Travel Photography

Trick Photography -- Photo-editing with Gimp 2.6

Sun Sep 11, 2011 4:18 PM EDT

Gimp 2 is the poor man's version of Photoshop, and offers a lot of options for those of us interested in 'dolling up' our pictures-- or creating pictures that include parts of several photos. Gimp 2 is a FREE program, available to anyone to download. I don't know how …

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Weekend Exposure -- Kentucky Dam Village

Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:32 AM EDT

By Dowser

More pictures from our Road Trip! After leaving the Cherokee Trail of Tears Commemorative Park, we drove up to the Kentucky Dam on the Tennessee River. The dam is located at Grand Rivers, Kentucky, and is just west of Barkley Dam, which dams up the Cumberland Riv …

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Foto-Friday -- The Jefferson Davis Memorial

Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:06 PM EDT

By Dowser

We have been on vacation this week, spending our tourist dollars in our own state, the Commonwealth of Kentucky. On Wednesday, we decided to take a road trip through the southern portion of our state, leaving our camper in Cave City, and driving west to Hopkinsville, …

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Registration for the Louisville VineMeet, 2011 is Open!

Fri Apr 1, 2011 1:03 PM EDT

By Dowser

Register for your ticket to a weekend of fun at the Louisville VineMeet, June 24-26, 2011! Registration closes May 1, 2011, so be sure to sign up for a gift bag, register for door prizes, and purchase tickets to the FUN GROUP ACTIVITIES! Get details of our fun group activi …

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More About the Louisville, KY VineMeet -- Friday, June 24, 2011

Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:43 PM EST

By Dowser

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VineMeet Pre-Registration! Sign up NOW for Your Group Fun!

Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:00 PM EST

By Dowser

It's time to PRE-REGISTER FOR THE VINEMEET! Pre-register now for your spot in the VineMeet Group Fun! Pre-registration forms are due by: Deadline: April 1, 2011

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Road Cut Treasures -- Central KY

Sun Dec 19, 2010 5:39 PM EST

By Dowser

The fun part of any collection is remembering where they came from-- a particular moment in time when: "AHA! I found it!"

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More Rocks and Fossils from the WK Parkway -- Princeton to Dawson Springs, KY

Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:58 PM EST

By Dowser

Between Princeton and Dawson Springs, there are just boocoos of road cuts-- and the scenery is very pretty, too! The 'lay of the land' is of rolling hills, forests, and beautiful green fields, tucked in around the edges.

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A Few Fossil Finds from the Western KY Parkway

Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:55 PM EST

By Dowser

Please join me in singing, to the tune of I Feel Pretty "I love road cuts! Lots of road cuts! And I love to climb up on them, too! Give me levels, and I'll find me a little rock or two...." Well, ok.

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