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Monthly Archives: May 2010

“Flags In” at Arlington National Cemetery  is something I’ve always wanted to see and this year I did.  It is a unique tribute to the fallen where members from the Armed Forces volunteer to place more than 250,000 flags at each grave stone before the Memorial Day weekend.  The whole event only took a few […]

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Just heard about this wonderful event!  In Rome on Pentecost, rose petals are dropped from the Pantheon’s oculus to symbolize the Holy Spirit descending on Mary and the Apostles.  One more grand event to experience that I must add to my life’s to-do list!  The video on YouTube is a must see!  Can’t smell the roses, but […]

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Since I love shallow depth of field so much, I thought I’d put my own Friday Photo Tip exercise from last week on wide apertures into practice for myself.  Last Saturday I had a lovely outing at an historic stone manor in Maryland, built in the 1700’s.  We have a friend, Howard, who is renting […]

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