, 13 hours earlier in the day.  But 1950’s era American cars were everywhere.  

I thought what perseverance the Cuban people must have to keep these vintage vehicles on the road. Used primarily as taxis, they provide basic transportation for tourists and Cubans alike. Our whole trip to Cuba was like something out of a Hollywood movie. It was as if we were on some magical time machine, and time stood still in 1959 for this Island nation, the year of the revolution.

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The Cinque Terre – a magical place of peace and tranquility

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Vernazza, Italy
Vernazza, Italy

My wife and I have had the good fortune to travel to some of the most interesting and peaceful places. However, Italy’s Cinque Terre  is a place like no other we have visited. “The Five Lands” is the most relaxing and tranquil places we have ever been.

The Cinque Terre is composed of five little unique villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza,  Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore are located on the rugged coastline known as the Italian Rivera on Italy’s West Coast.

I think the peace comes from the quaint little terraces and houses built into the steep cliffs that overlook the Ligurian Sea.  It is so refreshing and peaceful to see no corporate development or large hotels.  And no cars. Just hiking paths, trains, and boats to connect the 5 villages that reside inside the Cinque Terre National Park.  The serene hiking trails perched on cliffs high above the sea was so relaxing, we wished we could have stayed forever.
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