Tag: Photography
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Basic Phone Photography Tips
My big camera is Canon and I love my Tamron 24-70 lens, but sometimes, the best camera is one you can easily carry with you everywhere all the time. The camera on phones have improved in quality so much over the last several years they’re great for making sure you document your everyday story. There…
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Elizabeth River Skylines
Our wedding reception last month was held in Norfolk. The view of Portmouth from our hotel each morning. The view of Norfolk as we’re cruising on the Elizabeth River. Even a shipyard looks pretty in the right light.
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Summer Walkabouts : Arlington Cemetary
Summer has been busy here. We’ve had family visiting from other places, gone to visit family ourselves, and had a wedding reception. Most of that was within one month! It’s been a great summer! We took an opportunity when family was visiting to go with them to some of the sights nearby. One place we…
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Street Art : Via Colori
Via Colori is of my favorite events each year in Downtown Fredericksburg. They block off Sophia and Charlotte Streets and artists from around the area are given a section for a fee to draw with pastels on the pavement. The fees go to benefit The Grace Oughton Cancer Foundation. They have some excellent programs for…
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Photochallenge : Animals
I spend my life surrounded by animals. With 3 labs, a couple of whom are around 100 lbs., it’s difficult not to be. Dogs everywhere. And when it starts to warm up for the summer one place you can find Jackson is lying on top of the vent. If his tongue is sticking out,…
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Spotsylvania : Wilderness Battlefield
Fredericksburg and the surrounding area saw some of the worst battles during The Civil War. The Civil War, like any war, is about more than one thing. It’s complicated and messy. At times brutal, others inspiring. There was good and bad on both sides. It was sad note in our history. The Wilderness Battlefield was…
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Photochallenge : Books
We’re in week 11 of the 52 week Photochallenge from Tabitha. The prompt this week was “Books”. I had a few ideas and knew where I wanted to go for the challenge right away. However, as is typcally the case, it was the unexpected opportunity, that turned out to be my favorite photo. There are…
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Monday Walkabout: Fredericksburg Street Art
Drive over the Chatham Bridge towards Fredericksburg and you will see another fantastic feature of Old Town. It’s Murals. This was painted by Mirinda Reynolds, Carol Coffman and a small group of high school students. This is one part of 5 panels. It’s titled “The Warmth of Fredericksburg” and was painted by Jay…
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Monday Walkabout : Black and White Edition
Downtown Fredericksburg is an eclectic town filled with historic architecture, tatoo parlors, beautiful murals, antique shops and seriously fantastic food. And yet, you can still find a place a to park. Even better! I started out this day with a view of the steeple from St. George’s Episcopal Church. The current structure dates…
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