About norconkm

I'm a person. I live in Grand Rapids, MI and work as an Electrical Engineer. My hobbies at the time of this writing are kayaking, skiing, archery, photography and maybe biking. As this is my personal blog, my hobbies are likely the primary topics about which you will be reading.

Boulder, Colorado

[singlepic id=1274 w=480 float=left] The natural environment of the previously shown Ball Cactus.  Some Colorado state park outside of Boulder.  Not sure it was anything special on a national scale, but it was close enough to get to in the free time we had on the trip. Picture taken with… Continue reading

Ball Cactus

[singlepic id=1273 w=480 float=left] Apparently this is a Ball Cactus.  Someone was not very creative with their plant namings.  Found a bunch of these outside of Boulder, CO when there for one of the earliest work trips I recall being on. Picture taken with Canon Rebel 350D, EF-S 17-85mm @… Continue reading

MSU Engineering Building

[singlepic id=1272 w=480 float=left] Another older picture from MSU’s campus.  This is the MSU Engineering Building in the Fall taken from the walkway between the Engineering Building and the International Center, which is actually the back side of the Engineering Building. Picture taken with Olympus C-2040z, lens @ 7.3mm (41mm… Continue reading

Colosseum

[singlepic id=1271 w=480 float=left] 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… Continue reading

Sphere Within Sphere

[singlepic id=1270 w=480 float=left] 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

[singlepic id=1269 w=480 float=left] 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… Continue reading