Martha and I, together with Bend friends Andy & Marcia, spent 5 weeks in Europe and East Africa this fall. We spent the first week at Chez Mirabel, our shared house in Provence, France. Then 4 days in Amsterdam, followed by two weeks on safari in Northern Tanzania. Lastly, we spent a week on Zanzibar, […]
Photo Galleries Updated for Retina Displays
As a result of acquiring a new iPad Air, I have started updating my photo galleries to take advantage of the increased display resolution of such devices (i.e., their “retina” displays). All of the 2013 galleries have been upgraded, as will all future galleries. Both static images and moving panoramas are now of higher resolution […]
Backpacking Trip to the Ritter Range in the Sierras
When I was in the Owens Valley this Spring, looking up at the Sierra’s eastern front, I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t hiked in my favorite mountains for about 30 years. So this summer I substituted a 10 day backpacking trip for my annual week-long Cycle Oregon cycling tour. Teaming up with Bend friend, Andy, […]
Photography Trip to California’s Eastern Sierras & Death Valley
In late February, I spent a week on the eastern side of the Sierras and in Death Valley. The core of the trip was a five day workshop long scheduled with Marc Adamus. I took another workshop with Marc two years ago on the Olympic Peninsula and Columbia River Gorge. At that time, I found […]
Website Changes
I have made, or are in the process of making, a number of changes to the Samcos website: New Photo Gallery Software. I have long been looking for new website software with the ability to give ancillary info along side the photo galleries themselves. For example, I often would like to give a trip description, […]