And, the real reason for showing yesterday’s picture was as a setup for this one. The underside of the amphitheater showing the support structure (and the light where the vent openings are). Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens @ 7.3mm (40mm eq), 1/5 sec shutter, f/1.8, ISO 200
An amphitheater in Trier among old Roman ruins. Think of it as a miniature Colosseum for the locals complete with under-floor staging area (see the vents and ports). Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens @ 10.6mm (60mm eq), 1/400 sec shutter, f/5.0, ISO 100
This is one of the stupidest tourist attractions you can visit: Mannekin Pis in Brussels, Belgium. But, we did it anyway and I took a picture, so here it is. There are little outfits that he gets dressed up in at various times of year. Maybe the most entertaining part… Continue reading
Smoky Mountains Day 4 itinerary: 6:30 – got to Cades Cove (sunrise) Drove two loops around Cades Cove Started hiking Middle-Prong trail Turned back due to rain Stopped at “The Sinks” Returned to hotel – nap 4:30 – Chimney’s Trail 7:00 – return to trailhead Bear sighting Drove through Gatlinburg… Continue reading
From Artprize 2013. I have a like of the large metal sculptures (when done skillfully and with enough detail to be impressive). Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 10-22mm lens @ 10mm, 1/15 sec shutter, f/16*, ISO 200 I only much later realized the depth of field on a wide… Continue reading
Smoky Mountains Day 3 itinerary: Slept in (forecast of rain) 11:30 – stopped at NOC for a hat 12:00 – Alum trail to Mt. LaConte 7:00 – return to trailhead Return to hotel, made dinner Went to Morton Overlook for sunset It was supposed to rain on Saturday, so we… Continue reading
Brussels Town Hall along the Grand Place, which is really just a huge town square. At night they do a light show as seen here. There was music to accompany, but the picture failed to capture that. Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens @ 7.3mm (40mm eq), 1/6 sec… Continue reading
A shot of the Swiss Alps taken over the town of Engelberg, the site of my one over-seas skiing experience. It was probably a stupid waste of money to go on my own to Engelberg just to ski in July, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. … Continue reading
Some bridge in Luxembourg… which given the size of the country, a quick google search for “Luxembourg Bridge” shows that there are only two, and that this is the The Passerelle, also known as the Luxembourg Viaduct. It’s also known as the “Old Bridge” which supports my claim that there… Continue reading
This is the “Gate of Science” and since Univeristy of Kaiserslautern was an engineering school, images of this were everywhere. The building shown here was on the far end of campus, and was one of the Electrical Engineering buildings. It may have been the building that had a bar on… Continue reading