Category: Photography
Another Glorious Wisconsin Weekend
The Road Not Taken
Sometimes, it pays to leave the Interstate for the Road Not Taken. Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County is well worth a visit. Life does not have to move at 100Mbps… Satellite view.
Gorgeous West Virginia VR Scene
Ron Rack just posted a gorgeous Quicktime VR scene of West Virginia’s New River Gorge Bridge. Here’s another rather extraordinary VR Scene: Denis Gliksman’s Bretagne Rocky Coast. This VR scene includes a video layer (the ocean lapping the rocks).
An Ephraim Sunset
Here’s a larger version of this Door County, WI sunset photo. Satellite view.
Door County Breakfast? Think a bit different at Good Eggs in Ephraim
The general temptation when considering breakfast out in Door County is to visit one of many restaurants, including Sister Bay’s Al Johnson’s and the Sister Bay Cafe across the street. Just this once, resist and drive over to Ephraim where Good Eggs is literally whipping up egg wraps. These wraps, which can include bean salsa, mushrooms, peppers, cheese, onions, potatoes and chicken are simply delicious. This is rather high praise coming from someone who does not eat eggs. Check out these photos (click for larger versions) and stop.
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Microsoft Launches Virtual Earth – Camp Randall Example
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| Microsoft’s Virtual Earth | Google Maps |
Cool stuff, though the satellite imagery is a bit dated as both fail to include the ongoing Camp Randall renovations.
EAA Heats Up: B17 Buzzes Madison
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Click on the photos for a larger view.
The EAA’s AirVenture starts Monday. Looks like a fabulous show this year with Burt Rutan’s White Knight/SpaceShipOne paying a visit. A rare WWII vintage B17 buzzed Madison this morning. I snapped these photos in a hurry. The cell tower fly by is an interesting reflection of today’s world vis a vis 1940’s technology. More on the B17.
Tour de France Quicktime VR Scene – Albi
Gilles Vidal posted a beautiful VR scene of the Tour passing through Albi yesterday.
Gorgeous Western Australia Beach VR Scene – with a Dolphin
Peter Murphy shares a gorgeous Quicktime VR Scene from a beach Western Australia Beach, with a dolphin!
these dolphins btw are very curious about cameras and people and this one made its way slowly along the line of people half rolled on its side looking at everyone … when it came near to me I put down my camera nearer the water to get a closeup view and it came closer … and then spouted water thru its blowhole onto my (precious) lens! — something they quite regularly do to cameras apparently
(… but with a bit of cleaning it was ok)