(3.61) Surfers Paradise from the Gold Coast Spit
(3.61) Wreck of the WWII German battleship Turpitz
(3.61) Giant clothespin sculpture, Liège, Belgium
(3.61) Surfer's Paradise at sunset, from Burleigh Heads
(3.61) Submission!
I took many jiu-jitsu photos in 2010, but this photo - of my friend Allen Pestana submitting an opponent (with a triangle-arm bar combination) during the Pan Am tournament - stood out. (April 8, 2010. Nikon D5000, 1/250s @ f/5.3, 210mm, ISO 3200.)
(3.14) Looking north from Burleigh Heads National Park
(2.78) Nukufetau Atoll, Tuvalu, seen on a flight from Honolulu to Brisbane
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nukufetau
(1.29) Attack on Broome
After waking up at 4am (to catch a low tide), I walked more than a mile across a mudflat to capture this ‘golden hour’ photo of the wreck of a Catalina Flying Boat, destroyed in a World War II Japanese attack on the town of Broome, in Australia’s tropical northwest. (October 19, 2024. Nikon D7200, 1/100s @ f/6.3, 16mm, ISO 100.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Broome
(1.29) Aurora Australis
On the evening of November 4th, while on vacation in southern New Zealand, I saw reports on social media that the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) might be visible. I drove to a rural location with a clear southern horizon, and, with the naked eye, saw just a faint green glow. However my iPhone's camera, with a long exposure and high ISO, was able to capture much more. (November 4, 2021. Apple iPhone 13 Pro, 1s @ f/1.5, 26mm, ISO 10000.)
(1.29) Auckland from Mount Eden
My home city of Auckland, New Zealand was built on a dormant volcanic field. Several volcanic cones are visible in this photo (an iPhone panorama). This photo itself was take from the summit of the largest volcanic cone: Mount Eden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_volcanic_field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maungawhau (April 25, 2020. Apple iPhone 11 Pro, 1/1115s @ f/2, 6mm, ISO 20.)
(1.29) "Hippo's Yawn", near Wave Rock
(1.29) Beginning a hot air balloon flight in Cappadocia
(1.20) At Totaranui Beach, Tasman