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Sunset Over Delicate Arch

mike — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:23:36 +0000

Hiking out to Delicate Arch at sunset was the perfect end at a great day at Arches National Park. After spending two days waiting for the weather to clear, today was sunny but cold. Delicate Arch is just stunning. The approach adds to the dramac because the final section of the trail is a snowy path up the side of the cliff, and once you get to the top, the one is rewarded with this splendid vantage point to the arch.

Update: Full set of Arches National Park photos now available

Bryce Canyon

mike — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:31:00 +0000

Bryce Canyon is stunning.

Update: Full set of Bryce Canyon National Park photos now available.

Sunrise over the Towers of the Virgin, Zion National Park

mike — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:17:14 +0000

The peaks in Zion National Park all have outlandish names. The one of the interpretive signs says the names were early visitors method of making sense of the grandeur of the place.

Update: Full set of Zion National Park photos now available

Highgate Cemetary

mike — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:28:18 +0000

Highgate Cemetery is wonderfully atmospheric Victorian era cemetery in Lodnon. With its overgrown vines and meandering paths, it feels right out of a English novel.

Nasrid Palces at the Alhambra

mike — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:15:15 +0000

Richly decorated columns from on the Patio de los Arrayanes (Patio of Murtyle) in the Nasrid Places at the Alhambra

The Baths at the Alcázar of Seville

mike — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:46:15 +0000

The Alcázar of Seville is magnificent palace. This is the baths of Dona Maria de Padilla which are rain water tanks below one of the patios.

Along Highway 32

mike — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:38:03 +0000

Highway 32 between Chico and Chester snakes along Deer Creek. I slid down the hill to the creek to take this shot. I had headed up to Plumas County to catch the fall color but alas I was a little early. This was the one the few spots with red leaves I saw.

A Slow Decay

mike — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:42:13 +0000

I stopped on the way home from the Reno Balloon Races at the Nevada State Railway museum. I was surprised to learn that many of the steam engines that the museum has in its collection were saved by Hollywood’s penchant for train movies.

La Boca

mike — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:24:25 +0000

I recently decided to print some images from my South America trip and this was one of them. I realized after printing, I didn’t happen to include it in my La Boca page which got me to thinking about the process of photo selection. Clearly, I was picking differently the day I was printing than the day I was making the web page. I only decided to print two images from the trip and it seems odd that I chose one that is not among the 20 or so images I chose for to post to the web.

I’ve never liked the process of photo selection. I find it tedious and draining, particularly of my own work. Perhaps it’s just difficult to judge ones own work. Now that I’m wondering whether my judgments are consistent, I’m even less fond of the process. At least there’s an upside. Later viewings may find more images I like. I like this one well enough to hang on my wall.

Mono Lake Tufa at Sunset

mike — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:15:23 +0000

Taken at the South Tufa Area

Full gallery available here.