Looking Southwest toward Camps Bay (South Africa-2014)

The lobby of Shangdi-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Piazza San Marco

Venice, Italy

I know it said " Bird Table " on the box - but then this proves squirrels cannot read AND why it is always needing topping up !

The air was marvelously clear when I got home from work yesterday afternoon… perfect weather for zoom-lens photography! So I grabbed my camera and headed down to the beach to see if I could find any interesting compositions of my all-time favourite subject… Table Mountain!

I shot off a couple of Vertoramas while I was waiting for the light to improve… and shortly before sunset... I rigged up my tripod’s panorama-head and captured several five-portrait-image panos.

Although I really love the light on the mountain and the ripples in the foreground sand… I’m not too crazy about the dark shadowed rocks in the center of this composition! I did lighten the shadows slightly with a layer-mask… but I’m still not very happy with those rocks! Maybe next time I’ll try using my flash to light up the really dark bits!?

Any other suggestions on how to fix this (besides HDR) are very welcome!

Nikon D300, Sigma 18-200mm at 52mm, aperture of f18, with a 1/50 second exposure.

Click here to view this one large.

Click here to check out my Vertorama tutorial.

NOT just another Table Mountain photo!

Hey... did anyone else manage to get some shots of the amazing aurora over Table Mountain last night?

No? Me neither! :)

Dan's sister Jennifer planned and executed the entire beautiful affair.

Sydney, Australia

Our old grandma curtains. I like this... a lot.

View On Black. Actually shot in 1600.

C'est la deuxième fois ! Euh, pardon, la deuxième photo !

South Africa

still life flower

Gallarus, County Kerry, Ireland

Empty table? Choice is take an HDR set or take the seats . . .

:D

Mirador del Rio, Lanzarote (Spain)

Boise, Idaho

Pensilvania Ave, Washington DC

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Création artistique Photoshop à partir d´une feuille blanche virtuelle.

It is just after sunrise on the porch at Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel overlooking Lake Huron and the Mackinaw Bridge. The porch of the hotel is long, wide, and spacious. I found myself alone on this end of the porch and the tables and chairs were set up just as they appear here. Just by chance, I have caught the sun reflecting directly off the bridge uprights.

The Mackinaw Bridge connects Michigan's upper and lower peninsula in the USA and is five miles long. It divides Lake Michigan from Lake Huron and is the chief navigational tool for boats crawling through the Straights Of Mackinac.

Interestingly, I went to get my wife to show her the sun reflecting off the bridge uprights. When we returned ten minutes later, the uprights were barely visible, the sun having moved on.

I like the can, not so much the contents. We love eating outside and the weather has been just perfect for that.

A part of ruins by Fagravík, Eyjafjörður, N-Iceland

Voigtlander Bessa 6x9 (1937 Model)

Kodak Tri-X 400 (120)

Developed in rodinol 1+50 14 mins @ 24C

Best viewed large on black

It’s Smile on Saturday: Fake Food

WWII-era lighter mounted to a base, making it a table lighter.

Hasselbald 500 C/M

80/2.8

Ilford FP4+

Rodinal 1+50, 15 min

Some Bananas on a table

Message from Walnut Mountain in Liberty, NY. HBM

Stoupa, Peleponnesos, Greece

Second floor

I was too lazy last night to put up the hide so took a few from the upstairs window. This is our regular sow, shown in a wider shot to show the context. We're hoping for some cubs in the Wildlife Cafe soon.

Inside for the night.

Swords Castle

Swebrick SBC challenge. (4175 - Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with Ladder.)

Mykonos, Greece