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Continue reading →: Town Tuesdays: La Quinta, CaliforniaKissed by the sun and nestled against the San Jacinto mountains, La Quinta is known as a retirement and golf town. They abound in this area tucked away from the wind tunnel of the lower desert. Retirees from the end of the Greatest Generation and the leading edge of the…
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Continue reading →: When Things are not What They Appear to beCeci n’est pas une pipe, the famous painting by Rene Magritte, is my inspiration for today’s post. Translated into English, the painting of a pipe and the title “This is not a pipe” at first seem to be opposed to each other, or maybe its a joke on the viewer.…
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Continue reading →: All Hail the Snapshot!It’s hard to imagine a world without a camera. We use them to remember birthdays, weddings, holidays, and any number of other events that are significant to us. These little photographs act as a time machine transporting us to a seemingly simpler time. They help us remember loved ones no…
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Continue reading →: Going from Taking Snapshots to Making a PhotographIf you’re not doing some king of post processing on your photos, you’re taking snapshots. Hear me out for a moment, I’m not judging the value of one over the other. Kodak made millions by opening up photography to everyman and the old reference to a “Kodak moment” is a…
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Continue reading →: Lake Elsinore. Really?Lake Elsinore is the only natural lake in Riverside County, California. It is in the watershed of the San Jacinto River whose waters don’t always arrive above ground. It’s relatively shallow with an average depth of 22 feet. In my opinion, if you didn’t know it was natural you might…
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Continue reading →: Postcards from PerrisThat is not a typographic error. Perris is in the desert of California and is a long way from Paris, France. Today’s postcard was taken at the Southern California Railway Museum. SCRM is open the public. It is a great place to ride the rails in an electric street car…
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Continue reading →: Review of Wild Women and the Blues and The Paradox Hotel.
There is no such thing as historical fiction, at least not from the standpoint of the stories being real. It is better to think of the genre as real events described in a less staid or stiff manner. This is certainly the case with two historical fiction novels that deal…
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Continue reading →: Shooting with a purpose-follow upLast week I wrote about using color film when I wanted to end up with a black and white image. By using the colors in the film I was able to mimic the effects of color filters that are so important in black and white photography. This week I want…
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Continue reading →: How the Other Half LivesHere is a voice over broadcast of November, 2024’s talk about progressivism and the book by Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives.
Hello,
I’m Dave
I’m a retired civics and history teacher and photographer. On this site you can access posts about taking better photographs and visit various places I’ve been.
I also host a monthly live series called History with Dave where I look at important events and issues from the past that might have some relevance to today. History with Dave is a voice over PowerPoint talk.
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