More from Winchester and DC

After breakfast at the Virginia Diner...

Apple Picking at Carter Mountain Orchard

Little apple picker apple eating

Long Branch Plantation

Three Portraits...From the DC trip

OK, two more from the weekend...

Long Branch Wine Festival

Here's one of my favorites from this past weekend. I'll post more from the weekend a little later, I'm going to bed...

The dirtiest feet...

This is Gabe after working in the yard with YiaYia... Look at that monster grin...definitely up to something...

Outstanding Artist...One photo, One shot, that's it

John Chiara is a visual artist with a camera the size of a backyard shed. With one image perday on his homemade camera, he creates some beautiful but subtle artwork. John is quite the inspiration in the age of digital where many many shots will result in a few keepers. The goal I think we should strive for is making every shot count...pay attention to the composition, lighting, color, line...all when starting out and train yourself to shoot faster and more efficiently, but more thoughtfully every time you release the shutter...

A few photos from the weekend

A few of my favorites...

Building Makeover

This is a mind melter, take this photo straight out of the camera...



and do this to it...



SCHMACKOW....I'm such a photoshop dork...see if you can spot all the differences...