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In late May 2013, we spent three great days in Rome - then jumped on a ship and traveled to Sicily, Athens, Ephesus (Turkey), and Crete.  Following is a small sample of the more than 900 shots I took...

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Brooklyn, New York:  Brooklyn Botanic Gardens I recently spent a Saturday morning with several good friends strolling through the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens.  It's been awhile since I've had my camera out - and it felt good to start shooting again.  Just after Christmas I bought myself a new Sigma 18-250mm 1:3.5-6.3 Macro zoom

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Milan, ItalyShooting up into the dome of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II during a recent trip to Milan over the Thanksgiving holiday, I was reminded of a glittering kaleidoscope. Built between 1865 and 1871, it is a classic double vaulted arcade classic of the time. The Galleria serves as an impressive connector between the Piazza del Duomo and Piazza della Scala. This is NOT shopping at the

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A New York KitchenCS has become a recipe tester for America's Test Kitchens (Cooks Illustrated). He cooks. I photograph. We both eat. And these were delicious - coconut lime sugar cookies. Coming soon...

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Yes, faithful fan(s), this is the end of Exposure Factor as you know it. This website was created exactly one year ago (365 postings) as a means of sharing the fun I have behind the lens but because of my increasingly crazy work/travel schedule, it has made a daily posting become more of a chore at times. And when that happens, it's time to reconsider. So from here on out, I'll be posting on

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Scharlooweg / Willemstad, CuraçaoA friendly ... There is no name for a person coming from Curaçao. How stupid is that? Someone from America is an American, someone from Venezuela is a Venezuelan, someone from Curaçao is, well, someone from Curaçao.

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Wind Turbine Farm / Quebrada Azul ,Costa RicaCosta Rica is a country rich with renewable energy. In fact, it gets about 99% of all its electrical energy from clean sources and it’s aiming to be the first country to become carbon neutral. If you've ever stood behind a cow for any period of time you know what kind of wind power they are capable of.

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Gas Street Basin / Birmingham, EnglandEven the canal system in city centre Birmingham has a roundabout. I used to refer to them as "suicide circles" when I lived outside of Boston because you required a death wish to enter one - fearing for one's life. Not so here; the Brits are much more civilized about the whole roundabout process - painfully so. Go - will you!

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Needham's Point / Bridgetown, BarbadosWithin the walls of an old fortress were a number of barrels - I'd like to think a one point in time they had been full of some good casked Barbadian rum.

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Puente de la Mujer / Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThe Puente de la Mujer ("Woman's Bridge") is a footbridge in the Puerto Madero district of Buenos Aires that spans the Rio de la Plata. It is unique in that is an asymmetrical arrangement with a single mast. Cables suspended a portion of the bridge which rotates 90 degrees in order to allow water traffic to pass.

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Selfridges @ the Bull Ring / Birmingham, EnglandStill one of the quirkiest examples of mainstream pop architecture, Selfridges gives off a particularly alien feel at night when the aluminum disks which cover the outside of the structure begin to give off a blue glow - reminding me of some far off one-eyed space aliens. It's a 2 minute walk from my flat in Brum and I never tire of shooting it -

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Pollywogg Hollër / Belmont, New YorkBeware of the Hollër - 'nuf said!

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Somewhere in the ImaginationFigured I'd shake things up a bit from the norm - fun with Photoshop.

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Circus World Museum / Baraboo, WisconsinThis mirrored reflection from the side of a circus train car sadly is not a reflection of my wild & crazy weekend here in Brum - I worked all day saturday - it rained all day sunday. Though I did go see Brüno. You know, Americans (or is it just southern rednecks) seem even more stupider when you are watching them in a foreign country. Zahh Brüno

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Circus World Museum / Baraboo, WisconsinA trip to Baraboo, WI is not complete without a visit to Ringling Bros, Barnum & Bailey Circus World Museum - which also served as the former headquarters and winter home of the Greatest Show on Earth. Step right up - spin the wheel - win the little lady a prize!

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Woburn Road Gardens / Ampthill, EnglandAnd one more from my stroll through the village of Ampthill last weekend. I liked the star pattern - pretty cool.

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Woburn Road Garden / Ampthill, EnglandIn continuing the floral theme I've got going here at the moment, another shot from the english gardens I came across while walking through the village of Ampthill last weekend. Purple is a powerful color in nature - even in this soft and muted shade of violet.

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Woburn Road Garden / Ampthill, EnglandLast weekend while working in Bedfordshire, I took a break and had a nice walk through the quaint village of Ampthill which I am told is quintessential England. I came upon a string of thatched roof cottages - each with lovely english gardens in the front. These bees were equally enjoying the sunshine.

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Paget Road / Madison, WisconsinSpent a long and relaxing 4th of July weekend in Madison - much of which took place within the beautiful outdoor patio space of our friends' backyard. I'm not sure what these interesting flowers are - but I had a fun time photographing them.

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Sandland / Charlottetown, Prince Edward IslandThis is where I should be. Basking in the sun, lounging about making sandcastles.Sandland in PEI was worth the visit (hope they bring it back this year). It was an outdoor sculpture museum - seasonal of course. It wasn't a big place, but they did have some impressive pieces as well as a little sandpit for the kiddies. It'd be a shame if they

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Barbados Hilton Hotel (Needham's Point) / Bridgetown, BarbadosInvading sailors, beware! The Barbados Hilton Hotel will take any means necessary to keep its azure oceanfront waters protected from limeys.

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Pollywogg Hollër / Belmont, New YorkA weekend without internet access makes me a little bit stir crazy.

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Temple Bar / Dublin, IrelandAs grey and dreary as Dublin can be at times, the colors of the Temple Bar area always serve as a "pick me up" - lots of happy drunks.

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Washington Square Park / New York, New YorkThe first phase of the Washington Square Park reconstruction, which began December 10, 2007, was reopened last month. Phase two will include substantial landscaping and some regrading to improve sight lines across the space. About the only object that is not being touched by the reconstruction is the marble arch, modeled after the Arc de Triomphe in

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Canal Street [堅尼街] / New York, New YorkUnlike most other urban Chinatowns, Manhattan's Chinatown is both a residential area as well as commercial area. Most population estimates are in the range of 90,000 to 100,000 residents making it the second most populous Chinatown after San Francisco. Canal Street, west of Broadway (especially on the North side), is filled with Chinese street vendors

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