458 Italia

458 Italia

@ Ferrari Bordeaux,

Not very content with my retouching but f*** I've spent one hour on it!

The Place in Texas Where They Found the 17 Bodies

The Place in Texas Where They Found the 17 Bodies

Now this is a proper Texas ghost town!

It was always one of those things that fascinated me as a child. Pretty much anything with the name "ghost" in it was cool back then, including my "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. I remember there was one called "Deadwood" or something like that, which always had a creepy ghost town feel to it.

Anyway, this is a strange abandoned town outside of Brenham, Texas (Home of Blue Bell Ice Cream!). And no, 17 Bodies were not found here... just being a bit dramatic. Or maybe there WERE 17 bodies here but the authorities are just covering it up. It's all true. I heard Alex Jones say it.

Last, I have updated my Nikon 14-24 Review and my Nikon 24-70 Review with new photos and the like. I know that only about half of our audience is photographers, but some people are looking to get into it more seriously, so maybe those will be helpful to you!

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Going After the "Prey"

Going After the "Prey"

7 1/2-Months Old Jaguar Cub, Palm Beach Zoo, West Palm Beach, FL

Watching her play in the water was such a delight. Before Maya went after the ball, she was just playing catch with her tail and diving, going under for at least 20 seconds, rolling around in the water... I didn't know jaguar are such good swimmers and that they can hold their breath so long... amazing... and fun to watch. Took many shots but messed up most of them... I have more shots of in focus wire mesh than of Maya.

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Toledo's bag

Toledo's bag?

Better Than TV

Better Than TV

The holidays are over :-(

So I'll start with the typical sunset shot that we had everyday at around 6:15pm from the hotel's beach.

This title is "borrowed" from my good flickr friend Norm (norjam8) from his Better Than TV series. Thanks for the title idea Norm!

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Angel Falls - My Highlight Of 2008

Angel Falls - My Highlight Of 2008

My highlight of 2008 was flying over the Angel Falls in Venezuela, South America. This is the view from a 12 seater plane of the stunning 979m (3,212 ft) drop of the Angel Falls, the tallest in the world.

Angel Falls (indigenous name: Kerepakupai meru) is the world's highest free-falling waterfall at 979 m (3,212 ft), with a clear drop of 807 m (2,468 ft). It is located in the Canaima National Park, in the Gran Sabana region of Bolivar State, Venezuela. The height of the falls is so great that before getting anywhere near the ground, the water is buffeted by the strong winds and turned into mist.

The base of the falls feeds into the Kerep river (alternately known as the Rio Gauya) which flows into the Churun River, a tributary of the Carrao River. In the indigenous Pemon language Angel Falls is called Kerepakupai meru meaning "waterfall of the deepest place".

The falls were sighted in 1912 by the Venezuelan explorer Ernesto Sanchez La Cruz, but he did not publicize his discovery. They were not known to the outside world until the American aviator James "Jimmie" Angel flew over them on 16 November 1933 on a flight while he was searching for a valuable ore bed.

Returning on 9 October 1937, Angel tried to land his Flamingo monoplane "El Rio Caroni" atop Auyan-tepui but the plane was damaged when the wheels sunk into the marshy ground and he and his three companions, including his wife Marie, were forced to descend the tepui on foot. It took them 11 days to make their way back to civilization but news of their adventure spread and the waterfall was named "Angel Falls" in his honour.

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