Category Archives: Indoors

Casa Brandariz, Arzúa, Spain

Posted in: Architecture, Botany, Colors, Dogs, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Indoors, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Pet Photography, Photography, Plants, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 10, 2019 at 9:10 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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While Nancy continued her hike, when I arrived at our lodging, I noticed immediately that we were in for a very special treat. Once checked in and...

Wine Fandango – Salud!!

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Friends, Indoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | April 11, 2019 at 9:53 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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The thing about our arrival in Logroño was that this was a “break point” on El Camino de Santiago. We only had 17 total days to hike...

Puente de la Reina, Spain

Posted in: Architecture, El Camino de Santiago, Indoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | October 21, 2018 at 4:19 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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After hiking roughly (recalling those rocks and boulders) for 10 hours – 24km from Pamplona – we arrived at the Hotel el Cerco in the town of...

Medieval Abbey

Posted in: Architecture, Black and White Photography, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Indoors, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | July 26, 2018 at 11:17 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Just outside of Ilarratz, Spain, is La Abadia de Ilarratz, which was originally built as a fort in the 12th century, then converted to a church in...

Casa Rural Txantxorena

Posted in: Architecture, Commercial, El Camino de Santiago, Indoors, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | July 21, 2018 at 3:24 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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One of the finest, unique, and exquisite overnight stays ever experienced! Located in Zubiri, Spain, the Casa Rural Txantxorena is a 17th century house, typical of the...

Early 17th Century Floor

Posted in: Architecture, Commercial, El Camino de Santiago, Indoors, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Spain, Travel | July 20, 2018 at 11:40 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Spit shined for weary pilgrims on El Camino. The Casa Rural Txantxorena in Zubiri, Spain....

Lily

Posted in: Botany, Flowers, Indoors, Nature, Photography, Plants | September 17, 2017 at 2:21 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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So Much to See, So Little Time – but, Colorful!!

Posted in: Indoors, Photography, Travel | July 18, 2017 at 4:09 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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A recent morning back in May was spent at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. Unfortunately, and having felt fairly ashamed to be “one of...

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere, but not here!

Posted in: Alaska, Indoors, Photography, Travel | July 7, 2016 at 5:47 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Nope. Instead, early morning walks around the decks… ...

Prickly Creature

Posted in: Botany, Commercial, Creative, Flowers, Indoors, Macro Photography, Macro Stacking, Nature, Object Lighting, Photography, Plants | March 6, 2016 at 10:41 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Dried, stringy moss, or some kind of dried out root?? This is approximately 2″ wide, 1″ tall. Using my Canon 30D camera with a 100mm Macro lens,...

Cover Girl

Posted in: Commercial, Indoors, Pet Photography, Photography | January 17, 2016 at 7:35 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Nails polished for Valentine’s Day! A photo bomber sneaks in as well! Joking aside, Susie plays a big part in abuse awareness. Being the catalyst for the 2010...

Purple Oxalis

Posted in: Botany, Commercial, Creative, Flowers, Indoors, Macro Photography, Macro Stacking, Object Lighting, Photography, Plants | October 6, 2015 at 7:48 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Taking root in the rain....

Oak Apple Gall

Posted in: Botany, Colors, Commercial, Creative, Indoors, Macro Photography, Macro Stacking, Nature, Object Lighting, Photography, Plants | May 17, 2015 at 10:02 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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The research took longer than usual. Googled the wrong terms – pod, round ball pod, green pod with black spots, tree pod, gum tree pod, globe-like pod – finally...

Valentine’s Day Cover

Posted in: Animal Kingdom, Commercial, Creative, Flowers, Indoors | February 11, 2015 at 4:47 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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What do Christmas and Valentine’s Day have in common? The color RED. Back in November, I wrapped up the cover and related-story photo shoots for both the...

Know the Particulars – Setting up a Gallery Exhibit

Posted in: Black and White Photography, Colors, Commercial, Creative, Flowers, Indoors, Landscape, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, Scenic | October 3, 2014 at 12:59 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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We gave ourselves one day to set up our photography/fiber art works exhibit prior to the September 13 opening night at Piedmont Arts. Hm-m-m… How to fill a completely empty room in...