Illinois Beach State Park
While heading home from Chicago, I stopped by at Illinois Beach State Park. Very vew people there as the weather is around freezing but there were some good waves on the lake.
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Port Washington
Another road trip in freezing weather today. This time instead of going to a state park, I went to the little town of Port Washington (...)
Roche-A-Cri State Park
Despite below freezing weather today, I went out to Roche-A-Cri State park to catch some last glimpses of the Autumn forest before Wisconsin heads into the deep winter slumber. I caught some good shots around the park and great shots of the sunset atop the bluff. The staircase up to the top was actually very pretty:
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Indian Lake County Park
I wanted to go to a state park about an hour and 45 minutes away today but time would not allow for such so I went to a nearby county park today. It was really windy which makes HDR a bit harder. The scenery was nice but I didn't have time to stay and catch the sunset. I always take a picture of the hiking path if I can, here is the one from Indian Lake County Park.
Wildcat Mountain
To see more of the Autumn forest and hills, I drove to Wildcat Mountain State Park today. It was a great trip with a beautiful drive to and into the park and great views and hikes inside the park. It was cold and I didn't have that much time so I only hiked a little bit of the trail, but enough to get great shots. I loved this view of the forest: (...)
Beautiful Autumn Colors
I went hiking with an outdoors group at Donald County park in between Mt. Vernon and Mt. Horeb in Wisconsin. I got some of the best autumn color pictures ever and great sunsets. Goes to show you really don't have to travel far to get great photos in Wisconsin. Some of my favorites for the day:
Great sunset over trees
Clouds over the autumn forest: (...)
Devil's Lake and Lake Geneva
This year for fall foliage watch, I went to Devil's Lake and Lake Geneva. Both places I have been to before but they were still beautiful. From devil's lake, the forest colors were at their peak:
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Back in St. Louis
After the trip to China and before I came back to Wisconsin, I stopped in St. Louis at my parents' place for a short visit. It was just turning Autumn then so I took a few pictures of the neighborhood. We live in a very natural area with trees and a few ponds, its very pretty.
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Hong Kong Part I
Hong Kong is a very scenic city, although extremely crowded, it offers a great chance for photography, the few days I stayed there yielded great results. Its very foggy and smoggy sometimes so clear days are extremely rare. Street views should use HDR to try as much as possible to avoid the white glare of the sky:
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Nanjing
I've been in Nanjing the last few days and while its not as impressive as Beijing, it does have its own sights. Outside of family and large dinners, Nanjing's air quality is much better than Beijing and I had several days with clear sky.
Here a picture of Nanjing from the 17th story of a tower:
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