Archive For The “Travel” Category
Back in 2011, my wife and I went to Venice on vacation. While I certainly enjoyed the architecture of this slowly drowning city, after four days I was very much ready to leave. Venice may be beautiful, but the sweltering heat and humidity of Venice in August was enough to cause me to loathe leaving…
This cactus was on the side of the road outside of Surprise, Arizona. As soon as I saw it, I just had to stop my car and take a picture of it. I’m sure I looked like a complete idiot lying on my back on the side of a busy four-lane street, but I managed…
Taken at the Storm King Art Center in upstate NY back in 2012. It was a beautiful day, and roaming the 500 acre park was a total joy. Of all the photos I took that day, this one was my favorite. Aperture: ƒ/5 Camera: Canon EOS 7D Focal length: 44mm ISO: 400 Shutter speed: 1/6400s
This is from a family cruise in 2012. The lovely little girl is my oldest daughter. She was so excited to be on her first cruise and spent about half an hour just standing there watching New York go by as we headed down the Hudson River. Aperture: ƒ/5.6 Camera: Canon EOS 7D Focal length:…
The Portofino Hotel in Orlando. I’ve stayed her often for business and the last time I was here I managed to get a decent photo, even though the sky was overcast. Aperture: ƒ/20 Camera: Canon EOS 7D Focal length: 15mm ISO: 400 Shutter speed: 20s
Another Magic Kingdom photo, this time of a float in the Main Street Electrical Parade. This particular float is the infamous Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland, and marks my very first attempt at capturing this parade using a DSLR. Aperture: ƒ/11 Camera: Canon EOS 7D Focal length: 22mm ISO: 800 Shutter speed: 1/25s
This is the color version of yesterday’s photo. I’m still not sure whether I like the B&W or color better, but at least now you can decide for yourself. Aperture: ƒ/11 Camera: Canon EOS 7D Focal length: 18mm ISO: 200 Shutter speed: 1/250s
Taken while on vacation in Florida. I’ve processed this photo both in color and in b&w, and to me it looks great either way. Tomorrow I’ll post the color version (with slightly different cropping) so all of the interwebs can judge for themselves. Aperture: ƒ/11 Camera: Canon EOS 7D Focal length: 18mm ISO: 200…
The Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn, NY. I was riding my bike near the waterfront when I came upon the Department of Transportation’s bridge repair office building. Amazingly, even though the gate was usually closed and locked, it was wide open. Even more surprising, I actually had my camera with me. I quickly ran inside the…
Captured while in Colorado. I really wanted to use a telephoto lens, but mine was in the car, which was about a 10 minute walk away in each direction. The wind was also blowing pretty hard on the rocky terrain, so I couldn’t set up my tripod. Instead, I had to do a “lunge forward” yoga…
This is an old photo from way back in 2008 when I was still using a Canon 20D. I captured this photo from the window of a passenger jet as I flew over the Rocky Mountains on my way to the West coast. It was an evening flight and because we were flying over the…
Taken in Barcelona, Spain. I was waiting for this gondola to arrive for about half an hour before it even began to move. When I saw it was finally headed my way I couldn’t help but take this photo to commemorate my euphoria. The heat was pretty oppressive, and there was no shade to be…