Picture of the Week: Atlas V Rocket!
I was lucky enough to head out to Cape Canaveral last Thursday to witness the launch of the NASA Osiris-Rex mission. A good friend had some extended family involved with the mission and it was really cool listening to them talk about the elements that went into making it happen. It was my first rocket launch so I didn’t really know what to expect photographically. Ultimately I was too far away to capture the epic picture I had in mind but still loved this one. To give you an idea of scale, the rocket in the picture below is 191 feet tall! Click through for the picture of the week!
Picture of the Week: Washington Monument
I’m on a quick trip to Washington DC at the moment, testing out some new gear from my friends at Bluffworks.
When I was out on the National Mall today the sky was just so beautiful and blue that I had to get a picture of one of the prominent monuments. The Washington Monument is a stark monolith in the middle of the National Mall and made for a nice subject, I thought.
This is a quick post but I hope you enjoy this week’s picture of the week! (Click through for the picture)
Picture of the Week: The Traveling Man Sculpture in Dallas
Hello everyone! I was just out in Deep Ellum, just east of downtown Dallas, Texas, taking this picture. Deep Ellum is an arts district that has recently undergone a nice revitalization but has maintained its gritty roots. In Deep Ellum you’ll find great restaurants, concert venues, and wonderful art installations and graffiti walls. Two statues buttress the entrance to Deep Ellum when heading south on Good Latimer Expressway. These status are of the same character: the Traveling Man. The DART train runs down the middle of Good Latimer Expressway and the Traveling Man relaxes across the street from the tracks, playing his guitar and waiting for his train.
I’ve always meant to take a picture of the Traveling Man and finally made time to do it tonight. As part of shooting the picture I also came up with a challenge: edit the Picture of the Week entirely on my iPhone using Adobe Lightroom Mobile’s new RAW editing capabilities. Without getting too lost in the weeds, this enables me to edit RAW images to the level of quality I would normally only achieve when back home or at the hotel with the full Adobe Lightroom version on my various Macs. In fact, I put together a little video about the challenge, so stay tuned for that!
Anyway, here it is, Deep Ellum’s Traveling Man! (click through for the picture!)
Picture of the Week: Qantas A380 Landing
I love the Airbus A380. They are absolutely massive jets that are quiet, comfortable, and are the absolute pinnacle of aircraft engineering in my opinion. Now, to be fair, my opinion of the aircraft is probably juuuuust a bit biased since I’ve flown on them five times and each time has been in First Class 🙂
Anyway, I was out at DFW doing some planespotting a few weeks ago and managed to position myself perfectly to capture the Qantas A380 landing from one of the longest flights in the world. I hope you enjoy it, click through for the picture!
Picture of the Week: Angel’s Landing at Zion National Park
Picture of the Week is back! Yesterday I did a day trip from Dallas to the top of Angel’s Landing at Zion National Park. For most people that’s not exactly a day trip but I’m an idiot and thought I could do it! Thankfully I made it up and back safely and made my redeye flight back to Dallas with literally minutes to spare.
This picture will look similar to one that I shared from last year’s hike, but I’m still proud of it! Last year I was going probably out of my station a bit in attempting the hike, I was out of shape and had a few beers at a buddy’s wedding in Vegas the night before. This year the hike was still difficult but I made it up the trail in much better condition than last time.
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Picture of the Week – Southwest Airlines…from a helicopter!
I had the joy of taking another tour with my buddies at Epic Helicopters on Friday. The heli rides are not cheap but I love taking photos from such a unique perspective. As we flew over Love Field (home of Southwest Airlines), the pilot let me know there was a Southwest Airlines flight landing underneath us. I know that sounds dangerous but we were at plenty of altitude and the tower told us to fly over the airport. As the flight landed we were in the perfect position for some great photos!
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Picture of the Week: The Most Epic Fireworks Photo EVER
Greetings! Sorry for the delay for the PotW this week. The United States and Americans worldwide celebrated the Independence Day holiday this weekend. In that spirit I took a couple of days off of work and enjoyed a four-day weekend! Many of you have probably figured out that I have been severely stressed out recently and it finally caught up with me last week. This weekend was just what the doctor ordered: relaxing with good friends at pool parties and quite a few adult beverages!
I’m back at work and feel relaxed and ready to take on the world. I may actually book a trip to Europe to celebrate! Anyway, America loves fireworks around New Year’s Eve and the 4th of July. One of the biggest fireworks displays in the country is in Addison, Texas, a suburb very close to Dallas. They call it Kaboom Town, and for good reason. Click through to see the amazing shot!
