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Virginia Beach, VA

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First Impressions of Two Cities

King Neptune 
Virginia Beach, VA

First Impressions of Virginia Beach, VA 
chaos
no zoning
No Parking 
rude drivers
traffic jams
No Parking 
beach
concrete 'boardwalk'
No Parking 
Neptune
hotels
No Parking 
fee only pier
crowded
No Parking 
touristy

The Moat
Ft. Monroe, Hampton, VA 

First Impressions of Hampton, VA 
historic
cultured
free parking
organized
friendly
water views
tunnel traffic
Ft. Monroe
architecture

So which would you choose?

We happily discovered Hampton,
even though we had to wait for an accident to clear
by the tunnel.
It was worth the wait. 


My Engineer on
Engineer Warf, Hampton, VA 


History
Hampton, VA 


Old Point Comfort Lighthouse 
Hampton, VA 


Outdoor Seating 
Paradise Ocean Club, Fort Monroe, VA 


Looking toward the Chesapeake Bay 
Fort Monroe, VA 

If I lived in Hampton
I would spend a lot of time at Fort Monroe.
I loved the place.
There is more in Hampton to see,
but we only allowed one day
and spent most of it engaged at the Fort.

The Fort Monroe Authority
has been transitioning Ft. Monroe
from a military base
to a public economically-viable community
since 2011.

My Fort Monroe Photo Gallery

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Castles Made of Sand: A Virginia Beach Festival

First Place, Solo
What Good Clothes You Wear | David Enguerrand, Belgium

Fourth Place, Doubles

Spirit or Stuff? | Leonardo Ugolini, Italy and Dmitry Klimenko, Russia

Sculptures' Choice

Emotion in Motion | Helena Bangert, Netherlands and Fergus Mulvany, Ireland

Sadly they will melt into the sea. 

My Gallery: Virginia Beach Neptune Festival, 2014 

Virginia Beach, VA

A Girl's Just Gotta Have Fun

The New Lighthouse, Cape Henry, VA

Above is my original edit using Lightroom. 
Too bad I lost my polarizing filter, huh?
It would have cut the reflection.

Before buying Topaz Impression, 
this was my final edit 
using HDR Efex Pro 2 

And now
(thanks to Lisa Gordon
who introduced me to Topaz Impression,)
I am spending way too much time having fun.

These are additional edits
from Topaz Impression
using their presets.

Cezanne Preset

I'm likin' it.
Colored Pencil 4 Preset

Looks like old glass.
 Renoir 2 Preset

And last, but not least,
my favorite:

This one is getting printed. 
Charcoal 3 Preset

When my husband gets home tonight
and sees the clutter and laundry...
he'll know something is up.

By the way,
Topaz doesn't know I exist.
I am not getting paid for writing this.

Hmmm. Maybe I should have replaced my polarizing filter first. 
Oh well...too late. 

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