During my travels I pack stuff I don’t use, and forget stuff I need.

And sometimes during my travels, well, it is hard to explain — magic happens.  Yep.  Things that others might overlook or forget, but I remember because I have an inquiring mind.  I mean when stuff is unreal, it sticks with me.

When I see photographs of landscapes I often ask myself what the photographer went through to get the shot.

The reason is that sometimes stuff is going on that we as viewers don’t appreciate.

For example, here is a shot I did in Scotland.

Fence at Glencoe

Lighthouse at Fanad Head

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During the last three weeks I have been in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for an extensive photographic holiday.

I hope to write a more detailed blog post about the trip in the coming days.  With over 3,000 photographs to process, it make take me some time.

As you probably know, I am one of the creators of Photo Travel Review, an online magazine about photography and travel.  The site now has articles about doing photography in 28 countries.  Most of the articles are written by non-professional photographers.  Some of them present stunning photographs from places less traveled.

In 2004 I began planning a trip to Tanzania.  I had just retired and the dream of going to Africa and doing wildlife photography was something that finally I had the time and means to do.  As I got into the detailed planning, my son John came by the house and told me that he was going with me.  What a wonderful idea!

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Loch Stack, Scotland

As the story goes, there is a man who lives by a loch in a small house. Each day he earns his living taking rich gentlemen fishing, he is known as a Ghillie.

In my last post I talked about the photographic opportunities one can find in Grand Tetons National Park. In this post, I will move north from the Tetons into Yellowstone National Park.

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Course, the icon of the park is “Old Faithful.” Click on any photograph for a larger version.

From time to time I like to write about places that I have visited and show some photographs that I was able to capture while there.

Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Parks among the most awesome places I have been to, filled with incredible vistas and with room to explore away from the crowds.

I am currently planning a return to Africa, this time to Kenya.

It is difficult to explain what it is like to walk alone in the Serengeti, or to hear the roar of a Leopard in the night, or to stand alone and communicate with a Water Buck during a brief encounter. All I know is, that when I was there, I felt at home. After all, we are all children of Africa.