https://onelensinchina.com/2019/12/26/onelens-2019-panoramas/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/zhangjiajie.jpgZhangjiajiehttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sc.jpgSChttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_5803.jpgIMG_5803https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/snapseed-16.jpegSnapseed 16https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_4961.jpegIMG_4961https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_4958.jpegIMG_4958https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/img_3421.jpegIMG_34212019-12-26T01:33:57+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/bucket-list-2/2019-05-12T11:05:59+00:00weekly0.6https://onelensinchina.com/2018/09/28/utah-angels-landing-is-for-psychopaths/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_8406.jpgIMG_8406https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_8400.jpgIMG_8400https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_8398.jpgIMG_8398https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_8354.jpgIMG_8354https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_8326.jpgIMG_8326https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_8295.jpgIMG_8295https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_8292.jpgIMG_8292https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_8289.jpgIMG_8289https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_8258.jpgIMG_8258https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/snapseed-4.jpgSnapseed 42018-09-28T22:04:57+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2018/08/13/norwegian-coast-from-trondheim-to-bergen/2018-08-13T20:05:00+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2018/07/09/china-six-years-removed/2018-07-09T20:12:10+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2018/05/22/onelens-travel-throwback-iceland/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3885.jpgIMG_3885https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3673.jpgIMG_3673https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3664.jpgIMG_3664https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3655.jpgIMG_3655https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3642.jpgIMG_3642https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3637.jpgIMG_3637https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3572.jpgIMG_35722018-05-22T14:58:38+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2018/05/01/onelens-mostly-in-strasbourg-france/2018-05-01T00:34:49+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2018/04/20/eurotrippin-in-brussels/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_3389.jpgIMG_3389https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_3381.jpgIMG_3381https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_3376.jpgIMG_3376https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_3359.jpgIMG_3359https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_3345.jpgIMG_3345https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/editt.pngeditt2018-04-20T00:43:40+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2018/04/04/off-the-grid-for-five-days-in-quebec/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_2814.jpgIMG_2814Old Quebec. These are the city streets that make you see the European connections. Wandering around at sunrise gave me this tourist-free shot!https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/quebec-edit2.pngQuebec Edit2Street art around the trendy Saint Roch neighborhood. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_2776.jpgIMG_2776Booked a four hour bike tour with Cyclo Services Day Tours (via Viator) to Montmorency Falls. It's only about 7.5 miles from the city center and the leisurely pace makes the tour suitable for all fitness levels. Highly recommend if you are looking for an active travel experience! https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_2805.jpgIMG_2805The iconic Château Frontenac which overlooks the Saint Lawrence River. Most travel guides refer to this as "The Most Photographed Hotel In World" and I can clearly see why. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_2765.jpgIMG_2765A birds-eye-view of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (a.k.a.The National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec). The museum consists of three pavilions/building spaces with curated works unique in style distributed across the buildings. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_2757.jpgIMG_2757Love the saturation and geometric lines of this composition. Shot inside the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_2755.jpgIMG_2755An outdoor sculpture in a courtyard at the National Museum of Fine Arts. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/edit-qc.pngEdit QCAnother quiet street in Old Quebec. In a few more hours this area is swamped with tourists--and rightly so, as food, art, souvenirs and culture line the streets. 2018-04-04T19:17:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2018/03/11/onelens-what-up-italy/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/9l1a13411.jpg9L1A1341Faux Tilt-Shift created in Photoshop for this Canon T3i shot I took in Milan!2018-03-11T00:32:35+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/08/10/onelens-at-the-elms-newport-ri-engagement-photos-pt-2/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4375-copy.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4298-copy.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4260-copy.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 84mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4253-copy.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 109mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4227_2-copy.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4187_2-copy.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 90mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4149-copy.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 70mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4375.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4332_2.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 79mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4265.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 250mm2018-03-04T17:16:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2015/07/14/onelens-engagement-photography-mark-and-kim/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/9l1a0787_cr2jpg.jpgMark and KimCanon 5D Mark IIIhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/take2_bw.jpgMark and KimCanon T3ihttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/take2_bridgeedit3.jpgMark and KimCanon 5D Mark IIIhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/9l1a0427_cr2jpg.jpgMark and KimCanon 5D Mark IIIhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6172-copy.jpgMark and KimCanon 5D Mark IIIhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6574.jpgRingCanon T3ihttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6571_2.jpgRingCanon T3ihttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6500color.jpgMark and KimCanon 5D Mark III2018-03-04T17:14:51+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2018/03/04/onelens-still-needs-a-jacket-in-stockholm-in-august/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_9097.jpgIMG_9097My Nordic Food Walk with Stockholm Food Tours.eu started at Saluhall. Food tours are one of my favorite ways to get immersed in a new city! Not only do you get to try a bunch of local dishes, but you get the walking layout of the city. Try to do one on your first full day in a new city--then revisit your favorite spots! Shot on my Canon T3i and HDR'd in post. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_9064.jpgIMG_9064The view from Södermalm at sunset. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_9056.jpgIMG_9056Faux-tilt shift at sunset. Was much colder than it looks for August. Walking is still the best way to discover hidden gems though!https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_9039.jpgIMG_9039Galma Stan in Stockholm, Swedenhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/coffee.pngCoffeeWish I remembered the name of this cafe! Finding the best, local coffee shops is one of my favorite travel activities. Drinking cups outside gives you plenty of time to sit and people-watch. Delicious! https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/bike.pngbikeEuropeans bike! Even on these uneven cobblestone streets. Shot on my Canon T3i.2018-03-04T17:13:19+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2018/02/28/onelens-trips-to-france/2018-03-04T17:11:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2016/04/09/onelens-revisits-italy-and-norway/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_5495.jpgIMG_5495Oslo, Norway. Oslo Opera House, home to the Norwegian National Opera and Ballethttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_51952.jpgIMG_5195Norway In a Nutshell-Aboard the Hurtigruten.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1a1846.jpg1A1846Venice, Italy.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_51951.jpgIMG_5195https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_5054.jpgIMG_5054Oslo, Norway. Gol Stave Church at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History at Bygdøy.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/9l1a1906.jpg9L1A1906Venice, Italy. Saturated. Lost among the streets. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/9l1a1756.jpg9L1A1756Venice, Italy. The Grand Canal.