FOTOGRAFIA - A blog about Photography

Tim & Abbey

2012-01-26T06:15:00.001-05:00

Tim & Abbey
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Now that I think about it...I really liked that small leather couch as much as she liked my warm lap.

One of our Petachs

2012-01-11T10:43:00.001-05:00

One of our Petachs
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Love it...looks so much better with the correct frame and mat.

2011-11-25T15:02:00.001-05:00

Enjoying the long US holiday weekend...

baby Milk Snake

2011-10-10T23:00:00.001-04:00

baby Milk Snake
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Beautiful little guy. Very calm also...had no trouble getting it on this small stick so I could get a good shot of it...rather than in the grass by our stream.

Sunrise over the Delaware at flood stage

2011-08-31T21:34:00.001-04:00

Sunrise over the Delaware at flood stage
Originally uploaded by marsavius

The previous morning I was wishing I had my camera...so I woke up early this morning to get out and catch the sun while the fog off the river was at it's best. Pretty happy with the results.

Misty Morning (infrared)

2011-08-21T16:37:00.001-04:00

Misty Morning (infrared)
Originally uploaded by marsavius

We have a misty morning here on Friday. Made for some really spectacular shots of the sun rising through the trees.

New Hope Auto Show 2011

2011-08-15T05:13:00.001-04:00

Lincoln tail badge
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Enjoy some crazy uses of steel in this group of photos.

Blue crab & Seaweed

2011-08-08T06:10:00.001-04:00

Blue crab & Seaweed
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Managed to catch a real beauty in the crab trap. She was with eggs so we let her go.

Sophia chomping a tomato

2011-07-03T08:50:00.002-04:00

Sophia chomping a tomato
Originally uploaded by marsavius

I might just have to sell my 24-70 f/2.8. I popped my old 50mm f/1.4 on for a picnic and fireworks event at Tinicum park and can't be more happy with the results.

Color and clarity are simply amazing. I only had to remove one small spec from Sophia's cheek. Otherwise this is straight from the camera.

eee-sah big bug!

2011-07-01T10:11:00.002-04:00

ee-sah big bug!
Originally uploaded by marsavius

As my daughter Sophia would say. Found this a.m. in the pool. Was hoping the whole time it wasn't going to spring to life as I handled it. Has some decent size pincers in the front although they are closed in this picture.

Looks to be a Giant Stag Beetle, perhaps a female judging by the size of the abdomen and smaller pincers than a male.

Summer lounging

2011-06-25T10:04:00.002-04:00

Summer lounging
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Our cat Summer doing what she does best on a hot, sunny afternoon.

mini daf's

2011-06-01T09:56:00.001-04:00

mini daf's
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Shot and processed this one some time ago and re-found it. Thought it was cool and realized I never posted it.

Enjoy.

Marsavius & Stella

2011-03-31T19:27:00.001-04:00

Marsavius & Stella
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Love of my life and I enjoying Vienna.

Icicles at sunset

2011-02-02T21:18:00.002-05:00

Icicles at sunset
Originally uploaded by marsavius

One of my 1st shots with the 5D MkII. Very impressed with IQ and how effective noise reduction is on the RAW images. Looking forward to more opportunities to shoot with this body.

Istanbul, Straight of Bosphorus

2011-01-29T20:33:00.003-05:00

Istanbul, Straight of Basphorus
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Another group of photos from my archive. This time Istanbul Turkey during the Spring if I recall correctly. These were taken with a Fuji F601 Zoom...now retired from my gear list. Colors and IQ was quite good for that camera as you can see.

Boats on the dock at Lake Geneva

2011-01-29T17:58:00.002-05:00

Boats on the dock at Lake Geneva
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Came across a group of photos I snapped last summer while at a conference in Switzerland. These were taken with my Leica D-Lux 3 and post-processed in LR3.

New Hardware!!!!

2011-01-23T14:00:00.000-05:00

OK, who doesn't like getting new gear? Seriously? Anyone? Arriving to the New Hope studio this week will be a 24-70 f/2.8L and a slightly used EOS 5D Mark II. Can't wait!

