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Ships In The Night — Cunard Royal Rendezvous

Jonathan — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:24:34 +0000

Panorama photos of the visit of the Cunard Line cruise ships Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth to Sydney Harbour. Taken from North Head, Manly, with a Canon 7D tethered to Adobe Lightroom 3 on a MacBook Air. [...]

Landscapes of Australia

Jonathan — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:40:56 +0000

As I work through my slides going back to 2002, I hope to expand this gallery of Landscapes of Australia. The first entry is one of my favourites, an explosion of colours in the morning sky looking the wrong way at Uluru. I hope you like it…

Most of my time in Australia has been in Sydney, and I never get tired of the Harbour, or it’s famous bridge. The two images here were both taken with Fujifilm Velvia at ISO 50, one at dusk, and the other at dawn. For me, they show how the mood of a place can change dramatically in the space of a few hours with the changing light.

Snapshots of Rome

Jonathan — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:43:59 +0000

Slowly but surely I am sorting and sifting my way through my back catalog of images. This new album features some of my favorite shots from a two week trip to Rome in 2007. During that time, we really got a feel for this wonderful city, and especially it’s food!

This collection features images from the Vatican Museum, the Roman Forum, the Pantheon, St. Peters Basilica, and the Coliseum. If you are visiting Rome, here are some tips I would offer:

Don’t fill everyday with museums and sightseeing. One of the best ways of getting under the skin of this city is sitting in cafes, or in a Piazza, and watching the world go by.
Skip the restaurants on the Piazza’s, especially on the Piazza Novona and the Campo Di Fiori. While the food may be good, it will be overpriced. Search down the side streets for the small local trattorias where the locals go.
Walk or use public transport. Rome is easy to get around by anything other than car!
The Vatican museum is worth a full day on its own.
A tripod will not be welcome in the Vatican, nor will you be able to take pictures in the Sistine Chapel (though many do).

While the gallery contains some of my favorite images, I have posted additional images in my Flickr Set.

All images taken with a Canon 20D, and post processed in Adobe Lightroom.