On the Brooklyn Bridge
Today I guest-hosted an informal Meetup of New York photographers. We gathered at the bridge tower on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge. There was a great deal of…
Il Campo, Siena
Il Campo is the central square in Siena, Italy---famous for its horse races, as a hang-out spot, and as a demonstration of the civic power of the historic republic of…
Duomo di Pavia
The ancient Lombard city of Pavia lies on the Ticino River near its confluence with the Po. Pavia is about twenty miles south of Milan. A long time ago, Pavia…
Saint-Sulpice at Dusk
This is an image I made earlier this year outside the wonderful Saint-Sulpice in Paris as day faded to night (see this earlier story, also this one, and also this…
First-Order Fresnel Lens at Point Reyes Lighthouse
This is an image of the first-order Fresnel lens inside the Point Reyes Lighthouse on the western tip of Point Reyes, California. According to the Point Reyes National Seashore website,…
Eglise Sainte Jean
The doors to the church in Najac, France are closed tight---which helps lead to the visual sense that one never really knows what goes on behind closed doors. The entrance…
Diamonds and Contrails
The group went to the court of the Louvre to photograph the Pyramide, with the idea being to start with sunset and see how it went. I was a little…
Opera Garnier Stairs
It was fun to photograph again today in the crazily ornate Opera Garnier. This one is nine exposures using a fisheye lens. Since no tripods are allowed, I very carefully…