Purposefully Out of Touch on a Cruise to the Bottom of the Earth
Dateline, Argentina – I’m in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, only 500 miles from Antarctica, about to embark on a five day/four night cruise that will cut me off from all forms of civilization …
Mythic Middle England: On the Trail of Little John, Robin Hood’s Giant Lieutenant
Every English school-kid knows Nottinghamshire’s Sherwood Forest was home to Robin Hood and his band of outlaws. Yet despite what the movies say, the outlaws were probably all men. Maid Marian was actually invented by …
October’s Cuppa Joe Contest Winners…
OCTOBER’S CUPPA JOE CONTEST WINNERS… By Carol Shields, in Atlanta, GA Congratulations to the winners of our first monthly photo contest. And thanks to everyone who submitted an entry. We received an excellent selection and were really impressed with the quality of the images. So keep up the good work! You can take a look…
Three Creative Ways to Make A Museum Come Alive for Your Kids
Try these three simple tips the next time you want to visit an art gallery, museum, or historical site. Your vacation to the Uffizi in Florence, the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, or the Museum of Modern Art in New York should be more enjoyable for all …
Dramatic and Progressive, the New Denver Art Museum Earns its Accolades
Driving up Santa Fe Avenue on an unseasonable balmy Friday night, the streets teemed with people taking part in a monthly Denver tradition known as “First Friday,” as galleries stay open for the evening crowd …
November’s Photo Challenge Theme: Photos for All Seasons
November’s theme is Photos for All Seasons and it includes images that depict the anticipation of new activities, holidays, and temperatures. This is a great theme to bring in the holiday season, with lots of opportunities for you to submit your best images…
Turn Your Pictures Into Postcards
Today: *** Turn Your Pictures into Postcards *** Practical Writing Prompt of the Week: Dear Reader, I’ll never buy another postcard again. The United States Postal Service has a cool feature you might not know about… If you go to: http://www.usps.com/createmail/welcome.htm, you can upload a picture and they’ll create, print, and mail a postcard for…
Photo Composition Tip: How to Remove Clutter From Your Photographs
Here’s some advice you can use no matter what kind of picture you’re taking, from family photos to cityscapes. Simply remove clutter from your photographs!
How to Fake Morning Light in Photos
Morning light is “cooler” and “softer” than evening light, meaning you would use a low, large light source with a slight blue filter over it to cool things off.
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