Tag Archives: Adventure

Glamour Photography Adventure

Posted on February 5, 2018 by djnpub

I officially began my retirement on Thursday, and not much time elapsed before I hit the road on my first adventure. On Friday, I headed down to LA to attend a two day photography workshop focusing on glamour photography, run … Continue reading →

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Heading Back Home

Posted on September 4, 2017 by djnpub

After my adventurous weekend, on Labor Day I headed back north, again on the Coast Starlight. This time went a bit smoother schedule-wise. Interestingly I ended up sitting with a young guy (a software product developer) who was on a … Continue reading →

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TCOL Workshop

Posted on September 3, 2017 by djnpub

I spent all day Saturday and Sunday at Matt Granger’s Take Control of the Light portrait photography workshop. The studio was located in a nondescript business area in central urban LA. It was fun to learn some of the lessons … Continue reading →

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Slow choo choo to LA

Posted on September 1, 2017 by djnpub

After getting up early and taking the Bus to BART, and BART to Oakland, I walked down to Jack London Square to catch the Amtrak train, the Coast Starlight, from Oakland down to LA. It was supposed to be a … Continue reading →

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Back in the High Country

Posted on July 31, 2017 by djnpub

I started my milestone trip to Colorado with an early flight, for which Bob kindly took me to the airport. I drove strait up to the mountains. On the way up, I-70 had some major slow points which turned out … Continue reading →

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Fathersland

Posted on August 1, 2016 by djnpub

In my last full day in Colorado, I decided to venture out to the eastern plains where my father grew up, and where my father, grandfathers, and great grandfather farmed. Getting out there a ways east of Denver I have … Continue reading →

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A Swim in the Sea

Posted on September 14, 2015 by djnpub

Today was fairly active. I got up early to walk around and take some pictures in the early morning light. I was nice being out when there weren’t so many people around. I think I was able to get some … Continue reading →

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Wonderful, generous meals

Posted on September 14, 2015 by djnpub

We’ve eaten at a few local restaurants to sample the local cuisine. One, Paşa Bey Kebapçisi was well rated by Yelp, so we checked it out. We ordered the house specialty Pasa Kebab, and said yes when asked if we … Continue reading →

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More Fun In Turkey

Posted on September 9, 2015 by djnpub

A fun but leisurely day began with a nice breakfast, followed by some quality chill time at the hotel pool. Later in the afternoon, we made a our way via a circuitous path to the Antalya yacht harbor. We walked … Continue reading →

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A Distant Adventure Begins

Posted on September 7, 2015 by djnpub

My adventure to Turkey began with a very long 13.5 hour non-stop flight to Istanbul. I switched over to a domestic flight and ended up in Antalya Monday evening. Everything went smoothly for me, but the friend who I planned … Continue reading →

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