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Another Shot of Mesa Verde

Mesa Verde - A more traditional view of Cliff Palace (Photo by Frances)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-GH2 | Date: 05-10-2012 22:26 | ISO: 250 | Exp. bias: 0 EV | Exp. Time: 1/640s | Aperture: 9.0 | Focal Length: 14.0mm | Location: Cliff Palace | State/Province: Colorado | See map | Lens: LUMIX G VARIO PZ 14-42/F3.5-5.6

Just in case you can’t picture Mesa Verde, here’s a more traditional shot of Cliff Palace, with Frances behind the lens this time!

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Mesa Verde

Day 6 We started today with a visit to Shiprock, basically a big lump of rock jutting up out of the plain. This is sacred to the Navajo, and can look very dramatic in the right light, but was a Continue reading

Monday, October 29, 2012 in Travel, USA 2012

The Angel’s Share

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012 in Travel, USA 2012

Angels and Badlands

Day 5 We had an early start today – up at 5.30 and a 50 mile drive to get to the “Bisti Badlands” for dawn. This was initially a bit disappointing, but then we bit the bullet and followed Martres’ Continue reading

The Jemez Mountain Trail

Day 4 We moved North West from Albuquerque, via the Jemez Mountain Trail, a very pretty mountain road providing an excellent alternative to just sitting on a very boring dual carriageway. As usual, Laurent Martes’ recommendations of what to photograph Continue reading

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 in Travel, USA 2012

“Spirit Maiden”

… And here she is, now in her new home. “Spirit Maiden”, by the New Mexico sculptor Greg Gowen. This guy really does amazing things with a few bits of copper! Continue reading

Sunday, October 21, 2012 in Travel, USA 2012

The Turquoise Trail

Day 3 We drove the Turquoise Trail from Albuquerque to Santa Fe via Madrid (pronounced with the accent on the first syllable to avoid confusion with that other place in Spain). A pleasant drive although with some boring stretches. First Continue reading

Saturday, October 20, 2012 in Travel, USA 2012

Back in the US of A

For 2012 we decided on a return to the American Southwest, but following a more easterly route exploring Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado, ending up at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. Once again our main guide was Laurent Martres’ excellent Continue reading

Friday, October 19, 2012 in Travel, USA 2012

Sunset and Swirling Sea

Too many of my recent posts have been technical ones, especially with trying to get the “Micro Four Thirds Lens Correction Project” off the ground, so here’s a nice picture to address the balance. This is from our short trip Continue reading

Thursday, September 13, 2012 in Travel

Re-Use Achieved with Elegance

I just realised I haven’t posted anything for a week or two, so I thought you might like to see one of my photos. We had a great trip last year to Maastricht, enjoying not only the wandering around a Continue reading

Thursday, August 9, 2012 in Travel

Thar She Blows!

The wildlife on a Barbados trip is usually pretty predictable: lizards, turtles, monkeys, flying fish, various small birds and fish. This year had already improved on the norm with a couple of hummingbird sightings, but that was before our catamaran Continue reading

Saturday, April 28, 2012 in Barbados, Photography, Travel

Through a Glass, Darkly

I’m finally processing the shots from our trip to Bruges in 2010, and I found this one I particularly liked. It’s light projected through a stained glass window at the Basilica of the Holy Blood, onto one of the internal Continue reading

Thursday, December 15, 2011 in Photography, Travel