Veraison HDR
Here’s another picture of wine grapes on the vine. What I like about this shot is that we don’t usually see pictures of grapes on the vine, with the individual grapes in each bunch actually being different colors. I suppose it is obvious (once one knows about veraison), but I’d never thought about it.
Heads Up!
The Red Sea: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. The Red Sea at night. It is pitch black. The biggest challenge diving at night is to turn off your imagination and notice what is actually in view in your light; don’t imagine that there may be something […]
Golden Sunset
Amman, Jordan Click here to share this image. The sun was setting at the end of a long, hot day and I found myself at the Citadel, atop a one of the seven hills at the historic center of Amman, Jordan. The view at this high point was astounding. The Citadel has structures and ruins […]
About My Cameras
(about cameras) If I am going to write about photography, I should start with equipment. Every “serious” photography article starts with equipment, right? My main camera is a Nikon D300digital single-lens reflex (DSLR). By now, using Nikon is as much by habit as by choice. I have had a number of Nikon digital and film […]
Starting out … What is this?
I think I’m a photographer. I also love to explore history; to learn about new places and new cultures. For me, all of this goes together. Some people travel and take snapshots of their trip. Other people pick places to go just to take pictures. They see a picture of some place, then want to […]