Tag Archives: photography
Chautauqua UK 2019
Last week I returned from a ten day trip to the UK. I was there to attend an event called Chautauqua, a gathering of people interested in FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early). Although there was much to love about the … Continue reading
A Week from Today…
A week from today I will be in the audience watching this beautiful person graduate from high school. My daughter, Ellen, has grown into an independent young woman who is more than ready to take on the challenges of the … Continue reading
A Day at the Beach – Photo Beach Bash That Is…
Last week I drove down to Rehoboth Beach for the second annual Photo Beach Bash. I attended last year because I had heard that Rick Sammon would be speaking and I wanted to see another of the “rock stars” of the photography … Continue reading
Philadelphia Flower Show Photos
This Thursday I attended the Philadelphia Flower Show. It is amazing to see the masses of flowers and plants of all varieties assembled in the indoor gardens created on the second floor of the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. … Continue reading
A Look Back at My First Nikon
My first Nikon wasn’t really mine… it was my Dad’s. He got it my senior year in high school and allowed me to play with it from time to time. Happily, he never got rid of it and now I … Continue reading
Arugula Quinoa Salad – Food Friday
Last weekend I tried California Pizza Kitchen’s Quinoa + Arugula Salad and loved it. I decided to make my own version and it was so colorful I had to photograph it: The California Pizza Kitchen version had pine nuts and asparagus, … Continue reading
The People We Meet
Last night I attended our monthly Creative Exposures Baltimore meeting. It was the night of our photo competition and I had lined up one of the judges for the competition, Lynford Morton. As I was introducing Lyn to a friend … Continue reading
Fun at PhotoPlus 2013
October brings a tradition for me now. Thursday, I took the Megabus to New York City to immerse myself in candy store of photography – PhotoPlus Expo. Admission to the expo is free, so for a whopping $6 roundtrip bus … Continue reading
Funny Story from a Swimmer
A former swim team member and coach of our community swim team posted a funny story on my Facebook wall today about the image below. It was almost unbelievable so I had to share it (with his permission, of course): … Continue reading
Check Out Nicolesy Store
If you are a Photoshop or Lightroom user looking for a bit of inspiration or some new flavors for your images, check out my fellow iStockphoto contributor’s store: Nicolesy. Store.com… and if you get there this weekend, use the code JULY4SALE … Continue reading