Category: Travel
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Fiori (Flowers)
I Fiori (Flowers in Italian) Shot with a Canon EOS 50D (w/ 17-55 f2.8 IS USM lens) Shot on Aperture priority Focal Length: 17mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm) Aperture: f2.8 Exposure: 1/400s ISO 200 Shot this image in Siracusa, Sicily, which is where I’m travelling over this weekend. It is terribly windy and mostly over-cast, but this shot was taken…
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Breaking Waves
Shot with a Canon EOS 50D (w/ Jupiter-6 180mm f2.8 lens) Shot on Aperture priority Focal Length: 180mm (35mm equivalent: 288mm) Aperture: f2.8 Exposure: 1/320s ISO 640 Driving along the coast of Sicily in gale-force winds revealed some of the worst, and most beautiful, aspects of nature. Everything was being blown to bits – tiles were falling off roofs,…
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5 Ultimate Tips for Traveling Light
Size Matters. You can usually tell a frequent traveller from an amateur by the size of their suitcase. In general the more I travel the less I carry, I have learned that on most of my holidays comfort is key, both in wardrobe choice and luggage volume. The restrictions imposed by low-cost airlines have made…
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48-Hour Romance
You are an author, entrusted with writing a whirlwind romance. You are given two characters: a seasoned traveler and a destination. Any place in the world that can be traveled to safely. A deadline has been imposed on your romance: 48 hours. Use it wisely. You have been conceded one allowance: time to decide what…
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Peace in France
Shot with a Canon EOS 50D (w/ 17-55 f2.8 IS USM lens) Shot on Aperture priority Focal Length: 55mm (35mm equivalent: 88mm) Aperture: f4.5 Exposure: 1/1000s ISO 200 I don’t live in a big city. Heck, our country is less populated than a suburb in one of the world’s major cities, so in comparison our life is relatively laid…
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Frozen Bench
Shot with a Canon EOS 50D (w/ 17-55 f2.8 IS USM lens) Shot on Aperture priority Focal Length: 17mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm) Aperture: f4.5 Exposure: 1/640s ISO 200 One of the photos I took in France a couple of weeks ago. I went out shooting in St Marcellin de Cray, a little village in Burgundy, and managed to stick…