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Category Archives: Travel
USS Intrepid New York City
USS Intrepid : New York City
Bright and early on a warm summer Saturday morning we ventured out to first figure out how to use the subway but then secondly to get to Lower Manhattan past the financial district so that we could catch the first ferry to the Stature of Liberty and Ellis Island. So the question in my mind was how you capture these iconic places in a little more unique and interesting way while at the same time capturing the essence of their significance to both America and the world. I hope these images accomplish that feat.
As you are on the boat to Ellis Island and the Stature of Liberty you get to see this beauty in harbor, The USS Intrepid. This ship has a great history. You could spend a day just exploring this incredible machine.
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Statue of Liberty : New York City
Bright and early on a warm summer Saturday morning we ventured out to first figure out how to use the subway but then secondly to get to Lower Manhattan past the financial district so that we could catch the first ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. So the question in my mind was how you capture these iconic places in a little more unique and interesting way while at the same time capturing the essence of their significance to both America and the world. I hope these images accomplish that feat.
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Grand Central Station : New York City
Grand Central Station : New York City
This magnificent train station in the heart of Midtown Manhattan is described as the main artery of this thriving metropolis, where tens or hundreds of thousands of people traverse through each busy transportation day.
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Lebanon Hills: Ski or snowshoe by candlelight
Lebanon Hills: Ski or snowshoe by candlelight Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. Lebanon Hills: Ski or snowshoe by candlelight I know it is spring and no longer winter and I am very happy about that, but I have not had the … Continue reading
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Mexican Sunrise
There is something about the incredible beauty of the sunrises and sunsets in the more tropical climates. I was able to capture one incredible beauty one morning hat our resort.
Yes, a photographer is always on duty. It is tough work, but someone has to do it. ;-D
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Mayan Riviera, Mexico : Sunrise
There is something about the incredible beauty of the sunrises and sunsets in the more tropical climates. I was able to capture one incredible beauty one morning hat our resort.
Yes, a photographer is always on duty. It is touch work, but someone has to do it. ;-D
Hotel: NH Riviera Cancun – Riviera Maya, Mexico
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Maple Grove Arts Center hosts book signing for Photographer Wayne Moran
Maple Grove Arts Center hosts book signing for Photographer Wayne Moran
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News Release: Wayne Moran Book Release: Eye of the Beholder
What happens when a unique visual style and powerful substance come together in one coffee table sized volume?
Award-winning photographer Wayne Moran shows you the answer to that question in his inspiring first publication Eye of the Beholder (120 pp., tpb, $49.95), a collection of inspiring photographs from his newly updated portfolio of landscapes, cityscapes, architecture, nature and people.
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Split Rock Lighthouse – Full Moon
Split Rock Lighthouse – Full Moon Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. This was part of our recent family outing to the North Shore of Minnesota. If you are not familiar, this is along the magestic Lake Superiour one of the five … Continue reading
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Split Rock Lighthouse – Sunrise
Split Rock Lighthouse – Sunrise Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. This was part of our recent family outing to the North Shore of Minnesota. If you are not familiar, this is along the magestic Lake Superiour one of the five Great … Continue reading
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Recreation Planet
RecPlanet.com is a photographic and interactive parks and recreation dabatase founded in 2008 in Atlanta GA. We have over 12000 parks in our database and over 1100 pictures.
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Twin Cities Staycation Solution!!!
Have you ever wondered what in the world is there to do in and around the twin cities that is new and interesting and fun? Has the terrible recession got you thinking that you will not be able to take a vacation this summer but instead you will have to take a stay-cation instead to save money?
Well I have the perfect solution for you!!
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Moon Minneapolis & St. Paul
My picture of the Minneapolis Stone Arch Bridge was chosen for the cover of a new Minneapolis and St. Paul Travel book from Moon Metro Publishing.
This week it has been released from the publishers and it is available for purchase.
If you would like to purchase it, you can find it here…
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First Presbyterian Church Interior South Dakota
First Presbyterian Church Interior South Dakota Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. First Presbyterian Church Interior South Dakota Badlands National Park So this whole purpose of this trip was…1. To get away from normal life and to get refreshed a little bit.2. … Continue reading
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Badlands National Park Road Trip 2009
Badlands National Park Road Trip 2009 Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. So this whole purpose of this trip was…1. To get away from normal life and to get refreshed a little bit.2. To hike.3. To learn some new techniques…4. And to … Continue reading
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New Orleans Trip Slide Show
If you recall a team from South Suburban Evangelical Free Church in Minnesota recently went on a trip to New Orleans to perform some Hurricane Katrina relief work and to care for some of the people effected by the storm … Continue reading
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Tagged church, Evangelical Free, hurricane, katrina, minnesota, mn, new orleans, perform, relief, South Suburban, trip, work
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New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Relief Trip Journal
Random thoughts from the New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Relief Trip Saturday 2/4/06 Everyone showed up at the church on time so that we were able to leave by 6:00 am sharp. We left with light snow showers and a temperature … Continue reading
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New Orleans: Five Days and Counting
Five days and counting until our group leaves on our New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Relief trip. We had one person drop out at the end of last week for personal family reasons so we are at a team of nine … Continue reading
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New Orleans Trip Countdown
Twelve days and counting for the Hurricane Katrina relief trip to New Orleans (see more stories here). Everything seems to be going according to plans. I always have that little feeling in my stomach that everything may fall apart at … Continue reading
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Tagged hurricane, katrina, new orleans, urban impact
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New Orleans Trip Count Down
The count down to our departure date for the New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Relief trip has started. We have just 18 days and counting. Mission control will commence control at T minus 4 days. I just had to throw this … Continue reading
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Tagged katrina, Katrina Relief, LA, luisiana, mission, missions, relief, urban impact
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Hurricane Katrina Relief Trip
The plan making process continues to progress for my trip to “war torn” New Orleans. If you recall from a previous post, I will be leading a group from my church as we go down to New Orleans to help … Continue reading
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Tagged castle rock, church, community, john gerhardt, katrina, new orleans, urban impact
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Hurricane Katrina Relief: New Orleans Trip Report
By Paul Rivenburg February 4th – February 12th 2006 We left the parking lot of South Suburban on a very chilly Saturday morning. We drove in three different vans. At our lunch stop in Mount Pleasant, Iowa Ken discovered that … Continue reading →