Mango Man

My wife spotted an advertisement for a phototour and thought I might be interesting in taking part. Well, it was amazingly rewarding, on several levels. While on the tour (aka photowalk), we strolled about in old Chinatown in a neighborhood of north Jakarta, Indonesia known as Pasar Glodok. It was really bright out (and hot), and I was not too pleased with what the harsh light was doing to everything around me. Not at all the ideal lighting situation for good photography. I really lucked out when I ducked in this narrow alley way and ran into this distinguished gentleman, trying to sell his mangos to passersby and trying to stay cooin the shade of the buildings on either side.

Ahhhh! Venice!

A blast from the past! Well, not really that far in the past. This is a shot from a 3 July 2006 trip with my lovely wife to Venice. I processed this some time back, but never posted it anywhere except briefly at my flickr site. In thinking back to the way I felt that day, and what I saw at that beautiful moment, I re-processed the shot using some techniques I have picked up in the past few months. THIS is how I remember that day! A beautifully colorful day in magical Venice.

Heaven's Gates

Was heading out of the office to drive home when I was struck by how wonderful the golden light was everywhere. Decided I had to take a picture of something before the sun tucked itself in completely, so I decided to head to the Jakarta Cathedral. Got there just before a fairly sizable contingent of worshipers arrived, so I was able to snap this shot off without having to wait for folks to move out of the way. I really loved how the walls of the cathedral appeared so warm in the waning sunlight, so this image is my "interpretation" of what I saw and felt at the moment.