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This past Sunday, Brazil held their national elections for President, Governor, Senate, Congress and State Representatives. Moses Rodrigues was elected as Deputado Federal (Congressmen) for the State of Ceará. There were 22 seats for Ceará and he won the 7th with 147,044 votes. He is the son of Dr. Oscar Rodrigues, the General Director of …
On October 14th Sophie and I will be celebrating our 7th wedding anniversary. We were married in the gazebo at Laguna Beach, California. It was a perfect day. Just 2 weeks ago I got to take our daughter there to see where Mommy and Daddy were married. Just like our wedding day, there was not …
The Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona, Arizona is a sight to see. The chapel commissioned by sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude for $300,000 and was completed in 1956. It has been built into a 1,000 foot wall of red rock looking out over the valley. Arizonans voted it one of the 7 man-made wonders of Arizona in 2007. …
During week leading up to September 11 in Prescott Valley, Arizona, 3000 American Flags were setup at the Prescott Valley Healing Field of Northern Arizona. The tribute is put on by the Colonial Flag Foundation. The sight of so many flags lined up blowing in the wind was very sobering, and to read the name …
My grandma, Doris Hoover, is 95 1/2 years old and my little princess is just 89 years younger. Audrey and I got to spend some time with her on our visit to the states. It was so good to spend some time with her again as it had been just over 5 years since we …
There are a dozen or more Catholic Churches here in Sobral, and Sophie has been wanting to do a photo shoot in front of one. So when she finally caved in and was ready for pictures we went to the newly restored Catedral da Sé. We were going for a bit of an edgy vintage …
Just up the coast from Fortaleza is Tabuba Kite Lagoon, where a lot of people go to ride, without those pesky waves found in the ocean. With Fortaleza in the background a kite surfer stretches out, upside down some twenty odd feet above the lagoon. Exif Data Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lens: Canon EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS …
I had the chance two weeks ago to spend a little time at my favorite beach. Sophie and Audrey were traveling and so I had the chance to wander the beach alone, camera in hand. Several hundred meters up the beach from the last restaurant in Cumbuco, there are no crowds, no loud music, just …
Along the northern shore of Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará, there are several kiosks where local fishermen sell the fish they have caught earlier in the day. Exif Data Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lens: Canon EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM ISO: 100 Focal length: 90mm Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure time: 1/200 sec
This week my photography page on Facebook hit the 300 'Likes' mark. So in honor of that event I decided to create a self portrait in the style of the movie "300". It was a fun project working on these pictures as I watch the counter creep closer to the 300 mark. Exif Data Clouds …
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