Walking among the wonderland

2011-01-12T17:05:00.001-05:00

Walking among the wonderland
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Had a chance to take a walk this a.m. before the sun and wind took its toll on the beauty of the overnight snow.

Dead Soldier Tree at Dusk

2011-01-11T08:47:00.001-05:00

Dead Soldier Tree at Dusk
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Just making creative use of all of the leftovers from the recent holidays. ;)

Ice flows on the tow path canal (video)

2011-01-10T15:31:00.002-05:00

Ice flows on the tow path canel
Originally uploaded by marsavius

I don't typically mess around with video. These files are no exception - I didn't mess with them. Straight from my Motorola Droid camera. I could have watched and filmed these flows for hours. So relaxing and soothing. Just had a to share a bit of it with you all.

2 more at my Flickr page.

B&W: Maple leaves, tree, stream

2010-11-23T20:50:00.001-05:00

Maple leaves, tree, stream, B&W
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Spent a few short minutes shooting this past weekend. This is one of the results. More at my Flickr page.

Fall Foliage once again...

2010-11-02T08:54:00.001-04:00

IMG_5289
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Managed to get out and snap some shots of the changing colors. The window was pretty small this year. Most trees had already lost their leaves in September since it was so dry this past summer.

Somewhere West of Gladstone, NJ

2010-09-14T22:58:00.001-04:00

Somewhere West of Gladstone, NJ
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Managed to squeeze in a 12+ mile bike ride this afternoon. Came upon this interesting grouping of Rotobails along a country road...just had to capture it.

Taken with my Moto Droid phone, PP in LR 3.2.

Praying Mantis on bricks

2010-08-28T15:09:00.001-04:00

Praying Mantis on bricks
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Was doing some minor yard work and managed to spy this little guy...er rather a large mantis and most likely female.

Raven in Mendecino, CA

2010-08-22T17:52:00.001-04:00

Raven in Mendecino, CA
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Went back and did a bit of false-IR post processing on this image for a different effect.

New Hope Auto Show 2010

2010-08-15T19:10:00.002-04:00

just another Ferarri...
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Some really fine cars at this year's show. Full gallery here:

Full Gallery

A good aquintance of mine just passed away from Pancreatic cancer...

2010-08-03T22:57:00.000-04:00

Chris was a likable fellow. A great sense of humor and always willing to help out a friend. He will be missed. Here is Chris' flickr site. Post a comment. He is really going to be missed.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/seebrown99

Amazing butterflies

2010-07-03T11:46:00.001-04:00

20100701-IMG_4764-2
Originally uploaded by marsavius

We've had some great examples visit the butterfly bush next to the pool. Sophia enjoys catching them in a cup and then releasing them.

Blue Jay

2010-06-13T14:33:00.001-04:00

Blue Jay
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Managed a good snap of one of the Jay's that frequents Amy's feeders.

Timmy's wayback machine...

2010-06-11T06:21:00.001-04:00

tim_artist
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Good friend from high school pinged me recently (thanks Dan) and got me thinking of the old days. Managed to dig up a few shots of my younger years when I played the guitar for hours everyday.

Butterfly

2010-06-09T23:07:00.001-04:00

Butterfly
Originally uploaded by marsavius

More flowers for your enjoyment. White and pink orchids plus an unusual flower.

Hot Air Balloon!!!

2010-05-29T21:41:00.002-04:00

Colorful hot air balloon over New Hope
Originally uploaded by marsavius

I was out back and watching for deer in the field and heard this strange sound...sounded like a dragon. Turned out to be a group of balloons heading over to NJ. Managed to snap a few good shots.

There were a few deer, two spring bucks and a doe...they ran as the balloon got closer and scared them.

Beautiful roses

2010-05-25T08:15:00.001-04:00

Beautiful roses
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Snapped some wonderful pictures of Amy's roses. Enjoy.

Eastern State Penitentiary

2010-05-19T08:18:00.001-04:00

0058
Originally uploaded by marsavius

I posted a gallery of awesome images (at Flickr) I took of the pen back in 2007. Enjoy.

