Tag Archives: canon As my faded memory recalls, pretty much every afternoon at around 3:00 pm, the clouds would build us and a series of thunder storms would roll through. The noise from the rain and thunder rendered our seismic recording an exercise in futility so we’d return to camp, and face the prospect of cooking once again.  I’ve no idea what this piece is called, nor who the artist is, nor anything else about the piece. I’d love to know more if anyone out there reading has any knowledge or Norwegian friends. no comments  What’s neat about this tour is that Clay has a live video feed from his camera so you get to see what he’s looking at as he works through his live demonstrations of posing and lighting. no comments  What I liked particularly about this scene was the strip of cloud obscuring the sun. Below the cloud, the sun is casting radiant colors while above the sun is illuminating the higher clouds seemingly from below making the bottoms white and the tops grey. show 1 comment 
[...] took this image from my 19th floor window at the Grand Rapids JW Marriott shortly after sunrise. On the left is the JW Marriott and on the right is 144 Campau Circle NW, [...]  I took this photo South from 30 Rock when I was in New York with my family last summer. show 2 comments 
very nice picture! is amazing! 
Magi, thanks for your vote of approval!  Last summer I took this shot of a British Airways 777 heading west in a cloud-free sky over the Marlborough Downs. I know it’s a British Airways plane because at 100% view, you can see the familiar BA tail markings. no comments no comments  About a year ago, my wife had to travel to Miami and I tagged along for the ride. We stayed at the Betsy Hotel at the northern end of Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Since we had the misfortune to be traveling during spring break we were glad we booked at the Betsy. It’s boutique charm… show 1 comment
[...] Deck at The Betsy (Click image for larger view or to purchase) The Betsy Hotel has a neat rooftop deck for guests. From the loungers you can look out over the top of the palm [...]  The Destroyer Escort 238 USS Stewart was commissioned into active service on May 31, 1943 having been constructed at the Brown Shipbuilding Yards in Houston. show 1 comment
[...] back, the city acquired several downtown blocks near the George R. Brown (yes, same Brown as in Brown Shipbuilding and KBR) Convention Center. On it they built the Toyota Center – home to the Houston Rockets [...]  St. Martins sits on state highway 237S, about three miles south-west of Round Top, Texas. It’s billed on a sign by the road as the ‘smallest Catholic Church in the world’. no comments |
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by Richard Davis
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Why were you stuck with the Olympus XA in Lybia?
This was when I was in Libya in 1984-86. Shortly before I went someone from inside the Libyan embassy in London had shot and killed PC Yvonne Fletcher so relations were tense. The Libyan police and army were unpredictable at best and the advice from the Foreign office and from my employer was to avoid drawing attention to ones self. Hence the point-and-shoot.