Wrapping Around Time The ancient ruins of Angkor Wat are wild and unprotected. I think the country just cannot afford to properly keep the sites maintained. This is both good and bad. It's good for me, since I can go anywhere, climb anywhere, and take photos of anything ... - Trey Ratcliff The rest of this entry is available here at the Stuck in Customs blog. - Trey Ratcliff | Stuck In Customs

Thank you again for all the comments and feedback - much appreciated and I read them all! A lot of requests come in for my tutorial about how I do these shots - you can find it here: HDR Tutorial

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StuckInCustoms > The Mysterious Stone Sphere I used a 14-24 lens for this shot, and I am still amazed how close I have to get to a subject to get it to fill up the frame. Usually, I have to get uncomfortably close to the subject. I suppose it's not uncomfortable with an inanimate object, but, still.... you know what I mean if you have done this. - Trey Ratcliff Read more here at stuckincustoms.com

StuckInCustoms > The Cavebirds in the Gentle Evening How awesome is his little gem in Iceland? It's a small town not too far from that big volcano called "Vik". It is the home to many different birds, and a lot of them nest inside these tiny caves in the cliff walls. In this area just north of the town, the local residents decided to light the side of the cliff at night to give it a special feel. - Trey Ratcliff The rest of this entry is here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > The Mountain Storms of Time Ahhh... I'm so excited to be posting these two photos! During my recent expedition in Iceland, I revisited an old favorite. This area is wild and incredible. I can't get enough of this particular vista, and I waited patiently for things to get just right. Now, you may remember this exact spot from another photo, several years back ... - Trey Ratcliff See the comparison image and read more here at stuckincustoms.com!

StuckInCustoms > When the Songs Were Forlorn Today we have another new Iceland shot! When you are surrounded by constant strange-light, everything feels like a waking dream. And when I reached this point, my iPod playlist started getting into the forlorn songs. It did nothing to help the reality of the situation, if there was one to begin with ... - Trey Ratcliff The rest of this entry is here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > Running Wild, Across the Meadow I was just returning from one little adventure and then I stumbled onto another one! Every day, about this time, a few dozen horses from the ranch run free across the meadow to graze in distant pastures. They stay cooped up inside the corral for most of the day, so they love the chance to run free. The cowboy rides behind them, cracking his whip. It echoes through the valley and everything seems right in the world. - Trey Ratcliff Read the rest (and help me pick my new phone!) here.

StuckInCustoms > The Forest on the Mega Volcano I would guess about 50% of people know this, and I should not take it for granted that everyone does. But Yellowstone sits on top of a giant caldera, and it's due to go off any time (at least, geologically due!) If you look at a map of Yellowstone from above, you can see the clear outline of the caldera. When the mega-volcano strikes, it'll be a doozy! - Trey Ratcliff The rest of this entry is here. There's also a review of the new Nikon 200-400mm lens and an interview at Trip Atlas! Full day!

StuckInCustoms > Wrapping Around Time The ancient ruins of Angkor Wat are wild and unprotected. I think the country just cannot afford to properly keep the sites maintained. This is both good and bad. It's good for me, since I can go anywhere, climb anywhere, and take photos of anything ... - Trey Ratcliff The rest of this entry is available here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > Approaching Roppongi on Foot On my last night in Japan, I was feeling restless. It sometimes comes at the end of the trip, when I feel like I just haven't taken enough photos. Of course, that's never the case, since I usually have thousands in the hopper by that point. But when I know that the city is full of life, I just have to get out there and capture a bit of it. - Trey Ratcliff Read the rest here. There's also a relink of an interview with Ron Martinsen.

StuckInCustoms > Clyde Aspevig in the Wild While I was out there with the D3S (see my Nikon D3S Review) taking video, I also grabbed a number of stills. While Clyde was in the middle of one of his paintings, I knelt down to grab this one. I love it... I think he looks like a demigod. - Trey Ratcliff Read the rest and see a video interview with Clyde here.

StuckInCustoms > The Great Mark Moffett! I had the pleasure of spending several days with Mark and his lovely wife in Montana for several days. Mark is a world-famous entomologist that studied under E.O. Wilson. I’ve always been an ant-geek, so it was really cool to be out-geeked by this guy. And I mean, REALLY out-geeked. Imagine getting to spend a few days with one of the world’s foremost experts on ants AND a killer photographer. Awesome! - Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > The Bay Beyond the Golden Gate This spot up on the mountain, just north of San Francisco, is a very windy spot! Even when you have a sturdy tripod, the wind can knock it around quite a bit. In this one, I had to set up to shoot and then stand in front of the tripod, curling my body around the lens to try to block the wind. - Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > Horses on an Evening Meadow Every night before sunset, the horses would be let out of the corral for a bit of "personal" time. They spent almost no time at all on the Internet, and, instead, just meandered around this grassy meadow at the ranch. The grass looks nice eh? And there was no lawn-mowing necessary. - Trey Ratcliff Read the rest, including a discussion on some Topaz issues, here.

StuckInCustoms > River to the Maelstrom To honor ReadWriteWeb and its founder, the great Richard MacManus, I decided to post a new photo from his homeland of New Zealand today.On the way to Milford Sound, there are a variety of little rivers that twist and turn into the mountains. I didn't have nearly enough time, but I did a small amount of hiking to find some good compositions. - Trey Ratcliff There's a ton of other stuff in this post, which can be found here at stuckincustoms.com.

StuckInCustoms > Slipping into the Pool This vast indoor pool at Hearst Castle is just about perfect. The only thing that would have been more perfect is if I was actually inside of it! If I wasn't such an honorable guy, I would have stripped down and jumped in for a bit. It would have taken at least 15 minutes for security to get me out of there. But it would have been a sweet sweet 15 minutes. I could just say that I lost my mind for a bit... - Trey Ratcliff Read more here.

StuckInCustoms > The Long Road Home I took this on perhaps one of my best days in Iceland. I woke up around 5 PM at Hotel Edda Laugar in Saelingsdal. Many of you already know I was sleeping days and staying up all night to take photos. This was my last day/night cycle in Iceland, so I wanted to make the most of it.Anyway, after waking up, I went out to the natural hot springs for a dip. It was a perfect little rocky spring filled with steaming-hot sulfur-smelling water. As usual, I was totally alone and didn't see another soul. I stayed there, looking at the afternoon mountains for about 30 minutes until I reached a dangerous dream-state. And then dragged myself out and walked back to the hotel. I had one of those post-hot-tub shells of heat around me to protect from the cold. I didn't even feel it.I got back inside, put on some warm clothes, and then went down to get dinner (breakfast). Actually, I got two of them. The second one was to-go because I would eat it around 1 or 2 AM, when there is absolutely nothing open. Besides, I knew I would be way out in the boonies where there was not even an option for anything to be open!Around 3 AM, I started driving back to Reykjavik. As I was going down one of the fjords in the northwest, the sign lined up in my view, so I pulled over to take a shot to share with you.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Wrapping Around Time

The ancient ruins of Angkor Wat are wild and unprotected. I think the country just cannot afford to properly keep the sites maintained. This is both good and bad. It's good for me, since I can go anywhere, climb anywhere, and take photos of anything ...

- Trey Ratcliff

The rest of this entry is available here at the Stuck in Customs blog.