• The Mysterious Golden Spires

    The Mysterious Golden Spires

    For decades, I’ve marveled at the “golden sticks” protruding out of the tree line bordering Interstate 495 (Washington beltway).  Those sticks (as I would learn embarrassingly late in life) are called spires. Spire: A tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower. Anyway, I wandered off the beltway and found myself purposely lost…

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  • Rain in The Big Easy

    Rain in The Big Easy

    This is Part I of a 3 Part posting on my recent photo adventures in New Orleans, LA. On this particular evening, after a fantastic dinner at Ralph and Kacoo’s (see images below), I hit the streets of the French Quarter. First, let’s get the techie stuff out the way. I shot with a Nikon D700 with…

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