Landscape, Nature and Travel Photography

A scene of the crowds at Rockefeller Center.  New York city is never dull.

If ever there were a building that could be considered art unto itself, my first thought would surely be the Guggenheim. The spiral floor and well lit space makes looking at art extremely enjoyable. Photographed is another perspective of the Guggenheim. This time looking from the top down.

I had the pleasure of taking my wife to New York City as a gift for our 1 year wedding anniversary (note I had given her “paper” tickets on the day of in October). Cindy had yet to visit NYC so it was a lot of fun to run around town with her. As part of the trip I wasn’t centering our activities around photography, although Cindy might not feel that way as a camera was never too far out of hand. She was a great sport. It was tough to resist taking a photo (or a dozen photos) of the Guggenheim museum interior. This was one of the many that I consider a personal favorite.

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Hiking out at 2AM on this day afforded some benefits. Walking around in the dark for so long when the sun came up it was as though a curtain were raised unveiling something magical. When you see something like this in person its hard to believe its real especially when it looks so surreal. Fortunately I wasn’t the only one to see this scene. My friend Rebecca Jackrel also was there to see an otherwise indescribable scene.

Exploring the surrounding area just before arriving to the Wave I found some very photogenic subjects. This rock was one that I really enjoyed photographing. It was near the base of a tight bowl with steep canyon walls. The early morning light bounced off the sandstone painting the scene in a reddish-pink glow.

This is a more standard view of the main entrance to the Wave. Early morning light bouncing off the sandstone walls and reflecting off a pool created from recent rain. Photographed is Alton a fellow photographer and new friend.

Icer Air 2006 was incredibly fun to see and photograph this year. I posted a couple photo highlights from the event in my earlier blog post, Icer Air 2006 Highlights, on November 6th. In addition to that I also released my first podcast episode EXIF and Beyond highlighting the experience of photographing Icer Air 2006.

But what I’ve yet to post is a link to my Flickr photo set of the event. So here it is my Flickr photos set of Icer Air 2006. There are some semi-graphic photos of Kaya Turski’s wipeout so be warned. Fortunately she is doing well but after requiring some surgery. An update was posted here on Rollernews about her condition for those that are curious.

I’ve also read that the event is to be televised nationally on Fox Sports Network on Saturday December 9th at 4pm so look out for it. Read more… »