Gentle Hills and Summer Storm in New Zealand While driving from Nelson to the south, we went through an area with many vineyards and pastoral scenes. I mean, it doesn't get any more pastoral than this. In fact, it's so pastoral, it's almost a time-warp and everything is in slow motion.I stopped the car and jumped over a fence to walk out into a field to frame this shot. I thought it might work from the road, and I was in a bit of a hurry to get this weather system before it moved along too far.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the entire post at the Stuck in Customs blog. - Trey Ratcliff | Stuck In Customs

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StuckInCustoms > Gentle Hills and Summer Storm in New Zealand
While driving from Nelson to the south, we went through an area with many vineyards and pastoral scenes. I mean, it doesn't get any more pastoral than this. In fact, it's so pastoral, it's almost a time-warp and everything is in slow motion.I stopped the car and jumped over a fence to walk out into a field to frame this shot. I thought it might work from the road, and I was in a bit of a hurry to get this weather system before it moved along too far.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the entire post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > TWIT Studio Several weeks ago I went to Petaluma to visit Leo to be on his show with Catherine Hall. We all had a great time together, as usual. I arrived beforehand to take a few photos of the studio while he was filming MacBreak Weekly with Alex Lindsey and Andy Ihnatko (another show worthy of a podcast subscription). Here’s the first one I wanted to share with you all.And get ready for an amazing show for Trey’s Variety Hour #20 tomorrow night… I’m planning something special!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > Mountain and Meadow
While in Argentina, the mountain of Fitz Roy acted as the center of most of my hiking. It was always there in the distance, towering above all else. Even when it was enshrouded in clouds, I could still feel its heaviness beyond.I think about 90% of my shots are landscape-orientation. I only end up with about 10% in this portrait-orientation. I don't know why this is... I can't figure out if I am just a creature of habit or if that is the way I am wired. But, if you ever do see one in portrait orientation like this, you can probably just assume that it required a little extra thought.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > Google Doodle
The new Google offices in Los Angeles are right in the heart of Venice. After passing through some hardcore security, you walk down this hallway, which I guess is a bit like dying and going to Google heaven.You probably know about all the various Google doodles that decorate the home page. I heard the first one was of Burning Man. I didn't see that one on the walls... but maybe you can!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > Sometimes, I’d rather be in Disney World Actually, maybe I should change that title to: "I think I'd like to always be in Disney World!" They shoot off fireworks every night in the Magic Kingdom, and I feel bad if I miss it. I'm sure that's a strange thing to feel bad about... To get everything in, I have to plan the days and nights like a neo-Clark Griswald to ensure the perfect storm of technology meets up with whatever spectacular events are happening that day. For this shot, I had got reservations three months in advance at the California Grill restaurant, which has a nice majestic view of the show, as the restaurant empties out onto the roof of the Contemporary Resort. There is not much of a viewing area up there, and there were a bunch of people around me while I tried to get my tripod in place. I could deal with the crowds and fleshy shouldering, but the one thing that always annoys me is people beside me with little cameras that use their flashes to take photos of something a mile away. Sometimes they see I have a big camera, and they turn to ask for advice. They ask, "Do you think my flash helps?" I am really a totally nice and approachable guy, but since this is one of the very few things that annoy me, I usually just give them a shameful negative nod of the head.This doesn't have anything to do with the shot, but I had some great sushi in that restaurant. It was made by a Japanese female sushi chef, and she is one of only three "official" sushi chefs in the world (or so the matri'd told me). The Japanese do not let women be sushi chefs normally, as their hands are too "weak".- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > The Mariposa Woods
While we were at Yosemite for the big PhotoWalk, we took an evening to visit the Mariposa Woods. They were very close to our hotel, and it was an easier drive than going all the way to the main park at Yosemite. Plus, I had a feeling the sunset would be quite stunning through the trees. My feelings don't always work out, but this time it did.My methods still haven't changed for these kinds of shots. Seven exposures: from +3 to -3 seems to get the job done. I end up with more than enough light for the post-processing.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the entire post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > The Deep Blue Morning at Cerro Torre I’d love to return to this place, but I’m afraid the weather would not be as clear and perfect. Many locals told me there is a 90% chance that these mighty peaks would be covered with clouds, so I felt very lucky to have everything so perfect. Surely, a return here would not be nearly as good… but maybe… just maybe… a return would have clouds, but in an awesome dramatic way.You probably also know I’m not a fan of plain blue skies. But way up in the mountains, sometimes the sky on the opposite side of the sun is a deep atmospheric blue. I see it from planes a lot when dawn breaks. Maybe you have seen that color of blue too… and here it is again.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > The Mighty Ship
I went crazy in this place with my camera!

