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St Andrews in All Its Glory

On 10.22.09, In Photo, Photography, Scotland, St Andrews, By Mike

A million times I have professed my love for St Andrews and Scotland. I know. You’re tired of it. Well, stay with me this one last time, if you will and instead of telling you, I’d like to show you why I love it. What follows is a brief gallery of all of the wonderful places I can walk to from Monarchs House in less than 10 minutes. And I promise you, there are hundreds more places that are equally wonderful and breathtaking.

Okay. That’s my piece said.

Have a look for yourself.
(if you roll over the photos, you will see a navigation bar. The last icon on the right gives you a full screen look-see, if you’re interested that is.)

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Tagged with: Love • Million Times • Navigation Bar • One Last Time • Photos • Scotland • St Andrew • St Andrews • Wonderful Places

Photo Hunter #24 – Sports

On 10.10.09, In Golf, Golf In Scotland, Photo, Photo Hunt, Photo Hunter, Scotland, Sports, St Andrews, Travel, United Kingdom, By Mike

This week’s theme is sports and I maintain, if you’re walking, it’s a sport. If you are riding, it’s a game. Just my opinion, you don’t have to agree with it.

For years now, I have traveled to Scotland on a regular basis with a group of seven other guys. There is nothing better than golf buddy trips. This photo was taken of me in the mid-nineties standing on the Old Course’s Swilcan Bridge in St Andrews. It was a great black and white shot that I have since PhotoShopped to give it an early 1900’s “colored in” postcard like feel. (you are wondering, I’m the guy who looks like a fridge with a head!)

Visit TNChick.com to see the PhotoHunter photo of the week,

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Tagged with: Fridge • Game • Golf Buddy • Mid Nineties • Old Course • Photo Hunter • Photo of the Week • Photoshopped • Postcard • Scotland • Sports • St Andrews • Swilcan Bridge

Photo Hunter #23 – Walking

On 05.02.09, In Photo, Photo Hunt, Photo Hunter, Photo of the Week, Photography, By Mike

I wasn’t expecting to post today but I woke up at 4 AM and thought; what else is there to do at this time of the morning? When I remembered that Saturdays are Photo Hunter day, I went over to TNchick’s site to check out today’s theme. As soon as I saw that today’s theme is walking, I knew right away which photo I was using.

This photo was choreographed in the sense that we asked our 4 caddies at Golf House Club in Elie, Scotland to walk ahead of us and flip us off for the photo opp of the century. After a little coaxing, this was the result. Thanks to Steve Walsh for having the vision for this shot!

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Tagged with: Ahead • Caddies • Elie • Golf Club • Golf House Club • Golf Scotland • Photo Hunter • Saturdays • Scotland • Steve Walsh • WordTwit

Photo Hunter #22 – Purple

On 04.18.09, In Photo, Photo Hunt, Photo Hunter, Photography, By Mike

I haven’t participated in a Photo Hunt since November 29th but since I committed to write every day again, it’s back! Today’s theme is purple. Earlier this week, I wtote about my High School and purple is the school’s color. Initially, I was determined to find a photo representing the old days back at Latin School. Unfortunately, no luck. I haven’t digitized many photos from back then. (another new task) I do have what I think is an excellent replacement.

The photo below is of Endway when they performed at the Paradise in Boston on Feb. 17 of this year. In this shot, the band is bathed in soft purple ellipsoidal spotlights. If you are unfamiliar with Endway’s music, you can hear them on MySpace.

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Photo Hunter #21 – Metal

On 11.29.08, In Holiday, My Wife, Photo, Photo Hunt, Photo Hunter, Photo of the Week, Photography, Vacation, By Mike

About 4 years ago, Chris and I went to Paris together. There are a couple of places that we had both been to but not together. At the time, Paris was one of them. While there, we did some of the customary tourist stuff but mostly sat in cafes and restaurants and watched the city revolve around us. Well…it felt like Paris was revolving around us. It was a memorable holiday.

The following photograph is, of course, the Eiffel Tower. While it’s not a first rate effort, I manipulated it in Photo-Shop so that it had the appearance of a 1930’s postcard where the color was added. It’s the most famous metal structure I could think of and as a result, it’s this week’s entry for Photo Hunter.

