Golden Gate Bridge
Posted on January 6, 2018
Taken with my iPhone 7 in July ’17. The bay was in the 50 degree range on one side and over 80 on the other. The result is the amazing fog created by the collision of temperate and humidity change.
Golden Gate Bridge, July 2017
Norton Point Shack
Posted on July 7, 2017
Norton Point was closed to drive-on traffic this 4th of July due to the nesting of the Plovers so the usually busy guard shack was abandoned.
This was taken with my iPhone 7 Plus which I find to be an outstanding point and shoot camera. I did a little B&W editing on my phone so what you see is 100% produced on the iPhone.
NYC from Brooklyn Bridge Park
Posted on June 3, 2016
Recently I spent some time with David Ferguson (my father-in-law) shooting NYC from the Brooklyn Bridge Park. David is an avid and talented outdoor photographer and had this shot on his bucket list so I tagged along and took a few images of my own.
It’s amazing to me that Brooklyn has such a spectacular park and with such an incredible view of NYC. This is one of the many must see spots in NYC.
This image was taken at ISO 100, 30MM, f9.0 at 30 seconds on my Canon 5D mkIII using a Canon EF24-70mm 2.8 lens.
A walk through Siena
Posted on February 13, 2014
While in Tuscany this summer we spent a few hours walking around Siena . A spectacular Tuscan hill town, Siena is a wonderful walk through the middle ages.
These ancient iron rings are throughout Siena. Used to secure your horse (or other animal) while you did business in town, they are so well used that indents from the ring striking the wall can be an inch deep. If you look closely near the bottom of the ring you can see the impact of several centuries of use.
It will be no surprise to you that I immediately thought of my grandfather and his spectacular work horses when I saw these rings. I could imagine his delight at the utility and workmanship of these devices as he tied his horse outside of a pub or general store.
At the top of one of Siena’s (many) hilly and narrow streets we found this amazing mercato.
As with all of the other images on this blog, these pictures were captured with my Canon GX1 point and shoot and edited in Lightroom and Photoshop.
Birdman at Musée du Louvre
Posted on December 17, 2013
Sometimes the street is a wonderful place. While walking the grounds of the Louvre I encountered this special soul.
Birdman at Musée du Louvre
Tin Cup
Posted on November 16, 2013
One of my earliest memories is of my grandfather working out by the barn on a hot summer day. He would occasionally stop and walk over to the hand pump by the basin we used to draw water for the cattle, grab an old tin cup that was there and pump the handle of the well pump, running the water until it was cold. He would then dip the cup in the stream of cold water filling it to overflowing and in one motion pull the cup out of the flow, tilt his head back and dump the water into his mouth and over his head. This ritual was repeated until he was both quenched and cool. Occasionally he would finish by dipping the tin cup in and quickly douse the closest grandchild with delightfully cold well water.
I like to think this is Grandpa’s Cup, right where he left it last.
A few years ago I was back at the old farm and took some shots. I saw this image today and was instantly six years old again.
What a great day.
