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Detail of my commuting from the very first day I moved to DC and began commuting to Greenbelt. This shows transit in cooler colors and car travel in warmer colors.
I tried transit, but the early onset of the 2010 winter put an end to that...
- Marching for 10 minutes across a stretch of gusty parking lot just wasn't my idea of fun. Not to mention I still had an additional 10 minutes beyond that on each end (10 min on the home side; a total of 20 min on the office side). All-in-all I quite enjoyed that latter 10 minutes; it was the 10 minutes through a parking lot that felt like forever.
- It happened to coincide with the start of bridge work on New York Ave which improved traffic flow despite there being a work zone.
- That was right about the time when the work environment had changed at that office, causing me to prefer just getting home as soon as possible.
- Walking across Cherry Hill Road in Greenbelt as well as Rhode Island Avenue in DC (especially the latter at night) weren't a very good definition of safety, neither in the sense of traffic safety nor from a crime standpoint... though I wasn't particularly concerned of the latter.
So ultimately: I could cut my commute in half and remain warm if I just drove, despite my love of transit.
Here's my chart for my subsequent office location in Merrifield, VA, tracking from the first day at that office until my last day there: www.flickr.com/photos/thisisbossi/7086352643/
www.lockedcog.com/pictures/commute-straps/
Christian from BBG sent me these flicks of the straps he rocking from Commute...the new company he's riding for. Gotta say that even though there's ton of strap companies still rolling out these look pretty damn nice. Apparently they're going to be really cheap as well! There's a ton of photos below...
Early morning commuting to work.
The Sam Brown Hi-Viz belt is an underrated piece of safety equipment - they are reflective, very distinctive from afar & can be worn over any piece of clothing. Once removed it can be stored in a small space, and 'hey presto' you turn back to a pedestrian, or whatever you want to be. Obviously I'm wearing a red sports jacket in this photo which is a bad example, but I'm sure you know what I mean.
Here is some history of the Sam Brown belt: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Browne_belt
Edmonds-Kingston Ferry leaving port for Kingston in Edmonds, WA. Taken with Canon EOS Rebel T6 with Telephoto lens on September 23, 2018
The Wagu (aka Wasui) lagoon is on a tributary of the Sepik river and is known principally for its varied bird-life and for the low level of the water in the drier seasons.
I had an early morning (for me) medical appointment (the details of which are happily leaving my memory (but will be renewed again in a month)) in Sapporo. The Rapid Airport Express doesn't leave early enough to use it in time for my appointment so we took the local, which had a lot of people headed towards work (or other) in Sapporo. It's no where near as crowded as Tokyo or Osaka, but crowded enough that the heater wasn't needed.
This KHS road bike was my commuting bike for the past year, but I traded it in for a KHS Urban Xtreme bike. It is a lot like a mountain bike, but has road gears as well as more clearance for bigger tires.
one of the first several shots I took with the legendary Pentax 43mm Limited walking to the bus from my old workplace. Was also trying out for the first the in-camera effects of the K-3, this one being (obviously) hi-contrast B&W. Just stumbled across this one and decided I liked it after all. :)
This is often my first stop on my daily commute to the computer room. Breakfast! Surrounded by dragonflies, bunnies and a few strange plants. I picked the silk lilies to complement the lamp. I did not expect them to light up like you see them here. When the light is on they look like they are glowing on with a light of ther own.
45+ minute commute with a few miles of trails on the way to work, and nearly two hours on the way home hitting many more trails.
We commuted around KL on the newly-built MRT line. We went around for eateries and a bresh of fresh air (figuratively).
Using this camera was quite the gamble, since the settings on the camera is extremely limited. But the results were satisfactory.
I had to convert to black and white, because the colors produced were so bad, it's nauseating.
Shot on the Panasonic C-225EF + Kodak Colorplus 200, box speed.
The Lakes-district of Como.
We stayed at Varenna (above). An easy train commute from Venice via Milan (fast-train 3+ hours).
Were told to be ready to exit, before the train reached our station. They don't muck around in Italy...when they stop...you jump. Train will be moving again, before you hit the platform.
Apart from being quaint and colourful (can't change the colour of yr house. ever.) - V's main claim to fame is accommodating Italy's shortest river (the Fiumelatte).
Only a tiny 'spurt' into the nearby Lake.
Didn't realise how many mid-lake villages, surrounded its foreshore.
Framed by snow-capped mountains, all are easily accessible by ferry.
Alas
the boat schedule's NOT so friendly.
you need to scope 4x different timetables. (Call-a-friend ?)
Watch you purchase the correct ferry ticket. eg:Como is 3 hours on a ferry. By hydrofoil 1x hour. Or hire a snail-paced self drive Boat
After hanging out in Bellagio for an eon ... we fronted for the hydrofoil to Como ... only to be told we had the 'slow-boat' ticket.
Rather than tolerate another hour - got a taxi.
Our ticket seller confessed he didn't know much (new job.)
Take a 15mins walk (in any direction) from the shady, central square and its handful of churches ... and you've covered old-town Vareena.
No streets - just pretty, cobbled, 'stepped laneways'. Enduring from Roman times, when first laid down.
Looped back via the fore-shore promenade. Spent evenings lingering at the quaint Bars beside it, hoovering up the view.
Scouted a few lake villages. Ditto some Villas.
Gardens OK. Had expected 'more' Isola Bella (Lake Maggiore) or Italo versions of Villandry.
Guessing, Private Garden Tours may elevate what's on offer. (ie: not open to the general public).
In fairness, emphasis in gardens (back then) appears to be how many more exotic varieties you could plant (than yr competitive neighbour).
Not so much the visual impact.
In Stresa, AB re-visited Grand Hotel Des Iles Borromees (a by gone Pfizer Conference venue )
Its a testament to euro-wealth and traditional Hospitality.
Had to mortgage the house, before ordering afternoon -tea.
Um, can I get an award for "Best Commute Ever"?
Although admittedly, it's not always perfect... cold, near-freezing weather, rain, flat tires, smelly stagnant water at some points... but it sure beats waiting in traffic on the 880, that's for sure.
Alameda, California
Many who work outside of San Francisco commute to the City each day on the "BART" (Bay Area Rapid Transit System) and pass the time by working on their computers.
During my final semester as an undergraduate student at Boston University, I opted to take a basic photography class in the College of Communications. I took the class despite knowing that I was unlikely to learn anything new in the class in terms of basic technical skills like aperture and shutter speed, but I knew that if I didn't do something that would require me to go out and shoot, I would end up dedicating no time to photography whatsoever as my engineering senior design project would likely consume most of my time.
Over the next couple weeks, I'll post some of the photos I took as part of that basic photography course, including some of the photos I submitted as part of my final project portfolio.
This particular photograph was made as part of a depth of field assignment in which we were required to shoot at f/16 and f/2 (or thereabouts).
Nikon D40
35mm, f/2, 1/250 sec, ISO 200