"Canopy of Clouds," by Carlos Arzate & The Kind Souls, was playing in my head when I was looking at the photos from our trip to visit Brent and Ami in August 2022. I wanted to try making a video, and asked Carlos if I could use his song for this photo gallery. He kindly permitted me to. Thank you Carlos! Please check out his music at ArzateMusica.com. … [Read more...]
Paris & Nantes Short
I've been experimenting with videos and put this one together based on recording a violinist in the Notre Dame plaza. Nov. 2, 2022 … [Read more...]
The Great Pyramids at Giza
The Great Pyramids at Giza. The tomb of Khufu. Camels and dust. Travelling during COVID, there weren’t many tourists – definitely worth the price of admission (loads of paperwork and carefully scheduled Covid tests and wearing masks for 24hrs+ during trans-Atlantic travel). Cairo smelled like an ashtray. Maybe because Egyptians are fond of smoking or because of the poor air quality, likely due to carbon emissions from the 25 million inhabitants. I did some color corrections on a few of these … [Read more...]
The Red & Bent Pyramids @ Dashur – Oct 10, 2021
In June 2021, Elizabeth and I were having breakfast at Prep and Pastry. She was talking about her upcoming trip to Egypt with her parents, a trip that has been cancelled in October 2020 due to Covid. I thought about how the lockdowns had one positive spin - I had a lot of vacation time available. I said that out loud, and she told me that I should join her. So I did! I arrived in Cairo at 11 p.m. Egypt time (UTC + 2:00) on Oct. 9, 2021. Even at that late an hour, in a city of 25 million, … [Read more...]
Snowbowl August 2022
A beautiful day together in nature, admiring the flowers, grasses, and trees; gondola elevating us up to the clouds, 11,500 feet. " ] … [Read more...]