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/9l1a1703.jpg9L1A17032016-04-09T19:23:34+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2015/11/28/onelens-at-elizabeth-park-west-hartford-ct-family-portrait-session/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ls_9l1a2240.jpgLS_9L1A2240https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ls_9l1a2254.jpgLS_9L1A2254https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_7182.jpgIMG_7182https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a2333.jpg_9L1A2333https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a2426.jpg__9L1A2426https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_6921.jpg__IMG_6921https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a2191.jpg__9L1A2191https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ue_9l1a2157.jpgUE_9L1A2157Elizabeth Park. West Hartford, CThttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a2313.jpg9L1A23132015-11-28T02:31:06+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2015/11/27/onelens-in-italy-part-2/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1829.jpg9L1A1829https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1494.jpg9L1A1494https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1634.jpg9L1A1634https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1659.jpg9L1A1659https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1469.jpg_9L1A1469https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1589.jpg9L1A1589https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1790.jpg_9L1A1790https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4384.jpg_IMG_4384https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4489.jpg_IMG_44892015-11-27T00:25:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2015/11/22/onelens-in-italy-part-1/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1802.jpg9L1A1802https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4643.jpgIMG_4643https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1751.jpgVenicehttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1588.jpgVenicehttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4341.jpgFlorencehttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1687.jpgFlorencehttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1608.jpgFlorencehttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1536.jpg9L1A1536https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/9l1a1398-copy.jpgMilan2015-11-24T22:51:05+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2015/11/01/onelens-in-sedona-az/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4974.jpgSomewhere off Scenic Rt 179Just pulling over to enjoy the ride into GORGEOUS Sedona, AZ on State Rt 179. iPhone 5s. Pro HDR Apphttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4976.jpgDevil's Bridge, Sedona, AZView of Devil's Bridge from the mountain side. Don't worry: IT'S NOT AS NARROW AS IT INITIALLY SEEMS! Legit, a family in front of me took pics with a four year old, and a college chick did a cartwheel. While I'm not as crazy, I was able to venture to the other side. (NOT looking down, of course). iPhone 5s. Pro HDR Apphttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4966.jpgDevil's Bridge: Take 2Another shot of Devil's Bridge, October 2015.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4960.jpgDevil's Bridge VistaView near Devil's Bridge in Sedona, AZ. Without a HEAVY DUTY 4x4 to cover the first mile of the hike (which is a limited access dirt road--for good reason), hike will be about 60-70minutes in each direction--if moving at a decent clip. iPhone 5s. Pro HDR Apphttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4957.jpgCathedral Rock PanoramaPanorama looking east at a midpoint vista on my hike up to Cathedral Rock. October 2015. iPhone 5s. Pro HDR Apphttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4950.jpgIMG_4950https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4933.jpgIMG_4933https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4909.jpgBoom! Artsy SelfieSelf-photo at Cathedral Rock in Sedona, AZ. Notice the expert hiking gear: leggings, long sleeve shirt to keep from getting SUNBURNED, improvised black bandana. iPhone 5s. Pro HDR Apphttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4906.jpgCathedral Rock WestView from Cathedral Rock looking west about three hours before sunset. Parking is in a very small lot off of Back O Beyond Road. If you hang around a few minutes, you'll be able to catch people leaving pretty quickly though---not nearly as many people who park decide to hike all the way to the top. iPhone 5. Pro HDR App https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4899.jpgCathedral Rock EastLooking through the Vortexes atop Cathedral Rock in Sedona, AZ. A good, shaded spot at the apex of the climb. I parked atop with a chocolate chip cookie from Wildflower Bread Company, shot a couple timelapses, and just enjoyed the awesome moment I was in :) iPhone 5s. Pro HDR App2015-11-01T03:45:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2015/06/18/onelens-in-norway-part-3/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_5318_2.jpgBergen, NorwayBergen, Norway. As seen while hiking up to Mount Fløyen. Canon T3i https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_5313.jpgBergen, NorwayBergen, Norway--shot while hiking up Mount Fløyen. Canon T3ihttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_5275.jpgCars outside of Trondheim, NorwayCars outside of Trondheim, Norway. As seen while departing on our Norway in a Nutshell Hurtigruten cruise. Canon T3i.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_5195.jpgNorwayHurtigruten Cruise via Norway in a Nutshell. Great fun if you enjoy seasickness. Canon T3ihttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_5179.jpgWestern Norwegian CoastWestern Norwegian Coast, March 2015. Canon T3ihttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_5099_2.jpgOslo, NorwayOslo, Norway looking toward the Holmenkollen ski jump---utilized during the 1952 and 1994 olympics. Canon T3ihttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_5069.jpgOslo, NorwayOutside the Fram Museum near Oslo, Norway. Canon T3ihttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_5041_2.jpgGol Stave Church, Oslo, NorwayGol Stave Church outside Oslo, Norway. Canon T3i2015-06-18T03:02:39+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2015/05/12/onelens-in-norway-part-2/2015-05-12T04:27:51+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2015/04/03/onelens-osloeats/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_2672.jpgLa BrassierLa Brassier, Oslohttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_2644.jpgJoe and the JuiceJoe and the Juice, Oslohttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_2642.jpgJoe and the JuiceJoe and the Juice, Oslohttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_2166.jpgHello Good PieHello Good Pie, Mathallen Oslohttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_2160.jpgBarramon, Pintxos y VinoBarramon, Pintxos y Vino, Mathallen Oslohttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_2158.jpgMathallen OsloMathallen Oslo2015-04-03T05:31:50+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2015/03/24/onelens-in-norway-part-1/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_5363_21.jpgFjord Cruise to MostraumenFjord Cruise to Mostraumen from Bergen. Canon T3i. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_5718_2.jpgHolmenkollen, OsloHolmenkollen Ski Jump, Oslo, Norway. FIS World Cup 2015. Canon T3i. Canon 55-250mm. March 2015https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_5488.jpgOslo Opera House, NorwayOslo Opera House, Norway. Canon T3i, Sigma 10-20mm. March 2015https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_5291.jpgBergen, NorwayBergen, Norway. Hiking trail up to Fløibanen overlook. Canon T3i. Sigma 10-20mm. f/9, 1/80, ISO 200https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_5268_2.jpgCruise into Bergen, NorwayCruise into Bergen, Norway. Canon T3i. March 2015https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_5167.jpgWestern Norwegian CoastWestern Norwegian Coast via Hurtigruten cruise ship. Canon T3i. March 2015https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_5149.jpgWestern Norwegian CoastWestern Norwegian Coast via Hurtigruten Cruise. Canon T3i. Canon 55-250mm. March 20152015-03-24T22:14:49+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2015/02/02/onelens-never-before-seen-travel-2012-2014/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3665_2.jpgReykjavik, IcelandReykjavik, Iceland Canon T3i, Canon 55-250mm March 2014https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1743.jpgWhite Mountains, NHOutside Arethusa Falls, White Mountains, NH Canon T3i, 18-55mm October 2012 https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3700.jpgReykjavik, IcelandReykjavik, Iceland Canon T3i, Canon 55-250mm March 2014https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2710.jpgSan Francisco, CAGolden Gate Bridge San Francisco, CA Canon T3i, Sigma 10-20mm August 2013https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_0387.jpgShanghai, ChinaThe Bund Shanghai, China Canon T3i, Canon 18-55mm July 2012https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3111.jpgAnse Mamin, St. LuciaAnse Mamin, Soufriere, St. Lucia. October 2013https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2576.jpgCamden, MECamden, ME Canon T3i, Canon 18-55mm July 2013https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2500.jpgBristol, CTBristol, CT Canon 5D Mark II July 2011https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3429.jpgDallas, TXDallas, TX Canon T3i, Sigma 10-20mm December 2013https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_0350.jpgThree Gorges DamProvince China Canon T3i 18-55mm July 2012 Sandouping, Yichang province, China2015-02-02T23:24:57+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/12/24/onelens-best-photography-of-2014/2014-12-24T03:08:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/11/01/onelens-in-las-vegas-nv/2014-11-01T07:03:24+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/10/08/onelens-in-puerto-plata-dominican-republic/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0595.jpgiPhone Pro HDRGregorio Luperón International Airport (a.k.a POP) Miniaturized in Pro HDRhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0572.jpgPuerto Plata, DRThe far end of Costa Dorada beach. About an hours' walk from El Barcelo.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0556.jpgPuerto Plata, DRiPhone-otography. Miniaturized along Playa Dorada Beachhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0544.jpgPuerto Plata, DRBeach borders the affordable Playa Dorada Golf Course. Shot a 54 on the front nine--recommended play if you can get out early enough to beat the heat. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0562.jpgPuerto Plata, DRSeptember, 2014. iPhone-otography. Pro HDR apphttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0579.jpgPuerto Plata, DRiPhone-otography. Pro HDRhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0575.jpgPuerto Plata, DRiPhone-otographyhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0553.jpgPuerto Plata, DRiPhone-otography. Pro HDR app and Photoshop post. Stayed at Barcelo Puerto Plata Resort. All-inclusive. Service and food were excellent. Property grounds and room conditions were sub par. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0557.jpgPuerto Plata, DRiPhone-otography. Playa Dorada Beach2014-10-08T05:49:41+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/08/05/onelens-at-the-elms-newport-ri-engagement-photos-pt-1/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4298.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4272.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 250mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4223.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4164.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mg_4527.jpgCanon 60D, Sigma 10mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mg_4493.jpgCanon 60D, Sigma 10mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4380-copy.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4249-copy.