Skywatch Friday - Palms at Dusk

Happy Friday!!

Wow, this week flew by...

This photo was taken near Sumatra. That "golden" sun only lasted about a minute and then disappeared...I had to set up my tripod in a hurry to catch that perfect light...

Be sure to check out skies from all around the world HERE...

Istanbul Crowd

Istanbul is probably one of my favorite cities...

This street is near Taksim Square...I couldn't believe the number of people...

Standing Cool

I usually don't repeat photos on this blog, but I am in a real hurry tonight to get to a "going away" party for one of my best friends...so, I just hunted for a photo that I posted a long time ago that I liked that I thought you wouldn't mind seeing again...a new photo tomorrow, I promise!!

A Unique Place

This was a tough place to get a photo. To reach this spot, you have to dive into a raging current that is strong enough to rip your mask right off your face. Then, like superman flying through the water, you have to maneuver yourself to the entrance of a small underwater cave. Once you duck into the cave, you are free from the current. Exploring the cave is fun...you rise to the top, and you surface in the middle of a limestone hill with cliff and trees surrounding you 360 degrees. There are small underwater passages inside this little secluded oasis that are teaming with these unusual fish (I don't know the name of these fish)...it was very dark, so I set my camera and strobes to fire in rear curtain and had to hold my camera in a very awkward position to capture the trees and cliff just above the surface and the fish...

A pretty unique place underwater...

Flat Iron in Black n White

Converting an HDR photo into Black n White can produce really cool photos...
I was in NY this past Christmas, and it was REALLY cold...especially for a guy who lives in the tropics...but one of my goals was to get a photo of the Flat Iron Building in NYC...

Happy Mother's Day

I wished MY Mom a Happy Mother's Day on my family blog...but I want to also wish my wife, Tika a Happy Mother's Day as she is the mother of my two girls, and a great mother she is...

Skywatch Friday - Old Boat Launch

Happy Friday!!

Wow, this week flew by...gotta love Fridays...

Be sure to check out great skies from around the world HERE...

Have a Great Weekend!!

Interesting Place To Read The Paper

No comment, really...what can I say?

Borobudur

One of the main attractions to see in Indonesia is the famous Hindu temple, Borobudur. It might not be as grand as Angkor Wat in Cambodia, but it is a very impressive place. Hit the temple early, though if you go there...if you miss the sunrise, and go later, you will be greeted by hordes of post card sellers relentlessly following you around. If you go for the sunrise, you will have an hour of complete silence and no crowds...the place is amazing at that hour...it is painful to have to get up that early, but well worth it...

Contemplating Life

This photo is appropriate as I have been contemplating a great deal lately about my camera equipment...I know that is probably the furthest thing from this guy's mind, but it has been the center of my thoughts the past few days...I am, once again, thinking about the Leica M9...I just can't get that camera out of my mind. I am headed to Italy in July with Tika, and would love to take that trip armed with a new Leica camera vs. lugging around my three tons of Nikon equipment like my other trips...ah, but the money....always the money...

Central - Singapore

If you ever visit Singapore, be sure to go to the river front....have a burger and cold beer at Brewerks...and then take a walk along the river...bring your tripod and get lots of photos of the mecca of colors...

Komoro Man

Can't be good for the lungs...