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Photography Tips for the Accidental Photographer: Define your Travel Story

July 27, 2018 By Marsha J Black Leave a Comment

Eiffel Tower Paris Then (2006-yellow flowers) and Now (2018-pink flowers up the side) | Photos: Marsha Black | Photography Tips for the Accidental Photographer: Define Your Subject. Then Enhance It. | Marsha Black - Visual Travels®

I have traveled to many places in the world in my adult life, always with other people and often in groups. My traveling companions often comment that they never see me working with my camera as they look at the photos I take. I hear “I hardly notice your camera,” or “When did you take […]

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Managing a Trip with a Handicap or, “Accidents Happen”

February 21, 2017 By Marsha J Black Leave a Comment

Marsha Black in a full shoulder-to-wrist cast at the Unterlinden Gardens, Colmar, France

When Accidents Happen:   Tips and Ideas if it Happens to You. Accidents happen. My husband and I were both healthy when we started our three-week trip driving trip from Colmar, France through the Rhine and Mosel Rivers, Bavaria and the Austrian Salzkammergut (Salzburg, Hallstatt and Gosausee), finishing in Vienna. As we were parking our […]

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Rothenburg Germany Imperial Festival

February 5, 2017 By Marsha J Black Leave a Comment

Rothenburg Markus Turm Hotel parade view | Marsha J Black - Visual Travels

Rothenburg Germany, a popular stopping place on the Romantic Road, is known for its many festivals. In Rothenburg, Germany, on any given stop, you can easily find yourself in the middle of a festival. This happened to my husband and I during a long-planned trip when we were delighted to find ourselves in the midst of […]

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Burano, Italy, the Traditional
Lace-Making Island

November 10, 2016 By Marsha J Black Leave a Comment

Buildings along the canal in Burano, Italy, this lace-making island in the Venitian Lagoon | Marsha J Black - Visual Travels Photography

Photos capture memories that tell a story. And it’s the stories behind the photos that give them added meaning. So it is with these photographs from Burano, Italy, the traditional lace-making island in the Venetian Lagoon. My husband and I were on a three-week self-guided tour of Italy and stopped for several nights in Venice. […]

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Wasco Rose Festival Photography

September 5, 2016 By Marsha J Black Leave a Comment

See Marsha Black's Photograhy Exhibit at the Wasco Festival of Roses

Celebrate Roses with us, in Wasco, CA, the Rose Capital of the World! Located about 27 miles northwest of Bakersfield,  more than 50% of the roses grown in the U.S. come from the Wasco area. This Saturday at the popular Wasco Festival of Roses  enjoy the Parade, lots of food, and the Arts and Craft exhibit.  I […]

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