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4204-copy.jpgCanon T3i, Canon 55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mg_4509-copy.jpgCanon 60D, Sigma 10mm2014-08-05T21:16:26+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/07/15/onelens-revisits-soufriere-st-lucia/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3320.jpgSoufrierehttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3318_2.jpgSoufriere, St. LuciaSigma 10-20mm, https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3160.jpgAnse ChastanetSigma 10mm, f/5, 1/250https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_2863.jpgSoufriereSigma 10mm, f/ 7.1, 1/160https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3125.jpgAnse ChastanetCanon 18mm, f/18, 1/800https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3336.jpgSoufriereCanon 18mm, f/8, 1/52014-07-15T04:21:29+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/05/21/onelens-architecture-photography-showcase-2011-2014/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2466.jpgBristol, Connecticut 2011https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0607.jpgShanghai, China 2012https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2172_2.jpgOrlando, Florida 2013https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3184_2.jpgSoufrierre, St. Lucia 2013https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_2776.jpgSan Francisco, California 2013https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_1515.jpgNewport, Rhode Island 2012https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/beijing.jpgBeijing, China 2012https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0892_2.jpgShanghai, China 2012https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_0623.jpgChongqing, China 2012https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3572.jpgReykjavik, Iceland 20142014-05-21T14:43:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/05/10/onelens-in-reykjavik-iceland-part-2/2014-05-10T13:33:09+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/04/21/onelens-in-iceland-at-24fps-in-0202/2014-04-21T22:40:38+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/04/05/onelens-at-gullfoss-waterfall-iceland/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3971.jpgIce at GullfossThe joys of having a telephoto lens :) Canon 131mm, f/29, 1/13. Would have liked an ND filter for some shots, but lens and gear changes at the mouth of a waterfall (misty/dusty/watery) is risky. Stopped down as low as I could go.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3958.jpgGullfossIceland is great--no railings, fences, or confining signposts. Walk as you please--but please don't take a swim...View before a 105-foot drop. Sigma 10mm, ISO 100, f/10, 1/125https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3954.jpgGullfoss HDRPhotoshop HDR. Aside from the Northern Lights (attempt) I traveled mostly tripod-less--with packed snow and slippery footing (even in my hiking boots!) I was definitely more concerned with my mobility. Sigma 10mm, ISO 100, f/10, 1/125https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3919.jpgGullfoss WaterfallSigma 10mm, ISO 100, f/11, 1/25https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3921.jpgGullfoss WaterfallSouthwest Iceland, located in the canyon of Hvítá river. As seen on our Reykjavik Excursions Golden Circle tour. Sigma 10mm, ISO 100, f/14, 1/125https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3957.jpgGullfoss-Sigma 10mmLocated in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland, as shot on my Canon T3i, Sigma 10mm lens. ISO 100, f/10, 1/125https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3950.jpgGullfoss HDRSecond photoshop HDR. Sigma 10mm, ISO 100, f/14, 1/125https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3938_2.jpgGullfoss Wide AngleSigma 10mm, ISO 100, f/10, 1/125https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3888.jpgGullfoss Waterfall-Upper ViewCanon 55mm, ISO 100, f/10, 1/802014-04-05T08:31:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/03/29/onelens-at-thingvellir-national-park-iceland/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3863.jpgÞingvellir National ParkCanon 90mm. Faux tilt-shift in PhotoShop with Gradient Map and Lens Blur.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3862.jpgÞingvellir National Park, IcelandCanon 55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3852.jpgÞingvellir National Park, IcelandCanon 79mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/natparkpanarama.jpgÞingvellir National ParkPhoto Stitch in PhotoShop. Sigma 10mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3843.jpgThingvellir Church and Thingvellir Farm at Þingvellir National Park, IcelandThird in the Thingvellir Church and Thingvellir Farm series. Think it's my least favorite, but tried different focal lengths and color correction on each. Canon 179mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3870.jpgThingvellir Church at Þingvellir National ParkCanon 55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3855.jpgThingvellir Church and Thingvellir Farm at Þingvellir National Park, IcelandCanon 214mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3838_2.jpgSilfra Crack on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge of Þingvellir National Park, IcelandCanon 55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3830_2.jpgÞingvellir National Park, IcelandA UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sigma 20mm2014-03-29T16:27:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/03/25/onelens-in-reykjavik-iceland/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3691.jpgSolfar Sun Voyager Sculpture Detail enhanced in Photoshop. Selective Color Mixer to warm up highlights and shadows. Canon T3i, 55mm, ISO 100, f/4, 1/100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3651.jpgHarpa Concert HallHarpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik. Canon T3i, 15mm, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/80https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3673.jpgSolfar Sun Voyager Sculpture Reykjavik recommended: The night life :) No major international incidents to report. Canon T3i, 55mm, ISO 100, f/5, 1/125https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3578_2.jpgLandakot Catholic Church Landakot Catholic Church, Reykjavik, Iceland. About 400meters uphill from the Reykjavik Centrum Hotel (highly recommended!). Shot on my Canon T3i--20mm, f/4.5, ISO 100, 1/250https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3685-copy.jpgStreets in ReykjavikReykjavik city streets. Iceland population hoovers around 320,000 while annual tourist visits pushes 800,000. This means travel and transportation within the city is phenomenally simplified. The bus terminal at KEF has convenient bus ticket kiosks and Flybus (a.k.a. Reykjavik Excursions ((same company))) leave for the city center a few times an hour. The bus terminal in the city center is within walking distance of most hotels--and door-to-door shuttle service is available for an extra 500ISK (1900 ISK vs. 2400 ISK). Canon T3i, 194mm, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3701_2.jpgStreet Graffiti in ReykjavikReykjavik is nice--if you like graffiti. Or more appropriately Street Art. Cool little nuggets are like this are plastered on every wall and around every corner. Makes for some very fun photo-hunts. Canon T3i, 100mm, ISO 400, f/6.3, 1/200https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3738_2.jpgHallgrimskirkja ChurchHallgrimskirkja Church interior. Admission into the church is free (although if church is in session you can only visit the vestibule). Admission into the Church tower is 700 ISK--well worth it! Gives panoramic views of the entire city through a series of 12 windows. Again--the wind eight stories up is BLISTERING--but views are well worth it. Canon T3i, 10mm, ISO 800, f/3.5, 1/60https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3656_2.jpgHarpa Concert HallHarpa Concert Hall...informally referred to on our trip as the Opera House. Perched overlooking the Northern Atlantic Ocean-it's a stunning facade on the edge of the city. Extra treat: Lit up at night with varying LED displays. Canon T3i, Sigma 11mm, ISO 100, f/5, 1/80https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3683.jpgSolfar Sun Voyager SculptureSolfar Sun Voyager Sculpture overlooking the Northern Atlantic Ocean in Reykjavik, Iceland. Designed by Jon Gunnar Arnason. Travel photography notes: If you can only bring two lens, a wide angle and a telephoto are a must. I kept a polarizer on all my lens, although for the brightest of snow shots, ND would have been beneficial. ***No filters for Northern Lights photos*** Remember in 30 degree weather and Arctic wind, outdoor lens/filter changes are kind of miserable. Canon T3i, 55mm, ISO 100, f/5, 1/100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3718.jpgReykjavik RooftopsFaux tilt-shift completed in Photoshop. Gradient map and Lens Blur. Canon T3i, 250mm, ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/602014-03-25T03:38:29+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/03/23/onelens-in-iceland-preview-post/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3919.jpgGullfossSigma 10-20mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3603.jpgBlue LagoonSigma 10-20mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4003_2.jpgReykjavikCanon 18-55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3941.jpgGullfossSigma 10-20mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3742.jpgReykjavikSigma 10-20mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3638.jpgBlue LagoonSigma 10-20mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3654.jpgReykjavikSigma 10-20mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3775.jpg"Northern Lights"Northern Lights tour...No "Northern Lights" Sigma 10-20mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3678_2.jpgReykjavikCanon 55-250mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_3927_2.jpgGullfossSigma 10-20mm2014-03-23T17:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/out-of-office/2014-03-18T05:58:10+00:00weekly0.6https://onelensinchina.com/2014/03/17/onelens-revisits-the-great-wall-pt-2/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0237.jpghttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0240.jpghttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0256.jpghttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0204.jpghttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0143.jpghttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0131.jpghttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0048.jpg2014-03-17T14:28:02+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/03/05/onelens-revisits-the-great-wall/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0164.jpgIMG_0164https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0079.jpgCanon 18-55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0222.jpgCanon 18-55mmMutianyu-Last watchtower