Glittering Dragonfly

I took this photo using my Olympus Mirrorless camera with 12-200 mm (equivalent of 24-400mm) lens. Camera setting were ISO 400, f/6.3, 1/160 sec. and zoom at 200mm. Sunlight made the magic so the wings looked like glittering jewels.

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Street Photography in Namibia – 2017

We took a 10-day tour of Namibia in Southern Africa in May 2017. It is a land of beauty and contrast – the incredible red-color sand dunes in the desert of Namib-Naukluft National Park, the Atlantic coastal desert near Swakopmund and the wildlife in Etosha […]

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Street Photography in Peru – 2012

This is the 4th one of my series of “Street Photography”. We traveled to Peru during Christmas season in 2012 visiting Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu. Highlight of the trip was, of course the train ride from Cusco to Machu Picchu and the tour of […]

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Street Photography in China – 2007

We visited China in 2007 for the first time and probably last time as well. We spent 10 days in Beijing and another 10 days in Yunnan in southwestern China. We enjoyed the cities of Kunming, Dali and Li-Jiang very much. I took many pictures […]

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Monocacy Aqueduct of C&O Canal

With just one glace of the Monocacy Aqueduct, visitors are struck with the magnitude of this marvelous seven arched structure.  Located at milepost 42.2, the Monocacy Aqueduct is 1 of 11 water bridges along the 184.5 miles of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical […]

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Birds at Sunflower Field

I went back to McKee Beshers Sunflower field two days ago for the bird shots. There were lots of goldfinches around as the sunflower seeds have ripened nicely. I stayed over an hour and half but did not spot any indigo butting. Just as I […]

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