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As part of our trip we took a stroll through historical downtown Savannah, seeing it’s amazing architecture and beautiful squares.

These pictures represent a taste of downtown on pretty May evening.

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Gracie

One of the early shoots on our southern trek was famous Bonaventure Cemetery.

From the official Savannah Website:

Bonaventure Cemetery was developed on the historically-significant site of Bonaventure Plantation. The peaceful setting rests on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, east of Savannah. The site was purchased for a private cemetery in 1846 and became a public cemetery in 1907. Citizens and others can still purchase interment rights in Bonaventure. This charming site has been a world famous tourist destination for more than 150 years due to the old tree-lined roadways, the many notable persons interred, the unique cemetery sculpture and architecture, and the folklore associated with the site and the people.

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Downtown Savannah as the sun is setting.

After spending much of the past several weeks sorting, viewing, editing, sorting again, viewing again, and whittling down, I’ve been able to find a nice collection of some of my favorite pictures from my recent trek with the Mentor Series to Savannah Georgia.  The problem with this trip is that I found I love so many of my pictures that I’ve decided to show just a small variety here now, but I will publishing complete galleries from the various shoots over the next weeks and months.  I hope you enjoy viewing the pictures as much as I did taking them.

A reenactment group firing the cannons at Fort Pulaski.

I just returned from the amazing city of Savannah Georgia after completing another fabulous trek with the Mentor Series.  The city is full of amazing people, food,  and history.  I would like to especially thank our two mentors, Dave Black, who shared us his experience in light painting, and Bill Durrence, a Savannah native who provided a great history lesson in addition to great photographic tips.  I can’t thank them, and the other incredible photographers I met and learned from during the trek.  To get a taste of some of the various locations we visited, please check out this early gallery of some of our pictures.  More comprehensive galleries will be coming in the next week as we review the close to two thousand pictures we took during our weekend workshop.

If you are a photographer and want to improve your skill, make sure you check out the Mentor Series.  I can’t recommend them more.  I hope to see you on one of their treks in the future.

Las Vegas, an amazing city know for it’s bright lights and gambling halls.   But it is also one of the most diversely beautiful places I’ve gotten to visit.  From desert landscapes like those in Red Rocks Canyon to water sports at Lake Meade to the famous Strip.  This picture is from a series of pictures taken at night in the heart of Las Vegas Blvd.  Make sure to check back soon for the entire series.

Meditation is part two  of a two – set companion piece entitled “Contemplation and Meditation” taken on hike through Red Rocks Canyon on the outskirts of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert.  When you mention Las Vegas to most people the think of the famed Las Vegas Strip.  Most people miss the breathtaking beauty of the area around the city, especially in the desert.  Red Rocks Canyon is one of the largest hiking areas in the Vegas area.  Breathtakingly beautiful, the park varies from the amazing red rock formations you will see in this gallery to the mountains and sequoia cactus located around the park.  I highly suggest to anyone visiting the Las Vegas area to check out Red Rocks Canyon.

This picture is from the series “In The Past” taken while driving through the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York, which is one of the most beautiful areas of the US.  The complete gallery is coming soon to MJFPhoto.com!

Contemplation is the first of a two – set companion piece entitled “Contemplation and Meditation” taken on hike through Red Rocks Canyon on the outskirts of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert.  When you mention Las Vegas to most people the think of the famed Las Vegas Strip.  Most people miss the breathtaking beauty of the area around the city, especially in the desert.  Red Rocks Canyon is one of the largest hiking areas in the Vegas area.  Breathtakingly beautiful, the park varies from the amazing red rock formations you will see in the second gallery, Meditation (coming soon to MJF Photo) to the mountains and sequoia cactus located around the park.  I highly suggest to anyone visiting the Las Vegas area to check out Red Rocks Canyon.

This picture from the set, Rush Hour, New York City,  was taken towards the end of my walk as almost an afterthought.  As things often do, this has become one of the most favorite pictures that I have taken. Click here if you want so more information on this shoot.

This week we uploaded two new galleries, Rush Hour, New York City and ShadowNLight.

Rush Hour, NYC was taken on a an afternoon walk through Mid-Town Manhattan on a cold, overcast day.  The weather and the clouds made the decision to shoot black and white easy.

ShadowNLight is a series taken of my cat, Shadow.  The late day sun had formed a perfect ray of light into my living room, but as the day went and the light moved, Shadow refused to do so, she was just too comfortable.  One of the pictures from this series was selected picture of the week for July 19th.