Thursday, May 22, 2014

May 22 Photo of the Day: Argentina


Lago Argentino – Santa Cruz Province, Argentina © 2014 Peter Marble

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.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

May 21 Photo of the Day: Prague


Hradčany at night – Prague, Czech Republic © 2014 Peter Marble

September 15, 2013 – During our 23-day trip we travelled about every other day, so I opted not to pack a tripod.

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.