Purplely Flowers This purplely flower is part of the lovely flowers in Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France. There were so many to choose from to shoot, but I had to stop and take some family photos too. So you can blame them that I don't have more pretty, colorful flowers to show.
I always get a bit envious when I get an opportunity to view an airplane's cockpit. Always wanting to be a pilot, it's fun to view the instruments and silently pretend that I'm the one at the controls. Old or new, large or small, an airplane's cockpit is where I would enjoy spending a few hours flying over the landscape far below. In the meantime, I'll have to settle for the cramped quarters of coach seating, somewhere in the back. This is a view from the Lockheed Lodestar on the tarmac at Hobby Airport in Houston by the 1940 Air Terminal Museum. The HDR sequence really worked well here, as the outside exposure was much brighter than the dark interior. An individual exposure with existing light would not be capable of obtaining an image like this.
It was a typical, dreary London day. We were in the heart of London on a walking tour and made our way down Whitehall from Parliament Square. The sites and sounds of London were incredible, despite the gloomy weather. The air had a slight chill at times, but we were too impressed with everything to notice. By the time we reached Trafalgar Square, it started to sprinkle. Most people didn't seem bothered about the rain and sure enough, it ended soon. While the view was great, the skies just didn't cooperate for superb travel photos. But then again, this is what we expected in London.
