camera settings: f 5.6, 1/125, 400 ISO Last month I flew back to my hometown of Rochester, Minnesota for a funeral and stayed for a couple days with my family. One rainy morning my brother-in-law mentioned that he was going to Lanesboro to pick up some furniture from an Amish farmer. I jumped at the chance to go. […]

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  • Kris Koeller - Great photos. I like the ethereal look of the set.

  • admin - Thanks, Kris!

  • Adriano Axel - Great pictures, congratulations! 🙂 It’s very interesting to me to see places like this… I live in a big metropolitan area and it’s good to travel away once in a while, even if only by imagination…

  • Toursdesport - Wow great photos! I love how you used the elements in the photos very well. Great job.

  • admin - Thanks! I agree…it’s always good to travel away once in awhile…

  • Rod - Looking for hides after butcher bull or steer…if you may have any leads for. Im located in Bemidji Minnesota area.

  • Kim Walker - Sorry, wouldn’t have a clue!

Glass of the Kings! Presidents, queens, kings, popes, and even the Shah of Persia own luxury stemware from Moser’s exclusive handcrafted collection. The world-renowned Moser brand which has produced crystal of the highest quality since 1857, depends on the artistic talents of master glass blower and engraver craftsmen. And this past September, I was fortunate […]

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  • Kris Koeller - These photos are terrific. You captured this perfectly. Great post.

  Forget Starbucks! Once you see the grand, opulent coffee houses here, you’ll crave atmosphere, as much as caffeine, when you stop to enjoy your morning mojo. A Hungarian woman drinks cappuccino in the New York Café. Built in 1894, and attached to the New York Palace hotel, it was considered the most elegant and popular of the 500 coffee houses that thrived […]

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Election Day here in the USA…standing in one of those ballot boxes today made me think of Morocco’s system for voting. Drive through the rural areas and you’ll see the voting wall simply painted on the side of a concrete building, such as an elementary school like you see in the image below. Candidates are separated […]

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  • Delhi City - You have an AMAZING eye! Simply beautiful photo. What is procedure of participating in this voting systems?

  • admin - Thank you! I’m afraid I don’t know anything more about the voting procedure than described. Didn’t see it in action. Wonder how long their lines are?

    Mozart, Freud, Beethoven, Marx & Peter the Great have all stayed here. After all, ever since the 1500s, it was the place to go for relaxation, cleansing and healing. Doctors actually prescribed 2-3 week stays at this spa town, where guests typically didn’t bathe in the mineral waters, but drank them! They still do. Take a 2 hour bus ride […]

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