Tweak Your Lightroom Curves
Another Way to Save the Highlights Lightroom has many adjustments and in general, they work reasonably well. I bet the …
Walks in the Days of Coronavirus
Not frequently but when the weather is nice I continue to take my short walks and continue photographing the …
Color Cast Removal in Photoshop
I wrote about my ongoing scanning of old photographs and some basic strategies in case you were considering a similar …
Sotheby’s Photo Auction
I was thinking of a subject to write about when an e-mail alert arrived from Sotheby’s about their upcoming …
Birds of America – John J. Audubon
I am not a birder. I don’t chase the snowy owls to photograph. Those who know me well know that I jokingly refer …
Photo Auction Collections
In the past, I wrote about photo auctions and mentioned a few by Sotheby’s. I enjoy them because I get a chance to …
More To Keep You Busy
In the last article, I offered a few technology tools that you can try at least to pass time. I also hoped that some may …
Keep Busy
Life in the Days of Corona We have been home for quite a while now with the exception of going to the local CVS to pick …
Oya Berk, 1946 – 2020
Yesterday, we heard the passing of our dear friend Oya. We visited her last October when we were in Istanbul and even …
Abstracts – Jan Ekin, A Photo Book
Jan has been taking photographs for quite a while now. Although she photographs a variety of subjects she has found her …
Scanning Strategies
I have scanned many slides, negatives, prints over the years. Since late December 2019, I have been doing it as a …
2020, 20/20, Time Machine
They say if you have good eyes, your vision is 20/20. That is, you can see clearly at 20 feet what a person with normal …
Finalizing the Ayvalik Visit
Although this time we stayed in Ayvalik for only four days, we managed to do and see quite a bit. Ayvalik is colorful …
Ma’Adra Vineyard Visit
When we visited the olive grove for the second time in the morning, we went to Ma’Adra Vineyards on the hills of …
Melin Olive Grove
A couple of years ago, Binnaz and Ergun purchased an olive grove as a future revenue source for the ASKEV foundation. …
Another Birthday in Ayvalik for Mina
After the first two weeks in Turkey and seeing the family and friends, Elif and Mina arrived at the beginning of our …
Istanbul Architecture
I am probably beating a dead horse by writing about the very strange change in Istanbul’s architectural character. …
Visiting Istanbul 2019 – 2
The Last Byzantine Palace Many years ago, probably around 1980, we visited the remains of the last Byzantine palace. The …
Visiting Istanbul 2019 – 1
After a busy and somewhat eventful summer, Jan and I arrived in Istanbul on October 1 for a three-week stay. The flight …
Evocative Qualities of Photographs
Photographs can have highly evocative qualities. When successful, they create an emotional response in the viewer. Often …
A Post With A Different Purpose
This post will have minimal text related to the photographs, that will come later. It is an experiment that relies on …
Cruise Night 2019
On Cruise Nights, the Oakland Beach Park in Warwick becomes a gathering place of show cars and people who enjoy viewing …
A New Bridge
The Providence River provides many opportunities for the town and its residents. There is the Water-Fire, rowing …
Anatolian Landscapes, International Lens Magazine
Published in the Issue #59 with 15 photographs.