This is a shot from Willis Canyon, which is smaller, but actually has a more interesting look to it than the Narrows in Zion. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 10-22mm lens @ 15mm, 1/25 sec shutter, f/8.0, ISO 100
A second from the Zion Narrows showing a bit more of the narrow canyon look, though I think this was not the coolest slot canyon that we saw on the trip. Picture taken with Pentax Optio W60, lens @ 5mm (28mm eq), 1/80 sec shutter, f/3.5, ISO 100
Back from a 2012 hike through the Zion Narrows – this was probably one of the cooler hikes I’ve done, but still ranks second to the Lake of the Angel hike I think. Unfortunately, I only had the little waterproof pocket camera since it was an overnight and both space… Continue reading
Indeed it would appear that we did go up in the Pearl Tower as this perspective on the World Financial Center in Shanghai could only have been taken from there. There is an incredible amount of correction for haze on this picture that it’s really no longer a good quality… Continue reading
The Pearl Tower in Shanghai, China. I thought I had posted some of these before – but this was one of the buildings on what Josh called “Matt’s tall building tour” because when in foreign countries, there was often an observation deck / tourist attraction in the tall buildings. I… Continue reading
By the time this posts, I’ll actually be back in Germany for the second time in my life, 13 years later, and for a much shorter time. Maybe I’ll have some new pictures of cool things to post when I get back. This is some unknown (to me) castle on… Continue reading
This is probably the one picture of the Auschwitz concentration camp that I think best sums up seeing it. One row of the buildings has been preserved, but the scale becomes more apparent when you realize that that’s an entire field full of the fireplaces that were in the buildings… Continue reading
I posted a picture of one of the chandeliers before, but I didn’t realize I had a picture that actually showed the size of some of the caverns left by the salt mining in Krakow, Poland. Also, special thanks to Olympus for putting an f/1.8 lens on the C2040z. Picture… Continue reading
The view descending Mt. Washburn – somewhere along that ridge we had to break right and cross the snow which was the most adventurous part of the hike, particularly around the edges where we’d occasionally just drop through. Fortunately, we didn’t step on any any marmot burrows or bear dens…. Continue reading
The view from atop Mt. Washburn – it was a rather pretty day to be up there. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 18-135mm lens @ 18mm, 1/640 shutter, f/11, ISO 100