Digressions in Pixels

Princetown, Victoria: Port Campbell National Park

MMAndamon — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:28:14 +0000

The national park features limestone formations on and near the coastline adjacent to the Great Ocean Road. These include an array of sheer limestone cliffs overlooking offshore islets, rock stacks, gorges, arches, and blow-holes.

18-200mm VR @ 62mm | 1/80s @ f/16 | ISO 100 | Handheld

18-200mm VR @ 55mm | 1/200s @ f/11 | ISO 100 | Handheld

18-200mm VR @ 22mm | 1/320s @ f/8 | ISO 100 | Handheld

18-200mm VR @ 20mm | 1/200s @ f/11 | ISO 100 | Handheld

18-200mm VR @ 20mm | 1/250s @ f/11 | ISO 100 | Handheld

18-200mm VR @ 18mm | 1/60s @ f/11 | ISO 100 | Handheld

Filed under: Landscape Photography, Nature Photography, Photography, Seascapes, Travel Photography Tagged: Australia, Great Ocean Road, Princetown, Victoria

Princetown, Victoria: Twelve Apostles, Port Campbell National Park

MMAndamon — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:33:27 +0000

The spectacular group of limestone stack formations rising majestically above the Southern Ocean along Victoria’s dramatic and scenic south-west coastline.

18-200mm VR @ 31mm | 1/80s @ f/11 | ISO 100 | Handheld

18-200mm VR @ 44mm | 1/8s @ f/16 | ISO 100 | Tripod

18-200mm VR @ 40mm | 1/30s @ f/16 | ISO 100 | Tripod

18-200mm VR @ 38mm | 1/10s @ f/32 | ISO 100 | Tripod

Filed under: Landscape Photography, Nature Photography, Photography, Seascapes, Travel Photography Tagged: Australia, Great Ocean Road, Princetown, Victoria

Rome, Italy: Roman architecture and engineering

MMAndamon — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:35:01 +0000

The Colosseum

18-200mm VR @ 34mm | 1/500s @ f/8 | ISO 200 | Handheld

18-200mm VR @ 38mm | 1/200s @ f/8 | ISO 200 | Handheld

The Pantheon

18-200mm VR @ 20mm | 1/250s @ f/8 | ISO 400 | Handheld

18-200mm VR @ 18mm | 1/20s @ f/8 | ISO 800 | Handheld

Filed under: Architectural Photography, Interior Photography, Photography, Street Photography, Travel Photography, Urban Landscapes Tagged: Europe, Italy, Rome

Venice, Italy: Bridges over the Grand Canal

MMAndamon — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:53:40 +0000

Three of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal: (1) Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto), (2) Accademia Bridge (Ponte dell’Accademia), (4) Constitution Bridge (Ponte della Costituzione / Ponte di Calatrava a Venezia):

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 18mm | 1/1000s @ f/4 | ISO 200 | Handheld

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 18mm | 1/80s @ f/8 | ISO 200 | Handheld

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 18mm | 1/8000s @ f/4 | ISO 400 | Handheld

Filed under: Architectural Photography, Cityscapes, Photography, Travel Photography, Urban Fragments, Urban Landscapes Tagged: Europe, Grand Canal, Italy, Venice

7ème, Paris: Musée d’Orsay

MMAndamon — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:37:05 +0000

Musée d’Orsay houses art from the period 1848 – 1914, making it the place to see the impressionists and post-impressionists.

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 24mm | 1/320s @ f/8 | ISO 200 | Handheld

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 26mm | 1/180s @ f/8 | ISO 200 | Handheld

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 18mm | 0.4s @ f/11 | ISO 200 | Handheld

The museum is housed in the the former Gare d’Orsay (built in 1898-1900), a railway station and hotel (west end of building) in Paris which served as a terminus for the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans (Paris-Orléans Railway).

Architect/Designer: Victor Laloux (1850-1937)
Design: Beaux-Arts

The transformation of the station to a museum began in 1978 and was completed in 1986. The former train station’s concourse became the museum’s central hall. Along both sides of the main hall (the former train shed) are exhibit rooms. This grand hall, was flooded in the Great Flood (Inondation) of Paris in January 1910.

Filed under: Architectural Photography, Interior Photography, Photography, Travel Photography, Urban Fragments Tagged: Europe, France, Paris

Paris: Pavement Cafés

MMAndamon — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:56:00 +0000

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 46mm | 1/20s @ f/8 | ISO 200 | Handheld

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 40mm | 1/60s @ f/5.6 | ISO 200 | Handheld

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 62mm | 1/125s @ f/8 | ISO 200 | Handheld

Filed under: Cityscapes, Photography, Street Photography, Travel Photography, Urban Fragments Tagged: Europe, France, Paris

McLaren Vale, South Australia: Summer Stories

MMAndamon — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:17:08 +0000

Remembering the South Australian summers …
McLaren Vale, south of Adelaide in South Australia, is one of Australia’s oldest winemaking regions and is notable for its Shiraz.

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 20mm | 1/100s @ f/16 | ISO 200 | Handheld

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 22mm | 1/350s @ f/11 | ISO 200 | Handheld

Filed under: Landscape Photography, Nature Photography, Photography, Travel Photography Tagged: Australia, McLaren Vale SA, South Australia

Montmarte, 18ème, Paris: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur

MMAndamon — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:17:19 +0000

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 24mm | 1/500s @ f/8 | ISO 200 | Handheld

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 32mm | 1/800s @ f/8 | ISO 200 | Handheld

Filed under: Architectural Photography, Cityscapes, Photography, Travel Photography, Urban Fragments Tagged: Europe, France, Montmarte, Paris

18ème, Paris: Rue Foyatier, Montmarte

MMAndamon — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:46:13 +0000

The Steps at Rue Foyatier, made famous by Brassaï’s Les Escaliers de Montmartre, 1936.

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 38mm | 1/125s @ f/8 | ISO 200 | Handheld

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 36mm | 1/320s @ f/8 | ISO 200 | Handheld

Filed under: Architectural Photography, Cityscapes, Photography, Street Photography, Travel Photography, Urban Fragments, Urban Landscapes Tagged: Europe, France, Paris

1ème, Paris: Musée du Louvre

MMAndamon — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:49:32 +0000

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 34mm | 1/5s @ f/5.6 | ISO 800 | Handheld

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 55mm | 1/5s @ f/5.6 | ISO 1600 | Handheld

Nikon D200 | Nikon 18-200mm VR @ 18mm | 1/5s @ f/3.5 | ISO 1600 | Handheld

Filed under: Architectural Photography, Interior Photography, Night Photography, Photography, Travel Photography, Urban Fragments Tagged: Europe, France, Paris