JanieM I got my first digital camera, a Nikon Coolpix, in early 2008. When my son left for China that September, I made a photo diary on Picasa to mark the year going by. Later I joined a Flickr group run by a Crooked Timber blogger, and last fall, for my sanity’s sake, WaterGirl nudged …
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On The Road – ?BillinGlendaleCA – A Bridge with No Name…
?BillinGlendaleCA Last week I featured the Sun setting between the two towers of the new bridge(yet un-named) that has replaced the Gerald Desmond Bridge between Long Beach and Terminal Island. I’ve been wanting to photograph this bridge since I could see it’s rising two towers in cityscapes that I’ve taken over the past several years. …
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On The Road – Le Comte de Monte Cristo – Memories of Africa
Le Comte de Monte Cristo Way Back in the Before Times, we made a fantastic trip to Africa. Looking back at the fall of 2018, it would have been impossible to imagine what was lurking over the horizon. I am so very happy we took the opportunity to go on this journey, and these are …
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On The Road – Albatrossity – Summer in Flyover Country – week 5
On the Road for this week has Birds, Bridges, and Barns, and trips to Africa and Asia. Featuring Albatrossity and Bill, of course, plus JanieM, Le Comte de Monte Cristo, and UncleEbeneezer. Albatrossity Week five of Summer in Flyover Country continues with some birds in interesting plumages, both molting adults after the arduous breeding season, …
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?BillinGlendaleCA – A Photographer’s Story
As you’ve probably noticed I’ve been a regular contributor to Balloon Juice’s On The Road series that appears on these pages each weekday morning. My first contribution was on photo of the view of downtown Los Angeles from the Griffith Observatory in March of 2016. My next photo was submitted a year later and I …
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On The Road – Paul in St. Augustine – Tongariro Crossing 2 0f 2
Paul in St. Augustine Shortly after the half way mark, the descent began. Having circumnavigating around the volcano, the track entered forested land, which meant the dramatic views had ended, but the trek had not. The downhill trek became very difficult, and just as I thought we had reached the car park, we had an …
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On The Road – Paul in St. Augustine – Tongariro Crossing 1 of 2
Paul in St. Augustine The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is one of the best day treks in New Zealand, and it’s considered one of the top 10 day treks on the planet. It’s a one way 12 mile trip, beginning at an elevation of 3700 feet above sea level. The summit of the trek is at …
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