NEX-5 (16mm, f/6.3, 1/250 sec, ISO200)

There is a certain image that comes to my mind regarding american houses. It’s the image of small white wooden houses with a porch on the front. The image above is one example. Maybe the flowers and everything is a little overdone but this was a small town on the road to Carmel with lot’s of artist. Maybe Kitsch but nice. Continue reading →

NEX-5 (55mm, f/9, 1/500 sec, ISO200)

No I did not overexpose the shot. Well I did but it was intentional. Continue reading →

NEX-5 (16mm, f/8, 1/500 sec, ISO200)

Finally we have made it back to the coast. We started at Carpinteria thanks to a lovely french lady from the tourist info. It needs a French person to get some insider tips in California. Carpinteria is less busy than Santa Barbara and has a very nice campsite on the beach. Continue reading →

NEX-5 (18mm, f/7.1, 1/250 sec, ISO200)

What’s this shot is about? Please have a look at the windshield of the old Chevrolet. Makes me think of Pulp Fiction somehow. Here is a crop of the shot. Scary! This was somewhere in Arizona on our way back to California. Continue reading →

NEX-5 (18mm, f/6.3, 1/80 sec, ISO200)

NEX-5 (26mm, f/6.3, 1/125 sec, ISO200)

In Las Vegas I sounded as I’m not a real camper but I’m. Of course I love to have a kingsize bed and a big bathroom but I still prefer to travel with RVs for many reasons. One is that you do not have to adopt to different hotels every second day. The other one is that you do not have to lug around your bags or living out of your bag. But the biggest one is that you are not caged up in a big hotel. Camping means that you stay right in nature and camping with an American RV means that you still have the comfort of a hotel room ( well almost ). You camp on great places and you are just one small step away from nature. Continue reading →