Australia Aquarium

Unfortunately this photo is slightly blurred. Taken in an aquarium in Australia, this is one of the few photos I've ever taken of fish.

New Zealand Geyser

Only minor lighting and saturation changes have been made to this photo, taken on my trip to New Zealand a few years ago. The challenge of getting this photo was getting my camera to focus even with a diffuse subject in the center, as well as the ~5 minute time interval and the moving water (which means a relatively short shutter speed and the possibility of my camera getting wet if I get too close). Overall I think it came out nicely.

More fairytale Prague

This is the tower at one end of the bridge (where I was standing taking my previous photo which looks down on the bridge). It is unfortunately slightly blurred, but other than that I really like this photo.

Prague and Saturation

The top photo is unedited (though it is a panorama composited from several). The bottom photo has had its saturation pushed way up. While this makes the bottom version have some strange chromatic issues (something which can be seen by zooming way in on the full resolution version), I prefer to have color in my photos (and the original version was thwarted in this effort by the clouds...). You may notice the place where the tiling pattern on the ground falls apart; this is because I moved in between shots of the panorama. The computer couldn't figure out a good way to composite this. Additionally if you look closely you may spot some people who moved in between shots. Finally those buildings on the center right are not really that curved, this is all a result of my movements and zooming/camera settings while I took the original shots. While a professional might have done it differently (and would certainly object to what I have done with the saturation), I quite like the effect. It makes the world feel a bit more like something out of a fairytale.

New Zealand Sunset

Australian Mall

I took this looking through a mall in Australia. I like the clock and the combination of old and new architecture. I also like the way that everything is lit up and in nice condition (and organized with signs!).

Australian Beaches

These are among the best photographs I've ever taken of a beach, and all were taken in Australia (Sydney more specifically). Some minor lighting alterations were made.

New Zealand and the magic of Photoshop CS5

These are two pictures I "took" in New Zealand. The lower one is a composite of some 30 or so pictures that I took from atop a mountain in Queenstown. The upper one is a filled-in version that I made using the new version of photoshop. Anything that doesn't appear in the bottom was generated by a computer, working with a bit of help from me, in under 45 minutes. Notable pieces include nearly the entire bottom 15% of the photo and the top 5%. Its not perfect, and zooming in enough (on the super-high-resolution versions I have on my computer but can't publish due to their size) reveals repeating textures and some incongruous jumps between areas. I also modified the lighting and the hue just a tad.

Convoluted Rock

I took this in New Zealand while walking amongst some damp rocks. I like the way that the rocks lead one's eye around the photo, and hint at a sort of fractal complexity, I can imagine the rocks continuing deep down in this manner, though I know that they don't (because in real life I looked!).

Prague Bridge

Some minor lighting changes were done on this image, and it has been "warmified" by Picasa. We had to climb quite high up in a guard tower to get this angle.

Prague at Night

This would be my favorite shot of all time. I say would because upon zooming in you'll find it to be slightly blurred, not enough to ruin the shot but enough to make it not quite as crisp as I want. I took this shot nearly 20 times but the lighting just wasn't good (for a fast shutter speed, its excellent lighting for a photo) and it was difficult to hold the camera still in the midst of a moving croud.

Flower Garden in Budapest

I've altered the lighting and saturation very slightly, but otherwise this shot is unaltered. I like the angle, though I would have preferred to take the shot so that the symmetry was more apparent. Unfortunately I would have had to be floating about 20 feet in the air to do that.

New Zealand Half-Tree

Taken two years ago in New Zealand, this photo has been edited very slightly (mostly lighting). I like the contrast between the tree, almost shining, and the small amount of green left on it.

New Zealand lake and mountains

Perhaps my favorite photo that I've ever taken, ever, this was taken, surprisingly enough, using my camera's "auto" setting. While one might point to the rather obtrusive wooden pole sticking up on the left as a flaw, I've found it lends the photo a sense of perspective; it gives one an idea of how far away everything else is. This isn't just speculation; I took nearly identical photos in nearly the same spot, just trying to keep that pole out of the shot, and each one of them lacks a sense of depth.

Massachusetts Fireworks

I tooks this a few years ago, when I had just gotten my camera. I couldn't hold it quite steady, so the lines waver a bit. I actually like the effect, though not the obviously blurred streetlamp (if I could remove the lamp one of these days....).

Castle Panorama in Budapest

Remarkably enough despite using the auto setting for the lighting on every shot in this panorama I didn't have to touch the lighting settings at all when I assembled it.

Barcelona's Magic Fountain

These four photos were taken at the same party/parade that we found ourselves in, looking at the Magic Fountain of Barcelona. I did alter the contrast slightly, but otherwise these are unedited photos. The link goes to a YouTube video which shows what these photos cannot, that the fountain plays music and changes in response to the music.

Fire in New Zealand

I used a slightly longer exposure than I otherwise would have, to get the blurred fire effect. Some minor lighting changes have been made. I like the contrast between the burnt logs and the bright fire. Visible at the lower edge of the photo is a fence surrounding the fire, something I tried not to include in the shot but was unable to completely avoid.

Australian Beach

This is another photo from my trip to Australia and New Zealand. Yes the waves were that perfect, the water that clear, and the rocks that shiny. I have not edited this.

New Zealand Mountain

My dad (I think) actually took this shot with my camera, I was elsewhere. This was taken during our New Zealand trip. I sharpened it a bit and played with the lighting/contrast. I like the juxtaposition of the ice and the springtime grass.

Prague - The fairytale city

Taken on a trip to Prague and Budapest. I played with the saturation and lighting slightly in photoshop, but other than that this is how the castle and bridge look.

Hungarian Stained Glass

With some minor lighting modifications applied after this photo was taken, this is among my favorite shots. I added a slight diffuse glow to the brighter panels. I do with the angle was better, but other than that there is little I would like to change. This was taken in Budapest.