in the restored sectionhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0089.jpgCanon 18-55mmMutianyu. Any idea what the Chinese characters are saying?https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0041.jpgCanon 18-55mmMutianyu-Faux HDRhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0110.jpgCanon 18-55mmMutianyuhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0255.jpgCanon 18-55mmMutianyuhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_0159.jpgCanon 18-55mmMutianyu2014-03-05T15:57:30+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/02/17/onelens-animal-photography-showcase-2012-2014/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2797.jpgSan FranciscoCanon EF-S 55-250mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_0271.jpgBeijing, ChinaCanon 18-55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2629.jpgAcadia National Park, MaineCanon EF-S 18-55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2337.jpgAnimal Kingdom, Disney, Orlando, FLCanon EF-S 55-250mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_0426.jpgBeijing, ChinaCanon EF-S 18-55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2667.jpgSan Francisco, CASigma 10-20mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2283.jpgAnimal Kingdom, Disney, Orlando, FLCanon EF-S 55-250mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_0303.jpgBeijing, ChinaCanon EF-S 18-55mm. Dragons count right? :)https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_2274.jpgAnimal Kingdom, Disney, Orlando, FLCanon EF-S 55-250mm2014-02-17T04:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/02/04/onelens-in-ghana-west-africa-junejuly-2006/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsci0104.jpgElmina Castle, Elmina, Ghanahttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/n12310290_31170640_7777.jpgVlota Region, Ghana, West Africahttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/n12310290_31170639_7344.jpgVolta Region, Ghana, West Africahttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsci0026.jpgVolta Region, With Host Family2014-02-04T15:24:36+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/01/29/onelens-in-dallas-tx-part-2/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3420.jpgFirst Baptist Church Of DallasSigma 10-20mm, f/22, 1/4"https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3429_2.jpgFirst Baptist Church of DallasSigma 10-20mm, f/3.5, 1/800https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3401.jpgKlyde Warren ParkReflection. Sigma 10-20mm, f/9, 1/640 https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3389.jpgDallas Museum of ArtSigma 10-20mm, f/7.1, 1/320 (ISO at 1600-no idea what I was thinking there...)https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3445.jpgJoule Hotel's Eye30-foot eye-by Tony Tasset. Canon 18-55mm, f/5.6, 1/100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3463.jpgJFK MemorialInverted in Photoshop. Canon 18-55mm, f/10, 1/80https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3379.jpgDallas, TXPlastic Filter in Photoshop. Sigma 10-20mm, f/14, 1/1252014-01-29T05:20:08+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/01/21/onelens-in-dallas-tx/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3458_2.jpgJFK Memorial Plazahttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3442.jpg30 feet: The Eyehttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3416_2.jpgFirst Baptist Church of Dallashttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3476.jpgDallas School Book Depositoryhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3390.jpgDallas Museum of Arthttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3402_2.jpgFirst Baptist Church of Dallas2014-01-21T05:46:18+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/01/14/onelens-plays-wheres-the-trail-on-petit-piton/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3210_2.jpgAnd....Ok, photo-confession, I HATE the color correction on this one. Not happy with the whites wayyyy over-exposed throughout the frame. Must have been too busy worrying about my footing, or scraped knees, or mentally converting my years-old indoor rock climbing skills to this unfamiliar outdoor terrain.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3214.jpgPayoff Half WayJalousie (Sugar) beach would fall in the near-ground, with Soufriere Bay taking center stage. La Haut Plantation and resort in one of the rooftops nestled on the hillside directly across from the lens.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3208.jpgExtra CreditAt least one of the more defined paths. For extra credit, make like a local and attempt 60% of the hike with both hands looped through the straps of your backpack. For extra extra credit do it in khakis and a polo because "you like to look professional." Yes, Demascus was a certified ROCKSTAR. Again, emphasis on hiring a kick*ss guide.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3204_2.jpgSpot the TrailOne of the more well-groomed paths upward. (Pause). Now before you quickly jump to a "that-looks-fine" thought, notice in the lower left corner is my New Balance cross trainer. Poundsign#FrameOfReferenceForSomethingGoingStraightDown.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3276.jpgVines As RopesCan't see the trail? Join the club. I got from the bottom boulder in the center of the frame to the vantage point of where the picture was taken using the cable-thick vine as a rope upward. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/petit-panorama-copy.jpgThe PayoffLet's start with the panoramic payoff of a steep, two hour, 800 meter climb up Petit Piton. All pictures in post taken with my kit lens (Canon 18-55mm) on my Canon T3i. October 2013. Handheld, stitched together in Photoshop. Had about 40% overlap on each picture (nine total) to compose the image. Gros Piton is seen behind the foliage in the left-center area of the frame, and Soufriere Bay is camera right. Petit's summit is maybe 30 meters in circumference, with dense pockets of bushes and brambles and rocks and abso-frickin'-lutely stunning 360-degree views on St. Lucia. 2014-01-14T19:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2014/01/05/onelens-is-now-a-registered-domain/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/onelensregistered.jpgOneLens Is A Registered Domain2014-01-05T17:49:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/12/26/onelens-best-photography-of-2013/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4447.jpgUnionville, CTUnionville, CT February 20132013-12-27T16:21:16+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/09/18/framed-san-francisco-ca/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2631_2.jpgIMG_2631_2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2646_2.jpgIMG_2646_2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2651_2.jpgIMG_2651_2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2662_2.jpgIMG_2662_2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2748_2-2.jpgIMG_2748_2 2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2665.jpgAt Washington and DavisIntersection of Washington St and Davis in San Francisco, CA. Within walking distance of Pier 3 and Market Street. Canon T3i. Sigma 10-20mm, f/42013-12-18T05:35:46+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/09/25/san-francisco-street-corner/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2673.jpg6.0, f/22Very saturated Version 1https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2672_2.jpg3.2, f/22https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2684.jpg1.0, f/14This series is more experimental and won't appeal to everyone. All photos were taken in San Francisco at the corner of O'Ferrell and Ellis street.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2674.jpg2.5, f/22Disclaimer: This post=skimping on the photo descriptionshttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2680.jpg1/2, f/132013-12-18T05:35:13+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/12/18/recycled-post-july-2012-onelens-at-the-great-wall-beijing-and-shanghai/2013-12-18T05:34:20+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/12/14/onelens-atop-petit-piton/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-14-at-11-38-47-am.pngPetit Piton ParkingAbout 20 minutes into my hike, pretty much has been STRAIGHT UP since we got on the "trail" (trail used verrrrryyyyy loosely in this entire post). Petit is just under 750meters high and you're pretty much using all limbs two minutes inhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3275.jpgSoufriere From The SummitA tad bit of fun with the in-camera Tilt-Shift filter on my T3i. Next post teaser: Look for pics of the "trail." Figure some photos will give a much more accurate view of what you're walking up (or not walking up!) that my semi-poor descriptions. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3253_2.jpgDesperate for PhotoshopSo the post-prod could use ALOT of work...Cost of hike, negotiated to $140 (US). Included transportation to and from La Haut resort. La Haut offered to organize for me, but for $170--so I went straight to Demascus and organized on my own. Tipped an extra $30 at the end, since it was so frickin' spectacularly awesome--seemed fitting for someone that worked so hard. Most times Demascus said he does the hike at $70 per person, with a minimum of two people. FYIhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3222_2.jpgSoufriere at First Lookout PointLocated on the southwest corner of St. Lucia. Soufriere Bay in camera-right, the Caribbean Sea is camera-left. Shot on my Canon 18-55m lens.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3221.jpgInfront of the LensTaken by my guide, Demascus (contact info upon request...HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, HE WAS AWESOME!). First lookout point about an hour into the hike. Guides are available at the base of GROS PITON (taller but easier (again, a term used loosely) of the two Pitons) and are employed by the government. Guides are NOT available at the base of Petit Piton, since there is no real, marked start of the trail. Most hotels can arrange for a guided hike of Petit. I HIGHLY recommend going with someone who has experience on the trail (Demascus has taken courses in first aid, nature survival, etc) and knows the terrain extremely well. You MUST be in excellent physical condition to hike Petit. IT IS HARD. Ha to quote (On my hike up GROS): Demascus: If you can keep up with me on this hike, mayyyybe we can do Petit. Maybe.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3226_2.jpgDemascusAbout a two hour trek to the top. STRAIGHT UP (ha, have I mentioned that.) We began around 9am--much later=much hotter. Spent about an hour at the top (maybe about 20 meters in circumference). Rocky and full of foliage with a couple clearings. Guess the daring Demascus has camped overnight a couple times (i.e. slept on the ground). While the stars and sky would be breathtaking, sleepwalking and rolling down the cliff of a mountain would be less appealing.