MJ and I are supposed to be in Bermuda…..but COVID messed that up, like it messed up all of 2020. So, we decided to get away regardless…. Pure Michigan it is!! We traveled the Lake Michigan coast. This photo is from inside the Tunnel of Trees which is north of Harbor Springs.
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I doubt I’ll get out this fall color season to take many photos, so here is one I took in the past at Babcock State Park in WV.
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During our trip to Chernobyl, we got a chance to visit this children’s summer camp outside of Pripyat in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Like everything in the Zone, mother nature is taking over. There is something beautiful about this scene, in a sad way.
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I took this photo during our South Africa trip at the end of 2017. We spent a little time in this park checking out the plants, flowers, and animals. I wanted to check out where this path went to, but I didn’t get the chance. What a beautiful spot. Can you imagine having this amazing park in your hometown?
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It’s been five months since we returned from our Chernobyl trip and I’ve only processed about 20% of the photos I took on that trip. And I haven’t edited any of the videos at all. It’ll take me years to get them all done. In fact, I just finished editing my photos from South Africa, which happened in 2017….. It just takes me a while.
Why did I tell you all that, I don’t know. Regardless, this is a photo I took with the drone looking down at an apartment building in Pripyat inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. You can see our bus and a few of us on the street in front of the building. What a great experience.
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I love the shadows in this photo. We were walking around this abandoned children’s camp outside of Chernobyl. It had all these little cabins (maybe 20 of them) with cute murals painted on them. As we were walking back along the path towards our bus, this scene unfolded in front of me…… I had my camera all packed up and had to get it back out to capture this moment. I’m glad I did!!!
Btw….Happy Thanksgiving.
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Happy Tuesday!! It’s time to mix it up again and give you something different. So, tonight’s post is from the beautiful Sedona Arizona. Occasionally, we’d find one of these little trees trying to survive on a rock. That’s when I’d take another dozen photos trying to capture the perfect perspective…..
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It was chilly in my area this weekend, which makes we wish for either warmer weather or a trip to a warm weather spot. As I scrolled through photos looking for something to post, I had that in my head. Therefore, you’re getting this photo I took from the Bahamas. This was a great spot to spend the day, with the Caribbean Sea on one side and a beautiful lagoon on the other.
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We’ve been to Mexico so many time and honestly, it’s always a great time. We’ve never had any issues and it’s hard to beat the value. At this specific resort, I captured a ton of wonderful photos. There was one amazing sunrise after another and the facility and pools were beautiful.
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Today’s post is from outside of Sedona Arizona. We had a great trip here with Kris and Scott. I took this photo (really 25 photos put together) during the middle of a Pink Jeep tour through the mountains.
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Today’s picture is of the Grist Mill in Babcock State Park in West Virginia. We planned this perfectly to capture the fall color change at this spot and of course, it didn’t work out. As you can see, the color was changing, but we missed the peak fall foliage color.
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This is a holiday weekend in the United States. So regardless of whether you're in the USA or not, I hope you have a great weekend. Today’s post is of a natural flower that I found in the DR. By the way, the white structure in the background is an observation tower.
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After exploring the Acropolis and Parthenonas in Athens Greece, I passed this home walking down the street on my way to lunch. The front of the home caught my eye and it resulted in this photo.
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Last post, I share some information about a new very simple and cheap photo editor called Photolemur. As part of that post, I shared a before and after portrait photo I processed with this software. Tonight I am sharing a landscape photo from Mexico that I also processed using the new software. I am sharing the original photo right out of the camera, the Photolumer processed photo and a screen shot of the software user interface.
Note about the location: I took this photo in Puerto Morelos Mexico when we stayed at the Ocean Coral Resort. It is a pre-sunrise photo with the resort pool in the foreground.
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Processed with Photolumer
Original photo out of the camera
Photolumer User Interface
Today’s photo is from the beautiful downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. What else can I say about Pittsburgh that I haven’t already in past blog posts. I love this view. I also love the view when you drive through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and come up looking at the city. You can’t beat it.
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I hope you’re having a great weekend. I’m just taking it easy and enjoying some down time. Today’s photo is from Babcock State Park in West Virginia. Blair, MJ and I went down there last fall chasing the fall color change. As you can see, we missed it. But I got this great shot anyway.
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I’ve written about this location many times in the past, but I’ll say it again. If you get the chance, go hike the waterfall trail at this Pennsylvania state park. There are a ton of great waterfalls all within a three-mile hike. Just amazing.
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Great waterfall in a great state park
This beautiful landscape is from right outside Sedona Arizona. We were fortunate and got to spend a few days in this part of the world a while back. The weather and the landscape is amazing. I’d go back in a heartbeat. It’s that good….if you haven’t been, put it on your “to do” list.
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Today’s photo is from Connellsville PA. This wonderful waterfall is a hidden gem in this area. Most people have never heard of it. To bad!!! Great spot.
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I’ve gotten used to traveling whenever we have some free time. So when MJ and I have a “long stretch” between trips, I miss it. Now…..I realize that my definition of “long stretch” isn’t the same as most people. I also realize I’m spoiled. I have the opportunity to travel that many people either don’t have or don’t want to do. So I’m not asking for anyone to feel sorry for me. That’s not the point of tonight’s post.
All I’m trying to say is that I’m ready for the next trip and I wish it was right around the corner. So until then, I’m just thinking about some of our recent trips. Thus….Dreaming About Barbados
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