With a few of the students in my Black & White workshop I headed into the ornately decorated Heidelberg University Library. We asked if we could photograph in the library…
I set my camera up on a tripod and framed a sidewalk with some windows and a bicycle in old Heidelberg, Germany, waiting for pedestrians to come by. It was…
Maulbronn Monastery, Kloster Maulbronn in German, is the best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery in Europe. It is a World Heritage Site. Happening to get there so soon after my visit to the Cistercian…
A very fun four-day creative flower photography workshop was had at the Heidelberg Summer School of Photography. This was a great group of compatible people and talented photographers genuinely excited…
I am told that Neuenheim was originally a small and somewhat impoverished fishing village across the Neckar River from Heidelberg, Germany. Today it has been incorporated into Heidelberg, connected with…
The old Jesuit Church in Heidelberg, Germany has been remodeled in a high-key. It's been sandblasted and the interior painted white, and practically gleams of lightness---except the confessionals, which are…
This is the Alte Brucke (old bridge) in Heidelberg, Germany. It crosses the Neckar River and leads through an arch in a tower to the pedestrian-only area around the cathedral.…
The only way to combat jet lag flying east---there is a nine hour time difference between California and Germany---is to try to get some sleep on the plane, then stay…
How are peonies, iPhones and implementation details related? The relationship between how a photo was made and the perception of the photo by those who view it is an interesting…
Some of the best BBQ in the Bay area, with a decor that gives you plenty to look at as your slab comes off the grill. Then---bang, bang, bang---the slab…
I shot this image at Monet's Garden, Giverny, about an hour outside of Paris. I used my iPhone camera app. I used my bracket to place the iPhone on my…
Getting to Kyoto late in the afternoon, I checked into my hotel. Next, I proceeded to wander with my camera. In November, the sun set early and found me along…
Exposure data: Nikon D800, Zeiss 135mm f/2 lens with 12mm extension tube, 2 seconds at f/22 and ISO 100, tripod mounted, exposed on a light box for transparency, processed in…
We are all sisters (and brothers) and the skin is only the surface. As human beings, let us be tender with each other. Exposure data: Nikon D800, Zeiss Otus 55mm/f1.4,…
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