Capitol Hill

I went down to watch a small demonstration on Capitol Hill the other day and took a few photos.  It was 17F (-8C) but the sun was out and the white buildings against a brilliant blue sky were magnificent.

Black & White: For a Change!

I recently accepted a challenge on Facebook to publish some black and white photos, one each day for seven days.  No people. No explanation.  I rarely work in black & white but used some old photos to see what might happen.  Who knew that black & white could be quite colorful and so much fun?

Here they are plus a few that I considered.  No people and no explanation--but they are, after all, self-explanatory!

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Visit to New York

 St. Patrick's Cathedral

Mount Pinatubo, Philippines

This is the crater created by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1995.  The water looks appealing 

but it is still toxic

Tuscany

We stayed at a refurbished 12th century hostelry (Podere Spedalone) that had been used by pilgrims on their way from Paris to Rome along the Via Francia.  Podere Spedalone is located between Montepulciano and Montalcino so you are never far away from a good bottle of wine.

Beautiful Batanes

Batanes Island is the northern-most island in the Philippines archipelago.  It is brilliantly green, primarily because it is constantly whipped by high winds and sudden rain storms. 

In the Wilds of Patagonia, Argentina

In March 2006, I signed up for an insane trek through some of the wildest parts of Patagonia.  We trekked for up to 14 hours a day through magnificent but daunting country.  The saving grace was that there was always a camp waiting for us at the end of the day and a bottle of Malbec in our make-shift camp!  

I had a small 4MP Nikon camera with throw-away AA batteries; but Patagonia looks amazing whatever photographic gear you may have.

Quincy's Kaimito

The above photo was taken by my dear friend, Quincy Castillo, of a kaimito (star apple) from his garden in Manila.  It was one of the first photos he took with his brand new Sony RX100 iv camera.  I think you will agree that this is a true work of art. I proudly include it here, with Quincy's permission, to show both his phenomenal camera skills and the amazing resolution achieved by this Sony camera.  Maybe time for me to update my old Lumix LX7?

And just to let you know how delicious kaimito are on the inside, here is one of Quincy's succulent star apples which we had for breakfast this morning.  If only I had Quincy's Sony camera this might have looked even more sarap (delicious).

Quincy later made a mixed media painting of the photo which makes the kaimito look even more intriguing.

Women's March on Washington D.C.

Over a MILLION women (and men) marched through Washington D.C. on Saturday, January 21, one day after President Trump's inauguration.  Similar events occurred in other cities in America and around the world.  Here are some photos which might give you some idea of what the Women's March was all about.

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