Wow, that is a really cool …”

May 1st, 2010 flip 2 comments

Doesn’t matter where you are, what you are doing. You see more than one person looking up, you can’t help but checking out what’s there.

In the case of these two, it was nothing, they were simply looking at the clouds… Continue reading

Don’t know what to think of this one

April 27th, 2010 flip 1 comment
Don't know what to think of this one

On one hand, it’s really cool to be immortalized in a church in Rome that also contains the (in my opinion) most impressive sculpture in Rome.

But on the other, how much of a bastard must you be to be immortalized being held up by two skeletons? That can’t be a good thing, right? Continue reading

A DC Classic

April 25th, 2010 flip 2 comments
A DC Classic

Well, it finally happened. After a few years of watching the angle that the Moon was rising, the time it would break the horizon, the percentage of cloud cover, and what phase the moon was in, I finally managed to have one night when everything was perfect.

The result, a classic DC postcard shot, but I have been trying to take it for a while and I was thrilled… Continue reading

Great Falls, Infrared style

December 11th, 2009 flip 2 comments
Great Falls, Infrared style

Just realized that I had never posted the shot that I was setting up when I made a friend at Great Falls Park. Terrible oversight…

I’m not entirely happy with the result, I have to say. I had read online that my camera wasn’t a great fit for IR, but since I love IR and I don’t want to switch… Continue reading

Going in Another Direction

December 10th, 2009 flip 2 comments
Going in Another Direction

After all the night shots, I think it’s time for a bright, daytime shot.
So I’m driving down in the South of the US, looking for a place to eat some local food.
Surprisingly, the options are limited to crappy fast food joints, which I don’t really enjoy. Continue reading

Last Night Shot in Rome

December 9th, 2009 flip No comments
Last Night Shot in Rome

Ok, this is the last one.
Completing the round trip through Rome, I walked by the river and saw this church.
With the light inside, the tree right over me, I couldn’t resist. Continue reading

Another Night Shot in Rome

December 8th, 2009 flip No comments
Another Night Shot in Rome

I guess this starts to give an idea of how much I walked that night.
Now at the Fontana di Trevi, I had to fight to get a clear shooting position. With all the tour groups, wedding parties, and the not that polite people around me, it was quite the challenge to find a spot where: Continue reading

Ceasar and Me

December 4th, 2009 flip No comments
Ceasar and Me

You never know what you are going to find during a night walk (which is probably one of the things that attract me so much).
In my case, after more than 10 miles, 2 batteries completely drained and a serious calf ache the next morning, what I came home with were some nice shots, like this one. Continue reading

If you have it, all the rest is secondary

December 3rd, 2009 flip 3 comments
If you have it, all the rest is secondary

This one was taken in Charleston, SC.
Charleston is a lovely city, with views of the river, nearby beaches, old buildings, great food, and even better weather. Basically, all you can wish for in a weekend trip.
As I walked through the heart of the city, I came across an old cemetery. Continue reading

Moonrise Over the Sculpture Garden

November 30th, 2009 flip 2 comments
Moonrise Over the Sculpture Garden

As a beautiful day of beer, wine, cheese and jazz at the Sculpture Garden winded down, I noticed that the clouds to the East were nowhere near as thick as the ones to the West.
Usually, I will know what phase the Moon is in, but this night was at the end of a rather busy week and I had no idea what our satellite was doing. Little did I know… Continue reading