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Wonderful narrow mountain roads lead through the almost green Gran Canaria countryside with its huge rocks.
By remote shooting with Playboy Cybergirl Muirina Fae, model/hair/makeup
Last year I participated in a remote workshop shoot with model @muirinafae and coordinator @darwinimages. Because I was operating in completely unfamiliar waters, using methods and gear completely new to me and a model 3400 km away from me, I learned a great deal. Plus I gained a newfound appreciation for my old familiar gear! :-)
I've finally got myself a remote control for the Nikon. (I did Day 1 on the Canon using the remote but since then they've all been 10 second dashes or arm's length points...)
I was just messing about with the remote and the 50mm lens and came up with this one - which I rather like. It's sort of how I think I look..?
And I certainly look more cheerful than yesterday eh..?
Cromwell and Clunes.
The central region of Otago New Zealand is an area of high mountains, river valleys and remoteness. The distance from the coast and the capital of Otago Dunedin was a long slow and difficult journey. Despite this gold was discovered in 1862 which set off a gold rush to Central Otago and emerging settlements like Cromwell, Clyde, Bannockburn, Bendigo etc. Cromwell rush began in 1862 and gold mining continued until the 1930s but the main period of gold mining stopped in the 1890s when mining by large companies ceased. The township was surveyed in 1863 at the junction of the Clutha and Kawarau rivers where are large plain offered fertile flat land for the town. The capital of Otago Dunedin was still a long way away until the railway was gradually pushed up river valleys through the mountains to reach Cromwell in 1921. The railway closed in 1976. About that time the district turned to fruit tree growing as the cold dry winters and hot dry summers of Cromwell were ideal for stone fruits especially apples, pears and peaches. The historic heart and business district of Cromwell remained a memorial to its busy past until the 1990s. Some years before a decision was made to dam the Clutha River and create Lake Dunstan which would submerge most of the old town centre. Sixty homes and 50 commercial businesses were affected. Most were moved higher up from the river but many were replaced with a new town centre. The 27 kilometre long lake started to fill from 1992. Local actions resulted in a number of the historic buildings being moved to a new street with a couple being partially covered by the new riverbank such as the old Athenaeum and the former stone school. Today Cromwell has a population of around 6,000 people.
CP 4420 and CP 4431 shove intermodal loads into a ramp track at CPKC Bensenville intermodal yard as the sun sets behind some clouds. August 2025
This trip from Abriachan to Kiltarlity was a new route for me and I enjoyed it very much. It felt very remote and unspoiled and so it should remain.
If you think that this picture is magic, it's maybe that there's a trick to it.
Back in Yangshuo, China, I was looking for the best opportunity to take an above average sunset picture.
And given the spectacular nature of the surrounding area, it should have been fairly easy.
Well, it wasn't, mostly because it's impossible to climb on those limestone peaks to get a clear view. But no need to panic.
So I'm riding my rented bike. The sunset show has already begun. I'm sweating because the more it goes, the more I think that this entreprise will surely fail. When I see a dilapilated building on the side of the road.
In it, it seems possible to reach the roof so I'm going, only to find myself in the company of the picture enthousiasts club of Yangshuo, about eight people, all equiped with cameras ranging from brand new and extremely expensive to a hundred years old and unbuyable.
And from there, not only do we overlook a picturesque pond in front of the limestone peaks, but the group is also connected to the chinese man on the bamboo raft with talky walkies.
That helps if you want that man going a bit on the right, a bit on the left, raising an arm, or taking whatever position that would look good in a picture.
So there you, that's the trick.
Welcome to the remote controlled perfection.
In this view there are no buildings, roads, footpaths or any sign of people apart from our insignificant tents to the bottom left. Standing in this place and knowing that it has looked this for thousands of years is a fantastic experience, particularly with an absolute firecracker of a sunset!
The workshop participants almost enjoyed this as much as me!
By remote shooting with Playboy Cybergirl Muirina Fae, model/hair/makeup
On Saturday I participated in a remote workshop shoot with model @muirinafae and coordinator @darwinimages. Because I was operating in completely unfamiliar waters, using methods and gear completely new to me and a model 3400 km away from me, I learned a great deal. Plus I gained a newfound appreciation for my old familiar gear! :-)
A remote, hidden beach, on the sea caves coast northwest of Paphos, Cyprus. Photographed shortly after sunset.
Reaching these dunes can require some serious four-wheeling. There were patches of sand verbena visible in spring 2016. All the more reason to make the effort if we get profuse wildflowers in this area of Death Valley National Park this year. We may visit here in our annual spring Death Valley backcountry trip in mid to late March, 2026.
Corrour station, located on the edge of Rannoch Moor, is the highest station on the UK network at 1340ft above sea level. It was opened in 1894 by the North British Railway on the West Highland line to Fort William at a remote location, a 10 miles walk from the B846 road.
Like many families right now, we're doing 'remote learning', and today one of Frost Juniors school tasks was to "Make a Star Wars movie set" out of LEGO.
This is his photo. His idea was to make a cool photo showing his two favourite figures battling above lava. We set it up on our kitchen table using only basic household items.
Along the way, we talked about concepts such as framing, and lighting. What to put in the shot, and what to leave out. Where the focus of the shot should be, and how to best achieve it. About how we could separate Kylo from the background using effective lighting, and how those lighting effects could be achieved. And just generally had fun playing together.
How was your day? Are you remote learning too? Hows it going in your house?