Before I went on that 200km hike in Spain, I figured I had better get in hiking shape! So I set out to do a week’s worth of 10-20km hikes. One day, I decided to walk from Kelvin Heights over to Jack’s Point near Queenstown, New Zealand. This one turned out to be a rather long hike… and this was the view on the way back to my truck. You can see Blueberry up there, just ahead, turning the corner… she might love the hikes even more than me!

Prepping for the Camino

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• Date Taken2018-09-14 18:46:01
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/60
• Aperture4
• ISO800
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

I was glad I chose to spend several nights in this mountain town and jump around to a few different ryokans to stay in. All of them were very similar in that I had a very tiny little room. That’s okay. I don’t need much. But there was barely room for my bags and my body. I slept on the ground, on a futon, that was prepared for me while I was having dinner. It was so cozy to get back into my little room when it was freezing outside and curl up inside my cocoon.

Exploring Shirakawa-go

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• Date Taken2019-02-14 20:45:36
• CameraILCE-7RM2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/1250
• Aperture4
• ISO160
• Focal Length35.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

I took to many midnight walks around the Pudong area of Shanghai. It’s very beautiful and great to photograph, but it feels a bit organically dead. There are no restaurants or bars that are open late. There is no activity. This is purely a business district and everyone leaves after the work is done… it’s almost like a ghost-town… or an apocalyptic scene where no humans remain.

Shanghai Around Midnight

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• Date Taken2018-06-21 02:29:45
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time2
• Aperture10
• ISO160
• Focal Length35.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

I was allowed to stay at this beautiful mosque after closing. This is one of the security guys that was helping to show me around. He was incredibly cool and nice. At the end, we got along so well, that we became Instagram buddies and remain so until this day! 🙂

Exploring Oman

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• Date Taken2016-01-13 09:00:09
• CameraH5D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time1/200
• Aperture11
• ISO200
• Focal Length28.0 mm
• Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

I took a little train to the top of the mountain near Zermatt to get this photo of the mighty glacier. It’s cool how you can actually see the flow-marks like a river. I had a double-major in Geophysics before I had a fight with the professor and I quit. He was a real idiot. Anyway, while I was still there, I got to know quite a bit about these forces of the earth… and I still find it fascinating that millions of pounds of solid ice can flow like a liquid.

The Glacier Near Zermatt

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• Date Taken2011-07-24 11:55:19
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/350
• Aperture8
• ISO100
• Focal Length18.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

I shot this while in Shanghai one day. Almost anywhere you go, you see couples out in lavish outfits taking photos. They usually have their photographers that are dressed in ostentatious ways too. I do find it interesting how the Chinese can be quite homogeneous in many ways, but, at the same time, have such individualistic outfits for their nuptials.

Chinese Weddings for the Silly Win

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• Date Taken2018-06-19 15:03:15
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/640
• Aperture4
• ISO200
• Focal Length63.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

Here is a recent processing of a single RAW file I took over Krabi. I never get tired of looking at these pleasant archipelagos out there drifting across the ocean. I’ve thought about spending more time in Thailand, actually… one thing is for sure… you are always guaranteed a good sunset!

Floating over Krabi

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• Date Taken2018-06-28 19:39:08
• CameraFC220
• Camera MakeDJI
• Exposure Time1/800
• Aperture2.2
• ISO100
• Focal Length4.7 mm
• FlashNo flash function
• Exposure ProgramProgram AE
• Exposure Bias-1.34

This balloon company has given me many opportunities for a free balloon ride, but I still haven’t taken them up on it. Why not? I don’t know! I’m kinda busy, but not THAT busy. And I’ve always wanted to do one… well, I’ll let this act as a reminder to officially get this on my to-do list!

Over Lake Hayes

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• Date Taken2016-10-21 01:59:29
• CameraILCE-7RM2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/320
• Aperture5.6
• ISO400
• Focal Length89.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

Here’s another one of those cases where I enjoyed using the drone more than my ground-based photos. Sometimes when it comes to old ruins, one of the most interesting angles is how the core of the ruins are integrated with the environment itself.

Ruins in Sintra

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• Date Taken2017-04-19 19:44:19
• CameraFC6310
• Camera MakeDJI
• Exposure Time1/30
• Aperture3.2
• ISO100
• Focal Length8.8 mm
• FlashNo flash function
• Exposure ProgramProgram AE
• Exposure Bias