It was bound to happen. I grew up a mere two hours flight away but I had never been there. I looked left from the height of my camel saddle and there they were, all three of them, the majestic pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre and Menkaure. All history books I’ve studied in school talked about their size, of what a great feat of [...continue]
Nik Software titles have been a must for many professional photographers and recently Google bought this software company, but the best part is that Google has slashed the prices of the Nik products. For just $149 we can own the entire collection whereas before a single software titles was upwards of $200. And if that wasn’t enough, until March 30th only you can use [...continue]
It’s been over five years since my adventures in Peru but the events that took place there, especially the night of October 29th, are burned in my memory and will be for a long time. The following is recap of what happened after Huacachina, after we nearly lost our lives in a bus crash, which incidentally was when I stopped writing my travel diary [...continue]
Every so often in conversation with friends, in online forums or letters to magazines the topic of photo editing or retouching (those opposed will use the word “manipulation”) comes up. I want to give here my opinion on the subject. I’ll start by saying that the issue is twofold: on one side it’s merely artistic, an interpretation of what is seen and therefore completely [...continue]
Last week I received an email mentioning San Antonio, TX and since I had not been there yet, but had been planning to visit at some point, I thought this would be a good time to take a quick trip to Texas. I had heard many good things about the city from friends so, knowing well that a two day trip (even less, once [...continue]
Hello everyone! My Post Office Box today had a nice surprise: an advance copy of the book “Basic Illustrated Cross-Country Skiing” published by Falcon Guides. This is good news because I have spent nearly a year doing the photography and editing for this book. More than a thousand images were taken and I had to select just over 100 of them to make it [...continue]
The moment I stepped out of the airplane I felt like I had just jumped a few years into the future. Incheon International Airport (Seoul’s main airport) is what could be defined as “state of the art” among airports. Not by chance it has been voted best airport in the world for seven consecutive years (although, for its facilities I’d give the title to [...continue]
Last Friday I had the pleasure to lead a group of local photographers to an excursion in search of some great sunset and night shots. The location we decided upon is called Cala Domestica and is situated a short but breathtaking drive south of the town of Buggerru in Sardinia. The two beaches of Cala Domestica are situated at the end of an inlet [...continue]
Greetings from the beautiful island of Sardinia, my native place. The weather has been beautiful and I’m slowly regaining motion of my arm. I’m finally able to lift my camera and press the shutter button again, so that’s a big plus. The sky has been gifting us with some pretty amazing sunsets recently; hopefully there will be a few more before I have to say goodbye. [...continue]
My surgery went well, although some of the pain lingers and having some discomfort from not being able to sleep in bed. Hopefully in a few days things will be a lot better as I feel strength to my arm returning every day a bit more. This is all of the typing I can do, for everything else I rely on my Android’s Swype and Dictation.
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