If you look at the very top of this picture, you can see the top of the Grand Island Lighthouse, which is situated on the bluff a the North end of the island. It’s not immediately visible due to the angle looking up the cliff, but if you paddle out into… Continue reading
The trip I was assigned to this year was up the West shore of Grand Island which is a 21 mile round trip paddling along the shore which is mostly rocky and often cliffs. It was a South wind this year, which meant racing up to the north end and then… Continue reading
Again over on Grand Island, but a day later, one of the participants in the class noticed this little frog (or maybe a green toad) clinging to the sandstone wall of one of the cliffs. Not sure where it came from or where it was trying to get to… Picture… Continue reading
Now, for a few newer pictures from the recent Great Lakes Sea Kayaking Symposium. I was on the trip to the north end of Grand Island in the UP where we got to see and paddle under one of the better rock arches on Lake Superior. Picture taken with Panasonic… Continue reading
A salt chandelier found in the Krakow salt mines in Poland (not the salt deposits on the ceiling). This was one of the cooler authentic pieces, as opposed to some of the re-created scenes seen elsewhere. Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens @9.5mm (125mm eq), 1/40 sec shutter, f/2, ISO 100
The Tower Bridge in London. I don’t recall if we took some form of boat tour down the Thames or if this was seen as part of the bus tour. Either way, probably the coolest looking bridge in London (London Bridge is horribly boring). Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens… Continue reading
A greylag goose! Taken shortly after the Wellington Arch picture in Hyde Park while we were sitting around, relaxing with nothing else better to do at the moment. Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens @ 7.3 (40mm eq), 1/320 sec shutter, f/2.8, ISO 100
gThe Warsaw Barbican. I didn’t know what it was, or what the significance was at the time, but it was a cool thing to take a picture of in Poland. A barbican is a fortified outpost or gateway, such as an outer defense to a city or castle, or any tower… Continue reading
This is Wellington Arch located in London outside Buckingham Palace and next to Hyde Park. I’m not sure what the significance of all the arches and obelisks are, but they seem to be universally loved by the Europeans… Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens @ 11.9mm (66mm eq), 1/320 sec shutter,… Continue reading
This is the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church which, moments ago, I didn’t know much about other than it was some old half bombed steeple in Berlin. Kind of an interestingly preserved remnant of WW2. Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens @ 15.8mm (87mm eq), 1/400 sec shutter, f/5.6, ISO 100