Picture of the Week: Macro Edition
Every once in a while I’ll take my camera if I’m walking around a place where I think there will be flowers or other interesting things to photograph. Something I’ve been getting into more and more lately is macro photography. I own the Sony 90mm FE macro lens, which is one of my favorites for portraits, but only recently I’ve started actually using it to shoot close up images.
Well that was a long explanation…I found a pretty flower that had a bunch of miniature blooms on it so I took a picture of it. Click through for this week’s Picture of the Week!
Picture of the Week: Singapore Panorama
I’m back in Dallas after an exhausting trip to Asia. Check out one of my favorite pics from the trip: a MASSIVE full-size panorama of the Singapore skyline!
Picture of the Week: Tokyo Tower Sunset
Well, I had a great week in Tokyo. It was a bit exhausting but was nonetheless wonderful. My schedule was so jam-packed that I didn’t have time to get out and photography much, but the last evening of my stay in Tokyo I glanced out the window of my office building and saw absolutely beautiful light over Shiba Park and the Tokyo Tower.
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Picture of the Week: Tokyo Flowers
Konnichiwa! Reporting from Tokyo here with this week's picture of the week. I'm not sure how much time I'll have during the week to get out and take pictures so I had to do my best today. Unfortunately It rained most of the morning, only clearing up once I had made...
Picture of the Week: Vernazza, Italy
Want to see more pictures of the week? Check out the archive! The Cinque Terre in Italy is simply amazing. As I gushed about in my post late last week, I went to Vernazza to take some epic pictures and actually ended up with a new all-time favorite....
Pictures of the Week from my trip to Europe!
Hello from London! I’ve been in Paris and London on a last-minute trip to support one of our business lines here. It’s been a great trip and although I haven’t had very much time to take photographs I’ve managed to grab a couple I’m proud of. So, with apologies for the delay, here are last week’s pictures of the week!
Picture of the Week: Springtime in New York
Spring has sprung in New York City, where I’ve been all weekend. In the past week the flora and fauna of Central Park have exploded in a beautiful symphony of color and smell that has left at least one travel blogger named Andy in awe. It was all I could do to turn my camera and lens towards a familiar scene.
Picture of the Week: Texas Bluebonnets
Andy brings you some more bluebonnets from Texas this week, this time from a little town south of Dallas.
Picture(s) of the Week: Epic Dallas Sunrise!
Andy took some (by his own judgment) pretty incredible sunrise pictures of Dallas the other day, very deserving of multiple pictures of the week this week!
Picture of the Week: The Great Wall of China
Andy Great Walls you with his favorite picture from the epic Mutianyu Great Wall
Picture of the Week: Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour
Well I did it again: a last minute mileage run to Asia. I needed to clear my head a little from some unexpected news (everything is fine) and I had Good Friday off, so why not right? Normally when I'm in Hong Kong I head up to Lugard Road for some sunrise...
Picture of the Week: Fort Worth Courthouse (shot with iPhone)
That’s right, Andy finally put up an iPhone picture as the picture of the week!
Picture(s) of the Week: Ode to my Sony a7
Andy gets all sentimental about his first camera before he sells it.
Picture of the Week: Sunset at the Lake
Andy dishes out some more beautiful for you in this week’s Picture of the Week!
Picture of the Week: Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour
Andy Hong Kong’s you in the face with this week’s amazing picture!
Picture of the Week: Great steak from American!
It finally happened, a great steak from American Airlines! Andy shares a pic with you for this week’s Picture of the Week
Picture of the Week: The Burj Khalifa
Andy takes you to the MIddle East for a great picture of the tallest building in the world!
Picture of the Week: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Andy brings you a great pic from Singapore this week!
Picture of the Week: Tokyo Sunrise
Andy brings you an awesome picture from Tokyo for this week’s picture of the week!
Picture of the Week: Big Sur, California
Andy shares a black and white picture from Big Sur with you for this week’s picture of the week!
Picture of the Week: Thanks-giving Chapel, Dallas, Texas
Andy shares a classic Dallas shot with you from Thanks-Giving Chapel
Picture of the Week (and editing video!): Hong Kong from Lugard Road
Andy put together another photo editing tutorial for you, this time of an image from one of his favorite places in the world!
Picture of the Week: Dallas Sunrise
Andy shares a sunrise over Dallas before the Featured Week on Boardingarea begins!