Bleeding Heart

2010-05-04T05:21:00.001-04:00

Bleeding Heart
Originally uploaded by marsavius

Some nice examples of the flowers of May up at my Flickr page.

marsavius

2010-04-20T23:09:00.001-04:00

marsavius
Originally uploaded by marsavius

The best self portraits always turn out to be candid shots taken by someone else.

Hong Kong Airport

2010-04-19T10:04:00.001-04:00

Hong Kong Airport
Originally uploaded by marsavius

These are a set of images, also blogged below, that I've finally added to my flickr page.

Dinner this evening...

2010-04-15T20:24:00.002-04:00

Chicken Breast, Salad, Beets & Goats Milk Cheese
Originally uploaded by marsavius

I thought it looked really good after I took the time to prepare it so why not snap a photo and immortalize it? Silly yes I know. What you see is marinated and grilled chicken breast and salad with freshly roasted beats and goats milk cheese.

Yes, it was delicious!

Some creative shots from over the weekend

2010-04-14T01:26:00.000-04:00

A few from the weekend.

Gallery HERE.

A lazy weekend...

2010-03-28T16:42:00.000-04:00

Hong Kong 2010

2010-03-17T06:28:00.002-04:00

Processed a few from my recent trip to Hong Kong. These were taken with my Leica. I wasn't fortunate enough to get out and be a tourist. So these are mostly from the airport...the enormous airport!

Gallery here.

NYBG Orchid Show - Part 2

2010-03-13T22:44:00.002-05:00

I post processed a bunch of shots from the orchid show Amy and I went to last weekend. Enjoy.

Click for Gallery

NYBG March 2010

2010-03-08T06:40:00.003-05:00

Amy and I spent the day having brunch
with friends in NYC and then over to the Orchid Show at the New York Botanical
Garden. Very, very many lovely flowers this year. The beauty of the venue and the beautiful weather we had made for a remarkable day.

NYC

2010-03-03T01:40:00.002-05:00

Had a fun weekend recently in NYC with Amy for her birthday. It was a bit delayed since I was traveling in Europe on business. But we had a blast regardless.

We've got wonderful snow....

2010-02-10T09:17:00.001-05:00

It's a winter wonderland here in the Northeast US.

Ice Flows and Forms

2010-02-02T08:55:00.001-05:00

Walked along the towpath with my girlfriend
and daughter on Sunday. Very, very cold. But there were some nice features of
ice and water to snap. Two examples.

Feral Russian Blue...

2010-01-31T11:02:00.001-05:00

Had not seen this guy before. Was very skittish
and could see me and my daughter moving around inside the house. Wish I would
have had a longer lens. Beautiful cat though.

Pilated Woodpecker

2010-01-10T08:42:00.000-05:00

My girlfriend and I were out walking in the woods near her house here in New Hope and we spotted him. It's a male. And it was big. I was lucky to get this shot as it was only resting on trees for about 2 seconds before flying to the next. They are so large and fast they must have large ranges.

Just had an exhausting but FUN X-Mass

2009-12-25T22:08:00.001-05:00

Huge bash at the GF's last night...I'm still recovering. And then X-mass festivities with family today. Some snaps are up in the attached gallery.

Our 1st good snow of the season...

2009-12-21T16:55:00.001-05:00

We had nearly 1 foot of snow Saturday evening. Made for some beautiful scenery the next day. Gallery is up for your enjoyment.

Another from my visit Sanibel Island...

2009-11-17T23:27:00.000-05:00

I have some really good photographs from the trip. This one however I just can't stop looking at. Technically it's a mess. But something about the blurred bird in the foreground and our in-focus friend in the background just works. It gives the image a depth and some personality...or perhaps life and a bit of wonder about the little guy in the background swooping in. Something that a technically superior shot of two birds wouldn't convey.

This is why I love photography...the occasional surprises and discovery of how a subject and situation can evolve into an amazing image.

