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Roaming the Roads of Rome
Wandering around central Rome with a camera. It’s easy to get tired doing that, but not easy to get tired of doing that. There are fun things to find down every alley and around every corner, and there are a lot of both. The only real challenge is that Rome is somewhere being popular and…
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Windows and Staircases
Upon my arrival at Heathrow from Denver with my wife and son, we checked in to our hotel near Russell Square and walked over to the British Museum. As is my practice when I am in a more casual photographic mood, I just bring my 40mm lens because it is light and unobtrusive. (Let’s ignore…
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Wide-Angle Westminster
Last time I visited Westminster Abbey, I exclusively used my 24-120 zoom. This time I decided to go for wider views, and used the 14-24 zoom instead. Because Westminster Abbey is so heavily visited, unless you are standing right in front of something, any wide-angle view is going to have a lot of people in…
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Castles and Towers
There is a dearth of proper castles in the United States, so they are always fun places for me to visit in Europe. In the image above, the clock face provides a convenient reflective surface to give the composition a bright anchor point. The image below, of Dover Castle, uses a similar trick with the…
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Southwark Cathedral
One afternoon in London we had plans to meet friends for a tour of the Tower. My son and I spent most of the morning exploring Southwark before crossing over London Bridge. After visiting the tourist-trap-esque Clink Museum (morbid curiosity and proximity won the day) we went to the wonderful—and nearly deserted—Southwark Cathedral. I love…
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London Silhouettes
In March we visited London for a few days as a stopover on our way to a family vacation in Rome. While I made a lot more images of Rome, I wanted to share the ones from London (and a few nearby places) before turning our attention to Rome. I always like to have a…
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Serviceless Stations
On one of our backroads drives in Alabama last August, we came upon an abandoned gas station. August in Alabama is hot and humid. So humid, in fact, that when I got out of the nicely air conditioned car my camera completely fogged up. (Want to avoid this problem? Keep your camera in the trunk…
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Unorthodox Locale
Two years ago, when we were driving to the Paint Mines Interpretive Park (the subject of this post) we passed a surprising sight: an onion-domed orthodox church. I didn’t stop to take pictures that day, but it went on my list of places to return to. This spring I finally did. The small church is…
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Winston County
Back roads are always fun to explore, and there’s a lot of them in Alabama. On one outing last summer, we drove a little ways south to a few points of interest in what turned out to be Winston County. The first spot we found was Corinth Church, built in 1884, disbanded in the early…
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Covered Bridges
On my last visit to Alabama, we went on a drive to see some covered bridges. We ended up finding three of the eleven such bridges that remain standing in the state. I have always associated covered bridges with states further north, but you can learn about the ones in Alabama here; there is both…