Alone at the Harbor
These mornings in Iceland -- I'll never get used to them.  It's fully bright even though it's only 4 AM -- but the streets are dead.   You expect to see at least one other soul out and about... but there are none.  Maybe I play too many zombie games...  or no, that can't be it... no such thing as too many zombie games! :)

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more, including some info on the new Topaz Adjust, here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Dragon in the Fire
I don't use my "big" camera too much out in the desert because of the sandstorms... So I've been using this little Olympus PEN camera from time to time, and I like the results. Of course, I do a bit more post-processing and this sort of thing... but I'm happy with the results generally from this new line of cameras.

At Burning Man, there are hundreds of unique vehicles that roll around the desert during all times of the day and night. It's a feast for the eyes and the camera! :)

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The PhotoWalk Egg in China
We had a great PhotoWalk in China! It was really so amazing... it was nice to meet so many people while having a great sunset on The Egg. I've been to this place many times, so I felt lucky to have good weather. Upcoming, I have a behind-the-scenes video of how this photo was made as well. I'll try to get that up in the near future, but please feel free to remind me... I get overloaded sometimes!

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Great Wall in Evening Light

When I was at the Great Wall that evening, I kept hiking along the old wall as the sun set. I also had a zoom lens (28-300mm) with me, so I was able to get in tight on far away structures and shapes. Not too long after I took this shot, I walked along several lengths of the wall to get to these ruins. I stood there for a long time listening to music and taking photos.

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more (and see a new video) here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
China Mysteries
This curious place was found in China...

Who can make up a good story about what is happening here? Any guesses as to what it really is while you're at it?

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Dock in the Desert Here is a new photo from the most recent Burning Man.The playa is covered with endless artistic creations — every year new and fresh. This was a strange but inspired idea to build a dock that slowly rises out of the desert. It attracted all sorts of strange characters and activity.I didn’t take out my main camera too much because of the sand problem, but I did for this occasion. This was a standard 5-exposure HDR with some cleanup to fix the problem of movement between frames.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Temple at Sunset Burning Man is the only place I can go and: a) Not have any idea what I am going to see and b) just know it is going to be awesome.So, that’s kind of a unique situation, I think. For example, if I go to London, England, I know I’m going to see the Tower Bridge and it’s going to be incredible. But how often do you go in completely blind to a place, and just know you’re going to be amazed?This is the main temple that lies on the 12 o’clock axis from the burning man himself. Every year it is different. It’s always non-denominational, but it has hints of all the major religions… So, that way, the 1 billion+ Buddhists are happy, the 1 billion+ Hindus are happy, the 1 billion+ Muslims are happy, and the 500 mil+ Christians are happy, and so are the other 2 billion various belief-systems floating around out there. I don’t know how you can make a temple for everyone, but, well, here it is… and everyone seems to like it!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Eiffel Tower Through Art Oh darn, I hear you saying. Another photo of the Eiffel Tower. I know I know… I’m sorry… hehe.Actually, you should see my Lightroom. I have so many interesting shots of the tower that I can’t hardly stand it. I’ve only processed a small percentage of them. Every time I dip my toe into that “unprocessed” category, I get all excited again.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The fire spun in a time the lasted forever in an instant.  The man inside obeyed and commanded it, weaving himself into a veil between what we saw and what he felt.  Inside, we saw each flame and it stayed with with us.  In another day, the tower behind would burn.

I watched him dance.  There was a fine powder of sand above the hard-packed earth.  The powder was like a dust, a cloud, a fog, a mist that where his toes slipped around and through.  The mist would eddy and fall and rise in time for him to slide back through, the orange light from the flames above fell into and through the mist, dancing with his gentle feet.

China Mysteries


This curious place was found in China...

Who can make up a good story about what is happening here? Any guesses as to what it really is while you're at it?

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
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This curious place was found in China...

Who can make up a good story about what is happening here? Any guesses as to what it really is while you're at it?

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.

China Mysteries


This curious place was found in China...

Who can make up a good story about what is happening here? Any guesses as to what it really is while you're at it?

- Trey Ratcliff

Read more here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
See photo in original gallery.