Canon EOS 6D (238mm, f/10, 1/200 sec, ISO100)
“I’m back”. Back from sunny California. While there was nothing but rain in Austria there was nothing but blue skies in the Western part of the USA. We traveled California for three weeks. Less than three years after our last visit.
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NEX-5 (24mm, f/4, 1/40 sec, ISO1600)
After a wonderful, exiting and exhausting three weeks RV trip through California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona it was time to say good buy to this great country. This was the first time I visited the States. I can not believe that it took me so long to get there. Continue reading
NEX-5 (16mm, f/6.3, 1/400 sec, ISO200)
What a first day in San Francisco. I can not believe what we have seen. We visited China town, took the cable car to the pier and had lunch at Alioto’s. After lunch we walked on the pier, took the streetcar and walked to Lombard street. After that we took the bus to downtown and walked around again for a long time. At the end we had coffee in a big bookstore in the Nordstrom shopping center. I have no idea how many miles we have covered walking but I think it was a lot. Continue reading
NEX-5 (16mm, f/8, 1/160 sec, ISO200)
When on vacation we spend most of the time on the countryside. And this trip was not different. Beside our 24 hours in Las Vegas and the two days in San Francisco we were mostly in areas with a very low population density. We both lived in Vienna for almost 20 years before moving out and living in a small town. So in the past there was always a hunger for nature and it is still there but now we also enjoy to visit cities. Continue reading
NEX-5 (16mm, f/8, 1/320 sec, ISO200)
I have talked about watching “The Streets Of San Francisco” when I was a kid and how great it is to see all this now in real world. To experience how steep are some of the streets are is awesome. The only problem is that is that is does not show in the pictures. I have tried but failed. Continue reading