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The Holy HallsI returned here a second time with Scott Kublin to show him my little discovery.  We didn’t have much time… and I don’t like to be rushed… but we did our best to move quickly around this area and squeeze in as many shots as we could!  This is one of my favorites, a view down one of the long rows of unusual columns and vaulted ceilings…- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the entire post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Little Church in Yosemite
While in the meadows between the mountains of Yosemite, I did not expect to see this little church.And waiting for the right kind of light was another challenge.  The light down in the valley is so strange.  The sheer walls of the mountains on both sides are so steep that the sun disappears quite early in the day.  Everything becomes a little-bit-dreamy then, and I felt like that was a good time to take the shot.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this entry at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Prismatic Cathedral In the webinar, I gave people a small set of images for homework.  This is the second of the two sets (the first I posted yesterday).  I didn't mean for both to be from Spain, but I guess they are!  Anyway, I thought it was kind of fun for people all over the world to be processing my images while I am processing them... kind of strange but cool.  I will try to post things on a regular basis as we work on them together. - Trey Ratcliff Read more here at stuckincustoms.com.
The Secret Church Who would have ever guessed that this immense, classically architected church is in the middle of Chicago, Il?  It's quite amazing, isn't it?My friend Fiona took me here around the time of the Chicago book launch party.  It is a great place place for all kinds of HDR photography. - Trey Ratcliff Read the rest here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
A Lonely Night in Iceland I was in the southern area of Iceland, only a few kilometers from the big volcano eruption. There was still a bit of ash scattered around, and I was driving down random side-roads. I made a deal with myself that I would randomly take exits off the main highway to see what I could find. This was one of those occasions.On the way back to the highway, I saw new things. It’s hard to have a 360-degree sense of all compositions while driving. Usually my viewing cone is fully stimulated at 180 degrees while moving forward! So, moving back and forth along roads sometimes provides surprises.I had just spent a few hours around midnight on a black-sand volcanic beach on the shore. I was the only one there, as usual. It’s very creepy, in a way, being on a gigantic black beach in the middle of the night without another car or human anywhere in sight. And I know that it is even beyond my sight for a long way because I had not seen anyone on the drive there. I listened to music and took photos all the while, of course. And on the way back, I saw this tiny lit church against some distant mountains, so I popped out for another shot.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Inner Sanctum Here is a cool and relatively unknown place in San Francisco.  Can anyone figure out where this mysterious location is?I went in here with my dad while we were looking for cool photo-ops.  We weren't so sure we were allowed in this place, but we just busted in quickly for a shot before anybody said anything.- Trey Ratcliff Read more here at stuckincustoms.com.
Meandering in the French Streets After Dark I don't sleep much, even when I am home.  I get a good 5-6 hours of sleep a night; but when I travel, I'm so charged up I get less.  These foreign city streets seem to have a romantic sense about them, so that impedes even more on my sleep since there are so many great places to shoot.This perfect little European medieval street was in Lyon, if I am not mistaken.  Sometimes I forget here in my old age.  There's a 10% chance it is in Paris. There's a long path from click to final image and my memory fades betwixt.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Pillars of God This is an awesome church in Paris.  These places are great to photograph.   I believe this one was taken inside Le Sacre Coeur up near the altar.   At the PhotoWalk, I had a few questions about how to get a tripod into a church, of all things!  I wrote up a 10-step guide for this sort of activity a while ago that you can view at your leisure!I'm spending the weekend in Atlanta.  It's about 10 degrees cooler than Austin here, which means it's still inhumanly hot!  I did get a chance to do a little shooting this evening.  I'll see if I can grab the sunset tomorrow night!  I don't yet have a good Atlanta shot...  I'll hope for some good clouds!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Pillars of God


This is an awesome church in Paris. These places are great to photograph. I believe this one was taken inside Le Sacre Coeur up near the altar. At the PhotoWalk, I had a few questions about how to get a tripod into a church, of all things! I wrote up a 10-step guide for this sort of activity a while ago that you can view at your leisure!

I'm spending the weekend in Atlanta. It's about 10 degrees cooler than Austin here, which means it's still inhumanly hot! I did get a chance to do a little shooting this evening. I'll see if I can grab the sunset tomorrow night! I don't yet have a good Atlanta shot... I'll hope for some good clouds!

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
10-step guide for this sort of activity a while ago that you can view at your leisure!

I'm spending the weekend in Atlanta. It's about 10 degrees cooler than Austin here, which means it's still inhumanly hot! I did get a chance to do a little shooting this evening. I'll see if I can grab the sunset tomorrow night! I don't yet have a good Atlanta shot... I'll hope for some good clouds!

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog." href="javascript:openLB(742624500,'',XLarge,'',1024,731);">The Pillars of God This is an awesome church in Paris.  These places are great to photograph.   I believe this one was taken inside Le Sacre Coeur up near the altar.   At the PhotoWalk, I had a few questions about how to get a tripod into a church, of all things!  I wrote up a 10-step guide for this sort of activity a while ago that you can view at your leisure!I'm spending the weekend in Atlanta.  It's about 10 degrees cooler than Austin here, which means it's still inhumanly hot!  I did get a chance to do a little shooting this evening.  I'll see if I can grab the sunset tomorrow night!  I don't yet have a good Atlanta shot...  I'll hope for some good clouds!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Pillars of God


This is an awesome church in Paris. These places are great to photograph. I believe this one was taken inside Le Sacre Coeur up near the altar. At the PhotoWalk, I had a few questions about how to get a tripod into a church, of all things! I wrote up a 10-step guide for this sort of activity a while ago that you can view at your leisure!

I'm spending the weekend in Atlanta. It's about 10 degrees cooler than Austin here, which means it's still inhumanly hot! I did get a chance to do a little shooting this evening. I'll see if I can grab the sunset tomorrow night! I don't yet have a good Atlanta shot... I'll hope for some good clouds!

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
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