Lighted Spaces and Landscapes
Excerpts from a Geographer's Photo Archive
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- Not Open Yet
- The Beauty of Doors
- A Quiet Traveler
- Winter Beach
- Los Nombres
- The Weather Broke Here
- Clear Sky, Clear Walk
- The Green Desert
- Not an Ordinary Little Free Library
- Sunset Above the Clouds
- Humming Along
- A River or Waterfall of a Different Kind
- A Bit Market/A Bit Tourist Market
- Wings at the Lake
- Butterfly Beach Day
- Mid-Afternoon Sun
- Much Older, Different Line
- Same Line, Earlier Time
- Small Boy Travel
- More Goðafoss
- The Problem with Waterfalls in Iceland
- Late Afternoon Light Surprise
- Westfjord Waterfall
- Couldn’t Get Back
- The Whole Shoe
Category: Water
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Eating is an important part of traveling. Often the food is good. Sometimes the surroundings are exceptional. The sky had cleared. The sun was warm. Lunch overlooking the Sound was just the thing. (Iona, Scotland 2018)
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We were rushing to catch the ferry to Mull. However the morning, the light, and the stillness of the water made me stop and just admire the space. We made the ferry in plenty of time. (Oban, Scotland 2018)
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I was enjoying the dhow (boat) traffic. These are mostly used as tour vessels in region. At one time, they were fitted with sails and were the cornerstone of the pearl diving industry. (Doha, Qatar 2016)
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If you have lived in the desert, you know that sunset brings that relief from the heat. Even though it was November and the weather was pleasant, the sunset this night brought cool breezes from the Gulf that felt glorious. (Doha, Qatar 2016)
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We were flying to New York on an cold day. The ice on Lake Michigan was thick and the steam from the power plant was hanging in the sky below us. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2019)
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I don’t remember how cold it was that day–but probably well below zero. Still Kathleen and I were out and about at the lakefront. The skyline looks very different today. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1985)
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It had been cloudy most of the day and the sun just peaked enough to cast some nice light on the canal and you can see the beams through the moisture. The rest of the shots didn’t turn out like this. This has been in my office for several years. (Utrecht, Netherlands 2019)
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I’ve gone back and rephotoed this a number of times. This one is printed and on the wall in my house. A little paint can do wonders. (Old San Juan, Puerto Rico 2010)
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I was 16 and it was my first trip to Puerto Rico. The Cementerio Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis just fascinated me. I found the shapes of the mausoleums to be wonderful as they perched over the ocean. Years later I went back to rephoto the space–look for that tomorrow (Old San Juan, Puerto Rico…
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There are so many movies and TV shows where the “walk along Thames” is the place where key conversations take place. On this day, we spotted Simon Pegg filming something. This is better than the photo I tried to get of the filming. (London, England 2014)
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