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    • Candid Portraits
    • Clouds
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  • architecture,  Cityscapes/Urban

    Simple and Common

    March 29, 2017
    Muted Colors
    Muted Colors

    This past weekend I spent in Colorado Springs at a conference. During a break I walked around the hotel hoping something would catch me eye. This is what I was given, simple and common.

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  • architecture,  Black and White,  Documentary/Street,  lifestyles

    Umbrellas in Hotel Lobby

    February 8, 2017
    Armstrong Hotel Lobby
    Armstrong Hotel Lobby

    I had coffee at Mugs in Old Town this past Sunday morning. Even added a bagel and cream cheese so it was an even better morning. As I stood up to leave I noticed these umbrellas in the Armstrong Hotel lobby through the shared window/wall. So, I went next door and asked to take a few images of the umbrellas and the chair in the lobby. Pretty sure this will look familiar to Tom as this is where he and Kathy stayed while visiting Fort Collins. I chose black and white because the chair and umbrellas are black. It just seemed to fit the mood.

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  • architecture,  Documentary/Street,  quotes

    Playing Around

    March 26, 2014
    Hotel Stater in Durango
    Hotel Strater in Durango

    “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.”

    Gloria Steinem
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  • Black and White,  shadows,  Travel

    Hotel Room

    January 16, 2014
    Hotel Room
    Hotel Room

    Hotel life as seen with my camera.

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