November 13, 2008 – The sightseeing boats at Los Glaciares National Park offer spectacular views of not only Perito Moreno glacier, but also Lago Argentino and the surrounding mountains.
For more about our second day in Argentina, see my April 3 post.
On the evening of our third day in Prague I was determined to get a night shot of the Castle District from Most Legií (Bridge of the Legions).
By resting my camera on the concrete bridge railing and using the self-timer on my D7000, I managed to get a few acceptable shots.
I set the timer to activate the shutter five seconds after I pressed the shutter release. This allowed the vibration produced by pressing the shutter to settle down before exposing the first shot. I also set the timer to expose three shots in a row, with a two-second delay between each.
Here's the same “fish hawk” landing on its nest.
The Tinsmiths' Tower has a rectangular base, pentagonal bastion, octagonal facade and hexagonal roof.
The Musketeers' Passage, or Gallery, is a corridor with a wooden roof resting on stone arches that enabled musketeers to travel safely between the Tower and the Tinsmiths' and Tanners' bastions.
I count at least 18 paddlers, plus the steersperson.
Their range of expression, obvious enjoyment in what they were doing, and willingness to be photographed made the shot for me!
For those who can capture RAW images on their DSLRs, but don't, you might want to think again. Here's what the image above looked like straight out of my Nikon D7000 before I was able to breathe some life into it with Lightroom.
For more information, check out my Top 5 Reasons People Don't Shoot RAW.
These are some of the vineyards of the Delaire Graff Estate, with what I believe is the Helshoogte mountain pass in the background.
This was by far the most decadent wine tasting we have ever experienced, with live music, beautiful views and sumptuous appetizers and wines by the glass.
A wonderful dinner at Amma on East 51st topped off the day.
