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photography

not passover SQUIRREL

by Gail Schechter7 Comments on not passover SQUIRREL

We are currently on the 6th day of Passover. There is a ritual observant Jews do before Passover starts.  They must clean their homes of all leavened foods.  The hebrew word for this is Chametz. Looks like this guys found ours in the backyard. This squirrel looks like the kids at the end of the Seder, is [...]

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twin LIBRARIES

by Gail Schechter7 Comments on twin LIBRARIES

I just was going over my New York City pictures from last month and noticed that the pictures I took at the New York Public Library have a lot of similarities to the Boston Public Library. I suggest you click on the pictures to see them full size. Do you agree?  I'd love to know [...]

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a self PORTRAIT

by Gail Schechter17 Comments on a self PORTRAIT

It all started with a benign Facebook profile picture. I was on Facebook and was sick of looking at my current profile picture.  I had just completed a 10 week photography class.  Our teacher assigned us the task of taking a self portrait.  There was no way I was going to be able to take [...]

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day MOON

by Gail Schechter12 Comments on day MOON

This was shot today March 22 around 6:30pm.  I really love when the sky is still blue and the moon is 100% visible. I also never get sick of taking pictures of the moon!!!! Canon 5dmark iii 100-400mm Exposure Mode: Manual exposure Exposure Program: Manual Exposure Time: 1/250 FNumber: 9

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mit stata CENTER

by Gail Schechter14 Comments on mit stata CENTER

I have been taking a photography class at New England School of Photography. Thursday we went on a field trip to the MIT Stata Center, designed by the famous architect Frank Gehry. W o W...what an amazing place.  So many angles and interesting views, I could have stayed all day! Click on an image to see [...]