Nicci Local, Travel

Out and about in Saratoga

This little fellow was making a lot of noise and doing a lot of damage at the Victorian Village in downtown Saratoga yesterday:

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Here is the courtyard in the lovely Victorian Village mall in Saratoga:

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Saratoga is known for its trees. (Sorry the horizon is tilted. Picasa has excellent horizon-adjustment software, but I didn’t like other things it was doing on my computer, so I uninstalled it. I don’t know how to easily straighten the horizon in GIMP. Speaking of which, by the way, all of today’s photos have GIMP’s color white balance and color enhance applied. The photos were pretty in their original state, but I thought the enhancements helped them “pop” for web display without changing the hues too much. (Although the second photo has more blue in the patio and railings than it should.)

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Nicci High Sierra, Travel

Sunrises

Today is cloudy! So even though yesterday’s sunrise was just a repeat of the day before, the image no longer feels ho-hum to me. Here’s yesterday’s mountain sunrise (slightly enhanced):

Sunrise Monday

I forgot to post this photo, sunrise at the Austin, Texas airport, shot through the window:

Texas sunrise

But you REALLY have to see this incredible sunrise photo (don’t miss the bird in the sky) and gorgeous poem that was just posted by The Hour of Soft Light:

http://thehourofsoftlight.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/murmuration/

Nicci Netherlands, Travel

De Oude Kerk (The Old Church), Amsterdam 2

The Old Church in the heart of Amsterdam not only serves as a place of worship but also as a concert hall, wedding venue and exhibition and reception area.

De Oude Kerk photo journalism exhibit

De Oude Kerk photo journalism exhibit

World Press Photo Laureates from Russia and the Soviet Union:

Altaf Qadri

Altaf Qadri
Altaf Qadri

Micah Albert

Micah Albert
Micah Albert

A door in the church

To see the previous posts about De Oude Kerk and the photo journalism laureates: