Off the coast of Hiroshima, Miyajima is one of Japan’s finest views. Miyajima means Shrine Island, and that’s pretty much what this place is. Tame wild deer roam freely, and old Japanese Edo-era architecture is everywhere. It was founded sometime…
This photo is of the Ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier Amusement Park. I love sunsets when there are no clouds in the sky. You get nice even colors that are easy to tweak. Shot with the Canon 5Dmkii…
The Queen Mary during the 4th of July fireworks show. About 30 minutes after the show, they set off another brief round of fireworks that I could capture further down with my Canon 40mm f2.8 pancake lens.
Achieving a good HDR photo can be challenging and take a lot of time and finessing. You really need to learn the post-processing software inside and out to get it right and to find your own style.
This photo is of the top of Hoover Dam, looking out at Lake Mead on the border between Nevada and Arizona. The white rocks are where the water used to be. It has gotten very low. It doesn’t look like it,…
This is an HDR photo of the small waterfall at the Cheonggyecheon River in Seoul, Korea. This river runs through the heart of the city and at this spot is decorated with lights and awesome architecture. It’s a very pretty…
Lesser Flamingos from the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Did you know their feathers’ pink and reddish color comes from the carotenoid pigments in the algae and crustaceans they eat? I didn’t realize that until I read it on a…
I found these little guys when I was at a Nanzoin Temple in Sasaguri, Japan. They are the Seven Gods of Fortune, or Seven Lucky Gods, or Shichifukujin in Japanese. The gold symbol behind them means treasure. The resident priest of…