Contrail – Daily Photo

March 31, 2016
Travel

Contrail taken from flight QR 83, Qatar Airways from Doha to New York JFK airport. Passing under a contrail between Finland and Sweden.

I took today's photo, Contrail, through the window of a Qatar Airways jet on a flight from Doha to JFK, New York. According to the on-board flight map we were…

Dhow Bow – Daily Photo

March 29, 2016
Travel

Bow of a traditional style dhow moored in the marina in Doha, Qatar.

Today's photo is the bow of a dhow moored in a marina in Doha, Qatar. Although built in a traditional style, complete with outhouse hanging off the back of the…

George R. Brown Air Vents – Daily Photo

March 24, 2016
Architecture

Air Vents on the roof of the George R Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX.

For today's photo I chose an image of one set of air vents at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, TX. The building is named after Houston…

Bailing out – Daily Photo

March 23, 2016
Travel

A man uses a small pan to bail water out of a ditch or to water plants growing above the ditch. In the foreground are recently harvested rice paddies while in the background are the karst limestone hills familiar of the area around Guilin, China.

Does one 'bale out' or 'bail out'? In this case, the man in the photo is bailing out as in he is using a pan to move water from a…

Sunset at the Artists Palette – Daily Photo

March 20, 2016
Landscape

Sunset from the Artists Palette, Death Valley National Park.

Sunset at the Artists Palette was taken in Death Valley National Park. The aim was to capture the 'starburst' as the sun kissed the tops of the Panamint Range across…

Jamestown Windmill – Daily Photo

March 19, 2016
Black and White

The Jamestown Windmill is a 30-foot high smock mill built in 1787.

The Jamestown Windmill is a 30-foot tall smock mill built in 1787. If you're passing through Jamestown, Rhode Island, and you've a passing interest in history, it's well worth a…