Stairways to heaven?

The original Point Arena lighthouse's spiral staircase. The tower itself did not survive the 1906 earthquake.

Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-70, 18mm, 0.4 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, Nik Silver Efex Pro

Point Cabrillo

We had moody skies the whole weekend. This one serves as a nice backdrop for Point Cabrillo lighthouse.

Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-70, 70mm, 5 exposures @ f/32, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3, Nik HDR Efex Pro, Topaz Adjust, Adobe Photoshop CS5

Old wagon at the salt ponds

Unfortunately the sky was really ordinary today, so I chose a close up of the wagon instead of a broad landscape view.

Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-300, 240mm 1/320 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2

Embarcadero in S.F. on on fine, fine summer day

An interesting effect with a lensbabies 3G.

Nikon D200, Lensbaby 3G 50 mm, 1/1250 sec @ f/4, ISO 100
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Open door

An abandoned house in Martinique, next to a cemetery. Is the door open so that ghosts and spirits could freely come and go? If they needed any door, that is...

Nikon D200,  Nikkor18-135, 28mm 1/125 sec @ f/7.1, ISO 100
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Under the roof

A colorful cascade of flowers under a Venetian roof.

Nikon D200,  Nikkor 18-135, 135mm, 1/125 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Gondolas on a canal

Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-135, 31mm 1/10 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 400
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom