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Derek’s dabbling into photography

Antwerp

The detail on some of the buildings in Antwerp is just incredible, especially the guilded ornamentation.  Here are a few mostly closeup shots for a change.

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Antwerpen-Centraal

Apparently I have a thing for old rail stations.  Who knew?  One of my favorite shots from my first trip to Europe was from Antwerp Central train station – it’s the background image I’ve been using on the site: I … Continue reading

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Zum Schiffchen

In case you’re just tuning in, I’m slowly processing and posting photos I took on my last trip to Europe, in the spring of 2010. We’re still in Dusseldorf, time for dinner.  I’ve been to Germany twice and both trips … Continue reading

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The Trees

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Düsseldorf

Ciao Italia!  We have finally moved on to Germany!  Düsseldorf was our only stop, and my photos are all from the Altstadt (old city).  While there wasn’t snow, it was cold along the Rhine, yet there were still a ton … Continue reading

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Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio

Just one quick shot tonight.  This is the courtyard of Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio.  I love the moss growing in the cobblestones, and the light rain really makes the color stand out.  Someday I’ll have to come back to this shot … Continue reading

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Into the light

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Storming through the castle series

This photo you have actually seen before here when I was playing around with Photoshop and desaturating the floor. Here is a more realistic version of the coloring. I just added a bit of vignetting to this photo, and the … Continue reading

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A small courtyard

Yeah… since it’s been almost 2 years since being in Europe, and now that I have Lightroom, I really have no more excuses for not finishing with this photo set. Plus, I’ve got a free photo book coupon that I … Continue reading

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Upgrading to Lightroom

So…  let’s quickly recap since it’s been a couple months since I posted anything.  My PC finally died (which was really Amanda’s old PC because my last PC died first, and I just adopted hers).  Got a new PC.  Picked … Continue reading

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