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3243.jpgLooking Toward Gros PitonMy mantra during the climb: Solo travel means I'm adventurous, not an idiot. Reality: Hmmm, I'm using ropes tied to tree roots to climb STRAIGHT UP a 12 foot rock ledge. Wouldn't this just suck in the rain. p.s. don't look down, there is nothing behind you. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3258.jpgLooking Toward Gros PitonFrom the summit. Canon T3i, Canon 18-55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3269_2.jpgRocking the Ohio shirt! Fully sweated through about 15 minutes in. Carried up my Manfrotto, one-shouldered camera bag, thankfully with chest strap. Trust me you'll need all four limbs free to assist with the ROCK CLIMBING PARTS. In terms of gear, I hiked light (especially after the rain I encountered while hiking Gros Piton). Just the T3i body and Cannon kit lens. Topped it off with three bottles of water (all drank with no need to pee after 5 hours! Hooray extreme exertion!) and a couple cliff bar snacks. Sunscreen=necessary. Bug Spray (in October)=not so much.2013-12-14T22:01:33+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/11/25/onelens-in-st-lucia-at-24fps-in-0138/2013-11-25T05:47:26+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/video/2013-11-25T05:44:44+00:00weekly0.6https://onelensinchina.com/about/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3807.jpgLincoln, NHPhoto-Credit: Randall Frenchhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3861.jpgIMG_38612014-03-28T14:58:20+00:00weekly0.6https://onelensinchina.com/2013/11/10/onelens-at-anse-chastanet-and-mamin-st-lucia/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/waterrocksps.jpgRock FormationGeology buffs? I'll gladly add the technical name for these sweet, ocean-raked rock formations at the end of Anse Mamin in St. Lucia. Sigma 18mm, f/9, 1/125https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/palm-top-frameps.jpgPalms at Anse MaminNear deserted at Anse Mamin. Sigma 10-20mm, f/ 3.5, 1/250. Travel bonus for visiting St. Lucia off-peak in October: Over the course of four hours, shared this beach with, maybe, three other couples. Was completely safe leaving my beach towel and gear under the palms to cool off in the beautiful and warm Caribbean sea. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/shawdow-palmsps.jpgSilhouette at 2:43pmAt Anse Mamin. Post work done in Photoshop--attempted to crush the highlights a smidge more-stopping down with an ND filter would have helped--getting sand on my lens would not have though :) Sigma 10mm, f/5.6, 1/250https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/beachbrushps.jpgBeach BrushSigma 10-20mm, f/4 (for shallow DOF), 1/320. Shot on the walking path between Anse Chastanet and Anse Mamin. Path approximately 400 meters--I recommend a sturdier walking shoe (as opposed to flip flops) so that you can do a little off-roading on the surrounding trails and coast line. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/chastanet-palmsps.jpgPalms at Anse Chastanet Sigma 10-20mm, ISO 100, f/9, 1/125. Was using a Vivitar 58mm circular polarizer--worked for the vacation, but not a good, long-term filter investment--cheaply made. 2013-11-16T23:57:02+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/08/07/60/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/susan-1.jpgSusan-Financial District, ShanghaiWhen I noticed this cool reflection, my brain went into "artsy" mode. (Yes, I'm deliberately working on my posture in this picture)https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yangtze-4.jpgYangtze RiverTweaked in iphoto, but still a semi-decent depiction of the ever-present China haze/air pollution. Yum. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yangtze-3.jpgYangtze RiverSince the construction began on the Three Gorges Damn, water levels along the famous Three Gorges has risen over 150m. Views were great, but sailing through 150m shallower would have just been stunning. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chongching-1.jpgChongqing Grand TheaterChongqing: City of +30 million where our Yangtze cruise was supposed to depart from. Due to flooding, the Grand Theater was where we boarded buses to head 200km downstream to catch our boat. 2013-11-06T04:53:37+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/11/04/onelens-in-st-lucia-sunset-cruise-done-four-ways/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sunsetdone4.jpgMystic Man Tour: 5:47pmSigma 10-20mm, f/4, 1/100, ISO 100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sunset-done-1.jpgMystic Man Tour: 5:40pmDeparts from Soufriere, travels north past Anse Chastanet and Anse Mamin, then circles back south past Petit Piton and Jalousie (a.k.a Sugar) Beach. Sigma 10-200, f/8. 1/160, ISO 100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sunsst-done-3.jpgMystic Man Tour: 5:22pmCatamaran cruise that runs bi-weekly, (Tues/Friday maybe?). $60 USD for a 2.5 hour trip. On-board hors d'oeuvres and drinks served. Awesomely enthusiastic crew and eclectic ipod shuffle mix pumped on the on-board speakers. Sigma 10-20mm, f/8, 1/100, ISO 100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sunset-done-2.jpgMystic Man Tour: 5: 34pmA caribbean-infused reggae mix was definitely fitting soundtrack to sailing the St. Lucian coast. Sigma 10-20mm, f/8, 1/100, ISO 1002013-11-04T23:07:55+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/10/24/onelens-from-la-haut-resort/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/catamaranps.jpgCatamaran at Anse Chastanet BeachAs seen from the walking path between beaches Anse Mamin and Anse Chastanet. Sigma 20mm, f/9, 1/125, ISO 100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/infinityps.jpgInfinity Pool at La HautOne of two pools located at La Haut. This one has much superior views than the other pool (which is located below Delice Restaurant and Bar). Very private-not once did I have to share the sunset with any of the other guests. Sigma 10mm, f/ 7.1, 1/160, ISO 100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/soufriereps.jpgSoufriere from La HautOne of many versions of Soufriere. I need to keep tweaking color correction-I'd love to keep the roof tops saturated, but not have the hillside and sunset so grossly colorful. A work in progress...https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wheelps.jpgParked at La HautA thirtenn room bed and breakfast located on the Northern hillside over looking Soufriere. Views of the Pitons rival the best in town. Sigma 13mm, f/8, 1/100, ISO 100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3081.jpgAnse Maminhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/palmsps.jpgPitons as seen from La HautStayed five nights, six days in a the Cocoa Superior Deluxe Rooms at La Haut. Recommended you request one of the three 2nd floor rooms, so you can sleep with your balcony doors open throughout the night. (Mosquito netting provided overhead-mostly for peace of mind). Sigma 10mm, f/7.1, 1/160, ISO 1002013-10-24T15:10:50+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/10/21/onelens-in-soufriere-st-lucia/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_31171.jpgAbandoned North of Anse MaminDay 3: Kind of did some walkable off-roading. Canon 18mm, f/4.5, 1/160, ISO 200https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2928.jpgView From My Balcony? Um, YES!Day 2: View from my Cocoa Superior Deluxe Room at La Haut Resort in Soufriere. Woke up on the edge of the world for six days. Magnificent. Sigma 10mm, f/8, 1/100, ISO 100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3159.jpgWhat Most People Picture, When They Picture Paradise Day 3: Anse Mamin Beach. Northwest of Soufriere. Sigma 10mm, f/5, 1/250, ISO 100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2987.jpgMystic Man Sunset CruiseDay 2: Sunset Cruise in the Caribbean Sea. Sigma 10mm, f/11, 1/100, ISO 100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/gros.jpgGros PitonDay 4: AS SEEN FROM THE SUMMIT OF PETIT PITON (! cap-locked for excited emphasis!) Canon 18mm, f/8, 1/50, ISO 100. Color Correction done in Photoshop. (Lightroom currently in transit!)https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3148_2.jpgAnse MaminDay 3: Anse Mamin, desaturated in iPhoto. Sigma 10mm, f/8, 1/160, ISO 100https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3117.jpgAbandoned North of Anse MaminDay 3: Went off-roading on foot (stories to follow). https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2872.jpgView from the Infinity Pool at La Haut Resort, St. LuciaDay 1: Sigma 10-20mm. f/4.5, 1/160, ISO 100. Exactly what I pictured sitting at the edge of the world would look likehttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3186.jpgMiniaturized: Soufriere, St. LuciaIn-camera creative filter. Bird's eye view of Soufriere. Canon 18-55mm, f/5.6, 1/80, ISO 400 2013-10-21T19:15:14+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/10/07/miniaturized-at-acadia-national-park-bar-harbor-maine/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2614.jpgIMG_2614https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2611_2-2.jpgIMG_2611_2 2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2615.jpghttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2612_2.jpg2013-10-07T14:40:50+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/09/28/a-series-entitled-if-i-had-dropped-x-on-the-huang-river/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/x-shanghai-7.jpgDropping X on the Huang #5 Last in my series. Unaltered. I love it. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/x-shanghai-5.jpgDropping X on the Huang #4Skyline.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/x-shanghai-6.jpgDropping X on the Huang #3 Pearl of the Orient Tower-Looking Vegas-like at night. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/x-shanghai-4.jpgDropping X on the Huang #2Circles!https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/x-shanghai-3.jpgDropping X on the Huang (a.k.a Fun with Slow Shutter Speeds) #1The start of my experiment in slow shutter speeds. I like color. Awesome white blob up top is the moon. Awesome to actually see the moon in China. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/x-shanghai-2.jpgFun on the Huang River Shanghai #2Skyline as seen from a Huang River Cruise. 6:45 departure time.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/x-shanghai-1.jpgFun on the Huang River Shanghai #1China has roving execution vans. I would never, ever, ever recommend doing anything illegal within the country. 