The Ghats at Mathura
Images of India – The Ghats at Mathura
It was cold, rainy, and almost dark when we arrived at the Vishram Ghat in the ancient city of Mathura. I managed two shots and then back through the crowded…
Images of India – Talk About Hard Work
The wholesale produce market in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India is in an ancient, cavernous building filled with vendors along narrow aisles. The produce arrives at the market by truck packed in huge…
Geometry in Sails
Boats, and especially sailboats, are things of beauty, a perfect merging of form and function. There are many Geometric shapes in the above image. The most obvious are probably the triangles,…
Travel Theme: Animals – The Wildlife of Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Ngorongoro Crater, near the Serengeti Plain in northern Tanzania ,contains one of the most magnificent wildlife reserves in Africa. This volcanic crater is home to about 25,000 large mammals. Formation of…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary
A solitary fisherman on Halong Bay, in Vietnam, surrounded by limestone karsts. Little has changed for centuries. Though small groups of families raft their floating homes together into small communities life…
Travel Theme: White – Cattleya Orchid
The delicate, exotic orchid is the most highly coveted flowering plant. It is said to represent strength, love, beauty, and luxury. The cattleya orchid is the queen of orchids, the corsage…
Today’s Photos – Luang Prabang, Laos, in Black and White
I am pleased to introduce a new photo gallery: “Laung Prabang in Black and White.” Consisting of thirty-five of my best images created in a warm toned black and white, they were…
Travel Theme: Texture
The texture of an object is often what makes it photographically interesting. That play of light and shadow along with color is what makes for a successful photograph. The surface of everything,…
Today’s Photos – Gravely Marking Time
I love to take my time visiting and photographing old graveyards. The residents usually don't mind. In those long forgotten cemeteries, like this one, nature is working at reclaiming what…
Weekly Photo Challenge:Free Spirit
When I think of a free spirit I think of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, by Richard Bach, a short novella I read over thirty years ago. Have you read it? "Your…