Travel

Four Days in Iceland

It has been a dream of mine to travel to Iceland really ever since D2.  Yeah that is a Mighty Ducks reference.  I love landscapes and great scenery and Iceland is a country of natural beauty.  With only 4 days in Iceland we basically just traveled east of Reykjavik until we were at a point where we can get back in 4-5 hours.  Iceland is full of waterfalls, mountains, volcanoes and rivers.   We chose not […]

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Shinobi’s Guide to Ireland Part 2

Let’s continue the trip around Ireland. Next we made our way to Killarney National Park which may have been my favorite part of the trip.  It was so beautiful there.  You could have spent at least a week there.  We toured the Muckross House which is pictured below. Next we hiked up to find Torc Waterfall.  The waterfall was very high and offered some nice views.  I had to climb over to where there were […]

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Shinobi’s Guide to Ireland Part 1

First let me say that Ireland is one of the most beautiful countries I have ever visited.  I spent 5 days driving the island and visiting national parks.  The first National Park we traveled to was Wicklow National Park.  It offered some amazing views after a long hike.  Here is a self portrait of me looking out over Wicklow Mountains.  There were a lot of trails at different hiking levels that offered great views.  Here […]

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Photographing Isle of Skye, Scotland

I was under the impression that the Lake District was the most beautiful place in the United Kingdom.  Lake District to be featured in a future blog.  My new favorite place in the U.K. is now Isle of Skye.  There was a beauty that I was not fully prepared for.  I saw photos of Skye before going and it does look amazing but pictures just can’t give you the full image of being immersed in […]

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Astrophotography: The Milky Way Galaxy

Growing up in College Park, Georgia I never thought about seeing things such as the Milky Way.  It wasn’t until I lived overseas and started snowboarding that I actually saw the night sky without any light pollution.   Over the past year I  have been fortunate to witness the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis as it is called.  Since I have started in photography one of my main goals was to capture the Milky Way.  I […]

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Germany: Photographing Along the Rhine River

Germany was my home for 5 years.  I lived near the Rhine River in wine country.  There are plenty of vineyards and picturesque photo ops along the Rhine.  On my most recent visit I decided to drive a couple of hours along the Rhine from Mainz to Cologne to take pictures.  A little bit about the Rhine River.  The Rhine River is 766 miles long and is the most important river and one of the […]

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6 Hours in Amsterdam

I recently had a 6 hour layover in Amsterdam and what to do?  You take the train from the Airport to Central Station and take the tram around the city.  You go see the canals, see all the bikes, smell the herbal scents from local coffee shops and see the forbidden red light district.  Check out the gallery below from my 6 hours.   

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London Vlog

Here is my new vlog from my most recent trip to London.  

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Isle of Skye Shots By Shinobi Photography Vlog Ep 1

I recently returned from a trip to the Isle of Skye, Scotland and was persuaded by a photographer (Gary Gough) to start vlogging as he is an avid blogger.  So he let me use his camera to record some video clips to start me going.  Let me know what you think about it.  It was all spare of the moment and all done in one take.  I just did a quick compilation and will do […]

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