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Tagged with: Appearance • Cafes And Restaurants • Eiffel Tower • Famous Metal Structure; • Memorable Holiday • Metal Structure • Paris • Photo Hunter • Photo Shop • Photograph • Postcard • Sat

The California Wildfires

On 11.26.08, In Photo, Photo of the Week, Photography, Pure Dead Brilliant, By Mike

This is an incredible Mad Max-like shot of the Oakridge mobile home park that was ravaged by the California wildfires. As always, you can double click the photo for a closer look.

Most of the homes in the Oakridge mobile home park, which reportedly had 600-800 homes, lie in ruins after burning in the Sylmar Fire on November 15, 2008 in Sylmar, California. The fire began last night and was fueled to more than 2,600 acres by strong erratic winds in excess of 70 miles per hour which kept firefighting aircraft grounded in the morning. (David McNew/Getty Images)

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Photo Hunter #20 – Reflection

On 11.22.08, In Golf, Golf In Scotland, Photo, Photo Hunt, Photo Hunter, Photo of the Week, Photography, Scotland, St Andrews, United Kingdom, By Mike

Like last week’s Photo Hunter, this picture is also from St Andrews, Scotland. The bench and the building belong to the Royal and Ancient Golf Glub of St Andrews (R&A). It sits directly behind the first tee of the Old Course. The window above the bench shows the reflection of a setting sun over the Old Course. It’s my favorite reflection shot at my favorite place.

I look at this photo with great melancholy. It seems now like my 47 year run of visiting the UK will stop this year. I can’t even believe I said it. If anything changes I will keep you posted.

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Tagged with: Amp • Bench • Favorite Place • First Tee • Glub • Melancholy • Photo Hunter • Reflection • Royal And Ancient Golf • Scotland • Setting Sun • St Andrews • St Andrews Scotland • United Kingdom

The Night Launch

On 11.19.08, In Photo, Photo of the Week, Photography, Pure Dead Brilliant, By Mike

For me, it’s hard to believe that 2008 is NASA’s 50th anniversary. In that time, their scientific and technological feats are legendary. NASA’s latest launch, the Space Shuttle Endeavor on mission STS-126, took place at night. If you are the least bit fascinated by NASA’s remarkable programs visit their site here for more on Endeavor’s mission and the history of the organization.

Here is this week’s PDB Picture of the Week, the night time launch of the Endeavor. As always, double click for the full image.

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Photo Hunter #19 – Ruin

On 11.15.08, In Photo, Photo Hunt, Photo Hunter, Photo of the Week, Photography, Scotland, St Andrews, By Mike

The St Andrews Castle was fortified around 1100 and a hundred years later it became the home of the bishops and archbishops of St Andrews. The Castle saw little in the way of encroachment from foreign lands but it was front and center during the Reformation in the mid-1500s. Cardinal Beaton, who lived at the Castle, burned a Protestant preacher at the stake in front of the castle. It wasn’t long thereafter that the Protestants took the Castle by building a mine underneath the Castle walls in order to compromise its structural viability. Once they gained entry, they assassinated Cardinal Beaton in his residence. It is believed that King Henry the VIII of England was pleased to be rid of the Cardinal because Beaton stood in the way of the King’s initiatives in Scotland. A year later, a French fleet reduced the Castle to ruins but its stones can be seen today as they were used to build residences in the town of St Andrews. These ruins are what remains of St Andrews Castle.

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Surfer + 41 Foot Wave = PDB Photo of the Week

On 11.12.08, In Photo, Photo Hunt, Photo Hunter, Photo of the Week, Photography, Pure Dead Brilliant, By Mike

Kerby Brown has to be certifiable crazy. He’s the Australian surfer who went out to a top-secret reef in order to obtain fame and fortune. Or at least notoriety. This week’s Photo of the Week is of Brown riding a 41 foot monster wave just before he wiped out and nearly killed himself. When the wave broke, Brown ended up doing 10 backflips and “only” tearing a shoulder muscle.

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Tagged with: Double Click • Fame And Fortune • Foot Wave • Kerby • Kerby Brown; • Monster • Notoriety • Photo of the Week • Reef • Shoulder Muscle • Surfer

St Andrews in All Its Glory

Photo Hunter #24 – Sports

Photo Hunter #23 – Walking

Photo Hunter #22 – Purple

Photo Hunter #21 – Metal

The California Wildfires

Photo Hunter #20 – Reflection

The Night Launch

Photo Hunter #19 – Ruin

Surfer + 41 Foot Wave = PDB Photo of the Week

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