An old dog’s odyssey to learn new digital tricks


Archive for March, 2008


Champ de Mars at twilight

Have I mentioned before how much I am growing to love photography in twilight? This time, the starring attraction is Paris’ Champ de Mars, as seen from the second level of the Eiffel Tower…

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Thank you… for what?

No, I’m not being unappreciative. I just wanted to point out the sad bit of irony in this image — another dying mall image, this time from the food court…

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Along the trail

Today’s image comes from Carlsbad Caverns National Park, in southern New Mexico (USA)…

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Tower twilight

A twilight shot of the Eiffel Tower, looking east from the Arc de Triomphe…

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Footprints in the sand

Another image from White Sands National Monument. This one is a closeup of the footprints in an earlier post…

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The Ponte Vecchio, up close

Following up on my earlier shot of the Ponte Vecchio from a distance, here’s another one from much closer range…

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Cat Eyes

Back to Paris, for this view of the Eiffel Tower late, late at night. With the lights off, the skyglow from Paris’ city lights provides an interesting backdrop, silhouetting the tower nicely…

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Light Tent

So I decided I should try my hand at macro photography. This means, of course, I need a better / more even lighting setup than I currently have (overhead lights & natural light coming in the window by the dining room table). I bought myself a light tent — or, to use its commercial name, a Sunpak eBox studio. I now will subject you to a quick review of how well it works for me (so far)…

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Going down?

A nearly dead shopping mall in Albuquerque provides this rather bleak perspective. The place gave me the feel of a zombie building — it’s dead, but it doesn’t seem to know that yet…

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Life hangs on

After a couple of urban pictures, it’s time to get out of town. I took this picture at the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico (USA) late in December last year…

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