Antique boat in the Christianshavns Canal in Copenhagen, Denmark, along Overgaden Neden Vande St.
Cheers!
C. S.
Copenhagen Canal Vignette
Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon and Diamond Beach Iceland
The Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon and adjacent Diamond Beach are a magical place located on the Southeast coast along Route 1 in Iceland.
Iceland’s Breiðamerkurjökull is an outlet glacier of the larger Vatnajökull glacier which has retreated about 3.5 miles (8 km) from the Atlantic Ocean leaving a proglacial lake or lagoon formed in the depression left where the retreating glacier had been. As the glacier continues to retreat, the the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon grows larger. Icebergs slowly reduce in size as they flow through the lagoon towards the Atlantic.
In the first two compositions you can faintly see the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier in the distant background. Jökulsá á Breiðamerkursandi is a short glacial river flowing from the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon into the Atlantic Ocean. Here the rushing water further reduces the size of icebergs.
When iceberg ice appears blue it’s because of the dense ice, formed from highly compressed snow leaving no air bubbles, which absorbs longer wavelengths of light (red, yellow, and orange) and scatters shorter, blue wavelengths.
Finally, dramatically reduced icebergs reach the Atlantic only to wash back up as pieces by the tide onto the black volcanic sandy shores of Diamond Beach. Here you can easily take hundreds of spectacular photos!
Thank you for taking time to visit my blog. I apologize for not posting is such a long time. Though I post weekly over on Monochromia, life has just been crazy. My recent 30th anniversary trip to Iceland and Baltic region with my wife has inspired me to set aside more time to post. For the best viewing experience, click to see a high resolution version.
Cheers!
C. S.
2024 Carolina BalloonFest, Pt 1
The Carolina BalloonFest is a 3 day festival at the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina.
The event draws an average of 40,000 spectators and is known as the second oldest balloon festival in the United States.
The 2024 event featured over 50 balloon entries.
The event is hosted by National Balloon Rally Charities, Inc. DBA Carolina BalloonFest, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, a portion of their proceeds are donated to local nonprofit organizations.
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Cheers!
C. S.
Church of St. Stephens Gate
The gothic gate of the Chiesa di Santo Stefano (Church of St. Stephen) in Venice, Italy was made from 1438 to 1442 and is attributed to the Venetian sculptor Bartolomeo Bon.
Happy Holidays!
C. S.
Scenes From Venice, pt 4
This will be my last installment of Venice compositions for a while. I need to move on to other areas my family visited last Fall. With all its amazing architecture, beautiful works of art, excellent cuisine, culture and charm, Venice is hard to leave behind.
Thank you for taking time to visit. For more compositions of this amazing city, see my Venice, Italy Gallery.
Cheers!
C. S.
Scenes from Venice, Pt, 3
My third installment of cityscapes and vignettes from lovely Venice, Italy.
Season’s greetings and thank you for stopping by! For the best viewing experience, click on an image to view a high resolution version.
C. S.
Scenes from Venice, Pt 2
More scenes from my recently family vacation in Italy.
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Season’s Greeting!
C. S.
Scenes from Venice, Pt 1
This post series features architecture, street photography, and urban landscapes from Venice, Italy. My October family visit was about 3 days, and excluding the islands of Murano and Burano, I came away with about 1,000 photos from Venice. As such, curation and processing has been slow and arduous. So I’m encouraged to finally begin sharing my favorite compositions.
Venice is such a special place, especially for photographers. The opportunities for visual exploration are virtually limitless. Of course, while your traveling with family, you must also be present to them as well.
While the Venetian canals and channels are quite spectacular, there is also so much to experience in the beautiful historical back alley architecture, obscure weathered façades, local commerce, and everyday street life.
Thank you for visiting and stay tuned for more posts in this series. For the best viewing experience, click on an image to view a high resolution version.
Cheers,
C. S.
Burano, Italy
Burano is a small island in the Venetian lagoon, about a 45 minute boat ride from Venice. It’s well known for its colorful houses, lace creations, and promises to offer many photographic opportunities. I was not disappointed, more like a kid in a candy store!
The island is also less crowded than Venice and has a more authentic feel, it provides a simpler view of Venetian life. There was more time to browse, relax and take in all the charming features of the island.
I’ve neglected my photoblog over the last several months, spending a lot of time shooting ground and aerial hyperlapse sequences. But, curation of photos from my recent family vacation to Italy, Marseille, and Barcelona should keep me busy and posting regularly for quite a while.
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Cheers!
C. S.
