Although we have always thought so, it is now official. Karma has attained the title of "Champion." We are grateful for the hard work and efforts of our breeder friend George and his helpful team of friends for transporting, grooming, training, showing and bringing Karma home with ribbons. On July … [Read more...]
Cirque du Soleil – LUZIA
We have been fans of Cirque du Soleil for many years. I first stumbled on one of their shows back in the 80s by accident while channel surfing on the TV. Its mesmerizing music, colorful costumes, choreography, and of course, the acrobatics take you in for the duration of the show and then let you … [Read more...]
Girls Came For Vacation
Elif and Mina came for vacation on Sunday late afternoon. As is our habit, we left the dogs at home and went to Rigatoni's for dinner. After dinner, we made a stop at Newport Creamery for some ice cream and returned home. Back at home, the dogs were waiting with lots of excitement. The bedtime came … [Read more...]
View The Images in Windows Explorer
When browsing the folders with tons of images using Windows File Explorer, do you see application-based icons for different file formats and no preview in the preview window like in the image above? Then, I have a solution for you! And, it is highly affordable. If you could View the images in … [Read more...]
Automated Image Correction
Many image editors offer a button "Auto" to quickly adjust your photographs, but most of them generally fail and grossly misadjust the image. The latest version of Lightroom does a pretty good job, but I want to introduce a new piece of software in case you have not heard about it. Automated image … [Read more...]
From Spring to Summer
This post is dedicated as a birthday gift to my sister from Jan and I. We are sending our best wishes and these flowers on your birthday Binnaz, many happy returns of the day. A day in Boston and Watertown As the spring tries to turn into summer, my walks become more frequent. Although not too … [Read more...]
What Is A Commissioned Project?
About a week ago I wrote a post, What Is A Project, which focused mainly on personal projects. But, I have had other kinds, commissioned projects by clients. We need to treat them quite differently from personal projects. Instead of having an idea and exploring whether it may work, in commissioned … [Read more...]
Infrared Walkabouts
With the Canon M5 converted for infrared photography, I enjoyed photographing the neighborhood and even drove about 2.5 miles from home to see the Narragansett Bay. From the end of Norwood Ave. in Cranston I photographed the wind turbines and the splash of small waves. When you look at those water … [Read more...]
What Is A Project?
About a month ago at a meeting with a small group of photographers, the conversation came to "what is a project" and questions related to it. Some said they started a project with a very clear idea of what they wanted to do, while others started without even thinking it was a project. Although I was … [Read more...]
Of Laces, Yachts, Streets
I want to talk about lace, fancy and frilly lace. The kind used in wedding gowns, fancy dresses, underwear. It can be made on computerized textile machines that can replicate the same pattern with great consistency. Then there is lace made on 19th-century machines which can produce extremely complex … [Read more...]