Another in my continuing series of photos from our recent 2260 mile trip. Today's post is from a quick stop by Asheville, NC, to see the Biltmore Christmas Lights. We were a little hesitant due to the recent storm damage, but figured they needed the tourism dollars, and everything we saw indicated they were open and welcoming.
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Another in my continuing series of photos from our recent 2260 mile trip. Today's remembrance is the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. I've meant to pop by here for a long time, but just couldn't (didn't) make the time. This trip, our hotel was only 2 blocks (-ish) away, so it was an easy wander down. And well worth the wander, even though I wasn't an especially big Warhol fan before. I'm a bigger fan now!
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The exterior...
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Another in my continuing series of photos from our recent 2260 mile trip. Just a couple of photos from Raleigh and Apex, NC
A couple more photos from our recent trip. This was Rockfish Gap scenic overlook along I-64, between Staunton and Charlottesville, VA. I was a cold and breezy day, and we almost missed the turnoff, but we try to stop at overlooks whenever we can. So with some hard braking, we were able to stop. And it was well worth the time. Cold and grey but still wonderful.
Here's a few photos:
A couple more photos from our recent trip. These were taken on a walk at the Lakefront trail in Euclid, OH, along the shores of Lake Erie:
A couple more photos from our recent trip. Nothing too fancy, just a couple glimpses from the condo in Cleveland where we spent a couple of nights. Just some "slices-of-life" that pleased me....
We're back from an excursion. A 10 day trip from St. Louis area to Cleveland (OH) area to Pittsburgh (PA) area to Raleigh (NC) area (via Danville VA). Then to Asheville (NC) and back to St. Louis area... Just under 2260 miles on the tripmeter!
I didn't take a "real" camera this trip, because of the agenda, but I did take a lot of phone photos. I'll probably trickle out some of them here, hope you don't mind! Find all the posts at the TAG: Nov2024trip
Here's a view of Lake Erie, taken from a cottage in Euclid, OH. There's 2 different presentations, both starting from the same original. Both cropped 16x9 aspect ratio.
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The B&W version was edited using snapseed ap on my phone, completed within a few minutes of taking the photo:
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The color version was edited on my desktop, using Photoshop Elements and Topaz Simplifier plug in. This was done tonight, after we returned home.
It is interesting that the crops are almost identical, but not quite. I rather like aspects of both versions, what do you think?
Here's the straight from (phone) camera version, I knew when I took the photo that there would be a significant crop!
