The Interior Court of the Palace of Versailles One of the pleasures of owning a home is walking out to the back porch to rest a spell. Away from the noise and traffic of a busy street, it's a place of refuge. There are regular size back porches and then you expand to courtyards. From there they just graduate to "courts". The previous occupants of the Palace of Versailles had no lack of places to relax. How about a court that looked upon almost 50 statutes lining the walls and roofs? Toss in a little gold ornamentation along the roof and it could almost feel like home.
Union Pacific 844 This massive steam engine and it's train were at the Amtrack station in downtown Houston this past Saturday, part of the Union Pacific's 150th celebration. I saw President Lincoln there and he was only too happy to pose for a photo for me. He and the engine are both looking pretty good for their age.
Westminster Palace Across the Thames During the “photo-run” event that was our trip to Europe, we had just finished a spin on the London Eye. I convinced everyone that I needed only a few minutes to shoot some images of Westminster Palace across the Thames River. My wife was with with me, but I could tell she didn’t want to keep our group waiting too long. I had seen a few photos taken from various locations along this area before, so I had an idea where I needed to go. After a few minutes of exploring, we found just the spot I had hoped for. I was able to take a few sequences before I was “encouraged” to catch up with the group.
