2013 Fireworks in Queenstown I decided to re-crop this photo at the last minute! If you dig around on Google+, you’ll see my first version. It was okay, but I think I like this square one better. Actually, I just can’t make up my mind. I feel like a woman trying on clothes, or, at least, what I think that would feel like.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Bilbo's Hobbit Hole and the Party Tree in the Shire I showed my 8-year-old son all the Lord of the Rings movies prior to our trip to NZ.  He then re-watched the first one three times on the car trip... so he was just as excited as I when we arrived.You might remember Bilbo Baggins' hobbit hole and all the scenes with Frodo and Gandalf inside.  That is it right there, on the right hand side at the top.  The huge tree on the left is the "party tree", which was the centerpiece for the big party for Bilbo's birthday.  It was the one of the main reasons that Peter Jackson chose this remote farm outside of Matamata on the North Island.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Flying on a Harley This is the subject of one of the other new videos in the newsletter.  It speaks to a common problem many people have when uploading photos online.  Sometimes, I've noticed, they don't look the same on Flickr as the do on my home computer!  That's no good... I figured out the best way to do it and put it in a little video for you.  You can get to it here at the ColorSpace Video- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Where to Party in Vegas If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial.  I hope it gives you some new tricks!I just recently got back from Las Vegas and betwixt a panoply of activities that kept my mental faculties on edge, I did manage to go out and get some photos, of course.   At least I am assured that these always turn out winners!I stayed in THE Hotel (perhaps it's called THEhotel).  I think you are supposed to capitalize that THE.  Before going, I thought it was just "the" hotel at Mandalay but now I know it's much different.... It was a great place and probably the best of 7 or 8 hotels I have stayed there.  Although 2 or 3 of those should barely be on the list...This is a shot of the restaurant area of Club Mix, which sits on the top floor of THE Hotel.  I was able to see so many cool places there -- I hardly knew which to process first! ...more coming in the next weeks and months!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Sky Bar in Kuala Lumpur with a View of Petronas This bar is up on top of the roof and it is all open air. There is a pool down there that is always available for use, and it is surrounded by a ultra-chic bar. It was raining when I took this… I am up on the 2nd level of the bar, where there is a spa… you can see the little massage rooms down the lefthand side there.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
There's a pool party at sunset - everyone mark your chair with a towel I have the pool reserved for all of us! Be sure to mark down what you'll be bringing along (and if you are on Flickr mark your chair with a note)!I think pretty much all kinds of food and drink are welcome. I'll bring a BBQ pit and an ambulance in case there are any problems. And I hope someone brings a boom box. Are they still called that? I don't know. Maybe that means it will be a lame party because I don't even know if they are called boom boxes any more, but I'm sure I'm not the only one that will bring a bit of 80's music.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Flying on a Harley This was shot in downtown Austin during the recent ROT Biker Rally.  This guy was flying by at about 20 MPH down 6th street.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

2013 Fireworks in Queenstown


I decided to re-crop this photo at the last minute! If you dig around on Google+, you’ll see my first version. It was okay, but I think I like this square one better. Actually, I just can’t make up my mind. I feel like a woman trying on clothes, or, at least, what I think that would feel like.

- 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(2298390785,'',XLarge,'',768,768);">2013 Fireworks in Queenstown I decided to re-crop this photo at the last minute! If you dig around on Google+, you’ll see my first version. It was okay, but I think I like this square one better. Actually, I just can’t make up my mind. I feel like a woman trying on clothes, or, at least, what I think that would feel like.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

2013 Fireworks in Queenstown


I decided to re-crop this photo at the last minute! If you dig around on Google+, you’ll see my first version. It was okay, but I think I like this square one better. Actually, I just can’t make up my mind. I feel like a woman trying on clothes, or, at least, what I think that would feel like.

- Trey Ratcliff

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