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Travel Photo - The Milky Way in Shira Camp 2 at Kilimanjaro
The Milky Way in Shira Camp 2 at Kilimanjaro
This was one of the more pleasant hikes in the 8 Day Lemosho Route. The whole trek was grueling and you’ll need all 8 days to get you in tip-top shape to tackle Uhuru Peak on the 7th day. Summit success rate varies but roughly 35% of the people who try to summit the mountain don’t make it. Now I understand why, summiting on the 7th day took all efforts with the help of our guides to make it to Uhuru Peak.
Category Travel Exposure f/2.8, ISO 2500 Camera Sony A7III Lens Tamron 15-35mm f/2.8 Di VC Filter None Location Tanzania, Africa
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Travel Photo - Mount Kilimanjaro Under the Milky Way
It’s long been on my Bucket List to climb one of the “Seven Summits, the highest peaks in the 7 continents.” Normally, there would be swathes of tourists and would-be climbers to this world-famous mountain. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has offered us the rare opportunity to experience this trek almost all to ourselves.
Our guide told us that there would be hundreds of groups and tents lined up along campsites in the park. We saw only 2 other groups in this camp on our second day. This shot was taken about an hour and a half after sunset in Shirai I camp. I’m glad I brought my superwide angle lens for this shot – Sunrise and Sunsets here seem subdued and I just couldn’t get good shots because of so-so lighting. At night, however, is a different story. The lack of light pollution means the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye.
Category Travel Exposure f/2.8, ISO 2500 Camera Sony A7III Lens Tamron 15-35mm f/2.8 Di VC Filter None Location Tanzania, Africa
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Photo of the Day - Seattle Space Needle & Mount Baker
It took some detective work to get this shot.
First, Mount Baker is roughly 88 miles away from Seattle so you’ll need a very clear day for it to be visible in the city – which, in itself, is rare in the Pacific Northwest. On the flip side, the air tends to be very clean when it does clear up!
Second, you’ll have to be a location where you can line up the mountain with the Space Needle. I had to study the map of West Seattle then drive around the neighborhood along the coast and up the hills to see where it would all be visible.
Third, you need a very long lens to compress the mountain backdrop to the city skyline. I bought the Tamron 150-600mm just for this purpose.
Category Travel Exposure f8, ISO 100 Camera Sony A7III Lens Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 Filter Polarizer Location West Seattle, Washington
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Photos of the Day - A Man and His Best Friend
Here’s a collection of photos from my adventures (so far) in the Pacific Northwest – mostly Washington State. I got a remote gig that allows me some freedom to pick and choose where to live and work and I’ve gotten a bit tired of the arid and fire-prone climate of California so I picked one of the wettest places in the West Coast!
Working at home can get draining and I’m sure a lot of people can now say the same because of the Pandemic. However, having a dog around certainly beats the daily doldrums of remote work. I always wanted a dog – a Golden Retriever or a Labrador in particular but I live in a one-bedroom apartment. I also like to travel and a bigger dog will become more of a hindrance than say a medium-sized dog. So when my birthday came around, I asked my wife for a dwarf version – a Pembroke Welsh Corgi!
I named him Lucky – it seemed like a fitting name because out of the breeder’s litter nobody picked him. He was the last pup in that litter and we’re the lucky ones to get him. Since then, I’ve included the pup in most outdoor adventures I’ve tackled in the Pacific Northwest. He doesn’t let his short legs be his handicap. He can hike just as well as bigger normal legged-dogs :)
Here’s Lucky and I by Heather Meadows in the Mt. Baker wilderness
We’re at Wenatchee River in the fall around the Bavarian Town of Leavenworth
Mount Shuksan in the winter
Watching the sunset at Rosario Beach in Deception Pass
Another shot of Mount Shuksan in the winter
Little Tipsoo in the fall
Picture Lake in the winter
Picture Lake in the Fall
Diablo Lake sunset
Rainier in the Fall
Hiking along Bagley Lakes in Mt. Baker wilderness
Checking out Mt. Erie summit
Mount Rainer in the winter
Luck the Corgi
Category Travel Exposure Various, ISO 100 Camera Sony A7III Lens Sony FE 24-240mm Filter Polarizer Location Various, Washington
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Photo of the Day - Tirana (Albania) Skyline
I spent a few days in Tirana, Albania. The capital city is surrounded by mountains. Well, Albania is mostly mountainous. One of the least popular European destinations and that’s too bad, I kind of liked it and I bet you would too! It reminds me of Bolivia – a bit dingy and mountainous.One of the most unfortunate things I’ve noticed there (like Bolivia) is the trash. Trash is everywhere even all over century-old structures and relics.
I didn’t have a drone with me during this trip so I went to a bar with a view at the top – it was worth the overpriced cocktails just for the opportunity to take these photos. Tirana is a colorful place!
If you’re thinking about visiting Europe, do check this place out. It’s got a different vibe than other places in Europe – like East meets West sort of.
Category Travel Exposure f16, ISO 100 Camera Sony A7III Lens Sony FE 24-240mm Filter Polarizer Location Tirana, Albania
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Photos of the Day - Rousanou Monastery of Meteora
Meteora is an unusual rock formation where some Eastern Orthodox Monasteries are built. It’s located in the town of Kalambaka in central Greece. The monastery here is called the Rousanou Monastery, which was founded around the 6th century.
Here’s a panoramic view of the same monastery if you follow the road up as it wraps around to the top. The rock formation isn’t composed of hard granite but, nonetheless, lots of rock-climbers make it a prime destination for rock climbing.
No one really knows where the monasteries were built and with what primitive means. There’s only nets and ladders to haul people and material up. Somehow, they still managed to build these magnificent structures!There are actually six monasteries in Meteora. I’ve just been more fascinated with Rousanou to pay attention to the other ones. Perhaps the next time I visit Greece, I’ll explore and take more photos of the other ones.
Category Travel Exposure f16, ISO 100 Camera Sony A7III Lens Sony FE 24-240mm Filter Polarizer Location Bellevue, Washington
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Drone Photos of the Day - Rainbow Over Northern Washington
It was raining on our way home via I-5 South from Anacortes Washington. The clouds somehow gave way to the sun and it’s enough to illuminate a double rainbow over the landscape. I quickly pulled off to the closest exit so I could at least capture the scenery. This the view and what a single shot of the Mavic 2 Pro drone can capture. It was raining like crazy and the drone would swerve and shake, compromising the photos. I took a bunch and this is one of the better ones.
I flew the drone further out and used the vertical panorama feature. It basically captures 9 images across the frame and then automatically stitches them together to form a composite photo that has much greater FOV – as you can see here. It captured the whole rainbow plus the extra surrounding compared to the first photo above.
Here’s another composite using the panorama mode of the DJI Mavic 2 Pro. I flew the drone as far as I can into the rain to capture a few angles. This scene wouldn’t be something I would see in California in early June! Here in the Pacific Northwest, it’s a common thing.
Category Travel Exposure f/4 @28mm, ISO 100 Camera DJI Mavic 2 Pro Lens Hasselblad 28mm Filter Polarizer Location Northern, Washington Photography Gear Guides Always Wanderlust Photo Gear