Elation & Excitement

2009-11-09T10:31:00.001-05:00

I finally managed to upload my bank of photos from the trip to Florida and holy frijoles! I managed to get some fantastic photos that will only require some horizon adjustment. Several of which I will take directly to print in large format for that empty space over my loveseat in the living room. Here's one of the mediocre snaps.

Some photos...

2009-11-08T07:09:00.001-05:00

...from Sanibel island...rather unremarkable. I'm using my work PC and the colors are way off and I can't do any decent post processing. More at my Facebook page.

Holy Crap...Sanibel Island is boring!

2009-11-06T20:18:00.001-05:00

I feel like I've died and I'm stuck in a doctor's office waiting room with nothing but old people.

Yes the weather is great.

Yes the beach is really nice.

And yes, the shells on the beach are spectacular (which is why I came here).

But the place is dead, dead ,dead!

Hoping to find life tomorrow...going to rent a Kayak and snap photos in the mangroves.

Spent Sunday trail building with my local group

2009-10-27T05:47:00.001-04:00

of Mountain Bikers. Snapped many pics. This one I just love and is worth sharing.

I love to browse through my archives.

2009-10-18T08:32:00.001-04:00

Because I occasionally find a few gems that I overlooked. These are from a trip to Austria back in March of 2006. They were JPG but I managed to clean them up nicely in LR2.

Utilities

2009-10-08T22:23:00.002-04:00

Was browsing through some of my images from several years ago and came across these three gems. All shot with my 50mm f/1.4 and a very low ISO.

These are JPG...long before I was shooting RAW. What is a bit surprising or disappointing depending on your perspective, is that these are straight out of the camera, no post processing accept for resizing. And they are shot with a 10MPixel Canon XT body. In other words they look freakin' fantastic! And I didn't need anything but the camera, lens, light and to share them with you.

Behind in my work...

2009-10-06T06:06:00.006-04:00

I've yet to parse through and process most of the photos from our visit to Cape May in September. Here's a small sample though. Straight out of the camera. Remember what it was like to be a kid and not care what kind of weather was at the beach? That'd be Sophia. It was rainy and cold this particular day and she still was having a great time.

Noank, Stonington & Mystic

2009-10-03T10:51:00.002-04:00

This week I had business in Groton CT and I took some extra time to see some of the local nautical attractions. The point at Stonington was beautiful. Some of the boats and masted ships in Noank and Mystic made for some great photographs as the sun was setting.

A full gallery HERE

The irresistible pull of the water

2009-09-30T20:34:00.006-04:00

The irresistible pull of the water...yes you might be familiar with this phenomenon. But I will admit not everyone has it.

I travel all over the world but there is one absolute in my personal experience. Being close to the ocean, any ocean, invokes an unavoidable change in my mental being and a powerful need to continue to remain on the water. Doesn't matter what the weather is or the temperature of the air...the pull is so strong it invokes emotions and nostalgia I find very surprising. Perhaps it's old age and I'm just getting emotionally soft. Perhaps it's an appreciation of the earth. I don't really know.

This month I find myself in Mystic Seaport on business. As usual I brought the camera and snapped many good shots...to be posted later once business is done this week. I hope you'll check back to see the eye candy.

Summer has passed...

2009-09-27T15:38:00.002-04:00

Here's to the lazy days of summer 2009!

When August passes I always feel like Summer is over.

2009-08-31T07:59:00.003-04:00

And even though I welcome Fall I will miss the long days and abundant sunshine.

Did some portraits for the X wife yesterday of my daughter and her half-brother Noah. An example.

Self portraits...

2009-08-27T21:47:00.007-04:00

...are sometimes quite difficult. I bought a new suit at Banana Republic and decided to do my best "James Bond". I really need a good photographer to be behind the camera. Fun to experiment however...always learning.

Flowers at Jacobsburg

2009-08-16T20:48:00.003-04:00

The mountain bike trails aren't all trees, weeds and mud. Some open up into fields with scenic landscapes of wildflowers. Here's a few to enjoy...

It's 4th of July!!!

