Now that fall is officially here, that means that temperatures have begun to drop. Here are some tips to help protect your equipment from colder weather and the weather changes that comes with it.
A good camera bag is your first defense against the weather.
First suggestion is to get a good camera bag. This gives you great protection from any kind of element; snow, rain, or wind. If you get a good one with decent padding between the sections can also provide good protection against itself. Having one that can hold a couple of lenses and other equipment like batteries […]
Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. October's Calendar features a photo from my German travels.
This photo entitled "Autumn Leaves at Marksburg" is from my trip and tour of Marksburg castle. This castle is a picturesque German castle sitting above the Rhine river, which you can see in the background. From my understanding the castle is the only castle along the Rhine river that wasn't destroyed. It has over 700 years of history. I would definitely recommend a visit.
Not only is the castle great to […]
Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. September's calendar captures the beautiful Lago di Barcis (Lake Barcis).
Lake Barcis is a beautiful lake located in the Dolomites in North East Italy. Nestled in the mountains, this lake is gorgeous from all view points. Sitting next the lake is a charming Italian town that just adds to the view. I had the chance to visit this lake many times because it was located less than an hour from where I use to live in Italy. I will say […]
Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. August 2015's calendar is featuring Hohenschwangau castle surrounded in it's beautiful scenery.
Last month I remarked: "One thing that I have learned and love about Germany is that it is covered in castles! I love exploring around Germany and finding them in all shapes and sizes." Well this month is also featuring a beautiful castle. This one is located in the Bavarian Alps in Southern Germany. This is a slightly different view because it is viewed from above where you […]
Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. The image for July's calendar is featuring the Boosenburg Castle.
One thing that I have learned and love about Germany is that it is covered in castles! I love exploring around Germany and finding them in all shapes and sizes. Boosenburg Castle is a small castle in the town of Rüdesheim. It really isn't much more than its 12th century tower and 19th century residence but it is still beautiful with its "front yard" full of grape vines. It is […]
Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. June's calendar is featuring beautiful view of the city of Salzburg, Austria.
Salzburg, Austria is one of those cities that have something different to offer every season. I have visited this city both in the summer and the winter and would definitely go again. In the winter time it boasts one of Europe's largest Christmas markets when the city is full with vendors and strung all over with lights and decor. It full of life and amazing food and drink, I […]
Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. May's calendar is featuring the colorful and beautiful poppy fields of Italy.
In North-East Italy, in view of the Dolomites, fields of poppies pop up all over in fields dotting the countryside during the month of May. They only last a few weeks because they usually cover fields used for other crops by the farmers. This also means they can change which fields they are between years. I loved to go out finding which fields were full of these red […]
Continuing through this whole year of 2015, I'm offering my free downloadable desktop wallpaper calendars of my artwork every month. April's calendar is featuring the beautiful yellow fields full of rape seed flowers that fill the German landscape in April.
One of my favorite parts about living in Germany is that every spring in April the yellow fields full of the bright rape seed flowers bloom. I am so excited to see them bloom for a third year, I love going out and photographing them as much as I can, because they don't last more than a month usually. They […]
With the ending of February I have also finished 8 weeks of my 52 week photography challenge. This month I have challenged myself by taking winter themed outdoor photos. This is challenging for me because I haven't taken a whole lot of outdoor photos of snow and winter. It is not because I don't like them, I think snow pictures can be really beautiful, but I tend to not want to go exploring in the snow. So I often just don't do it. I made myself this month to go outside during winter.
Week 5's photo I really wanted to […]
If you are ever traveling near the Netherlands in the spring time, a must see visit is the Tulip Festival in the South Holland province called the Keukenhof. Every year starting in the end of March to the middle of May, the Keukenhof shows off it's many varieties of tulips and other flowers. When I went in May this year there were more flowers than I could see in the half day that I walked through it. I took as many photos I could. Some of the species of flowers I had never seen before.
Depending on when you […]
