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Summer Challenge Photography Fun

Posted on August 12, 2021 by admin

Every summer during the warm months when the Chester County Camera Club suspends regular meetings, members are encouraged to keep up their photographic pursuits through a summer challenge. A theme is decided upon, and then a list of topics to … Continue reading →

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The Lonely Leaf

Posted on May 30, 2021 by admin

While looking through photos on the computer, I realized that I have often taken pictures of a single leaf. Usually when they look lonely – half buried under snow, dangling from a spider web, or blown off the tree to … Continue reading →

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Indoor Creativity for Photographers

Posted on March 5, 2020 by admin

Jim and Betsy recently hosted a workshop for members of the Chester County Camera Club on Indoor Creativity, designed to inspire photographers to keep those creative juices flowing during the dark and cold winter months. You don’t need to be … Continue reading →

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Circle of Life

Posted on August 14, 2019 by admin

There were times on our African Safari in Botswana in May 2019 that we felt as if we had stepped into the Lion King movie.  There were so many animals in all directions, there was literally more to see than … Continue reading →

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Queen of the Night

Posted on August 15, 2017 by admin

If you want to witness the spectacular one-night bloom of “the Queen of the Night”, you need to wait a full year, as the night-blooming cereus blooms only once, maybe twice a year, and for one-night only.  A member of … Continue reading →

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Lost Treasure in Port Deposit, MD

Posted on March 19, 2017 by admin

We live in a world of temporary things.  Here today and gone tomorrow. We were reminded of this when a friend informed us that one of our favorite photo haunts is now gone. On road trips to Washington DC, we often … Continue reading →

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Alex in Rio

Posted on February 10, 2017 by admin

We were so excited for our daughter Alex who spent three weeks in Rio helping out at the Summer Olympics 2016.  She was assigned to Doping Control, and her job before the games began was to track down athletes and chaperone … Continue reading →

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St. Louis

Posted on September 27, 2013 by admin

Betsy was honored to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Local Media Association, and she and Jim went to St. Louis to accept the award.  In addition to catching up with old friends from LMA,  we enjoyed some of the sights of … Continue reading →

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Eastern State Penitentiary

Posted on July 2, 2013 by admin

  Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was … Continue reading →

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Philly Graffiti

Posted on February 15, 2013 by admin

There is an abandoned coal pier next to the Delaware River in Philadelphia that has become a continual canvas for graffiti artists.  Beautiful spray-painted archways lead down to the water and a view of the Philadelphia skyline.  We joined fellow members … Continue reading →

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