2009-08-14T10:48:00.005-04:00

Well, it's not actually. ;)

But I managed to work through another set of photos. I'm posting up two galleries from early in July. These are of my 1st real attempts at capturing fireworks. Essentially I think the other non-firework shots are better. Fireworks are tough and you really don't get to many opportunities to practice.

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Enjoy. Find them here --->>> The Galleries

A few random shots from the last several weeks

2009-08-12T06:10:00.013-04:00

No theme...they just appealed to me.

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I'm going to miss this big black cuddly mush

2009-08-09T19:54:00.003-04:00

The girlfriend's cat. Sadly she is taking him with her. Can't blame her...I wouldn't part with him either. He's the perfect lap cat.

In honor of my birthday I have a gift for you (eyecandy)

2009-08-05T22:09:00.002-04:00

I did some creative work on an amazing capture of the mist over the river at a site I sometimes pass on the way to work. These were shot with my Leica D-Lux 3 in Manual Mode. Then post processed in LightRoom 2. Gallery HERE.

Hiked the 4 mile River of Rocks trail at Hawk Mountain

2009-08-03T11:22:00.003-04:00

Yesterday afternoon. Did the trek in 2.5 hours and I was soaking wet after the hike.

A Gallery is now up also at my website.

These pictures don't do the scene justice...

2009-08-02T10:23:00.003-04:00

It was quite beautiful. I snapped these along Black River Road in North Jersey on my way into work the other morning.

I think my nephew could be modeling...

2009-07-20T21:51:00.003-04:00

What say you? He's got a fantastic personality in front of the lens, bright eyes and good features. Not to mention eye lashes a supermodel would die for...

Captured my 1st Green Heron....

2009-07-07T21:45:00.001-04:00

I was actually shooting some turtles sunning themselves on logs in a canal and heard a rustle in the grass and up popped this little guy. For once I had the right lens (100-400 IS) but didn't have exposure set properly. Most of my shots are blurred even though he wasn't moving that much.

Fireworks...and a foiled plan

2009-07-05T09:37:00.005-04:00

Well I managed to sneak into my super secret location about an hour before the fireworks were to start. Only to be discovered by a security guard. He nicely told me to park my butt across the fence on the public side.

I still got some decent shots. However I was forced to have several parking lot lights in the shots (as you can see from this example). The shots with the Bethlehem Steel Blast Furnace Towers, lit up in red from the Sands Casino, look really good however. You almost forget there's a parking lot in the foreground.

Happy Independence Day America!

2009-07-04T10:01:00.003-04:00

Yesterday I shot a familiar location with the new Rebel T1i. Very impressed with this camera so far.

Tonight I've scoped out a great location to snap the local fireworks display. Sshhh! It's a secret location.

Tow Path Gallery HERE.

And another from my favorite little super model

2009-06-29T22:09:00.003-04:00

I seriously need to get her into modeling professionally.

My daughter is such a ham

2009-06-28T22:32:00.005-04:00

After taking note of a some nice warm morning sun coming through my home office window I got the itch to snap some photos. My rambunctious 7 year old was happy to oblige...as long as she gets to make silly faces between the normal looking shots. The result:

A nice little article on AOV and Crop Factor...

2009-06-23T15:59:00.002-04:00

...on the B&H website. I think this article explains very well what crop factor is and why Angle of view might make more sense for specifying lenses in the digital age.

ENJOY

fun with food...

2009-06-22T06:57:00.006-04:00

...or rather drinks. I was mixing a drink on Sunday for part of a nice relaxing afternoon of no TV. As the GF and my daughter snoozed on the couch I got the urge to snap a few since it looked good and the afternoon light was perfect.

The drink in the event you're curious I call the Marsh Summer Spritzer. It's 1 part Cranberry-Pomegranate, 1 part San Pellegrino and 1 part Shiraz (dry red wine) in that order. With a few ice cubes on top. The distinct difference in color is provided by the liquid and the order in which you mix them. Change it up and you just get a deep red color throughout the glass.

processed a ton of pictures...

2009-06-14T20:58:00.003-04:00

from the last several weekends on the South shore of Long Island. ENJOY!