There are so many incredible angles inside the Tokyo International Forum -- it's almost like cheating. When I'm in the middle of amazing architecture, it's awe-inspiring and I really want to try my best to capture it in a way the architect would appreciate. I went up and down every floor of the structure and spent most of the afternoon here. It was one of the best afternoons ever... I'm still going through shots, and this is my latest.

- Trey Ratcliff

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StuckInCustoms > The TWIT Network Mothership Table The studio is cool because they have a number of different "sets" there for different shows. This is the main round table where Leo Laporte does some of his biggest shows, like This Week in Tech, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, and many others. He lets anyone in the area come sit in as a guest to watch the live production... and that's a lot of fun too because of all the geeky equipment around.On this particular day, my mom came to sit in the audience (after she got lost and needed Tony to go rescue her!). She brought a load of fudge with her and made everyone happy... she even got a hug from Leo :)- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post, including info on tonight's show, at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > Girl in Park in Beijing I was walking around a park in Beijing -- and it was quite unusual. It was a city park, but it had all sorts of rides like Disneyworld. Except, it wasn't really very good. It was quite dated and everything was spread out all over the place. To get from one attraction to the other, you had to walk for almost a mile along lonely pathways.There would be occasional clusters of people here and there, mysteriously milling about. Inside one of the clusters was this girl, so I grabbed a quick shot with my 50mm lens on the D3s. - Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > The Lodge at Night On the final night of the Yosemite PhotoWalk, we ended up here to explore the evening. This is the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite, and I hope I made it look as beautiful as it really is. This is also the place that Steve Jobs got married.Karen Hutton and I arrived here very late at night after our extra-long walk! We could even see a few people camping for the night halfway up the mountain they were climbing. After going around the back side of the lodge, we saw the stars and trees and cliffs above...- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > The Mysterious Creatures Among Us While in the southern town of Lixiang, I came upon this creature in the evening. Maybe you know the legend of this... maybe it is better to make up your own legend than to have me tell you everything about it... or, perhaps one of you intrepid explorers in the community can tell us all what is going on here!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > The Old Temple of Lore The shapes of many SE Asian temples mimic the closed lotus flower. Once I found this out, it was incredibly obvious and I saw them everywhere. I did try to find a photo of a closed lotus flower floating in water alongside the temple, but that plan never really worked out.- Trey RatcliffRead the rest, including some stuff on the new app, here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > Home in the Hillside Is it okay if I do two Iceland photos in a row? I hope so, because I'm very excited about this one too.Some of these places you can't see from the road. If you walk over one hill and down another, you can find these wonderful little places tucked away in hillsides. Even though it's all fallen apart, it's still charming... sort of a fixer-upper!- Trey RatcliffRead the rest, including some news on the Android app, here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

StuckInCustoms > Old London From Above It's a long walk to the top of St. Paul's. And by long walk, I should throw in that there are a lot of stairs. But, after you finally arrive, you're greeted by a wonderful view of the city. As long as you don't have too much of an issue with heights, you'll be in for a treat.Even though I saw all sorts of stuff while I was up there, I enjoyed working on this photo too. I was able to zoom into 100% and look at all the details and little buildings/bridges/shops once again. It reminded me of walking around many of them at ground level.- Trey RatcliffRead more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Gentle Hills and Summer Storm in New Zealand

While driving from Nelson to the south, we went through an area with many vineyards and pastoral scenes. I mean, it doesn't get any more pastoral than this. In fact, it's so pastoral, it's almost a time-warp and everything is in slow motion.

I stopped the car and jumped over a fence to walk out into a field to frame this shot. I thought it might work from the road, and I was in a bit of a hurry to get this weather system before it moved along too far.

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the entire post at the Stuck in Customs blog.