2013-09-28T15:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/contact/2013-09-14T15:03:44+00:00weekly0.6https://onelensinchina.com/2013/09/04/onelens-in-pacific-heights-san-francisco-ca/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2822.jpgIMG_2822https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2818.jpgUP: Pacific HeightsOU reference: Hiking around the Pacific Heights hills instantly brought me back to Athens, OH and hiking up Mort and Jeff Hill between classes. Nothing but up and up and up and up. Canon T3i, Sigma 10-20mm, f/9, 1/200 https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2816.jpgIMG_2816https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2813_2.jpgIMG_2813_2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2812_2.jpgIMG_2812_2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2810.jpgIMG_2810https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_2807.jpgIMG_28072013-09-04T03:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/09/01/onelens-in-san-francisco-ca-pt-1/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2795.jpgGolden Gate from Crissy FIeldWorking toward the shallow DOF with my 55-250 canon lens. San Fran being 75 degrees and a wind-blown sunny made no part of me miss Forget-icut...errrr I mean Connecticuthttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2783_2.jpgIMG_2783_2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2774.jpgIMG_2774https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2752_2.jpgIMG_2752_2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2742.jpgIMG_2742https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2717_2.jpgIMG_2717_2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2692.jpgIMG_26922013-09-01T01:45:01+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/08/15/one-lens-in-camden-maine/2013-08-17T04:35:26+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/07/16/onelens-gets-a-sigma-10-20mm-wide-angle-portland-maine/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_2517_2.jpgIMG_2517_2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_2520_2.jpgHarbor at Portland MaineFirst outing with my new Sigma 10-20mm wide angle lens. Finally pulled the trigger and splurged on a new one--giving me a decent arsenal of lens now: Canon 55-250mm, Canon 18-55mm, Sigma 10-20mm, and a Lensbaby.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_2523.jpgIMG_2523https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_2531.jpgIMG_2531https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_2528_2.jpgIMG_2528_22013-07-16T04:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/06/15/567/2013-06-15T17:55:04+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/05/07/one-lens-at-animal-kingdom-pt-2-orlando-fl/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2269_2.jpgLook Left Look Right250mm and f/5.6 for a pretty sweet shallow DOFhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2384_2.jpgUnnamed Birdhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2353_2.jpgKomodo DragonA more saturated second take...https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2317_2.jpgHungryGiraffe-as seen on the Kilimanjaro Safari at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The moving jeep accounts for the less-than-ideal framing. 1/160 shutter speed to avoid motion blur. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2282_2.jpgGorilla at 250mmI love the 'whatcha guys doing over there without me' look :) Great personification.2013-05-07T02:35:31+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/04/14/one-lens-at-animal-kingdom-orlando-florida-2/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_2286.jpgIMG_2286First pic in a series of comical and life-like gorilla pics. As seen along the Exploration Trail. Love the nuanced and lazed vibe of the animals just chilling and eating--but let me tell you, when they get up to roam around, the muscle and bone crushing power of their gait and size is really quite daunting. First pic in a series of a few to come.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_2241.jpgYellow EyeThe flamingos and kangaroos are housed in the same encampment along the walking path toward Africa at Disney's Animal Kingdom. I was busy trying to auto-focus on some jumpers in the background when I realized these lil guys were propped up in their trademark one-legged stances about 10 meters away. Used a full zoom (250mm) and an open iris (f/5.6) to get this nice, shallow depth of field. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_2319_2.jpgSnackingGrabbed a shot of this guy on Walt Disney World's Kilimanjaro Safari. Shutter speed was at 1/160-I don't recommend shooting much slower-as the caravan's have only a few spots along the 20 minute driving route where they are actually authorized to come to a complete halt-so often you'll be firing shots off while the vehicle is moving at a slow creep...just enough to motion blur the perfect shot (sad face--I ruined my crocodile pics this way)https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_2335.jpgSleeping 18 HoursLioness as seen on Animal Kingdom's Kilimanjaro's Safari (Disney's Fast Pass both available and recommended--grab a pass and then do the exploration trail while waiting for your cue time to arrive). Each bench on the safari caravan seats 4-I was on the middle/left. The 250mm zoom lens was perfect for avoiding getting other passengers head/shoulders/cameras/ bags in my frame.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_2356_2.jpgKomodo Dragon (hissss)Was quite pleased and surprised by this lil guys activity level in the Floridian humidity. Popped the saturation a bit in iphoto. 250mm, ISO 800 f/5.6https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_2273_22.jpgIMG_2273_22013-04-14T17:48:51+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/03/27/day-tripping-into-other-things-creative/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2165.jpgTen Minutes and Two TwistsPhotographed on my living room window sill. Long the long lens its ability to grab such a shallow depth of field. Didn't adjust saturation in post (iphoto-though I'm seriously considering a switch to Lightroom) so this is a fairly accurate picture of the richness of color in the glass-how it blends and stretches in the extreme heat and then solidifies with the slow cooling process-about 24 hourshttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2158-2.jpgNot intentionally phallic :) Second of two paperweights. First was a less-photogenic red brain-like structure swirled atop a bed of royal blue and white. I wanted something less standard and more top-heavy for this piece. I initially pitched, "like a butternut squash" in a chipper voice. I really like the spotted bottom and am glad I did not over-swirl on the top. Canon T3i f/5.6 1/160 ISO 200 214mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2142-2.jpg5 PetalsWas aiming for four chunky wavy petals and kind of did a small fifth snip. The front weight of the entire piece is awkward and skewed and perfect and quirky. Canon T3i. 55-250mm Canon lenshttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2148.jpgFlowerTried to be conned into making something with much more pleasant symmetry-but I would not be foiled. I'm innately attracted to more odd and out-there things. Between petals and stem, was about a 15 minute process. Shot on my Canon T3i-55m-250 Canon lens.2013-03-27T17:54:11+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/03/22/snowed-in-connecticut-part-three-of-three/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2109.jpgMacro at Sunsethttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2082.jpgFrozen Fallinghttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2097.jpgUntouchedNon-retouched. Canon 55-250mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2108_2.jpgThree of Three2013-03-22T19:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/03/08/as-the-weather-once-again-turns-grumpy/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2546_2.jpgAs The Weather Turns GrumpyAs the weather turns grumpy outside with more sheets of sleet, let there be one reminder of spring :)2013-03-08T18:13:02+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/03/01/a-few-pictures-that-are-important-to-me-n-s-i-a-d/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_0913.jpgShanghai 2012https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2545.jpgApril 2011 Pt 2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2544_2.jpgApril 2011 Pt 1https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/q-pinecone-cu.jpgMagnanimoushttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2483_2.jpgI Have Sufferedhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2134.jpgTWLOHA 2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2131.jpgTWLOHA2013-03-01T17:31:07+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/02/16/snowed-in-connecticut-part-2/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2107.jpgTo The Ledge and FallingEF-S 55-250, 200mm, f/ 6.3, 1/200https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2103_2-2.jpgMickey MouseEF-S 55-250, 250mm, ISO 200, f/ 6.3, 1/200https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2096_2.jpgSpilledEF-S 55-250, 116mm, ISO 200, f/10, 1/200. Only iphoto post-work was done to exposure and saturation (dropped).https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2095.jpgLiquid Mercury Against A 345pm SunEF-S 55-250, 250mm, ISO 200, F/10, 1/2002013-02-16T17:02:08+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/02/09/snowed-in-connecticut-part-1/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2069_2-2.jpgSnow In My Boots Boots At The Back DoorTotal accumulation=well over two and a half feet. EF-S 154mm, ISO 400, f/8, 1/160 https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2093_2.jpgSnow as Sea Foam at SunsetEF-S 208mm, ISO 200, f/10, 1/200https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2105.jpgMacro of the Sunset Through My Window ScreenMakes me not want to know what this is doing to my lungs... EF-S 79mm, ISO 200, f/6.3 1/200https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2099_2.jpgBokeh Makes Everything BetterEF-S 250mm, ISO 200, f/6.3, 1/200https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2080.jpgLiquid Mercury 1EF-S 250mm, ISO 400, f/ 5.6, 1/1602013-02-09T22:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/02/04/458/2013-02-05T12:57:41+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2013/01/21/one-lens-with-a-5d-mark-ii/2013-01-21T07:45:00+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/12/31/my-top-pictures-of-2012/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0791.jpgMutianyu, ChinaPhoto-Credit: Randall Frenchhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1400.jpgJackson, NHPhoto-Credit: Randall Frenchhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1640.jpgLincoln, NHhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3321.jpgYangtze River, Chinahttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3359.jpgYangtze River, Chinahttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0254.jpgMiddletown, CThttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/photo-2.jpgBoston, MAiPhonehttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0144.jpgBristol, CTPhoto-credit: