This is just a random shot of some sculpture on the campus of the University of Kaiserslautern. It has the distinction of being the 7th picture I have saved from the start of owning a digital camera. It’s the first one that’s really of any interest. Picture taken with Olympus… Continue reading
Sick of sunsets yet? It was kind of the goal of the trip – to actively plan some photography opportunities – but, this is the last one, I promise. We actually got cheated out of a truly good sunset by that layer of clouds on the horizon. Picture taken with… Continue reading
Smoky Mountains Day 2 itinerary: Stupid early – drive to Clingman’s Dome Nap in Clingman’s Dome parking lot 9:00 – Hiked to Clingman’s Dome Continue down the Appalachian Trail Fail to find Siler’s Bald 4:30 – return to Clingman’s Dome lot Returned to hotel Day 2’s itinerary really only had… Continue reading
The Mt. Laconte Lodge at, you can probably guess, the top of Mt. Laconte. You can rent cabins there for an overnight stay at the top of the mountain, which, with a little additional planning can be made into a small through hike with light packs since they have beds,… Continue reading
I call this the proof of sighting picture – it’s not really good at ISO 3200 and still a slower shutter – but we saw our bear. It wasn’t until our last day, and completely by chance that we saw a black bear along the road out of Smokies munching… Continue reading
Sunset from the South end Comstock Riverside Park at the end of a run. This is my current favorite place to run because it’s a pretty nice park and because I know the markers for common distances out and back. Picture taken with Samsung Galaxy S4, 4.2mm lens (31mm equivalent),… Continue reading
Took an evening to experiment with moonrise photography and took this one of the moonrise over Reed’s Lake in East Grand Rapids. I think the key to moon photography is having a clear view of something interesting but far away to make a foreground. I only partially succeeded in this… Continue reading
Smoky Mountains Day 1 itinerary: 9:30pm (CT) – depart Chicago (Midlothian) Drove through the night 8:30am – arrive in the Smoky Mountains Stopped at Sugarlands visitor center Headed to Ramsey Falls (+ coffee) 10:20 – started hike 12:15 – arrived at the fall 1:15 – start descent 3:30 – return… Continue reading
The trail up to the Chimneys in the Smoky Mountains. There is supposedly a gorgeous panoramic view at the top. It was white for 360 degrees, but we kind of anticipated that given the fog on the trail which was pretty cool in and of itself. Picture taken with Sony… Continue reading
The rare, and much sought after, Stinking Benjamin! A red variety of trillium that we were keeping an eye out for the entire trip. From Wikipedia: “The flowers have the smell of rotting meat, as they are pollinated by flies.” Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm lens @ 39mm,… Continue reading