Processed a few from the hundreds I took

2009-06-13T01:13:00.004-04:00

on Long Island over the last 2 weeks. Enjoy!

This is what it's all about...

2009-06-08T21:25:00.003-04:00

A quiet beach. Sunshine and a cool breeze. Treasure (shells, pebbles...) and a kid happy to just live in the moment with her Daddy!

On the water again...

2009-06-06T10:50:00.001-04:00

This time really out there. More pics to come after this weekend.

Another fantastic weekend at the shore...

2009-05-31T08:20:00.005-04:00

Southern shore of Long Island to be specific. I was fortunate to have the munchkin with me and we/she got to see some cool animals in the wild; Osprey catching fish, giant snapping turtle, a pair of Swans and their cygnets.

Spring....

2009-05-25T08:48:00.004-04:00

Processed a few shots from April...experimenting with flowers. gallery

Birds of East Patchogue...

2009-05-23T17:43:00.003-04:00

Some water and land avian from a recent weekend on Long Island. Enjoy the gallery.

A nice day after all...

2009-05-02T18:51:00.003-04:00

Well, the weatherman was wrong thankfully. Today turned into quite a beautiful day. I managed to snap some great photos of some of the blossoms and such. And my daughter had a friend over for an afternoon of fun.

Recognition. Yeah Baby!

2009-04-23T10:40:00.003-04:00

Finally I have some published photographs...albeit in Sweden.

Page 6, 7 and 8 are all pictures taken by yours truly for the interview by Mans Wildman.

I'm particularly happy they used the shot on page 8 of the Viagra bottle with shallow depth of field. I took that shot on a white piece of poster board, tripod and window light in my home studio. ;)

Link to PDF version of the newsletter.

Tools for Photographers...

2009-04-21T19:58:00.006-04:00

One of my favorite blogs, which isn't really about photography, recently posted the following for fellow photogs. I thought I'd share since they are foundational regardless of whether you're a pro or an aspiring pro like me. This brief article covers the Rule of Thirds to Framing. Enjoy! CLICK

A Glorious Spring Day!

2009-04-19T21:52:00.008-04:00

Well I'm not religious, so "glory" is probably the wrong adjective. Perhaps beautiful should suffice. Regardless my girlfriend and daughter took full advantage of the great weather. We headed to a local spot, only 45 minutes drive.

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary has been a favorite spot of mine for the last 20 years. We only saw (well one of the guides and I) one non-captive hawk today. It was a sharp-shined hawk and I only got a quick look at it.

However in their amphitheater we managed to catch a brief talk by one of their volunteers. He had a female red tail hawk and a great horned owl. Both were magnificent even though imperfect since they were rescued from injuries. I learned some things about the owl I never knew...amazing creatures...their adaptations and skills put your average hawk to shame. The redtail was hard to snap a good photo of...she was constantly moving. The GH Owl was another matter. This bird and I are from the same mold...calm, cool and in total control of the situation. She even winked at me. ;)

Here's two more of this amazing creature. one two

Have some interesting USAF Trainer Jets buzzing the house

2009-04-09T12:03:00.003-04:00

...today. Well below 1000 feet at times with some very steep turns. Looks like they're having fun. More.

and we have a Gallery...

2009-04-08T06:13:00.003-04:00

I'm halfway through my images from my 2nd trip to Vienna. A gallery is now up. Enjoy! CLEEK ME

aahhhh, the English language without the funny accents

2009-03-28T07:29:00.005-04:00

I'm finally back. Of course my body is still on CET and I was wide awake at 4am. I'm sorting through all of the pictures from 2 weeks abroad. There are some keepers. An example -->> Have to PS out the CA in the upper left...but you get the gist I hope. I'll put up a small gallery on my main page later today.

enjoyed the Vienna Natural History Museum today

2009-03-21T18:17:00.003-04:00

...and my feet are killing me. I use a pedometer (part of my employers healthy incentive program) and logged over 11,000 steps today .