Brad Faison. Canon 5d Mark IIhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0311.jpgBeijing, China2012-12-31T18:01:50+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/09/27/emperor-qinshihuangs-mausoleum-site-museum-a-k-a-the-terra-cotta-warriors/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0169_2.jpgAs Seen Along the YangtzeI like how the rice paddy almost shows up as a faux tilt-shifthttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_32021.jpgThese Guys Make Bank!10 RMB cost for a ktichy photo-op--Tourists SWARM to this thing. Only saw these guys in the afternoon as we were leaving the museum (We arrived around 1pm) and they probably roll in 100 USD an hour!https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3202.jpgIMG_3202https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0530_2.jpgTerra Cotta WarriorsDO NOT---UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES--BUY YOUR SOUVENIR TERRA COTTA STATUES AT THE MUSEUM GIFT SHOP!!!! I repeat: DON'T DO IT!!!! The exact, identical statues can be purchased at the HUNDREDS of street vendors in the corridor outside the museum FOR A FRACTION OF THE COST. Think 30 RMB versus 300 RMB--Poor math but think 5 USD versus 45!https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3195.jpgThe AuthorElbowing my way to the railing. Space along that sides of the pit is easier to come by--but accessing the main viewing area at the head of the pit comes at a premium. The space is always packed with flag-waving tourist groups, but with the correct combination of patience and might, you can eventually wiggle your way to the front--and the resulting pictures will be well worth it. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0500_2.jpgTerra Cotta StatuesTraveler's Tip: DO NOT take the for-a-fee shuttle from the ticket window up to the museum entrance--approximately a 600m trip up a slight incline. Walking the distance takes you through the tourist trap vendors--and most won't bother you unless you show interest in their booths.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0485_2.jpgPicture-in-PictureBe ready to spike your ISO--the airplane-hanger-like housings for the displays are kept dark to shield the statues from harmful UV rays and pollution.2012-12-27T01:43:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/12/27/onelens-turns-27/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1971.jpgBday Roses: 3White Balance: Incandescent. Flash mode. Saturation actually dropped to 26% with color temp cheated cooler and black-balance crushed. I'm usually not a fan of such Warhol-esque adjustments, but I just kinda went with it on this one. Thoughts?https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1967.jpgBday Roses: 2iPhoto post-work: RAW file. ISO 400. AWB and flash photography. f/5 1/60https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1966_2.jpgBirthday RosesAll color correction done in iPhoto: dropped contrast and mid-tones. Bumped up exposure and saturation (slightly--to 55)..Shot with Auto WB and flash in my living room-ISO 400--fine color control during post work extremely finite--but that's to be expected with flash photography and auto-settings.2012-12-27T01:39:37+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/12/10/white-mountainsjackson-nh/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1857.jpgCovered Bridge: Jackson, NHHigh-five for creative titles throughout this entire post :) One of NH's famed covered bridges--minimal surrounding parking. Photographed late October, 2012https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1859.jpgCovered bridge in Jackson, NHRoomed at the elegant Bed and Breakfast, "The Wentworth." SEarch hotel.com and other search engines for reasonable daily rates--offseason rates are extremely affordable-we roomed in a "superior (insert swanky sound effect here) queen" for $100 a night. Owner and staff are extremely informational and friendly. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1810.jpgLandscape at seen from Cathedral LedgeCathedral Ledge in North Conway, NH. 'Farm by the River' Bed and Breakfast is located about a mile away in the valley of this picture. Recommend the trail rides-$50 an hour. Rider experience is extremely novice-as the terrain is exclusively flat-but still a relaxing way to spend an hour. Friendly, engaged staff.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1827.jpgShallow DOF at Cathedral LedgeShot on my Canon T3i, 18-55mm kit lens. F/ 3.5, 1/160, ISO 800https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1825.jpgCathedral Ledge, North Conway, NHEasily accessible by car, Cathedral Ledge in North Conway, NH is a popular spot for rock climbers and rappelling...2012-12-10T17:15:28+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/11/15/onelens-white-mountains-nh-part-two/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1761.jpgArethusa FallsToo much of a goober to actually shimmy across that middle log to get a true head-on shot. Great hike and avoided the major crowds by going about 2.5/3weeks off-peak.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_17651.jpgArethusa FallsWorth the hour+ hike (definitely harder on the way out--well kept trail-but lots of steps, rocks, steps, rocks) f/16 1/10 https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1741.jpgRipley Falls, Crawford NotchAt the start of the hike to Ripley Falls. Active tracks--so don't wander too long.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1725.jpgf/5 1/60Going for the shallow depth of fieldhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1699.jpgFrom the Kancamagus HighwayPast peak foliage, but still worth the drive. Roads were almost entirely deserted--which was a treat that allowed me to get behind the wheel in a very very fast car :)2012-11-15T16:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/11/03/four-days-in-the-white-mountains-nh-in-0132/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1847.jpgIMG_18472012-11-03T14:21:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/10/27/onelens-at-flume-gorge-white-mountains-new-hampshire/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1692.jpgLast pic of the dayDOF with the Canon T3i. Kit lens 18-55https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1597.jpgSlippery CrossingWooden planks=rustic. Wooden planks=careful steps. Wooden planks=narrow walkways.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1588.jpgPrettttttyOne of my favorites....https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1579.jpgShallow DOFEntrance fee to Flume Gorge: $15--worth it. Closed for the season mid-october. My trip was on the last day of the season-with a sizable, but manageable crowd.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1636.jpgWaterfallAt Flume Gorge. Not in love with my crop factor or horizon.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/export-flume-gorge-ps.jpgFlume Gorge-PhotoShop Color CorrectionPractice slow shutter speeds on my Canon T3i. f11, 1/2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1574.jpgCovered Bridge, Lincoln New HampshireLocated on the walking path to the Flume Gorge, White Mountains, NH2012-10-27T14:07:36+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/09/23/onelens-in-newport-ri/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1512-2.jpgSymmetry at The BreakersOutside view of the "Italian Renaissance-style palazzo." I'm continuing my "OneLensIn...." theme. Taken on my Canon T3i-kit lens, 18-55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1516.jpgOutside Terrace at The Breakers in Newport, RIhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1515-2.jpgOutside The BreakersVanderbilt 70-room summer "cottage," commissioned in 1893. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1508.jpgThe Breakers, Main Entrancehttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1521.jpgThe BreakersThe Breakers Mansion, Newport, RI2012-10-14T22:12:00+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/08/29/shanghai-architecture/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0933.jpghttps://onelensinchina.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/img_0246.jpghttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0286_2.jpgTributary on the Yangtze Riverhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0246.jpgMouth of the Three Gorges https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0420.jpgOn The BundAs seen on the second (in a string of four) 90+ degree days. Traveler's tip--wear sunscreen every single second on The Bund.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0476-2.jpgWorm's Eye View of Nanjing Road, ShanghaiSemi-dubbed the Times Square of the East...Crowded, but cleaner in my opinion. Recommended eats: Victor's at the Fairmont Peace Hotel for great coffee, pastries, and crepes. Pricey-but worth it.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0380.jpgArchitecture on The Bund, ShanghaiShanghai was hands-down my favorite city that we visited in China. After two weeks lost in the countryside and dodging cars in Beijing, something that had a Western resemblance was thoroughly welcome. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0396.jpgView From Across The BundSuper Saturated!https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0893.jpgShanghai World Finance CenterPudong District, Shanghai. Loving the RAW files from my Canon T3i--really helping "pop" the construction reflection...https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0917.jpgFinancial District, ShanghaiAt sunset on our last full day in China-August 1st 20122012-10-14T22:10:17+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/08/13/108/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/great-wall-7.jpgGreat Wall at MutianyuT3i extended over the edge at Mutianyu.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/great-wall-6.jpgGreat Wall at MutianyuAbout two and a half hours into the five hour hike. Anyone NOT inclined to stop and take photos every 100 steps could complete the hike in about two hours. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hutong-side-street.jpgBeijing, Chinahttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/congqing-construction.jpgChongqing, China https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/terra-cotta-2.jpgTerra Cotta WarriorsPit one (of three) of the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi'an2012-10-14T22:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/08/10/great-wall-shanghai-and-the-ultimate-souvenir/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/great-wall-5.jpgGreat Wall-MutianyuUnaltered view of the horizontal axis of the Great Wall at Mutianyu. The climb is often steep, lopsided, and unbelievably rewarding.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/shanghai-financial-3.jpgShanghai Financial DistrictMy second glowing endorsement for the purchase of a polarizer. