I was looking through old photos this morning and came across this gem from my 2014 trip to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. This photo was post-processed in a time when I was in my Instagram phase of SLR photography. At the time, I didn't love how my photos turned out, so I installed some filter presets that re-created the effects of Instagram on high resolution images. … [Read more...] about Hassel Island from St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
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Booking Unconventionally Awesome Route from Auckland to Sydney?
In July I will be going on my biggest adventure yet. It starts with selling most of our worldly possessions, and putting the rest into a storage unit. From there it’s a road trip up to Seattle for a business trip… Sounds pretty tame, right. … [Read more...] about Booking Unconventionally Awesome Route from Auckland to Sydney?
New Vines in Napa Valley Wine Country
My backlog of photos continues to grow, to the point where it is almost overwhelming to organize them. Case in point: I had to click around for 5 minutes to find this photo in my Lightroom library. I remembered that I took a bunch of photos in April during one of my visits to wine country (hard to keep count, I know). This photo was taken just before the full sunset (a photo … [Read more...] about New Vines in Napa Valley Wine Country
Minneapolis Skyline at Night from the Hyatt Regency
I spent the past two weeks in Minneapolis on business. While I was eager to take photos of the skyline upon arrival, that desire quickly died down as other commitments became more important. Here is the best (and pretty much only) picture I took during this trip, a photo of the Minneapolis Skyline from my hotel window (the 24th floor of the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis). Work … [Read more...] about Minneapolis Skyline at Night from the Hyatt Regency
Golden Gate Bridge from Battery to Bluffs Trail
I am having a lot of fun reprocessing photos as I learn more post-production techniques. This photo was taken in January of 2015 during my photo hike from Lands End to Marshall's Beach in San Francisco. At the same time, sometimes I prefer the boldness and surreal images from Photomatix. It is more focused on the imagination rather than reality. That's the fun part about … [Read more...] about Golden Gate Bridge from Battery to Bluffs Trail
Lake Tahoe Sunset
Back to back sunsets on this blog! While sometimes I seek out sunsets for the colors in the sky, there's other times where I am simply finding time to operate the camera come sunset. That was the case for me in January, after getting in a full day of skiing at a nearby Lake Tahoe resort. Before turning back to San Francisco, I had to check out the lake. Luckily I had my … [Read more...] about Lake Tahoe Sunset