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Hilton Americas Houston

Daily Photo – Hilton Americas, Houston

This is a shot of the rear of the hotel. I like the strong lines in the architecture here. Since I like saturated colors, I’ve upped the saturation in this image. People familiar with the building will recognize the colors as being more muted in real life.

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Ropes

Daily Photo – Ropes

The Elissa is a three-masted, iron-hulled barque built in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1877. She was rescued from destruction in a Greek Shipyard in 1975 by the Galveston Historical Foundation and towed to Galveston in 1979.

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Cinderella's Castle

Daily Photo – Cinderella Castle

During the day, Cinderella Castle is a backdrop to the many performances that are staged in front of it. At night, the castle becomes a canvas where Disney’s light artists create a wondrous array of effects. It’s not just the kids that become entranced!

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The Six Pence Pub

Daily Photo – The Six Pence Pub

The Six Pence Pub sits on Bull Street at East Perry Lane in Savannah, Georgia. It’s just a couple of blocks south of Chippewa Square where Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump sat on a bench and narrated his story.

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Texaco Station

Daily Photo – Texaco Station

This old Texaco Station sits at the intersection of routes 178 and 303 (Ace Basin Pkwy and Green Pond Hwy) near Green Pond, South Carolina. I spotted it while driving from Charleston to Savannah one day and couldn’t resist framing a shot. Were I passing by again now, I’d probably shoot a bracket for an HDR given the structural qualities of the scene and the tonal range. Just for grins, I decided to remove the yellow from the image and […]

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Flags of Fort Sumter

Daily Photo – Flags of Fort Sumter

The five flags below the current US flag in this image represent the five flags that flew over the fort during the Civil War.

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