Visiting Rapa Nui / Easter Island Over Spring Break my wife and I visited Easter Island, also known as Isla de Pascua and Rapa Nui (the current, though possibly not the original, Polynesian name). The island is known for its … Continue reading
Had a bit of spare time before my train home last night, so braved the drizzle for a few images of the Empire State building amidst the murk. (Images with the Sony RX100 II.) … Continue reading
Stopped by the Empire State building on my way home this evening to catch the sunset. The view from the observation deck on the 86th floor is of course amazing and iconic (and surprisingly photographer friendly, although there are no … Continue reading
A highlight of my winter drive into work is the sight of the Flatirons plastered in fresh snow after a storm has passed through. It’s not a sight that usually lasts very long; the Flatirons are steep and a day … Continue reading
Stitch of 6 frames taken with the Canon 24mm tilt-shift lens at f/3.5 (ISO 6400). … Continue reading
Drove up to Chautauqua this afternoon to see if there was an image of the supermoon rising over the plains. Nothing doing, but I stayed around till twilight and grabbed a frame looking along US36 heading north out of town. … Continue reading
In September my wife and I spent two weeks in southern Africa visiting South Africa and Namibia. It was our first visit to the region and we followed a well-trodden tourist itinerary, spending most of our time in South Africa’s … Continue reading
Realized that I hadn’t posted some of my favorite images from a work trip to Taiwan a couple of years back
Made a detour up Flagstaff mountain en route to the office this evening, stopping as usual at the Lost Gulch Overlook. It’s a popular spot, and a few sunset watchers were still around. It was also windy (though not cold) … Continue reading
For the next week or so you can catch five planets: Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter, together in the sky before dawn. They’re not very close together, but today I tried a time lapse of Venus and Mercury rising … Continue reading