Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima
The atomic bomb dome is the only structure left even partially standing after the detonation of the first atom bomb over Hiroshima. This structure, built in 1915 with a gorgeous…
Domes in the Palermo Cathedral
I don't get to use the word syncretic nearly as much as I'd like. Last appearing in this blog to describe the quasi-official mix of Shintoism and Buddhism in Japan,…
Mosta Dome
This is the interior of the dome in the church located in Mosta, Malta. I photographed it with a circular fisheye lens, specifically the Nikkor 8-15mm at the roundest and…
Dome, St Augustine Church
This is an interior image of the dome of the somewhat ornate St Augustine Church in Valletta, Malta. I exposed nine images handheld while sitting in a pew, using my…
Speyer Cathedral Dome
I spent my last night in Germany at a hotel near Frankfurt airport in a somewhat depressing industrial neighborhood. A few blocks from the hotel I found a nice place…
Dome of the Shop
Visiting Galeries Lafayette is a crowded experience because there are always many shoppers, with the dome (shown here shot straight up with my Zeiss 15mm lens) perhaps the most elegant…
Eiffel Tower from Sacre Coeur Dome
Up about three hundred claustrophobic steps in a narrow, winding staircase lies the gallery around the exterior of the dome of the Basilica of Sacre Coeur in Montmartre. This place…
Sunset from Lembert Dome
Lembert Dome lies in the upper reaches of Yosemite National Park, California, at the eastern edge of the Tuolumne Meadows. As I trudged up the trail to the top of…