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A few free words and pictures, the stories and thoughts behind the photographs. Portfolio… http://rickyschneider.com

Perfect Portraits

Every person tells a story and their portrait is a page in that storybook. No less than a perfect moment in life etched into a memory.

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Sunrise, Sunset

A difference of time, beginning or end. Both fascinate and enthrall and hold our attention in brief passing. And the photo preserves the moment. Consider this:

A fiery start to a summer day or the graceful exit of another. The sun peering through wisps of clouds foretelling a morning of warmth or the last wink before nightfall.
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Water in the Desert

Yes there is! As you can see here in Joshua Tree National Park amongst the rocks and sand and barren landscape is an oasis of water.
I visited this park a few times and was amazed at the unnatural array of abundant natural beauty. Well that probably doesn’t make a whole lot of sense but neither does this park. Take a look at the rocks and trees here:
How did they get here? After all this is a desert and mostly just sand. But here they are. A wondrous testament to the oddities and diversity of nature. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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Green Acres

Take a look at this farm in Pennsylvania. It’s been here for almost three hundred years. Owned and operated by the same family and still producing the largest and sweetest corn on the planet.

It remains a classic icon of the rural American landscape. I thought I was looking at a picture postcard or reading a book on the distinctive Pennsylvania farmhouse architecture style. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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This dog’s life

This is not my dog. It actually belongs to my brother. I took this picture at my sister’s home in Pennsylvania. [Read the rest of this entry...]

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