How to Take Saleable Abstract Shots
Take a look at these three pictures: These were all photos submitted for this month’s photo contest “Photos for All Seasons,” and they’re all what I consider abstracts. When you first look at these image what do you see? A floating leaf, clouds, the pines of a tree? Or are they more an image of…
Announcing: A New Place to Get Published – The Travel Post Monthly
Next week we’re launching our very first issue of a new travel publication we’re developing with the International Travel Writers & Photographers Alliance Members. I’ll include the link below so you can get a quick sneak peek. The Travel Post Monthly, as it’s called, essentially functions as two things: 1) an online travel magazine where…
Discover Art, Food, and a Richly Textured Past in Historic Old Town Albuquerque
The 12-foot spire of an Agave parryi, the desert plant that blooms only once in its lifetime, stands regally on a quiet side street … the 300-year-old San Felipe Neri Church, quiet and peaceful, draws worshipers and visitors through …
Cool Blues, Hot Ribs and Cold Beer: Kansas City’s Best Under One Roof
A Den of Iniquity…my Father had warned me about this from childhood. He never told me exactly what it was, but I as I opened the door to this offbeat joint, I was sure this was it …
Deserted: New Year’s Eve in Buenos Aires
I was wondering how they’d celebrate New Year’s Eve in Buenos Aires, given that on a regular Saturday night many clubs don’t even open until 1AM, and don’t fill up until much later. Still, what I discovered shocked me …
Cruising the Nile: On the Orneryness of Camels and Other Considerations
Camels are nasty creatures, never mind that serene, dopey look that appears in peaceful pictures. They are bad tempered and have really ugly teeth. On the other hand, they are surprisingly smooth-riding, and quiet …
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 …
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