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Mecca of Landscape Photography – Part 1

I visited this Mecca of Landscape Photography four times in the last three years.  I love Palouse which is located in the northwestern region of the United States. It covers parts of north central Idaho and southeastern Washington. The shot was taken from the top of  Steptoe Butte State Park, a 150-acre, 3,612-foot-tall natural monument. Thimble-shaped, [...]

Standing! – Pacific North West Trail

This is a shot of me, standing alone in a rocky sea shore taken while trekking along the trail in the Pacific North West trail near La Push. This place is around 3 miles down north to La Push. You need to trek along the sandy beach to reach this point when there is low [...]

Fahrenheit 9/11

Yesterday late night again watched the Fahrenheit 9/11 documentary by Michael Moore for the second time. Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.Directed by Michael Moore, whose aura [...]

Diego Rivera

Diego Rivera : (Dec 8, 1886 – Nov 24, 1957) – 125th Birthday “An artist is above all a human being, profoundly human to the core. If the artist can’t feel everything that humanity feels, if the artist isn’t capable of loving until he forgets himself and sacrifices himself if necessary, if he won’t put down [...]

British Street Organ at Play

Yesterday, I went to Honey Bee Centre (http://www.honeybeecentre.com/) . Saw one of my friend's family and walked in to the Honey Bee Festival....It's really Fun for Kids. It seems, they celebrate once every 2 years. The only thing which attracted me is the Street Organ Grinder!! I saw a musician playing a Street Organ. I researched a [...]

Driving Over Astoria-Megler Bridge

I travelled recently to Oregon and way back just hit this bridge, a engineering marvel! Driving down the steep 4.1 miles Astoria-Megler bridge is an Awesome experience. This bridge connects the states of Oregon and Washington over the columbia River. Check this Video   Astoria Bridge, also called Astoria-Megler Bridge or Columbia River (Astoria) Bridge, bridge spanning [...]

Boris Vallejo

Boris Vallejo started off as the son of a distinguished solicitor in Lima, Peru. He immigrated to the United States in 1964, and he currently resides in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He frequently works with Julie Bell, his wife, painter, and model. Originally he wanted to be a concert violinist, not a painter, and so he took violin  lessons [...]