Our second full day in Jordan we left early in the morning hope to get to the Castle of Kerak. This was a castle or fortress where the Christian Crusaders held their base of operations. […]
Category Archives: Weeklies
Taking Comfort in the Uncomfortable
Booking travel with a tour group, one can just kick back and relax. Pay the money and let the operator worry about everything. But being part of a tour group brings other challenges. One is […]
The Al Deir Brat
My wife and I had just finished scaling the mountain up to Al Deir. The last monument to be seen in Petra. Despite the fact that we had ridden donkeys up the mountain, it was […]
Run Like an Antelope
Taking pictures in Upper Antelope Canyon is like a sport… Location: Antelope Canyon Sensor: Sony A7R Lens: Zeiss 21mm Distagon https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/14299367061_ebe8e7fe72_c.jpg There is so little room inside upper Antelope canyon that it feels like a […]
Atlas
Memorial day weekend at Antelope Canyon was a zoo. Extremely difficult to take photos with hundreds of people crowded into the narrow crevice like cattle. But I knew later on that night I was going […]
Pyro
Standing in the parking lot as the night started masking any trace of the sun, I discussed the situation with my buddy Manu. “Should we call it,” one of us asked? “I don’t know, what […]
A Weighted Effort
I don’t like hiking for it’s own sake. Hiking is just walking, just not on a uniform surface. On the occasions that I get asked to go hiking in the Bay Area of California, I usually […]
Iguazu Set 1, Dreams
In the year of 2014, it’s tough to get good original and rare shots, there are a lot of people out there who have access to good photography equipment to take good photos and share […]
Out of the Freezer and Into the Oven
We had left Buenos Aires on a perfect day and perfect weather leaving for the cold air of Ushuaia. We didn’t know however that a heat wave soon arrived in the city and stayed […]
Dilemma
As I write this posting, I’m reminded of one scene in the US hit show, “The Office” where Ryan tries to impress Jim Halpert about all the wonderful aspects of having spent a few months […]
