The Ceiling of the Paris Opera House I stole this photo-taking idea from Matt Knisely! At first, I would lay down on my back and try to get the shot. But that was frustrating and bothersome. Then I saw Matt just put his camera on the ground with a timer then run away! So that’s what I did to get this shot… although it took a few takes to get it to line up right…- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Mysterious Places of Paris Isn’t this room amazing? It’s not in the main part of the Paris Opera House, but it had the most ornate and Inception-esque room I’ve seen in a while. I took this photo while in the middle of experimenting with the Nikon fisheye lens. It seemed to fit the bill for these ornate grand locations that are still in a relatively confined space. - Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Mega Lobby They don't love it when you take photos in Vegas, but I love to take photos in Vegas, so this causes a bit of a problem.  Since I am not objective about the situation, I go ahead with my side of the story and take photos when and how I choose.  At least, until the authorities show up... I then go into Michael Weston mode and talk my way out of the situation.  This is the lobby of the Venetian, and it looks amazing from almost any angle.  Just outside, you can often hear the valets singing a bit of opera... it's very strange but kind of nice!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Royal Entrance It took me a long time to get this shot right.  In fact, in the upcoming HDR DVD, I try to work on another version of this -- a vertical one.  No matter what I did, I could not get it quite sharp enough because of some camera shake.  This one turned out okay.This is one of the entry hallways into the amazing Venetian hotel in Las Vegas.  Feel free, as with all the photos, to zoom into the maximum resolution version on SmugMug.  And yes, I still think SmugMug is very cool and am still using it after three months.  For more info, see my SmugMug Review.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Ceiling of the Paris Opera House


I stole this photo-taking idea from Matt Knisely! At first, I would lay down on my back and try to get the shot. But that was frustrating and bothersome. Then I saw Matt just put his camera on the ground with a timer then run away! So that’s what I did to get this shot… although it took a few takes to get it to line up right…

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog." href="javascript:openLB(2375121035,'',XLarge,'',1024,691);">The Ceiling of the Paris Opera House I stole this photo-taking idea from Matt Knisely! At first, I would lay down on my back and try to get the shot. But that was frustrating and bothersome. Then I saw Matt just put his camera on the ground with a timer then run away! So that’s what I did to get this shot… although it took a few takes to get it to line up right…- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Ceiling of the Paris Opera House


I stole this photo-taking idea from Matt Knisely! At first, I would lay down on my back and try to get the shot. But that was frustrating and bothersome. Then I saw Matt just put his camera on the ground with a timer then run away! So that’s what I did to get this shot… although it took a few takes to get it to line up right…

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
See photo in original gallery.