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We took a side trip to Valley of Fire yesterday but didn't realize the park had become so crowded. We walked around Atlatl Rock trying to avoid the crowd. Most people didn't know about a few petroglyphs hidden in plain sight. This panel I have found is a good example but its glyphs have pretty much faded already.
This is an interesting site dedicated to the Estonian victims of brutality under the Soviet Union regime. I was taken aback by the unique cultural identity of Estonia. Everything related to the Bolshiviks has largely disappeared, not even a sculpture or statue that I have come across. After spending a couple of days in Tallinn, I really like its charm. The country has a lot to offer.
I think it is pretty incredible what a phone can do shooting through an airplane window. There were just a few moments when the wing was not in the way of the view. A thank you to the pilot for that.
I had hoped to get an image of this river otter with my Nikon DSLR. I took this with my Google Gigapixel 9 phone and it is not what I'm used to, BUT I do like it. I took this in January and I've looked for this otter many many times along the Lake Trail in the park since, but no luck. I took probably 50 shots and the rain was pouring on me, the dog, and the husband. Both the dog and the husband remained patient through the entire process.
The otter came up at the dam and followed us as we moved around the peninsula getting on logs and doing the cutest poses. It was like a photographer's dream and I only had my cell phone due to the horrible weather. Part of the lake was frozen over and a cold rain started while we were at the furthest distance from our car.
I arrived at this section of the Donner Summit Tunnel when all the sudden, I spotted this big head on the rocky wall staring at me. That really gave me a creep. Regardless, this historic tunnel is a perfect place for photographers who love urban decay. I did enjoy my time exploring there.
I made an earlier version of this one in a more dramatic fashion with vignetting akin to the image next door on my stream. But, I liked the idea of focusing on the cloud formation and letting that take center stage so am sharing this, the second version. Now, the dark heaviness is in the bottom of the frame rather than on top weighing the image down.
I took this with my cellphone because I had a 500mm Prime lens on my Nikon and it wouldn't work. I asked this fisherman for permission to photograph him, he was extremely nice and cooperative. I told him he was a perfect model with all that equipment hanging off him for a trout fisherman and those sunrays and fog would be a big bonus. Not the resolution of a DSLR but I LIKE IT. I hope to see him again and give him a copy of this image. I've seen him many times before in this spot. It is worth enlarging just to see his vest of goodies, fishing net on his back, scissors near the fish and more. He was prepared and got there early ahead of the crowd.
I took this on June 29. I had a print made and gave it to him today 10/3. I had been carrying it in the car in case we saw him again. He was pleased.
The hurricane about this time last year wiped out part of this bridge when a huge old tree fell across it; it has been repaired. This island wildlife refuge is now full of piled up downed humongous old trees that fell during the hurricane. The ground was saturated before the hurricane even came and the wind took down many of the older trees.
There were a few strong displays of blossom at Keukenhof yesterday and this was one of them. We killed half of our day there and were not disappointed despite our late arrival
My latest acquisition – Pentax ES II with SMC Takumar 55mm F1.8. Finally, I can use my SMC Takumar lenses with auto exposure!
After an hour and a half bus ride from Napoli, we finally reached the picturesque Positano. It 's amazing how this town was built along the cliff. We took a brief stop at this vantage point to take a panoramic look of the town.
I went into the courtyard of a boutique motel in Trogir yesterday and this is what I saw when I looked up.
I spotted this vintage BMW 3 series two days ago and it reminded me of a BMW commercial of the same car that I saw as a kid in the early 70s. Seeing this again reminded me of my age. I am vintage.
We went to the old town of Dubrovnik in Croatia and walked toward the water front outside of the city wall. We were pleasantly surprised by this gorgeous view. Needless to say, I had to take a photo of it.
The famed architect, Frank Gerry, had passed away on December 5th last year. While we were in Vegas a couple weeks ago, I decided to pay a visit to one of his iconic masterpieces ...... The Cleveland Lou Ruvo Center For Brain Health.
Since it 's rainy today, we decided that it would be a museum day. We spent almost the entire day at Rijksmuseum. There was so much to see. We even entered the viewing platform of the research library. I waited for the crowd to dissipate before taking this shot.
We stopped by Belvedere Palace to see Gustav Klimt's art exhibition yesterday. This magnificent place has been turned into an art gallery for many years. I was hoping to take some shots of the water fountains in its garden, but the fountains ran dry without any water. The back side of the palace had a Christmas market set up there. There were herds of tourists moving around. It took us almost two hours of waiting time to get into the palace since we didn't book our tickets in advance. Once we were in, it was still pretty crowded. The only chance of photography without any human in the frame was to point the camera to the ceiling. And so I did in one of the big rooms.
I have been paying attention to the ceilings at all the historical buildings I had entered. They were all architectural marvels. This one at Weltmuseum is no exception.
We stopped by this leather goods shop little did we know the owner shown in this photo was featured in some Japanese travel magazine ten years ago. She has been in this business for over 30 years.
They said the flooring inside Pantheon is supposed to be concave so that when the rain comes through the hole in the celing, it would not flood the whole floor as there are a few drainage holes toward the middle. I tried using my phone to take a photo of the floor leveling. My companion friend who works for Caltran told me the floor has very gentle slope toward the center where you can hardly see the difference. Roman engineering is ingenious. Everywhere I went in Rome, I marvelled their architecture. The Eternal City stil amazes me even at my 3rd visit.
It 's a gloomy Saturday when we went to the X'mas market in the old town of Nuremberg. I walked up to the 2nd floor of a restaurant to take this photo to show the tents and the size of the market. It was extremely crowded especially late in the evening even with subzero weather.
I climbed into this retro futuristic passenger train car at the Navada State Railway Museum. I really like its circular windows. I wonder what the engine looks like.
We were at the 2nd floor of Macy's when all the sudden the firewoorks were shot out from Union Square with the dragon and lion dancing in front of us. It was spectacular. I managed to capture this scene with my phone.
Sadly, Macy's at Union Square will be closing down soon. This may very well be our last year witnessing this at the department store.
Found this butterfly feeding around in the old town of Bar. I wonder if it is any different from the ones in our Bay Area. Turned out it is not skittish at all. I got pretty close for this shot with my Smartphone.