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/shanghai-dumplings.jpgShanghai At NightView from outside Din Tai Fung, home of the "best dumplings in China." (Side note--it's a chain restaurant located inside a mall. And, though I'm someone that doesn't particularly enjoy dumplings, I am apt to concur.)https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yu-garden-21.jpgYu Garden, ShanghaiYu Garden established during the Ming Dynasty. Worth the affordable 30RMB entrance fee. 2012-10-14T22:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/08/06/beijing-and-shanghai/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/shanghai-2.jpgShanghai Financial District SkylineAs seen from The Bund side of Shanghai, along the Huangpu River. Not an HDR-I'm just awesome at tweaking my T3i's user profile settings. Boom. Roasted. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/shanghai-3.jpgFinancial District, Shanghai Symmetry within the financial district across from the Bund in Shanghai. I got all stoked (yes-bringing my vocab back to 1995) about getting this faux-fisheye look with my kit lens, a Canon 18mm-55mmhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yu-garden-2.jpgYu Garden Yu Garden, Shanghaihttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mutianyu-3.jpgMutianyu, Great Wall, Beijing23rd Towerhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/national-theater-1.jpgNational Grand Theater, Beijing (a.k.a. National Centre for the Performing Arts)Location safely arrived upon by way of a steering-wheel-slamming, phlegm-spitting, brake-checking-the-bus-behind-us, slightly irritated taxi driver. Xie Xie.2012-10-14T21:58:46+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/08/05/great-wall-xian-yangtze-shanghai/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yangtze-1.jpgYangtze River-Within the depths of the famous Three GorgesYes, the water was that brown. No, I wasn't lucky enough to spot the mythical (google search) Yangtze River Dolphin.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/xian-drum-tower-1.jpgXi'an Drum TowerRocking out a hand-held slow shutter speed. Traveling light=limited gear. Limited gear=optional tripod. Optional tripod=human tripod. Human tripod=I'm as bad-ass.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/terra-cotta-1.jpgTerra Cotta Warrior, Xi'anWhere an hour-long, 7 RMB bus ride will land you. Hooray for stellar, public transportation navigation by Randy and me!https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mutianyu-2.jpgMutianyu, China 2012-10-14T21:58:04+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/08/04/onelens-at-the-great-wall-hutong-forbidden-city-and-shanghai/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/shanghai-financial-1.jpgShanghai Financial DistrictHigh-five to MY FACE for remembering to use the polarizer! https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/yu-garden-1.jpgYu Garden Yu Garden, Shanghai, China. Visited tour-guide-less, so for all I know this building might just be a glorified outhouse. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/forbidden-1.jpgForbidden CityForbidden City, Beijing. Outer Courtyard wallhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hutong-1.jpgHutong Hutong traditional shopping streets in Beijing. About 60 minutes before the "most rain Beijing's seen in 60 years" began to fall...https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mutianyu-1.jpgMutianyuMutianyu: Great Wall, located approximately 45 miles outside of Beijing2012-10-14T21:57:23+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/10/14/one-lens-336-hours-as-told-in-four-minutes-2/2012-10-14T04:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/10/08/six-hours-before-the-sinus-infection/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0092.jpgHoly Smog Batman! Is that actually the sky?!?!Holy Smog Batman! Is that actually the sky?!?!https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0027-2.jpgAs Seen The Morning After...As seen the morning after boarding our Sun Century Cruise. Due to the flooding, we sat in port overnight--hard to effectively sail a four day cruise itinerary when you lose 200km of the triphttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0641.jpgAs Seen The Morning After...As seen the morning after boarding our Sun Century Cruise. Due to the flooding, we sat in port overnight--hard to effectively sail a four day cruise itinerary when you lose 200km of the trip.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0018.jpgLong Exposure at the Grand Theater, ChongqingI like color. And playing with camera settings on my T3i that I don't quite effectively use...https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0670.jpgChongqing Grand TheaterGetting artsy. Due to the Yangtze River flooding, we had a four hour layover/hangout at the Grand Theater before boarding a shuttle bus for a three hour trip east. Made only slightly better by the Snickers bar from the airport to tide me over until the next morning.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0043_2.jpgAs Seen On The BoatHooray insects! Better outside than in :)https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0121.jpgAt The Mouth of the Three GorgesEntering the Three Gorges Damn: Day Two of our Century Sun Cruise2012-10-08T20:30:03+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/09/13/forbidden-city-a-k-a-the-day-randy-lost-his-sunglasses/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0883.jpgMe!Apparently I can't sit still during Randy's Pro HDR iPhone apphttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0435_2.jpgWhere Randy Started to Crash from Fever-Sun Stroke ComboAbout 45 minutes away from epically failing to hail a cab at the Forbidden City. Traveler's tip-be prepared to take public transport away from the city-most cabbies won't stop due to the high police presence. Normally taking the bus isn't a problem-as long as you have a Chinese tour guide able to decipher the (non-english) bus schedule. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_04151.jpgDirty Glass Character ReflectionShooting for something artsyhttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0441.jpgStone Carving Behind the Hall of Preserved HarmonyMarble carving-the largest stone sculpture in the Forbidden City. One continous piece that was carted to Beijing from 70k away. Hop on that p90x and get ready to move a 250 ton slab! Boom. Roasted. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0424_2.jpgGuardian Lion Statue at the Forbidden CityPop Quiz: FYI the female statue has the Lioness crushing a cub under her paw, while the male version has a sphere (a.k.a. Earth) under his. Impress your tour guide before they can tell you...https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0403_21.jpgFirst Courtyard-Forbidden CityAs seen after entering the Forbidden City. Site was crowded-but not as packed as some websites warned. 2012-09-13T20:57:21+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/09/07/first-pics-of-the-three-gorges-damn-project-other-sites-from-the-trip/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0421_2.jpgShanghai, Chinahttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0415.jpg95 Degrees On The BundAlong THe Bund in Shanghai. (Obvious) color correction done in iPhoto.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0281_2.jpgSampan Boat Steerer Day excursion during our cruise--Disembarkment to the Shennong Stream for a sampan ride--on a 12-passenger plywood canoe. Blindingly hot and pulled by the skinniest, most muscular men I'd seen in awhile. Before arrival we passed the famous, "Hanging Coffins." Be prepared to see only one--if you have verrrrrry discerning eyes. Coffin--contrary to what the title suggests--was hung horizontally. Most other coffins have been swallowed up by the river water, now that the water line has risen 150m since construction on the damn damn began.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0359_2.jpgAs Close As You'll Get To The Damn DamnAs seen from the viewing platform on our Three Gorges Damn Tour. Randy, "I'm not that into damns." Susan, "Not even the largest damn project in the woooorld." Randy, "I've been to the Hoover Damn..." Susan, "This is bigger than the Hoover Damn." Randy, "I' know. I've been to the Hoover Damn and it was cool. But, like, I'm ready to go after ten minutes." Agreed-and that's about how long the tour of the platform lasts. I was disappointed-heading into the tour, I was under the impression we'd be walking across the structure...But, guess it still falls under the, "once in a lifetime," heading.https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0345.jpgThree Gorges Damn ProjectThe Yangtze River Three Gorges Damn Project. Slated for completion in 2015. Last stop of our four day cruise down the Yangtze-unfortunately, due to flooding, we disembarked our ship approx. 60km upstream-instead of sailing through the ship-locks. Shot from a hilltop above the damn project-maybe a quarter mile away.2012-09-08T04:40:11+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/09/03/one-lens-336-hours-as-told-in-four-minutes/2012-09-03T14:39:47+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/08/24/faux-tilt-shift-in-china/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0924.jpgYangtze River Three Gorges Tilt-Shift #2Second (semi-sloppy) attempt at iPhone tilt-shifting (via ProHDR) on a borrowed iPhonehttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0921.jpgYangtze River Three Gorges Tilt Shift #1Near petrified at this moment: precariously dangling an iPhone (not my own) over the edge of our cruise shiphttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0831.jpgMutianyu #4Very similar to, but slightly different from, "Mutianyu Tilt-Shift #2"https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0821.jpgMutianyu Tilt-Shift #3https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0830.jpgMutianyu Tilt-Shift #2https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0823.jpgMutianyu iPhone Tilt-Shift #1Great Wall at Mutianyu. iPhone ProHDR app2012-08-24T02:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.com/2012/08/21/the-art-of-a-photobomb-a-k-a-a-missed-opportunity-to-do-this-at-every-site-we-visited/https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/susan-photobomb-3.jpgAdded Bonus: Photobomb #3One of the more tame faces the photoblog author displayed, posed behind an archer statue at Xi'an's Terra Cotta Warriors. Most efforts featured more teeth-barring emotives reminiscent of the second grade kid that didn't know how to smile for class photos. You know the face I'm talking about...And if absolutely necessary, ask and I'll demonstrate. https://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/susan-kid-xian.jpgXi'an, Chinahttps://onelensinchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/susan-kid-beijing.jpgBeijing, ChinaPhoto-Credit: Randall French2012-08-21T14:48:27+00:00monthlyhttps://onelensinchina.comdaily1.02019-12-26T01:33:57+00:00