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Facing Fears, Reaping Rewards - Luray Caverns, VA

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Who Is A.D? Facing Fears, Reaping Rewards – Luray Caverns, VA. January 11, 2015. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan. A stately pleasure-dome decree:. Where Alph, the sacred river, ran. Through caverns measureless to man. Down to a sunless sea. Samuel Taylor Coleridge C.1798. Down 3 flights of stair to the entrance. It really reminds me of “The Destroyer” from the move Thor! See what I mean? Long about this point I turned to our awesome guide Tara Jewell. I have to say, beyond the technical side of it all, this was...

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Joshua Tree Pilgrimage Part I

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Who Is A.D? Joshua Tree Pilgrimage Part I. July 17, 2015. Let The Adventure Begin New York to Harrisonburg, VA. I have been an Master/Mentor in The Arcanum for roughly 12 months now. Many of my apprentices have graduated from my cohort and. Moved on. While they are looking forward to leveling up with other masters and sphere’s, they will always have a place in my community. Late in 2014, one of those apprentices, Lisa Speakman. Second Leg (broken) Harrisonburg, VA to Raleigh, NC sort of. I waffled about ...

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Who Is A.D.? ~ The Explorographer

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Who Is A.D? Who Is A.D? The Explorographer is A.D. Wheeler and A.D. IS The Explorographer. Okay, all joking aside, I am a New York based travel photographer specializing in landscape and a style I call “abandonscape” photography. I am the sole contributor here at TheExplorographer.com. Where all the stories and photos are my own unless otherwise noted. I am also the creator and editor in chief at a new website called Travel Obscura. Join the Arcanum for free here: http:/ TheArcanum.com. 2012, 2014 First ...

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Sleepy Hollow Saw Mill ~ Berkshire, New York

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Who Is A.D? Sleepy Hollow Saw Mill Berkshire, New York. May 24, 2015. Berkshire, New York is a sleepy little town about halfway between the two megatropolis cities of Ithaca and Owego, New York. Upstate New York is full of small towns just like Berkshire. Once bustling. After a few turns off the main road, I found out what it was…. Click photo for purchase options). 8230;an old vacuum tower. This was an abandoned saw mill! Click photo for purchase options). Making my way to the back of the property, and ...

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Arcanum Anniversary And Artistry Appreciation

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Who Is A.D? Arcanum Anniversary And Artistry Appreciation. January 5, 2015. It’s hard to believe that it has been 6 months since that email arrived in my box. June 11th, 2014 @ 9:12pm EST to be exact. I had been a long time lurking fan of Trey Ratcliff. And not just for his art. To be honest I don’t even think for. It’s just the beginning. Like it was, and still is, the impact of the events on 9/11 hits heavy and hard. I’ve been through a lot since then. A marriage, a job, a life-long music...From the Su...

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A.D.'s Photography Gear ~ The Explorographer

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Who Is A.D? AD’s Photography Gear. I am a Sony shooter. I started with the a200 back in 2008 and now use a Sony a7rII full-frame mirrorless. As my main camera and an Sony a7r full-frame mirrorless. As a back-up. I also dabble in IR photography and have a self modified Sony a55v DSLT. When I first started with the Sony a99v. I was doing a lot of 32bit high dynamic range work. The more I worked with the Sony a99v. I am shooting less and less brackets all the time. The a7rII. I used the heck out of that thi...

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Help Save The Lonaconing Silk Mill

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Who Is A.D? Help Save The Lonaconing Silk Mill. January 29, 2015. A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil. And was short on time so only got a couple of hours in this amazing place. This time, I was bound and determined to spend the entire 4 hours getting my fill. To add to the fun, I was meeting up with apprentice Tricia Booker. Here is a shot of Tricia, Herb, and I. Not to mention the millions upon millions of bobbins! Herb makes sure that ...

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Joshua Tree Pilgrimage Part II

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Who Is A.D? Joshua Tree Pilgrimage Part II. July 22, 2015. Leaving the White Sands National Monument and Missile Range in our dust, Murray and I headed off for the nights stay in Hobbs, NM. On our way out we took our chances at the edge of the. Range and pulled over to grab this shot…. Click photo for purchase and download options). And the fireworks finished with a BANG! Hobbs, New Mexico to Tucson, Arizona. Steve would be joining us for the ride Joshua Tree where we would ultimately “trade him&#8...

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Who Is A.D? January 18, 2016. Local Fare CMOG Corning, NY. This will be the first in a series of posts on local travel locations. Often, because I have lived here so long, I have overlooked the obvious. Many of these sites I visited regularly when. January 15, 2016. Mono Lake (moh-noh) is a large, shallow saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes. January 2, 2016. Yosemite Part Three Tuolumne Grove.