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 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”
Lamar Valley, Yellowstone
On our trek across America, we left Yellowstone on the NE Entrance Road. This is one of the vistas, the Lamar River in the Lamar Valley. Breathtaking! The original picture was too flat. Increasing the clarity and contrast helped create depth in the photo. Now your eye follows the river to the mountains in theContinue reading “Lamar Valley, Yellowstone”
Old Post Office Tower
The Old Post Office Tower has one of the best views of Washington D.C. that I have not experienced yet. Though I guess the view from where I took this picture isn’t too shabby! The original was so dark. Probably because, looking at the clock on the tower, I took it at 8:10 PM. WithContinue reading “Old Post Office Tower”
Not So SAHM 