Managed to get a few good pictures too. Not many though. I basically took a lot of the inside of the museum to send to my daughter for her enjoyment.

A nice surprise

2009-03-20T05:20:00.004-04:00

What is a bit disappointing is that Vienna is quite a bit more cold than when I was here early in February...must be the "zee Germans". No shortage of warm and friendly people however.

The nice surprise is that we had a wonderful snow storm yesterday morning and it made for some very nice scenery. Unfortunately I had to work and could only snap a few pictures before leaving my hotel.

the life of the roving photographer...

2009-03-15T15:02:00.005-04:00

er...amateur photog that is...

After 10,000 steps on my pedometer in the pouring rain and about 87 images i am ready for a stiff drink and a comfy pillow.

Dinner in my hotel in Vienna. Spinach lasagna from a street vendor and the original Budweiser from my mini-bar FTW! And leave it to the Austrians to ruin lasagna by adding garlic!?!?!?! Yuck!

Oh and James Bond: The Man with the Golden Gun is hilarious when dubbed in German. Brit Ekland in a bikini is great no matter what the language.

Gruss Got!

2009-03-14T17:08:00.003-04:00

And I am off to Europe again for the 3rd time in less than 2 months. I'm not complaining. I have a weekend in Vienna do yet more exploring and photographing. Looking forward to it since it's supposed to rain most of the week and get sunny on the weekend - yeah for me!

Two new galleries for your enjoyment

2009-03-06T23:07:00.006-05:00

I managed to get a few hours to do post processing on some recent photos from Long Island and Vienna Austria from trips in February.

Hope you enjoy the images.

Access them via my Web Galleries link

This is why life passes by so quickly

2009-03-01T08:35:00.005-05:00

Because sites like this from my vantage point occur so frequently. I'm not complaining. I'm rather lucky in that I love my career and enjoy the travel that's required. But when I look back on the past 2 months it just fly's by so quickly...no pun intended.

This past week I managed a first; 3 countries in less than 2 days. I launched from Brussels on Thursday morning and took a train to Paris. That evening I flew over to London for a meeting the following day :wipes brow:

Vienna...almost home

2009-02-08T01:30:00.009-05:00

Hi folks. I write this as I sit at the airport waiting for boarding of the 1st leg of my flight home to the US today. This trip to Austria was quite nice and I managed to snap some good photos as well as relax a bit without work intruding. After a hectic week in meetings with my colleagues, Friday evening and Saturday were quite relaxing. Although my feat are a bit sore from all the walking I did yesterday.

Regarding the Lowepro...jury is still out on this bag. Just not sure if it is the best option for me. My laptop is ultra-small and the fit in the laptop section is unusually snug. I just wonder what type of laptop they had in mind when they disigned the pocket.

I must have done about 6 hours of walking with the bag yesterday and didn't even have it loaded and my lower back was giving me some slight pains. Perhaps the ergonomics of the bag just don't work with my body.

Lowepro Vertex 100 Review: Part 1

2009-01-24T14:23:00.008-05:00

I will post a follow up, Part 2, once I've returned from a week of roaming Europe in mid-February. My previous bag is a Tamrac Adventure 7. A great bag IMO but I can't carry all of my lenses, flash and an extra body in the bag. I'm going to keep the Tamrac for the time being.

Everything fits in the Lowepro very nicely and I still have plenty of room for some of the smaller items in the zippered pockets on the outer flaps.

I really dig the tripod attachment. It's fully adjustable and for the first time I will have my hands free instead of lugging around my tripod, dropping it to shoot, etc... Fully configured with lenses, flash and Notebook the bag is heavy!

It does not sit as nicely with just using one shoulder strap like I got accustomed to with the Tamrac. Because the bag is quite deep a good bit of the weight extends beyond the plain of your back. The true test of this bag is how it feels (comfort) and it's usefulness after use during one of my road trips. I'll be visiting Vienna beginning of February and doing quite a bit of shooting on the weekend. Stay tuned for Part 2.

Lowepro Vertex 100 w/ Monopod
Lowepro Vertex 100 open w/ Gear