Tag Archives: #photography

Visiting Bangkok’s Grand Palace Area

One of the visited locations in Southeast Asia is the Grand Palace area in Bangkok. Clicking sights on the above map will provide names and information on many sights of interest The Grand Palace (Thai: พระบรมมหาราชวัง ) is a complex of buildings at the very heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the officialContinue reading “Visiting Bangkok’s Grand Palace Area”

Graffiti Everywhere

I am not sure why but my camera is drawn to record graffiti as we travel. Some of it is incredible street art worthy of being recorded and saved, but much is just a defacing of public and private property. I have developed some opinions about why some places are rank with graffiti while othersContinue reading “Graffiti Everywhere”

Explore The Intentional Traveler Over twenty years and eighty countries we’ve visited. some incredible National Parks, iconic cities, monuments and a world of wonders. Looking for travel inspiration? We’ve got a few suggestions. Explore The Cruise Life Dreaming of a cruise? Browse our Cruise Life section featuring itineraries, cruise ship information, ports of call, thingsContinue reading

Explore The Intentional Traveler Over twenty years and eighty countries we’ve visited. Some incredible National Parks, iconic cities, monuments and a world of wonders. Looking for travel inspiration? We’ve got a few suggestions. Explore Cruise Life Dreaming of a cruise? Browse our Cruise Life section featuring itineraries, cruise ship information, ports of call, things notContinue reading

Photo Essay • Amsterdam’s Keukenhof

Images and impressions from our travels near and far… Each Spring Holland celebrates its famous tulips with an event called The Keukenhof. An opportunity for its tulip growers to show off their creations, The Keukenhof is virtually a Worlds Fair of tulips. Located outside Amsterdam amidst the growers tulip fields, The Keukenhof attracts visitors fromContinue reading “Photo Essay • Amsterdam’s Keukenhof”

Photo Essay The Acropolis In Athens

Photographic impressions from our travels near and far… The Athens Acropolis • Most people relate the Acropolis with Athens but an acropolis is actually a Greek word meaning a citadel or a fortified section of a Greek city. It is typically built on high ground or on a hill. Most Greek cities in the fifthContinue reading “Photo Essay The Acropolis In Athens”

Photo Essay • The Panama Canal

Photographic impressions from travels near and far… One of cruising’s great experiences is transiting the Panama Canal. Over one hundred years old the canal remains one of mans greatest engineering accomplishments. Coming into the canal ships are lifted eighty-five feet above sea level by a series of locks to Lake Gaton. After transiting the lakeContinue reading “Photo Essay • The Panama Canal”

Photography and Using the Light

It’s All About The Light One of the biggest steps you can take to improve your outdoor photographs is to start seeing and paying attention to what the light is doing to the scene. Just as important as the subject of your picture is the light and how it adds (or subtracts) from the environment.Continue reading “Photography and Using the Light”

Composition And Photography

Composition Rules For Taking Better Photographs I’ve spent most of my life in photography and long ago I learned a few things about composition. What turns an okay picture into something really good. When to follow the rules and when to break them but most of all how important it is to be aware ofContinue reading “Composition And Photography”