France, more Images...

Sunrise, Moon setting, Marcay, France

I am sitting in the Brussels airport processing images while waiting for a flight to Glasgow- only 90 more minutes.....

Church Ceiling, Notre Dame

Here are a few more images from the last 10 days in France.

Falaise d'Amont, France

Burj Khalifa - Dubai

Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE

 Stayed in Dubai an additional day - way to much to see and photograph. I hired a guide and it turned out he really understood photography and what I was looking for. Matter of fact I almost stayed one more day.....maybe next time...

We started out at 5:45AM trying to catch the sunrise on the Burj Khalifa, the tallest man made structure in the world at 829.8 meters (2,722 feet). Not only that but the building opened on my birthday in 2010 - so I had to make an image...

Leaving Dubai tomorrow morning - what a neat place - desert, city, old world, modern and much more....stay tuned for more images on both blogs.

Lake Monroe, Bloomington, Indiana

Sunrise, Lake Monroe

'One should not only photograph things for what they are but for what else they are'....Minor White

Day for Night

Day for Night

'I came to mistrust my desire to explode the picture and supercharge it in some way... what is more important is a feeling of strength in reserve – tension beneath calm'.....Richard Diebenkorn, American Painter, San Francisco

French Lick, Indiana

Sunrise, Lake Pakota, Indiana

I had eye surgery last week in Bloomington, Indiana - yes Bloomington - and decided to spend a few days in French Lick before going back for a follow up visit....My friend Tom Fielder met me at the West Baden Springs Hotel so we could make a few images in this area of the country.

Yesterday, we went out early looking for a sunrise and were treated to a most fabulous morning. This time of year the fog rolls in at night and leave you with some breathtaking scenery in the AM.

This image was made at Pakota Lake about 11 miles outside of French Lick.....I posted an iPhone image yesterday and this one is from my big boy camera.....

Bali, Portrait

Balinese Child

Have been here in Bali since last Friday and not much in the way of photography - just working mostly and out of the image head.

Yesterday we moved locations and ended up right on the Indian Ocean and all that changed - the east has ocean, beach, clouds, mountains and a totally different vibe from the north.. Peaked my EYE immediately as we made the trek from the north to the east......

This morning I got out at 530AM and the driver took me to a small fishing village about 30 minutes form the hotel - the boats go out at 3AM and return at 9AM so I was not able to catch one coming back in early . But for me the little girl in the photo above made my day...she was sitting as her mother prepared the store that would sell the catch of the day.

How can one not photograph those eyes... And I like that she is looking directly at me .....

Need to get out one more time before leaving Bali on Saturday for Singapore. 

Iceland, Jokulsarion Glacier

Jokulsarion Glacier

'The poetry of the earth is never dead'.........John Keats

Badwater Basin, Sunrise

Badwater Basin, Death Valley, Sunrise

Today's image was processed in Lightroom4 only. Lightroo4 seems to run a bit slow but the upgrade has added features that one just has to pay attention to, and, I am sure Adobe will fix that quite soon.

This image is part of a sequence I am working on for a show of my landscape images, both single frame and panoramic, for September in Carmel, Indiana. Then in October the show moves to Toledo for the second annual benefit show where all the proceeds are donated to 1Matters, an organization that assists individuals and families achieve domestic autonomy.

In all likelihood this image will be part of both shows.

Florida, Mystic Sunrise

Mystic Sunrise, Florida

'No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen'...........Minor White

Jokulsarion Glacier, Iceland

Sunrise, Jokulsarion Glacier, Southeastern Iceland

'I've walked a lot in the mountains in Iceland. And as you come to a new valley, as you come to a new landscape, you have a certain view. If you stand still, the landscape doesn't necessarily tell you how big it is. It doesn't really tell you what you're looking at. The moment you start to move the mountain starts to move'.........Unknown Artist

Chokoloskee Sunrise, Everglades

Chokoloskee Sunrise

'There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew'.... Marshall McLuhan

Death Valley Sunrise

Sunrise, Death Valley

'How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!'....John Muir

Iceland, Jokulsarion Glacier Lagoon

Sunrise, Jokulsarion Glacier Lagoon

'To Live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong'....Joseph Chilton Pearce

Everglades, Smooth, Quiet, Sunrise

Quiet Sunrise, Chokoloskee Bay, Everglades National Park

Actually this image is just after sunrise out in the Everglades..The captain brought me out in the dark and dropped me off on an oyster bed just before the sun peeked out...That was truly a defining moment for this lad from New York.. The silence was deafening....I remember him clearly saying, 'you better get out now or you will miss the sunrise'. So I did.....Took a few minutes to get my bearings, particularly after he went out into the bay about 200 years - I wondered who helps when the alligator shows up... After that first 10 minutes it was difficult to get me off the oyster bed...a truly amazing experience...

Death Valley, Mesquite Dunes 2

Death Valley Dunes, Stovepipe Wells

'Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher'.....William Wordsworth

I have been to Death Valley on four separate occasions and have made around 5000 images in various locations. All in all the sand dunes are up near the top of my favorite list and also the most difficult. Get there at the wrong time and there are footprints from the many visitors. The best time for me is sunrise, which is even better if a high wind blew away the footprints overnight. If not one needs to get as far out as possible to avoid people and prints...not always as easy as it sounds.....

Desert Sunrise

Desert Sunrise

I was driving to Las Vegas earlier in the week hoping to catch a good sunrise...As the sun was coming over the horizon it seemed rather bland and I was thinking 'not today'. Then I saw an exit called 'Old Ghost Town Road' and could not resist.....Long story short the sunrise was spectacular so I pulled over over and grabbed a typical off highway desert sunrise image.....about all I had time for....

Jupiter Beach, Florida

Jupiter Beach , Florida

It never fails to amaze me at what water looks like in a photograph - and Jupiter Beach has quickly become a mainstay for me. The rock formations at this beach are like 'a box of chocolates' - one never knows what will appear in the images. I have always thought this particular rock formation was some sort of prehistoric creature rising from the mist. Looking forward to another trip south this winter...

Iceland - Jokulsarion Glacier

Sunrise, Jokulsarion Glacier, Iceland

'Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative'.....H.G. Wells

Death Valley - Mesquite Dunes

Death Valley - Mesquite Dunes

'Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul'....John Muir

Iceland - Glacier Lagoon

Glacier Lagoon, Iceland

'Future generations are not going to ask us what political party were you in. They are going to ask what did you do about it, when you knew the glaciers were melting'...Martin Sheen






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