Tag: travel

Kyoto Weekend

This weekend we took a last family trip to Kyoto, Japan. It’s me with my wife and two daughters, since there’s no hope for departing the room before 10am I decided to head out on my own this morning to check out the local area where we are staying with AirBnB. On Billy’s personal agenda was the To-ji Temple and its 180 foot tall pagoda built in 1643.

Osaka

Don’t get me wrong, Universal Studios is very cool, the kids had a blast, but by the second day it felt like I was Teddy Kennedy’s drinking buddy after a weekend of carousing at Martha’s Vineyard. I was tired…

Stock Photos!

Every now and then I check to see where my photos have been used, usually it’s just searching myself. Around January I’ll do a deep search with a Google Reverse Image search and that kicks up a lot more results but is more time consuming. While photography has […]

Living the Dream

I had never thought of shooting stock photography till a friend suggested I try. Now, my photos are doing better than ever at Adobe, Getty, Shutterstock and the others. However, while traffic goes to those companies from my website, I don’t sell much there. Now, I’m working on my website and have made photos more affordable.

Peak Design Bags: 1 Year Later.

Top zipper access in the 15″ PD bag, built in color coordinated battery holders (for charged/uncharged), luggage pass through on the back, and the flexi-fold style dividers to stack lenses were what I missed. Did these little things mean enough to go through the hassle of selling the current bags on eBay?

PEAK DESIGN SALE!

Peak Design is having a 20-40% sale on everything (except tripods) fromΒ March 31 – April 6. If you’re looking for a bag, for photography or anything else, check out PD’sΒ Sling, Tote, TotePack, Backpack, or new Backpack ZipΒ while they’re ON SALE!

About this…

This photo is all about getting lucky. Β We had moved to Fort Belvoir, VA in August 2017 and, like I normally do when we move to a new area as a military family, I explore close to home first before venturing out. Β Why? Β Because there are many times sites near, that are easy to miss when you head out looking at all the popular places first. Β It’s a lesson learned after living in Italy…