Alum Caves Trail
Alum Caves Trail to Mt. LaConte. This was very near the top of the trail, most of the way was not so consistently treed. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm @ 46mm, 1/15 sec, f/11, ISO 200
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Salamander
To redeem myself for yesterday’s mistake, this was the first only salamander we saw on the trip. Saw it hanging out in a little trickle of a stream crossing the Alum Cave Trail to Mount LeConte. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL 18-200mm @ 39mm, 1/30 sec, f/8, ISO 400
Lizard
This was the first salamander lizard we saw on the trip. Apparently there are something like 30 types of salamander in the Smoky Mountains. Camera didn’t like trying to focus on the face in this one, so it breaks the one rule of animal photography and doesn’t have the eye… Continue reading
Dwarf Crested Iris
A shot of some Dwarf Crested Irises that were lining the trail to Ramsey Falls. We were a little early for most wildflowers, but these guys were out. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 18-135mm @ 135mm, 1/60 sec, f/8, ISO 100
Colosseum
This is probably recognizable, being the Roman Colosseum, but from the inside showing the under-floor structure. At the time I didn’t figure I’d ever be back, but as it turns out I did have a chance to visit again about ten years later. I’ll eventually look through those pictures and see… Continue reading
Sphere Within Sphere
This is inside the Vatican Museum – it’s the Sphere Within Sphere sculpture. Apparently there are many versions of this sculpture in various settings. Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens @ 7.3mm (41mm equiv), f/3.6, 1/400 sec, ISO 100
Altar of the Fatherland
It took a bit of digging to figure out what this was since I didn’t really know where to start. If I have my information correct, this is the Altar of the Fatherland in Piazza Venezia. I had no idea what it was when I took the picture. I had… Continue reading
Arch of Constantine
Here’s a different arch, in a different country… This is the Arch of Constantine outside the Colosseum in Rome. There’s too much fence in the picture for it to be really good, but I felt like it went along with the Arc de Triumphe from a few days ago. This… Continue reading
Eiffel Tower
Second shot of the Eiffel Tower at night. I like the other one a little better, but this one’s not bad. Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens @ 7.3mm (41mm equiv), f1.8, 1/10 sec, ISO 100
Arc de Triomphe
Oddly enough, this is a better picture than my daytime shot of the Arc de Triomphe. That one was taken at 1/3 second shutter for some reason and, in the time before stabilized lenses*, that’s too slow to get a picture that is anywhere close to sharp. Even this picture… Continue reading