tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33477428510236861262024-03-26T23:37:40.281-07:00A Photographic Journey...In a new phase of life and on a photographic journey...TheChieftesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comBlogger218125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347742851023686126.post-89181983514865287492020-05-19T16:49:00.003-07:002020-05-19T16:49:54.059-07:00Finally finishing our London-Norway photo journey!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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A year and a half and a whole other trip later...</div>
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Finally finishing our "In Search of the Northern Lights" photo journey!!!</div>
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February 2019</div>
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Protests...</div>
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(and people! We're not seeing people around these days...) </div>
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The changing of the guards...</div>
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(I can't help but think of the castle guards in the old Wizard of Oz movie!!!) </div>
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The tallest building in London, reaching into the clouds...</div>
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The Shard...87 stories</div>
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TheChieftesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347742851023686126.post-85896316157993210282019-04-19T13:55:00.000-07:002019-04-19T14:59:08.822-07:00A Visit to #10...<div style="text-align: center;">
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Ant made special arrangements for us to visit </div>
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No...the Prime Minister didn't seem to be in,</div>
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and nothing seemed to be going on that day!</div>
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But the resident Cat was there to greet us!</div>
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I think he's the <i>real </i> Prime Minister!</div>
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The crew!</div>
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Sean, Veronica, Ant, Dan and Kathy!</div>
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Just a bit of English detail!</div>
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This is from inside the Downing Street enclave.</div>
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Our first full day in London we met up with Anthony...<br />
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We started with a general walkabout around the<br />
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We walked across Westminster Bridge to get to the<br />
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First we walked by Parliament...<br />
I was disappointed for our travel buds, Veronica and Sean,<br />
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The Abbey is chock full of history.</div>
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sooo many poppies!!!</div>
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I couldn't get enough of them!!!</div>
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Add that beautiful purple and little bit of yellow to the bright orange of the poppies...Wow!!!</div>
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Mother Nature in all her glory!</div>
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...with the sound of music and poppies fluttering in the breeze!</div>
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No people!!!</div>
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Wednesday, March 13, two fellow Photochromers and I</div>
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(Photochromers is our local camera club)</div>
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I love the orange poppies against that bright blue sky!</div>
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My friend Jeanne walked ahead and was photographing </div>
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this beautiful sight from a different angle!</div>
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I just couldn't get enough of the poppies against the blue sky!</div>
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Very well behaved dogs, I might add!</div>
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which will break its bonds and emerge from the </div>
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dark ground and blossom in a splendor so dazzling</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Celia Thaxter</span></i></div>
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During this photography workshop we were encouraged<br />
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The golden hour colors reflected on the red rocks</div>
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One of my goals while we were in Sedona was to capture</div>
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The weather was a bit dreary, and quite frankly,</div>
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Our day began at the Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park.</div>
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They are quite rare here in the Western hemisphere </div>
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Their sole purpose is to bring benefit for all living beings,</div>
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Marguerite Brunswig Staude, a local Arizonan rancher and sculptor was inspired by the Empire State Building in 1932.</div>
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This small chapel really is a stunning bit of architecture </div>
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Sooo...I submitted some of my pics to be critiqued in my </div>
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...one suggestion was to convert some of them to B&W...</div>
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I did several of these when nearing sunset...</div>
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No clouds for sunset, but lots of interesting shadows!</div>
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right on the edge of the Canyon rim!!!</div>
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Loved the North Rim! Absolutely stunning!</div>
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And I thought Zion was a tough place to photograph!!!</div>
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Harsh light...deep, deep shadows...</div>
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Staying at the Grand Canyon North Rim Lodge was a wonderful</div>
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Dining in the original dining room...built in 1928...</div>
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Disclaimer...</div>
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This trip was my first attempt at shooting</div>
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the gorgeous canyons of Zion and the Grand Canyon!</div>
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That said...OMG!!!</div>
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These canyons are sooooooo hard to photograph!!!</div>
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One of my very first "test" shots...when I imported them to </div>
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this was the 4th one!!!</div>
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Thanks to LR tweaks...I managed to resurrect this enough</div>
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for online pics!!!</div>
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totally bright light...it was in the mid-late afternoon...</div>
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but still harsh light...</div>
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I loved the trees against the rock formation!</div>
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Second and biggest challenge...</div>
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the brightly lit mountain, practically white...</div>
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Darned shadows and light!</div>
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I found the contrail rather comical!</div>
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...and yet...that bright sunlight stayed soooo bright!</div>
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Our friends Steve and Sharron have been telling us about WineSong</div>
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So here we are! In Mendocino...with beautiful surroundings...</div>
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A wine tasting festival (fundraiser) par excellence!!!</div>
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It was a beautiful day...</div>
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and we're ready to tantalize our taste buds!!!</div>
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Look at these spectacuar flowers!!!</div>
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Aren't they gorgeous?</div>
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And music!!!</div>
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And more flowers...</div>
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to taste wine!!!</div>
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And the <a href="https://www.albionriverinn.com/">Albion River Inn</a> is one of my very favorite places to stay!</div>
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Each room has a deck in back, overlooking this spectacular view.</div>
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Pretty awesome visit...</div>
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Great food...great fun...great wine!!!</div>
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Our most interesting tour was of the Halter Ranch Winery.</div>
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TheChieftesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347742851023686126.post-48699535773744241902018-06-20T11:51:00.001-07:002018-06-20T11:51:26.844-07:00Colors of the Border...<br />
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We travelled well on the Queen Mary while never leaving<br />
Long Beach port!<br />
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This is the main shopping area on the Queen.<br />
A few Rotarians resting up before the festivities of the conference.<br />
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In case you're not familiar with the story of the Queen Mary,<br />
she was an ocean liner in the Cunnard fleet, and she first set sail in<br />
1936.<br />
She was the most luxurious ship afloat in those days,<br />
with unprecedented luxury and "forward thinking technology".<br />
During her "glamour years" she was known as the grandest<br />
ocean liner ever built, and was a favorite of British Royalty.<br />
Hollywood celebrities and dignitaries also flocked to<br />
sail with her.<br />
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In August of 1939 Hitler invaded Poland. The Queen Mary<br />
was at sail and was ordered to run a zigzag course during<br />
blackout conditions. Bob Hope was on board at the time,<br />
and reputedly tried to entertain the passengers to keep the<br />
atmosphere light.<br />
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During WWII the Queen was known as the "Grey Ghost".<br />
She carried almost 800,000 military personnel.<br />
Adolf Hitler even put a bounty on her...and offered $250,000<br />
and the Iron Cross to any U-Boat Captain that could sink her.<br />
Winston Churchill sailed on her 3 times during WWII,<br />
and even signed the D-Day Declaration while onboard.<br />
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She resumed service in 1947.<br />
From 1947 until 1960 she continued to sail the seas<br />
in the luxurious splendor she was known for.<br />
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She was retired from ocean travel in 1967 and was sold<br />
to the City of Long Beach, California.<br />
She currently resides in a stationary port in Long Beach Harbour,<br />
and is a hotel and popular attraction.<br />
It's been fifty years since she retired and she's showing her age.<br />
She is currently also in the process of renovation while still remaining open.<br />
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Sir Winston's is a fine restaurant and is open to the public.<br />
Tours are offered to share the history of her luxurious life.<br />
And...to share some of the stories of her hauntings!!!<br />
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If you visit Southern California, put her on your list of places to visit!<br />
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