POTW – April 9, 2012: Anchors Away
Today’s Photo of The Week comes from outside Fisgard Lighthouse in Victoria, British Columbia. The sign post at the center of the anchors points out the distance to Victoria, London, Yokohama, Japan and Seattle.
Esquimalt Harbor
Fog and mist were the key hallmarks during my vacation to Victoria last July. Locals assured me it was an unusually chilly summer and that their normal July weather was governed by the Pineapple Express. They swore to me that July on Vancouver Island felt a lot like being in Hawaii. We never saw anything [...]
Back To Sooke
Another view of Wiffen Spit Park in Sooke, British Columbia. The fog and mist that had dogged us all day finally began to clear off when we arrived out at Wiffen Spit. If you look closely in the distance, you can see plumes of fog rising off the hills in the distance across the water. [...]
POTW – April 1 – Race Rock Lighthouse
I took this shot while out on a Orca whale watching during my vacation on Vancouver Island last summer. It was the only pretty day I got on the trip. We were lucky to watch a playful transient pool of Orcas that day. After watching the juvenile porpoise in and out of the water for [...]
POTW: Sooke, British Columbia
Shot in July 2011 at Wiffen Spit Park, Sooke on Vancouver Island. This shot is my first foray into HDR photography, with Nik software’s HDR Efex Pro. The original shot was taken on a gloomy, overcast, gray summer afternoon. I think this version makes a far more interesting photo. Photo Details: 1/160 sec at f/7.1, [...]
Splash Of Spring Color
On a somewhat gloomy May Sunday, I decided I was in need of a taste of spring. So, I made the drive out to Longwood Gardens to gaze at the spring flowers. While the tulip gardens were the main attraction, there were all sorts of beautiful blooms on which to feast the eyes. A few [...]
April Cherry Blossoms
Every year I say I’m going to make it down to see the DC Cherry Blossom Festival and then something comes up with work and I miss it. This year, I finally made it. Saturday was overcast and rainy, so my friend Mia and I went shopping at Tysons II and lusted over Prada, Dior [...]
Venetian Architecture
For the last week, I’ve been wading through my pictures from my trip to Venice last October. I only processed a small portion when I came back before I got distracted by other projects. Below is a sampling of some of my favorite photos of the buildings and statues of Venice. The first is a [...]
Spring Blossoms
Mother nature gave us a beautiful first day of spring–sunny, blue skies, 72 degrees. The tree in my backyard has begun to flower and it’s absolutely gorgeous. Birds are flying about and the wind chimes are tinkling on the gentle breeze that floats in through my sliding door. Considering the wretched winter we had, I [...]
Snow Geraniums
We’re getting our first snow today and yet my geraniums are still in full bloom. It just seems wrong.
Burano
On an overcast October day, I took a series of boats out to Burano, a small island in the North Lagoon. Historically, Burano was an island known for its lace making and fishermen. While there are fewer lace makers on Burano today, it’s still home to fishermen and artists who live in brightly colored houses. [...]
A Few Random Shots From Venice
There’s no real theme to the shots here, but just a few I liked. Gondola row: A canal near my hotel that seems to be a hotspot on the gondola run. One right after another all day long comes through there. The view from the Rialto Bridge of the Grand Canal: http://the35thillusion.blogspot.com
Sunset Over Venice
Really beautiful sunset over Venice tonight: A small sunset series of Santa Maria Della Salute: http://the35thillusion.blogspot.com
Acqua Alta
In addition to darkened skies, a new moon (and a full moon) brings Acqua Alta, or to non-Venetians, high tidal waters that under the right conditions can put a large chunk of Venice under water. Fortunately, the flooding today was minor by Acqua Alta standards, with tides topping out around 1.03 meters. Now, this doesn’t [...]
Rainforest In The Mountains
When up in the mountains of Pennsylvania, you don’t expect to stumble into a climate more commonly found in the rain forests of the Caribbean or Central America. But, as soon as we hit the hiking trails at Bushkill Falls, the pleasant 75 degree August day turned tropical, fed by the moisture from a series [...]
One More Watcher
One more Amur tiger kept a close eye on us at the zoo Monday. http://the35thillusion.blogspot.com
The Watcher Becomes The Watched
Monday, my sister Sara and I took a trip to the zoo on one of her last days before leaving for the Peace Corps. Despite being a fairly warm and humid day, the animals didn’t disappoint. While some slumbered away in the summer heat, others let their personalities out on display. At times you wondered [...]
Butterfly Sancturary
Sara and I went up to the Bear Mountain Sanctuary in the Poconos yesterday. http://the35thillusion.blogspot.com
Echoes of Furies Past
Most of us will never step onto a battlefield. We won’t know what it sounds like when artillery whines over head so close you can feel the wake ruffle your hair as it sails by. We’ll never know what it’s like peer across the confusion of a smoke enshrouded field to hunt for the enemy, [...]
Monet’s Giverny
I was fortunate enough to have an extra day in Paris before I had to fly home from a work trip last month. So, I took a tour out to Giverny where Monet painted his water lily paintings. It was a holiday weekend in France and the highways leading out of Paris were clogged with [...]
Summer Lilies
Still working on my London and Paris pictures. But, in the mean time, some really pretty lilies started blooming in my garden today. http://the35thillusion.blogspot.com
Kim Day is a freelance photographer and travel writer located in the Philadelphia suburbs.