Photography

My wife has a nice camera and likes to shoot photos. Sometimes I grab it and have some fun

 

Spent the day out in the northeastern part of BC exploring some new backroads. I love this time of year.

For bonus points, can you spot the black bear in the last pic? (I had to snap it quick while driving since he decided he didn't like my truck...)

 

Cali



BW version

 

What’s up?

 

Thanks! It definitely has its moments!

 

Just playing with my phone camera..my nieces..

 

This hand fabricated bronze sculpture, representing Penelope the wife of Odysseus in the ancient epic, The Odyssey.

Installed along the waterfront in San Diego Bay​

 

Just got back from Yosemite/Tahoe. I have been to Yosemite four or five times now, but think I need at least a 60 day stay there before I feel like I've really experienced the place. There's just so much.

 

Took this one and did some fiddlin in lightroom

 

This morning.

 

Took this yesterday morning when dropping my kid off at school. Took it with my phone (Pixel 3). Only editing done was cropping.

 

Fall is spider season here, this one has spun a huge web
that attaches to the storm door leading to the back deck.

 

From my yard..yikes..

 

Harmless Orb spiders, don't kill them!

 

I snapped some pictures of the other side of my back door Orb spider this evening.

 

Back in Germany, although this time for recreation. Haven't come home and gone through/processed any camera pics, but here are a couple cell phone shots.




Even in medieval times these guys had time for shenanigans..

 

I love images like this and take quite a few myself. I'll have to dig around when I'm back home, but decaying urban landscapes fascinate me.. cool shot.

 

Thank you... here is the full shot.

 

Snowfall glazed over by freezing rain.

 

Some pictures from Holland, Germany, and Belgium:

I'm a big WWI and WWII nerd, and just a fan of history in general. I'm fortunate to have a wife who is at least interested enough to seek out some of these historic sites. The trenches here are Dodengang, or the "Trenches of Death" and have been preserved and rebuilt to reflect their general state from 1914-1918.

The cemetery is the German War Cemetery at Langemark and contains more than 44,000 German soldiers, around 25,000 of which are in a mass or "comrades grave." This cemetery is set up so that when you enter you walk on a path that is closely bordered by a tall hedge on either side. The floor is covered with a fine gravel as you approach the memorial entrance, which is a stone corridor with some informational images and text inside. As you approach your footsteps on the gravel echo within the stone memorial, creating the audio impression of many, many feet marching, like soldiers off the war. I'm unsure if this was intentional or not, but either way it was an eerie and amazing experience.

While we were there a bus full of English school kids, probably around 7-8th grade age, showed up as part of a day trip filled with WWI and WWII history. I was envious, we always went to the zoo. =(

 

Check for change? I know I would have....

 

We saw one at Epcot a few years ago, out of service. Our teens and tweeners were like WHAAAAAAAAT!!!! LOL

 

I'm sorry. What exactly is that thing?

 

The original Galaxy

 

back in july. one of my 'secret' spots.



haven't been around for awhile. there's quite a bit to share. get ready.

 

back in june, day job sent me to turin, italy for a week. it coincided with a record breaking heat wave in europe. temps were 40-45C the entire time i was there. i'm not one to normally complain about the weather but it was stifling. narrow streets, tall buildings and a city made almost entirely of stone made it feel like you were trapped in an oven.

lots of history in the city and despite the heat, i wandered. a lot.



































on my last night, i wandered up to this church on top of the hill, monte dei cappuccini, for some sunset images of the city. it was a beautiful view.




then, right after making this image, i did the unthinkable. i dropped a lens. off the top of the wall.



i watched it plummet 50' in slow motion to the cobblestones below. kablewey. in 20 years, i had never butterfingered a piece of gear like that.



the worst part, is that i was flying home the next day and going right into filming a wedding. timezones and keh to the rescue. found a used one in good condition and had them overnight it. pretty expensive mistake though and i still can't believe i did it.