Images, thoughts, and crib notes from near and far.
Posted in Photo Gear and Reviews, Tools and Techniques, Travel on Mar 1st, 2011
Continuing from my previous post on Tracking Your Journey: I have chosen to alter the base settings of the AMOD to achieve much greater storage capacity and to fit the particular type of travel that I do. For example, on my safaris trips I have selected to turn OFF elevation since we will either in [...]
One our last day, Kathy and Mike treated everyone to a one-of-a-kind hole-in-wall blanket store. Unlike a simple store front, walking through a small door-less opening on the side wall, was like a step back in time. Around the concrete and dust laden floor, were several wooden looms of all sizes and shape. There was [...]
Although I have been back from Mexico for some four weeks, I am just now getting a chance to get caught up on blogging about the trip. As I mentioned in a previous posting, I was the Chef for the dinner meals. Some of the highlights included: Avocado Soup, Mahai Mahai in a number of [...]
Posted in Gear That Works, Photo Gear and Reviews, Tools and Techniques, Travel on Dec 27th, 2010
For the past several years, I have always carried a GPS logging device with me on all of my safaris. This small device records a track and waypoints for my entire trip. Once home, this becomes a record of the adventure that I can overlay using Google Earth. My choice device is the AMOD AGL3080 [...]
Posted in Travel on Dec 17th, 2010
If you are joining me in June for the Galapagos Safari, or just interested in these wonderful islands, check out the November 2010 Special Edition of Islands for a little history and some photography. For a DVD treat, pick up the Blu-ray 3D Triple Feature. Shot in IMAX 3D, the DVD features the Galapagos, Into [...]
National Geographic is airing a new seven part series on great migrations around the globe and examining the driving principles that create migrations. No migration is more iconic than the movements of over 1 million wildebeest along with a couple hundred thousand zebra and gazelles throughout the Serengeti ecosystem including Serengeti National Parka and surrounding [...]
I’ve been on Kauai for the past week with the goal of doing some landscape and location work. The weather has really put a cap on what I have been able to accomplish. Tons of rain and lots of high wind has made if very difficult to get into the back country, thus no waterfalls. [...]
Posted in Africa, How to, Kenya, Safari, Travel on Oct 9th, 2010
I am often amazed at just how stunning clouds can look in black and white. When there is a lack of dynamic color, black and white just seems to come center stage. The image below started out as a normal RAW color capture via my Nikon D3s. After basic color processing, I used Nik Software’s [...]
Posted in Africa, Kenya, Photo of the Week, Safari, Travel on Sep 25th, 2010
You bet and it is one of my favorite landscape techniques. In this particular photograph, we had just returned to Mara Plains Camp after spending the entire day on the Masai Mara Plains. As we approached the camp, I noticed that big ole African sun about the break the cloud bank. I yelled at everyone [...]
Tortillis means dust in Maasai, and during our visit we certainly had no shortage of dust. It was at Tortillis that I saw and photographed my first mirage. Mirages are tricks of the atmosphere, optical illusions caused when a layer of air next to the ground becomes superheated from heat stored in the soil or [...]