Sunny South of France

The warm hues of Menton's architecture rise up from the Mediterranean. This is a wonderful town, not far from Nice, but very pleasant and it seemed much less touristy. I wouldn't mind living here!

Nice Harbor

Photo by Stephen Bohn

Using a photo from our trip to the South of France, I decided to enhance the color and contrast even though the original photo already had lots of Mediterranean color.

Desert Oasis

The Marriott Desert Ridge is a beautiful resort any time of the year. While some areas retain the natural Sonoran Desert landscaping with abundant quail, rabbits and hummingbirds, other areas give the impression of a colorful oasis rising out of the surrounding desert. I love to visit and enjoy a cold drink within view of the soothing brook.            

Pier 39

A gorgeous day in San Francisco as seen from Pier 39.

Lighthouse, Grand Turk

                                                                                                                                                                              

This lighthouse was built in London in 1852 and shipped to the island of Grand Turk in the Caribbean. It was necessary because an increasing number of shipwrecks in the shallows off the northern coast were threatening the island's salt trade.

Ragtime

Scraps of lace and torn fabric strung together decorate the courtyard of a winery in Chianti, Italy.

Blessings

I photographed this colorful wooden figure, which I assume is a Buddha, at the Brass Armadillo antique store near our home in Phoenix. After removing it from its plain background, I added a dark brown texture and a texture mask, both from Shadowhouse Creations.

Venus in the Garden

A statue of Venus surrounded by a variety of tropical plants at Whitfil Nursery in Phoenix, Arizona.

Losing Hope

A sad-eyed doll at the Brass Armadillo antiques store in Phoenix waits to be "adopted" by a customer.

Former Governor's House, Bonaire

Built in 1837 as the governor's home, this yellow building in the capital of Kralendijk is now the main government office building.

Lamberti's Tower, Verona

This clock tower in the Piazza delle Erbe, the center of medieval Verona, was completed in 1463 and is the tallest of Verona's towers. The large clock was added in 1779.

Heritage Festival

A folk band performs at the Folk & Heritage Festival. The two-day event features as many as 150 performers on 10 different stages throughout the 17-acre Saguaro Ranch Park Historic area in Glendale, Arizona each spring.

Old with the New

Amsterdam is a city of contrasts, a place where you can take in historic architecture and picturesque canal scenes punctuated by the occasional modern building or art installation. It all works together.

Dutch Swan

A lone swan swims peacefully during a lull in boat traffic in an Amsterdam canal.

Everglades Alligator

While in the Everglades, we took an airboat ride and enjoyed seeing the wildlife, including vultures, all variety of birds, and this alligator, which swam next to us for quite a while.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

A partial view of the Dutch national museum dedicated to art and history. It was moved to Amsterdam from the Hague in 1808 and contains over a million objects, including masterpieces by Rembrandt and other Golden Age painters.

Desert Living II

The Boulders resort in Carefree, Arizona makes the most of its Sonoran Desert location by blending into its dramatic natural surroundings. We spent our anniversary there two years ago and hope to return soon.

Dance of the Orbs

The tree was photographed in Balboa Park, San Diego and a bokeh texture from Shadowhouse Creations was added. I liked the effect, which reminded me of 'ghostly' photos I've seen taken in graveyards or other spooky places.

Oude Burg Street

The old section of Bruges contains many streets filled with restaurants, hotels, antique stores and other interesting businesses to spend your time.

Cassis Boat Harbor

The sunny small boat harbor at Cassis is the jumping off point for boat tours of the famous Calanques - the steep-walled, limestone coves that line the Mediterranean between Marseilles and Cassis in southern France.

Barcelona Theater

This building at the corner of Passeig de Gracia is home to the Cinema Comedia. I believe the building functioned as a palace at one time. Although this statue was in front of the cinema when we were there, I've since seen many photos which don't show the statue any longer, so perhaps it was only temporary.

Maui Sunset

One of many beautiful sunsets we saw last year from our room on Ka'anapali Beach on Maui.

Bird of Prey

A hawk glances out from his open pen which is part of the birds of prey exhibit at Mary Arden's Farm in Wilmcote, England.

Sunrise Ascension

A lone hot air balloon rises into the sunrise at Celebration, Florida.