This temple, constructed during the 1181-1219 reign of a legendary king, contains 54 gothic towers with 216 giant smiling faces. Said to resemble the face of the king, it was believed that his all-seeing eyes kept watch over the 54 provinces of his empire. Extraordinary bas relief -carvings cover the 1st and 2nd levels whereas the towers adorned […]
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25mm, f/22, 1/60 sec, 200 ISO When shooting into the sun, you never know exactly what you’ll get…but stopping down the aperature to f16 or higher will generally result in a starburst effect like that above. The little gem colored geometrics falling from the star were a bonus from lens flare. Backlighting often results in flat […]
Last year’s Tour in Portugal took us to so many beautiful places. In anticipation of our upcoming tour of the Douro Wine Country and Rural North of Portugal scheduled for October 2 – 12, 2011, I thought I would post some photos from our 2010 tour. This woman was so sweet and friendly to the tourists. I […]
Blue Oasis by Moonlight… Iceland has some of the most incredible landscapes I’ve ever seen…right up there on par with New Zealand, except a lot closer. The scenery along the remote Kjolur Route through the country’s Interior Highlands is my favorite. And, as often the case, the most difficult to access. The Kjolur Route is only […]
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