Chaco: Pueblo Peoples in the Land of Enchantment

Chaco: Pueblo Peoples in the Land of Enchantment

Chaco National Historic Park is a UNESCO Cultural Heritage Site located in northwestern New Mexico. I visited New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment, in February of 2011 and I did indeed find the whole state to be truly spellbinding. New Mexico is a land of dramatic vistas and rock formations, of mountains and valleys, of desert untamed. […]

Star Photography

Star Photography

Photos were taken in Ithaca and Lansing, NY in early August, 2016. This was my first attempt at star photography. These were taken with a samsung nx3000 manual camera and a wide angle lens. I found that a narrow aperture and 20-30 second shutter speed worked best. I started to get star trails, where the […]

Las Vegas Helicopter Tour

Las Vegas Helicopter Tour

I took a Helicopter tour of Las Vegas on February 20th, 2015.  We took off from North Las Vegas Airport and flew over downtown Las Vegas and the Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.  Below is a slide show of my tour and captioned with the casinos and hotels I was able to spot from the […]