Daybreak in San Diego

Early morning, before a flight...I got up, looked out my window, and knew I had to get off a few shots before my departure!  Luckily I had a little time, and my hotel was next to the airport.  It was a glorious sunrise!

Technicals: Nikon D40x, single exposure at f/14, -1 ev, Sigma 18-200 lens (at 25mm)

Software: Color Efex Pro, Aperture

Looking over San Francisco

Just a quick post and run - still on a family vacation at the beach and having a great time!  Some cool photos coming soon.  This is a shot I took a while ago in San Francisco, which is an awesome town.  I was hanging with my buddy there on his rooftop deck, and though most shots I took were facing out towards the Golden Gate Bridge and the bay, for this one I spun around and caught a shot over the rooftops.  I just liked the light, and hey it's my camera and tripod so I guess I can do what I want.  :)

Technicals: Nikon D700, 7 exposures, f/9, 28-300mm zoom lens (at 82mm)

Software: Photomatix, Color Efex Pro, Aperture 

Looking down the Danube

Here's another shot from my recent trip to Bratislava, which is a great town.  I would really like to go back there sometime.  You know how you visit some places, and even though you may like them, you feel like "ok, been there, done that"?  I don't feel that way at all about Bratislava.  It was beautiful, the people are nice, and the old town is condensed enough that you can see it all confortably in a couple of days, then just hang out and enjoy the culture without feeling like you should be out "doing something".  It's a place where you can just relax.  So if you get the chance, be sure and visit this jewel on the Danube!

Sunrise in Bratislava

I really enjoyed Bratislava - it's a beautiful town and I shot like crazy when I had some free time.  It's just so historic and beautiful.  But I must say, I had the hardest time getting there.  My flights were supposed to go Austin > Chicago > Madrid > Vienna and then in Vienna get a car to Bratislava (about 45 minutes away).  The original plan had me landing around 12n in Vienna on Saturday.  

Unfortunately, I missed my connection in Madrid, so I ended up re-routed from Madrid through Rome and then to Vienna, where I landed about 6pm.  It was 7pm+ by the time I got to my hotel in Bratislava, and I had been awake at that point for nearly 30 hours (I can never seem to sleep on planes).  I was wiped out.  I had a short stroll through Old Town, ate dinner, and promptly crashed, hoping to sleep for 12 hours straight.  Around 5:30am I woke up with the morning sunlight streaming through my curtains - it was bright and sunny and the new day was here!  I looked out my window, saw this incredible scene, and took a picture.  Then I went back to bed and slept til noon.  I was so bleary-eyed at 5:30am that I am lucky this one was even in focus!

A place called home

Thanks for stopping by today folks - and where do you call home?

I love to shoot sunrise in Austin, and I love Austin.  I'm not from here - seems no one really is - but it's home.  I travel a lot (as you can tell from my photos, I'm guessing) but am always happy to return to this place that I call home.  I know shortcuts to the spots I'm going to.  I know which Mexican food place has the best enchiladas.  And of course I know where I want to be standing when the sun rises - and how to get there fast.  It all just feels right.  You know what I mean?  You have a place like that?