These were originally black + white before tourists arrived.

Yes, there’s very visual German influence.

Yes, it’s been sometime since I added a post. Why?? A bit of shoulder pain then an out-of-the country trip have kept me away from the old keyboard but now, on a mostly gray Monday morning,I can devote some time to writing about life (from a tourist perspective) in Alsace. For those of you who don’t know about this part of France, it has been both French and German over the last several hundred years, and now plans to remain French. While it’s known for the high quality of the white wine, the region’s “capitol” is Strasbourg, home of the European Parliament. I’ve added a few random snaps to let you know that this is a region you will really enjoy.

Strasbourg Cathedral: At 466 ft. Tallest building in Europe for 227 yrs.

Strasbourg trams: best way to see the city.

18mm, f8 @ 1/30, no filter

18mm, f8 @ 1/80 with 3-stop ND Grad

I received a 3-stop, soft-edge ND grad filter from the Camera Clubhouse cats. They decided to purchase from Breakthrough Photography since I mentioned that one of my students brought Breakthrough Filters to a recent class and, on inspection, the filters seemed to be very well made. An ND Grad filter starts dark and fades to clear so the placement of the dark portion is determined by both the bright part of the scene and the photographer. This filter made quite a difference in holding down the sun in the upper part of the image. Check out the “no-filter” image and ND Grad image. The difference will amaze you. Please note: I have no affiliation with Breakthrough Photography and chose them only based on student referral.

There’s something new on the old website.

Filters can make a difference

The Orchid Show class begins Feb. 15 at 8am

Composition in Landscape Photography (2.25-3.25)

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