Radio Lynx
About digital photography, cameras from smartphones with their cool apps to DSLR’s. When is the right time to use what camera, and what are the cool toys from today. A very general discussion – not enough time to delve into…
Japan photo gallery – part two
Again a pretty large upload of photos. Today’s post has pictures from day 3 and 4, when we went to Mount Fuji and Matsumoto castle. Both are pretty impressive sights, but while Fuji didn’t offer a lot in terms of…
Japan photo gallery – part one
While I will continue to post post processed photos from the trip to Japan, I will also add a rough batch of photos. these are intended for the people who will not have the patience for the ‘artistic’ galleries. Japan…
photos from the imperial palaces in Kyoto
For a photographer visiting the imperial palaces and gardens in Kyoto is like Santa Claus coming early. Not to mention that visiting these attractions is free – which in Japan is a good thing. I took hundreds of pictures –…
Totoro and his friends
Life sized ready to hug character from famous Japanese mangas. In this episode, Totoro and his friends.
imperial gardens in Kyoto
One of the best ways to escape from the travel escape, and the best way to get away from the modern Japan is to visit the old imperial palaces and gardens in Kyoto. Here time seems to have stopped in…
Japan by train
Is an experience in itself. Once I passed the wallet shock of the Japan Rail Pass, I started to see the nice things it can do. Most destinations are accessible by train – already went to Mount Fuji (Fuji-san) and…
Finnair’s great Asia adventure
Wow. Pretty exciting stuff in Finnair’s latest email campaign. A lot of interesting destinations in Asia – from Delhi to Beijing, and let’s not forget Bangkok. The prices are pretty nice: Delhi leads with 445 Euro and even Bangkok is…
invitatie – festivalul culturii Thailandeze (RO)
In cadrul “zilele Bucurestiului 2010” intre 18-22 septembrie se organizeaza “festivalul culturii Thailandeze”. Mai multe informatii pe site-ul ArCub, dar programul suna cam asa: 18 septembrie, 09.00-18.00 , Muzeul National al Satului D. Gusti 19 septembrie, 09.00-18.00, Parcul Cismigiu 20-22…
food in Rome – a dissapointment ?
One of the great things to experience when traveling is eating the local food. It doesn’t matter if eating in a restaurant or having a quick bite on the street, the food from a new city can leave a lasting…
Feedburner mistakes and some good news
When I moved the blog RSS feed from the standard WordPress solution to Feedburner I managed to create some problems. One of the old feed URL’s not only was not redirected to Feedburner, but it was redirecting to a very…
house cleaning operation
No, I did not clean my house nor prepare it for CouchSurfing (which I intend to do). Instead I did a pretty thorough cleanup on the blog. Most important thing is that I removed most of the broken links –…
photography black hole
No, i am not moving into astronomy photography. It’s just that my Lightroom developed a localized black hole. Where all my photos from 2010 went, and as bonus they took the main catalog with them. While downloading the pictures from…
last photo gallery from Bruxelles
These are the last photos from Bruxelles, a mix of black & white and color photography. As usual I am way behind in posting the photos from my trip (nothing new here). I hope you enjoy all these pictures, and…
Bruxelles – now with more color
In contrast with last gallery, here are some color photos for you to enjoy. And yes, this is an excuse to post this lovely photo with just a few of the possible beers one can enjoy in Belgium. There is…
Bruxelles in black & white
How to best describe Bruxelles? A tiny gem of a town, old buildings and new people or waffles and beers ? I really liked the few days I spent in Belgium – split between Bruxelles, Bruges and to neighboring Luxembourg.…
the power of black&white
Black and white photography can be evocative, touching, even haunting. It is said that the best photographs are those that can cut all the clutter and convey a message, a story, in a minimum of elements. And reducing a photo…
why travelling is bad for you
I am thinking about this subject for a pretty long time. In a nutshell – is the effort, time, money invested in travel worth it in the end? A short list that should explain why travel is bad – plane…
the love of flying
A photo challenge on Dpreview about flying (more precisely about planes – photos taken in the interior of planes). From cockpits of WW2 bombers, to business class areas on modern flights to small plane interiors there is a lot of…
are we there yet?
Well, I am now in Bucharest so this small wonderful trip ended. Managed to backup the whole photo catalog from the Asus netbook and do a backup, unpacked, did the laundry, started work – everything is back to normal. More…