Blue Sky and Palm Trees

 

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For many years Betsy and I would go to Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  The beach was much less crowded during that time, but the seafood was still delicious.  I got a picture of the palm trees against a blue sky outside our motel a few years ago.  I then used software to make the photo look more like a drawing. 

 

 

Color Around the Lake

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This hasn’t been a great autumn for color this year in the Glade.  But I did manage to find some color (admittedly on the dull side) along the shore of one of the lakes here.  Hopefully things will be more vibrant next year.

 

Blue Ridge Parkway Panorama

 

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I enjoy making panoramas of the beautiful scenery we have around here since it is often the case that a single photograph doesn’t do the scene justice.  This is a panorama made from three photos I took on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina last year. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cox Bridge

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I captured this autumn scene a few years ago on our way home from an autumn trip to Southern Ohio.  We happened upon Cox Bridge by accident and stopped to in views at the site.

 

 

 

 

Antigua Sunset

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Betsy and I got married in June, but we took a belated honeymoon cruise to the southern Caribbean in September of that year.  We very much enjoyed viewing the sunrises and sunsets from the ship as it moved between the islands on our ports of call.  I got this picture of the sunset off Antigua on September 12, 2001.

Victoria Harbor -- Hong Kong

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I got this picture on a late afternoon as I crossed Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor on a Star Ferry.

 

 

 

Full Moon in the Glade

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Several years ago I took a picture of the full moon rsising here in Fairfield Glade.  I decided to do some experimenting with the image and used software to make it appear more like a paInting.  This is what I came up with.