Street Performers, Madrid, Spain

Street performers seem to be in almost every major city around the world, at least as far as I have been. I am amazed at the people who day after day will go sit out on the sidewalk, in the park, in the square, on a corner, for change. What amazes me is the effort [...]

Travel Photo Roulette #35: BLUE – My Entry for 1/23/2012

Photo Roulette #35, Blue… I have my favorite standby image that I usually use for a blue theme, my favorite studio door from the alley ways of Italy. However I not long ago used that image for a #FriFoto on Twitter (See Image Here). I have plenty of ocean images and sky images, but The [...]

Why I love Alexandria, Virginia

I have done a fair amount of travelling over the years, but there is one city that I always love returning to. It is also the city I have called home on and off over the years. Alexandria, Virginia. To be fair, my love of this city covers mostly Old Town and Del Rey, a [...]

#FriFotos “Exotic″, January 20, 2011

In determining what photo I should use for this week’s #FriFoto’s exotic theme. I started with the definition: Adjective: Originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country. Noun: An exotic plant or animal. Synonyms: outlandish – strange – foreign. This could include, well almost anything and nothing was coming to mind that stood out [...]

The Cold & Beautiful – Iceland

Recently I have noticed a few travellers & photographers mentioning Iceland here and there. So I thought I would get my act together and start a long-term project I have hanging over my head… scanning. My early days in photography was all film based, and I have had little interest in actually digitizing my images. [...]

Drag Show Brunch

One of the hottest restaurant & night clubs in Richmond, Virginia boasts the number one brunch beating out the elite Jefferson Hotel’s brunch. For several years running, this small chain restaurant/night club has been topping the brunch chart’s with their famous Drag Show Brunch. This brunch not only has fantastic entertainment, but amazing food. It [...]

#FriFotos “Happy Place”, January 13, 2012

This week’s #FriFoto’s theme is “Happy Place”. This picture was taken on a beautiful warm fall afternoon in Costa del Sol, Spain. The beautiful pool side view of the surrounding hill side villas. Very happy place! Follow my pin trail on uencounter.me !