Category: Travel Photography
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That Kiss
There’s a very famous World War II photograph of a couple (a nurse and a navy man) having a passionate kiss in the middle of Times Square, New York as they celebrated VJ Day. You’ve probably got a picture of it in your mind right now. Well, in San Diego they have a huge statue…
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Calico Shack
This run down, ramshackled old shack stands near the Calico & Odessa historic railway, in Calico the long-abandoned silver mine, out in the Mojave desert. My research leads me to believe that this particular hut is a reconstruction, intentionally aged. So just how short was this silver-rush in Calico? Four prospectors found silver there in…
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The Old Silver Mine
This rickety structure still stands in Calico, an old, long-abandoned silver mine town in the Mojave desert. At the height of its mining days (which, admittedly, didn’t last too long) between 1883 – 1885, the town had over 500 mines and a population of 1,200 people. These days Calico is a tourist destination, involving gold-panning…
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Yosemite Falls (Lower)
This is the bottom part of Yosemite Falls, and the water ends up in a plunge pool that then seeps out into Yosemite Creek, which in turn feeds into the Merced River. The local native people called this place “Cholock” (meaning “the falls”) and they believed that the plunge pool at the bottom was frequented…
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Yosemite Falls (Upper)
This is a view of the top of Yosemite Falls (those who know the area well will easily spot that this image is reversed – all in the name of aesthetics). The total height of this waterfall (comprising both upper and lower sections) is 2,425 feet and is the tallest waterfall in the Yosemite National…
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Bridalveil Waterfall
This is the second shot of Yosemite, taken from the same viewpoint as yesterday’s image, and it is also the first of a mini-set that will focus on waterfalls. There are several large waterfalls in the Yosemite national park – this particular one is Bridalveil Fall.
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Yosemite Tunnel View
This is the classic view of Yosemite, I mean if you google “yosemite view” this is by and large the scene you’ll see. Why is that? Because it’s an incredible view, and an incredibly easy location to reach and take a photo from. Just pull in to the convenient layby, hop out of your vehicle,…
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On The Streets of San Francisco
I really enjoyed my time wandering the streets of San Francisco. I knew it would be hilly, but I didn’t realise just how hilly it would be. Every street seems to have a sharp incline or decline. At least, that’s how it felt to me as I marched around on a hot summer’s day many…
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Alcatraz
This boat-shaped silhouette may not be overly familiar to everyone, but the name Alcatraz surely must be? Doesn’t the word itself conjure up images of criminals in tiny, old-fashioned prison cells? Of breakout attempts, and of hardship? It does for me, at least. When the Spanish originally arrived in the area, they named the little…