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Fresh Snow on Germany’s Back Roads<br /> On our tour through Germany on the “Romantic Road” trip, I found myself wanting to get as far off the beaten path as possible, so we would veer onto dirt farm roads and drive through the blazing colors of autumn. When the snow started coming down, it set a whole different mood. The mix between fall and winter was quite exuberating. I would walk the snowy roads, shooting at every turn, while my wife drove in the car, following behind. She didn’t get out of the woods without getting a few snowballs thrown her way!<br /> <br /> What I found interesting about this photo, was two separate scenes stuck side-by-side. Winter on the left, Autumn on the right. Crazy!
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Fresh Snow on Germany’s Back Roads
On our tour through Germany on the “Romantic Road” trip, I found myself wanting to get as far off the beaten path as possible, so we would veer onto dirt farm roads and drive through the blazing colors of autumn. When the snow started coming down, it set a whole different mood. The mix between fall and winter was quite exuberating. I would walk the snowy roads, shooting at every turn, while my wife drove in the car, following behind. She didn’t get out of the woods without getting a few snowballs thrown her way!

What I found interesting about this photo, was two separate scenes stuck side-by-side. Winter on the left, Autumn on the right. Crazy!

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  • Seattle from the Fish Market<br /> We got there late in the day and the market was closed. A little disappointing, so we made the best of it and started shooting. This colorful cafe on the second floor, made for a nice foreground to the skyscrapers in the distance. Sunset gave a warm tone to the buildings. Great part of the evening to be out enjoying Seattle.
  • Canoe at Smith’s Polynesian Luau, Kauai<br /> Quite the beautiful grounds to stroll on at the Smith’s Polynesian Luau in the Wailua River Valley on Kauai. As the crowds were all heading back to prepare for a sunset meal at the pavilion, I headed the other direction taking advantage of the quiet stillness and people-less areas in the back of the park. Nothing like having the place to yourself as sunset approaches and the photographic opportunities that come with it.
  • Cool Motorcycle at Barrett Jackson Car Auction<br /> Were traveling in Germany on the Romantic Road and we have run into a blizzard of snow. It makes for some interesting photos with the fall colors contrasted with the snow. Got a lot to share on our return.<br /> <br /> I don’t normally take photos of motorcycles, but this one at the Barrett Jackson Car Auction in Scottsdale, Az. last winter, really caught my attention. Flat out gorgeous bike. Took me back to my younger days when motorcycling was part of my life. As entertainers traveling around the country, I had a bike rigged to the back of the Van, that could be ramped down onto the road in about 5 minutes. While on tour to our next gig, if a beautiful stretch of back roads caught my eye, I would pull over, get on the bike, turn the Van over to my wife and she would follow me until I was through enjoying the ride. And then we rode the country-sides during the day, playing our gig at night, somewhere in America. We thought we were pretty cool in those days.
  • Sunset Boulders at “The Dells”, Prescott, Arizona<br /> “The Dells” at Watson Lake in Prescott are quite unique rock formations. As sunset approaches, the granite boulders light up with soft glows of orange, yellow and red. I’d like to catch these formations sometime with billowing gray clouds in the distance for the HDR effect. It’s always been perfectly blue skies when I have been there.
  • Seattle Reflections From Skyline<br /> After an evening chasing through downtown Seattle, enjoying the perfect weather at an outdoor restaurant, we found our way over to Skyline in West Seattle, which is the perfect spot for capturing the city lights of Seattle. It was our last night there before catching a cruiseship to Alaska for the week.
  • A Glimmer of Sunset in Alaska<br /> It had been cloudy, and the expectation of a sunset were pretty slim. But I waited, talking to a couple sitting on the cold, windy deck, trying to stay warm under some blankets from their room. As I was adjusting my camera for the sunset, right in front of me, in the water, a whale came up and spouted his spray, which reached all the way up to the deck I was on. I yelled to the couple, come check out the whale, but as quickly as it came, it was gone. I had a great view of it, but the couple didn’t. You can’t plan for these things, but it doesn’t hurt to be at the right place at the right time, at least waiting for something to happen. In my case a fleeting sunset. It wasn’t much, but it turned out to be an event worth going out for.
  • Antique Trains in Snoqualmie<br /> In the city of Snoqualmie is a train depot called the Northwest Railway Museum. Quite a find as most travelers head to the Snoqualmie Falls just up the road a piece. Situated just 25 miles east of Seattle, it makes for a great day trip. We headed out from Seattle in search of all the back roads we could find to get us there and back. We left in the morning and pretty much made it a day trip. Lots of historical towns, antique shops, and countryside to explore.
  • Cobblestone Pathways in Siena, Italy<br /> On our many trips to Italy, this was our 1st trip up through Tuscany. As always we look for the backroads, that sometimes turns into dirt roads, that leads to dead ends. It’s always fun getting lost. We carry a “TomTom” to help us get back on track. In Siena, it’s easy to get lost in the back alleyways, especially at night when one gets engulfed in taking pictures. I love long exposures and in this case multiple exposures to create HDR images.
  • Cheboygan Crib Light, Michigan<br /> Not sure what the “crib” means, but it looks like a lighthouse to me. Got off the main highway and kind of stumbled across this lighthouse while looking for a rest room. We were on our way up to Mackinac Island, taking the backroads, and I guess, you never know what’s up around the next bend, and that makes it’s a whole lot of fun, just exploring.<br /> <br /> I’m one who likes photographing “leading lines.” Wouldn’t it be cool, if the sidewalk could have been made to line up with the lighthouse. I guess the designers didn’t check with me or other photographers before building this off center sidewalk and rail!
