David's Images of the Day Photoblog
Views of science and technology from around the world
Motocross Rider Descending the Stairway of the Urða Lighthouse. Located on a lava field on the eastern point of Heimaey in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 100 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec).
Dublin Port Operations. The P&O lines European Endeavour, a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) cargo ship being loaded at the Alexandra Quay. Notice the six tankers of Guinness waiting to be loaded and shipped to Europe. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/16, 1/1600 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Define, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.
Eleven-years ago on a lark I drove from Boulder to Colorado Springs and then to Manitou Springs to take the Cog Wheeled Railroad to the summit of Pikes Peak. Little did I know that you needed reservations for the cog rail trip to Pikes Peak, and that all trips were sold out for the day. I was very lucky that someone in line before me was unhappy that their party was not all sitting together and turned in their tickets. Once I got on board the train, I realized that I won the lottery since my ticket was for the front seat. This allowed me to set up a tripod and camera to capture images for a time-lapse video for the train ride. So as not to annoy the other passengers on the train I used a small Gitzo travel tripod, my smallest camera body, and a small lens. Going up the mountain I used a 18-200 mm lens at 18 mm. Going down the mountain my seat was now in the rear of the train looking back. For this I used a 10.5 mm fisheye lens. This was a case of being in the right place at the right time!!!
The previous time I tried to reach the peak in my car back in 1976 I failed. The car vapor locked at 13000 feet. I had to coast down the mountain road. When stopped at 10,000 feet for a brake & safety check, the guy commented that my Volvo really ran quietly. Little did he know that my engine wasn’t running. Just glad that there was an incline to keep coasting down. The engine finally restarted at about 8000 feet.
Sunburst at the Aixerrota Windmill in Getxo, Spain. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/2000 sec). In camera B&W.
Morris Minor 1000 With a Flat Tire on the Street in Copenhagen, Denmark. If the clock decal in the windscreen indicates parking time, they have until 5 PM to fix the flat. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/4.5, 1/125 sec).
