More Dubai: Keep your camera clean
I was all set to leave Dubai. Last night I sat down and went through all my photos from Sukhothai and Ayutthaya. I noticed something horrible that I hadn’t seen when I was shooting in the LCD of my camera. A giant hair like thing on every single image. Somehow, something had gotten on the [...]
Daily Travel Photo – Melbourne, Australia
From the World Heritage inscription: The Royal Exhibition Building and its surrounding Carlton Gardens were designed for the great international exhibitions of 1880 and 1888 in Melbourne. The building and grounds were designed by Joseph Reed. The building is constructed of brick and timber, steel and slate. It combines elements from the Byzantine, Romanesque, Lombardic [...]
Daily Travel Photo – Sangiran, Indonesia
From the World Heritage inscription: Excavations here from 1936 to 1941 led to the discovery of the first hominid fossil at this site. Later, 50 fossils of Meganthropus palaeo and Pithecanthropus erectus/Homo erectus were found – half of all the world’s known hominid fossils. Inhabited for the past one and a half million years, Sangiran [...]
Daily Travel Photo – Yogyakarta, Indonesia
From the World Heritage inscription: Built in the 10th century, this is the largest temple compound dedicated to Shiva in Indonesia. Rising above the center of the last of these concentric squares are three temples decorated with reliefs illustrating the epic of the Ramayana, dedicated to the three great Hindu divinities (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma) [...]
Awards Season
In addition to Baseball Hall of Fame announcements this week, we have the Oscar and Golden Globes coming up. In the Internet world, it is also awards season. Unlike the Oscars, everyone can participate in online awards. There are two big contests going on right now where I could use some support. The first is [...]
