Articles and photos about places, close and far, that I have visited throughout the years.
Following up on my post about Sydney, here comes an overview of Melbourne, other great Australian city I loved. Sometimes I describe myself as an opportunistic travel photographer, a.k.a. nerdy tourist. Often times I cannot plan whole itineraries and tours, matching them to weather and time of the day. I do like to walk and […]
Beginning of this month marked a great addition to my travel diaries, with work taking me “down under”: the marvelous Australia. It was my first time in Australia, and I had a chance to spend few days both in Sydney and Melbourne, taking full advantage of the awesome weather in between summer and fall. In […]
Not long ago I went for my first time to the Ravenswood Open Space Preserve, right off the Dumbarton Bridge in Menlo Park. The place is beautiful. Small enough that you can explore it in relatively short amount of time, yet so rich with birds and photo opportunities that you might wonder why you have […]
Few weeks ago I went for a couple hours hike at Edgewood Park in San Mateo. The weather was alright, but it was just after a day of rain, so the paths were all muddy, yet manageable. The park is very enjoyable, with several paths and different levels; lots of runners and walkers around, yet […]
One of the Bay’s largest birds, pelicans are a familiar sight around San Francisco Bay and the Coast from Summer through Winter. Their flying gracefully in perfect single line formations with magical synchronization of moves and their spectacular head-long dives, makes them a remarkable subject for landscape and nature photography. The image above is a […]
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