We took our 15-year anniversary trip to Amboise, France. This is the most charming town. Castle? Oui. Winding cobblestone streets? Oui. Meandering river? Oui. Hot air balloons floating lazily over the town? Oui. Beautiful storefronts? Oui. Amazing food? Mais, bien sur! Romantic streets named something like Beautiful Chicken? Even that. I love Google Maps. ItContinue reading “Beautiful Hen Street”
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The girl in the flowers
There was this field of wildflowers that we would drive by and our daughter fawned over them every time. So one day we stopped. Her day was made. I’m sure she was telling a story she made up. This photo was not taken in RAW. In fact, it was taken either with a point andContinue reading “The girl in the flowers”
The Coming Rains
It rained all but one day of our three week trip. On the day of the photo below, we got to see the rains approaching us. I cropped in to focus on the rains and brightened everything up. I also increased the contrast and clarity of the pathway and just slightly increased the saturation ofContinue reading “The Coming Rains”
Vanishing
Transcontinental East meets West: American Expansion explodes I envisioned the black and white when I took this shot. The clouds were a bonus from God. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
Top Cover
I can’t remember what made us take this detour off of I-15 north of Salt Lake City, UT. I think we were attempting to visit a state park. We ran across this bridge over some type of water release at a dam. After searching for about 30 minutes on Google Maps, I found right whereContinue reading “Top Cover”
Famous Residence
Is it as recognizable in black and white? I liked the original photo, and I think it would do on its own. But I wanted to see what it would look like in black and white. Editing a white house in black and white isn’t easy. Or, at least, I’m not totally sure I likeContinue reading “Famous Residence”
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