Daft Tourists in Search of Ruins in Tiryns, Greece
The town of Nafplio, in the Peloponnese, Greece, is a place the Gods smile upon. An aura of decaying antiquity haunts the Old Town, a breath of crass modernity pervades the New, and the Gods hang around just to see what the tourists are going to do next …
Water Adventures in Cabo San Lucas, Where the Sea of Cortez Meets the Pacific Ocean
I’m terrible at golf, not much better at tennis and I would rather spend an afternoon at the dentist than shop. If you’re anything like me, you’ll like Cabo San Lucas. At the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, where the Sea of Cortez meets the Pacific Ocean, the sun shines 350 days a year.…
Reaching for the Clouds on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway
You don’t need an ice pick or crampons to ascend Colorado’s most accessible "fourteener." Just outside of Colorado Springs, an hour south of Denver, Pikes Peak towers 14, 110 feet above sea level and lures visitors to its summit year-round on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway …
Spelunking, Light: The Allure of Luray Caverns, Deep Beneath Virginia's Shenandoah Valley
The walkway spiraled deeper into the enormous cavern. We strolled from one softly lit chamber to another, awestruck by the magnificence: Titania’s Veil, a shimmering white formation of pure calcite; Pluto’s Chasm, an underground rift that spans the length of nearly two footballs fields and rises to a height of almost ten stories …
Photo Composition Tip: The Ubiquitous Snapshot
It seems we had a slight technical glitch earlier this month, which prevented all the photo- challenge entries from posting properly on our website. But I checked today, and lots are posted now under this month’s theme, “Hospitality and Welcome.” (My apologies if you panicked when I mentioned last week that few images had been…
The Ubiquitous Snapshot
THE SIMPLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A “SNAPSHOT” AND A SALEABLE PHOTOGRAPH It seems we had a slight technical glitch earlier this month, which prevented all the photo- challenge entries from posting properly on our website. But I checked today, and lots are posted now under this month’s theme, “Hospitality and Welcome.” (My apologies if you panicked…
Reader Reveals: The Truth about Online Stock Agencies
Earlier this month, I spoke to one reader who is off and running in stock photography. She offered some lessons she’s learned about what sells best and where. It turns out, certain types of photos sell better on certain stock-photo sites — so, depending on the photos you’re peddling, you’d be wise to target your…
How to Communicate “Theme” and “Concept”
The first week of this month’s photo challenge has been a quiet one. It was a holiday weekend. Plus, like me, I know some of you are busy getting ready for AWAI’s upcoming photography workshop in Charleston. Or perhaps you’re struggling with this month’s theme, “Hospitality and Welcome.” Theme and/or concept shots — like ones…
How to Communicate "Theme" and "Concept"
The first week of this month’s photo challenge has been a quiet one. It was a holiday weekend. Or perhaps you’re struggling with this month’s theme, “Hospitality and Welcome.” Theme and/or concept shots — like ones representing hospitality and welcome — can be some of the more difficult to capture… to capture well, at any…
Graveyards and Ghost Tales
Today: *** April Means October: How to Turn Your Spring-Time Months into Saleable Articles this Fall *** Electronic Guide: How to Find the Best Story Ideas and Where to Publish Them *** Practical Writing Prompt of the Week: Writing Funny Travel Stories *** Reader Feedback: Published in Common Ties Dear Reader, It’s April, but here…
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