  • Getting Tunnel Vision at Tunnel View in Yosemite<br /> As you’re coming in from the south on State Route 41, you pass through this mile long tunnel that opens up to the Yosemite Valley. You can’t help but pull off and take in the vistas of El Capitan, Half Moon and Bridalveil Falls. I spent a few hours at sunset shooting the changing light from a thunderhead that was breaking up to show a full moon. As the crowds disappeared and I was there alone, I decided to turn my camera to the tunnel, setup for a long exposure, to catch the red,white and orange beams of light from a few cars passing through the tunnel. They probably thought I was a little crazy, hugging the road in darkness.
  • Amazing Arizona Sunsets<br /> Each evening when I’m home in Phoenix, Arizona, I like to keep an eye out for the formation of clouds, as it approaches sunset. I happen to live in a small lake community, where within minutes I can be at the shore-line looking for a vantage point to catch a silhouetted view over the palm trees. Usually it’s hit or miss, but all the more worth it, when you catch a good one. I always say, you don’t have to wander far from your back yard to catch some interesting shots. If you want to get better at your photography, just be willing to get out of the house and..shoot..shoot..shoot!
  • Columns at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion, San Diego, Ca<br /> This is the side entrance to the Spreckels Pipe Organ at Balboa Park in San Diego, Ca. The pipe organ is suppose to be the largest in the world. I didn’t get a chance to see it because it was not open at the time. The grandeur of building speaks for itself. Columns are always a magnet for me to try and catch different angles that make it seem even more grandeur.
  • Golden Gate Bridge from Bakers Beach, San Francisco<br /> I was waiting patiently for the two guys sitting on the rocks to move on, but then I took another look and liked how they were seemingly fixated on the bridge. Beautiful summer day, weather was great, and tourist were crawling around the rocks trying to get a better view. Bakers Beach is in my opinion, is one of the better viewpoints for the Golden Gate Bridge.
  • Autumn Falls on Boley Lake, West Virginia<br /> A visit last week to Babcock State Park was a repeat trip from a few years ago. Trying to hit West Virginia’s most photographed spot at just the right time is difficult to do. While waiting for the sun to set I ran up to Boley Lake, just a mile up the hill, to grab some shots of an incredible lake glowing with color. I spent a few hours hiking around the lake shooting tons of shots. More to share at another time.
  • Stadt Park at Weikersheim Castle, Germany<br /> Spent the past week touring the 385 kilometer “Romantic Road” in Germany. From Frankfurt to King Ludwig II’s fairy tale castle of Neuschwanstein near the foothills of the Alps.<br /> <br /> This tree-lined park, bright with autumn colors is adjacent to the Weikersheim Castle. This week I took 53 GB’s of photographs along the route hitting as many towns as time would allow. I’ll be sharing more of Germany in the weeks and months to come.
  • Snowy Bike in Rothenburg, Germany<br /> Snow had set in early on this picturesque town of Rothenburg. We ended spending most of the day here, snowing the whole time. It was interesting trying to photograph this town without getting the camera gear completely soaking wet. I kept my camera tucked in my coat, pulling it out, wiping the lens, snapping a quit shot, then tucking it back in. By evening, the snow had stopped and the long exposures needed for the night shots were much easier to get. This town is amazing, with story-book shots around every corner. It was late in the season, but you would never know it with the amount of people that were out and about.
  • At Waters Edge, Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco<br /> A view of Oakland Bay Bridge from Embarcadero in downtown San Francisco. A foggy week was replaced with blue skies and warm temperature. The locals came out in groves as did tourist, as did photographers.
  • Grand Canal of Venice, Italy<br /> I don’t think I’ll ever grow tired of visiting Venice. It has a history for me, for close by is where I met my wife. Venice became I place where we spent our days walking and talking and looking toward the future and all the great things we were going to do. In those days, it was like going to the mall; shopping, eating, and cruising on the canal. Well, I guess you can’t do that at a mall, so that makes Venice a step up from the mall. Like most places, pictures are great, but you have to experience it, up-close, in person, to really catch the magnitude of just about any place.<br /> <br /> We just returned from “The Romantic Road”, in Germany where we spent a week touring castles, medieval towns, magical countrysides, the alps, and snow and autumn blending into a picture-perfect backdrop to a once-in-a-lifetime trip. I’ll be bringing you more photos in the weeks and months to come.
  • Fresh Snow on Germany’s Back Roads<br /> On our tour through Germany on the “Romantic Road” trip, I found myself wanting to get as far off the beaten path as possible, so we would veer onto dirt farm roads and drive through the blazing colors of autumn. When the snow started coming down, it set a whole different mood. The mix between fall and winter was quite exuberating. I would walk the snowy roads, shooting at every turn, while my wife drove in the car, following behind. She didn’t get out of the woods without getting a few snowballs thrown her way!<br /> <br /> What I found interesting about this photo, was two separate scenes stuck side-by-side. Winter on the left, Autumn on the right. Crazy!
  • Autumn Falls on Boley Lake, West Virginia<br /> A visit last week to Babcock State Park was a repeat trip from a few years ago. Trying to hit West Virginia’s most photographed spot at just the right time is difficult to do. While waiting for the sun to set I ran up to Boley Lake, just a mile up the hill, to grab some shots of an incredible lake glowing with color. I spent a few hours hiking around the lake shooting tons of shots. More to share at another time.
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