I worked night shift at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center and each morning I stepped out the door to a view of Norfolk skyline across the water. Everyday there was something new to shoot there.  Here are some early morning shots

 
This ancient tannery in the old town Fes, Morocco is older than 600 years old,
it is almost not possible to find it without the help of a local guide.

I was not sure how I felt when I was there, guilty for what those people go through everyday?
Ashamed that I took these photos?

Tannery Tannery1 Tannery2 Tannery3  

Cheers Bud!

I'll be back in a while. Till then.

San Diego Skyline
Not a great Photo but something you don't see all the time. The San Diego Skyline shot across Coronado Island with Snow in the mountain tops. I shot it the end of March but just got around to downloading it

On my way back to SoCal from Stockton last month, I stopped off in San Francisco for a couple of days to visit with friends. A couple of us drove up to Twin Peaks to get a bird's eye view of the city. The  observation area was temporarily uncrowded as there was a lull in tour bus activity. Are there any bad vantages for shooting the Golden Gate?Or Alcatrazfor that matter?

I was hesitant to make the hike up to one of the actual peaks due to winds exceeding 40 knots, at the time. But my friend persisted in chiding me. I almost had him convinced the wind would blow us into the bay when a hundred pound Asian man walked by with his 5 year old daughter... heading up to the peak. My case was lost and up the spiraling path we went. Sure enough the winds were fierce. I kept my head down and my body as close to Mother Earth as possible.. to minimize the wind's effect on my person. No pictures going up or coming back down...I was focused on not being blown off the peak,lol. Once on top, I spied some rocks protruding some 8 inches above the center of the summit...I made my move and claimed them as my own. Sure, sure, an eight inch outcropping of rock on the top of  a hill doesn't afford much protection for a 6'4" 200 pounder, but dropping to my keester and catching my breath while clinging to the rock made me feel more secure anyway. So these two shots were my fruit for climbing.
 The City From Top Of A Twin..Peak A little bit of
Zoom is all I need...

As I told my friend "Had we not visited Haight Ashbury first...."

 

Rural Architecture: Canon EOS 20D, 1/400 sec, f/4.5, ISO 100, Focal Length 55mm

Urban Architecture (1 of 4): Canon EOS 20D, 1/160 sec, f/7.1, ISO 100, Focal Length 55mm

Urban Architecture (2 of 4): Canon EOS 20D, 1/500 sec, f/5.0, ISO 100, Focal Length 95mm

Urban Architecture (3 of 4): Canon EOS 20D, 1/60 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, Focal Length 200mm

Urban Architecture (4 of 4): Canon EOS 20D, 1/50 sec, F/5.6, ISO 400, Focal Length 200mm

[note]: Skyline shots taken from a 21st floor apartment balcony in Union City, NJ

Back in May I took my wife to New York City for our first anniversary. We were only there for four days and three nights but we had a great time. We kind of wish we could have lived there for a year or two when we were younger. These are some of the pictures we took.

This was a big #9 sign That we ran into walking around the city. Be sure to scroll that one. I took it with my wife on both sides and thought it would be neat to paste them together.
New York Canyon and New York Canyon 2 we were on our way to the Metroplitan Museum. I thought the sun looked great on the buildings.
Jackie O Resevoir and Turtle Pond were both in Central Park and they looked great at sunset.
The altar and a side prayer altar at St Patricks Cathederal were both beautiful.
The Chrysler building and the Brooklyn Bridge were both incredible to see from the cruise around Manhattan island.
It was amazing in such a large and loud city, how quiet everyone was around the World Trade Center site.
We listened to some great jazz at  Birdland. Not the original, but the jazz was still awsome.
And this was the  fire escape to our hotel. I thought it would make a great picture.
We had a great time in New York and can't wait to get back, I hope you enjoy the pictures.

We try to visit San Diego and Coronado Island at least once a year, and our recent trip in late October was perfect for weather and light traffic, being off season for tourists.

Our favorite spot is hotel on the island with views of the bay and city.  That's where I did almost 100% of my shots since the rest of our time was spent on the Naval Air Station golf course, excepting the summit conference with Surferguy and visiting The Marine Corps Base.

During my tours of duty at the Naval  Amphibious Base years ago the only direct route from the mainland to the island was the Coronado Ferry.  Although a pleasant ride, the wait lines could be maddening at times, especially if you faced diciplinary action for reporting late.

The Coronado Bridge has changed all that, and will be seen in several of my photos.  The ferry has been retired.

If you haven't visited the area you are missing a great treat.  Enjoy!

ISLAND VIEWS

I love the way light plays in fog. On a recent trip to Hong Kong, I tried to capture the reasons for my enthusiasm. I took a cruise in the harbor. For others the harbor was the destination.A times, it seemed the horizon was a giant bejeweled bracelet, and I had to get a closer look. Santa Claus likes it here too, and you can see him year round. I wondered at the modern spire reaching through the clouds. I had to see what this beautiful land must look like from up  above.

Hi peeps!!! :) Here are some new shots that i've recently taken while going around the metro. Lemme know whatcha think alrighty?!?! :) Painting_Malate View_From_My_Window_At_6am Recto_Reflections_001 Recto_Reflections_002 Quiapo_StreetKid Quiapo_Market Statue_Quiapo_Church "Pedicabs"_At_Night Pedicabs_In_The_Morning Malate_Mannequine_001 Malate_Mannequine_002 Cigarette_Vendor Boat_At_Manila_Bay

I Captured These Images Of The Philadelphia Skyline From The Adventure Aquarium In Camden, NJ. Looking Across The Delaware River At The Windows Of Philadelphia.
 Skyline1
 Skyline2

It's been a while since I've posted. . . the end of the school year always buries me under a mound of paperwork. I finally had the chance to get loose today and took some photos of the Houston skyline from Memorial Drive. Skyline 1 Skyline 2 Skyline 3 Skyline 4 Buffalo Bayou runs through downtown and is, for the most part, about as undeveloped as it looks. Buffalo Bayou

My friend hosted a wine tasting Saturday night
at her apartment in Jersey City, NJ. Here are
some pictures...

Stems | Glasses

NYC Gloom | Gloomy Skyline

Sunset Alley | Shaky Lights

Oh yeah, the wine was good :)

Here is a shot of Minneapolis I took a few years ago. I found it while sorting through past photos.

John (austinspace) mentioned in a comment that he wishes he could take pictures of the Manhattan skyline.
Being the kind of guy I am, I thought I would post this shot of the NYC skyline, as seen from the roof
of an apartment building in Hoboken, NJ.

Oh, I almost forgot the obligatory " ;) "

Taken from atop my roof last night.