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Stuck In Customs

My daily travel blog to inspire and get you motivated!

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Epic Eclipse View

Not a view you normally see!

Plotagraphs

It’s been a while since the Plotagraph website disappeared from the web. I guess it’s gone for good now. Shame. It was fun while it lasted!

So Much Cleanup

Daily Photo – So Much Cleanup

This was taken on a short chopper flight near Queenstown a bunch of years ago. I liked the shot but man, did it take an age to finish off. There was a lot of moisture in the air, and it was all over the window of the helicopter. I tried to position my lens with minimal droplet cover but loads of it still showed up. So, it was off to Photoshop for some significant, time consuming, clean up.

So Much Cleanup

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2013-08-15 04:41:25
  • CameraNEX-7
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/60
  • Aperture5
  • ISO125
  • Focal Length16.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias+0.7

Somewhere out There

Daily Photo – Somewhere Out There…

… is my 360 camera. Lost it in NYC last time I was there. I say lost it… it’s complicated but my intentions were good.

Somewhere Out There…

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2019-06-20 00:23:21
  • CameraILCE-7RM2
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1.6
  • Aperture4
  • ISO250
  • Focal Length42.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

Weekend Stream 5th April

It’s that time of the week(end) again!

Storyboarding

Here’s one from a new series I’m working on… I’m also working on using these as storyboards for creating little, short films for some storytelling. I’d love to have a world like this as a tableau for some really weird short stories… many many ideas. Anyway, obviously having fun with AI. Check out my AI insta here. 🙂

Queenstown Aiutumn

Queenstown, New Zealand in the Autumn… well this is kinda true and kinda not because these are all made with AI. I often use the phrase “in the style of Trey Ratcliff” at the end of the prompts. It’s so fun! Believe it or not, I do actually still take actual photos 🙂 See more from this series over on my Facebook.

Aoraki Bound

Daily Photo – Aoraki Bound

Here’s a photo I got on the way to Mt. Cook/Aoraki, which is only a few hours from Queenstown. It’s one of the new stops we’re gonna do on the upcoming NZ Photo Adventure workshop happening soon!

Aoraki Bound

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2020-11-09 14:45:27
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/1600
  • Aperture8
  • ISO500
  • Focal Length63.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

A Smile

Daily Photo – A Smile

There are so many art pieces at Burning Man that inspire me, and this was a simple and beautiful one with a serene smile.

A Smile

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2022-09-02 08:13:55
  • CameraILCE-7RM3
  • Camera MakeSony
  • Exposure Time1/6400
  • Aperture4
  • ISO160
  • Focal Length90.0 mm
  • FlashOff, Did not fire
  • Exposure ProgramManual
  • Exposure Bias

A Sunday in Iceland

Daily Photo – A Sunday in Iceland

This is a really nice little church by a graveyard in the south of Iceland. It was pretty much out in the middle of nowhere, as you can tell. The gate with the cross on the top leads to a tiny and lonely graveyard.

A Sunday in Iceland

Photo Information

  • Date Taken2024-03-31 20:01:10
  • CameraNIKON D2Xs
  • Camera MakeNikon
  • Exposure Time1/1250
  • Aperture5.6
  • ISO100
  • Focal Length19.0 mm
  • FlashNo Flash
  • Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
  • Exposure Bias-2