Night Photo Making Class!

Yuhong Liu, John Vlahos, and I had a great time walking along the River Thames August 3 2011. I think we all got some great photos which is much easier to do when there are such great lit up locations to shoot. Enjoy the set of my favorite pics from that night....

Random photos from July 2011

Chloe in Hyde Park

Boots in Park

Tate Escalator

Ceiling of Pizza East London

Best Seat in the City

Lawn Ouside of Tate Modern

Random Girl in Portobello Market

PK traveled by train to Florence.

I headed to Florence for the last weekend of my Italian trip to meet up with my co-workers. The resort Villa Cora was so great and the fact that we had it all to ourselves made it so I never left the compound. That only means I will get to take Lindsey back and actually enjoy the city a little bit next time.

Sorrento and Amalfi Coast

Lindsey had never been to the Amalfi Coast region of Italy. It is one area that is definitely nice enough to break my personal rule of never visit the same place twice. We were stationed in two different areas. The first was Sorrento and the second was the Island of Ischia. We also stopped in Positano and Capri on day trips. I won't be able to do the trip justice through words so here are some of the pictures for you to enjoy.

View from our hotel with Vesuvius in the background


Beautiful Cliffs of Positano


Scootering Around Capri


Resort on the Island of Ischia


Greatest Restaurant of the trip - La Vigna di Alberto. This was an amazing experience and a must do if you get to Ischia. They opened an hour early for just us so we got to watch them make everything from scratch. The wine was also from the restaurant grounds and brought to us in a pitcher. A++.

Photography Class Weekend

During the first weekend of July 2011 I took part in a great two day photo class. This was a lovely gift from my wonderful wife. Since then I have also taken a night class (pics to come) and have again started carrying my camera with me everywhere I go. I look forward to getting better and another season of traveling with my camera. One of these trips I will get up early enough to shoot the sunrise. Enjoy a couple examples of different aperture settings.

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Glastonbury and Wells

When Chad and the kids were visiting we did a weekend trip to Glastonbury and Wells. It just so happened to coincide with Glastonbury Festival which is the largest music fest in Europe. Luckily the festival was a few miles out of town and was fun to look at from a distance. While we were there we had lots of fun eating, shopping, begging for a place to stay, and visiting the cathedral and bishops palace. Here are some of the pics:

Had to take this pic for mom.

Stopped at Stonehenge on the way.

A working moat around the bishop's palace.

The Cathedral From the Palace Grounds.

Climbing to the top of the Tor on the edge of Glastonbury.

Chad and the Kids Enjoying London

Based on the pictures I would definitely have to say that Chad Ammerman was enjoying himself just as much as the kids on there trip to London. We happened to be walking through the nearby college campus as a student festival was in full swing. We may or may not have entered through the proper channels. Anyways, Chad talked his way onto one of the rides. It was great having them come and visit us. There will be more pictures to come from our weekend excursion to the countryside.

If you click on the picture you can see Chad grinning from ear to ear in anticipation....