[singlepic id=1276 w=480 float=left] Went up to Traverse City last weekend and made it out to Empire for sunset. Taken from the top of one of the dunes (I don’t think it has a name) just south of Empire. We kind of got robbed of a true sunset because of… Continue reading
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[singlepic id=1268 w=480 float=left] 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… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1267 h=480 float=left] 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
[singlepic id=1266 w=480 float=left] 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… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1265 w=480 float=left] This is the Dome of the Reichstag Building in Berlin. There’s more history to it than I care to recite here, so I’ll leave that to Wikipedia. I just think the dome is a cool looking structure. Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens @ 7.3mm (41mm… Continue reading