Close Up With A Galapagos Land Iguana
Description: Let’s stay with this week’s theme of Galapagos critters, shall we? Today is a close view of a Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus). Not a very sexy name, I know, Continue Reading →
Tag: travel
Penguins At The Equator? Heck Yeah!
Description: The Galapagos are not as warm as you might think. For one thing, they have their own penguins, named Galapagos Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus). Like the other animals I’ve highlighted this Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! Says The Sally Lightfoot Crab
Description: I hope your year is starting well and that you and your family are happy and healthy. I’m sure if this crab could talk, it would wish you a Happy Continue Reading →
Fall Stroll Through Yosemite National Park
Description: Yosemite National Park is a beautiful place to be when you hit the leaf-peeping season perfectly. Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America
Are You Ready For The Chaos Of Kathmandu?
Description: I can tell you from my last trip to Nepal in 2019 that not much has changed in the way of chaos in the streets of Kathmandu. This photo Continue Reading →
Find The Blues In Alaska
Description: Alaska is in a neck and neck competition with Utah for places I love visiting (but don’t really want to live in year round). In this case, a fjord known Continue Reading →
A Night On The Job
Description: Life on the road for a photographer/videographer is not always glamorous. But sometimes the rental car company upgrades you to a Dodge Charger (which is admittedly not too comfortable Continue Reading →
The Blueness Of Glacial Ice
Description: The Lamplaugh Glacier in in Glacier Bay National Park is receding and leaving behind a moraine. In this case, the moraine starts where the bay ends as the glacier used Continue Reading →
A Little Slice Of Alaskan Heaven
Description: The Uncruise Safari Endeavour anchored in a little slice of Alaskan heaven. Location: Southeast Alaska, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography Continue Reading →
Great Spot For A Kayak
Description: Onward with the editing of Uncruise photos from earlier this month! In this case, it’s hard to find a better place to kayak with nothing but the 319,000 acre South Continue Reading →
Hanging Valleys, Waterfalls, Green Heaven
Description: Sorry that it has taken me a few days to get back in the swing of Photo Of The Day after returning from Alaska. I had times a number of Continue Reading →
So Many Chortens!
Description: Dochula Pass, the main pass Eastbound out of Bhutan’s capital of Thimphu, is adorned with 108 chortens and makes for a peaceful spot to stop and stretch your legs. We Continue Reading →
Thunderhead Over Yosemite
Description: Check it out: clouds Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America Camera: Canon 7D Mark II + 28-300mm L Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Continue Reading →
Portable Power For The Road: Camping + Droning With AlphaESS BlackBee 1000
If you want to keep alllll the things powered up on a road trip, the AlphaESS BlackBee 1000 is a sweet choice that can do 80% of what you need. Continue Reading →
Hill Side Nepal Home
Description: Stepping back for vertical panoramas for a bit, let’s head to Nepal through past photos. A typical Sherpa mountain home, the top is for living while the bottom section is Continue Reading →
Whidbey Island Vertical Panorama
Description: Double Bluff Beach never looked so good as from way up in the sky. Those are the Olympic Mountains peeking (peaking?) out of the clouds in the distance. Location: Double Continue Reading →
I Like My Aerial Panoramas Vertical And I Can Not Lie
Description: My drones have a mode I don’t use enough, but always love the results. It’s the vertical panorama mode that takes three vertical pictures automatically and then stitches them together Continue Reading →
Landing In Paro, Bhutan
Description: Do you see that hill beyond the airport of Paro, Bhutan? That’s the main way into Bhutan for anyone traveling by air. It makes for an interesting landing as Continue Reading →
The Washington State Capitol Dome And Mt. Rainier
Description: Some days the air quality and visibility is sublime. Location: Olympia, Washington, USA, North America Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn Continue Reading →
Teton Sunset With Bonus Eagle Photos
Description: The weather has improved after a solid rainstorm in the night in Grand Teton National Park. So much so that we had a classic sunset. But, as you may know Continue Reading →
Out And Over The Open Road
Description: Happy to see Utah again. Location: Utah, USA, North America Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography and explore Continue Reading →
2 Powerful USB Chargers For Your Next Trip
I bought these USB chargers because I wanted a LOT of power when I travel. Enough to power a laptop, drone charger, camera batteries, tablet, phone, etc… These two fit the Continue Reading →
The Crowds At The Taj Mahal
Description: Moving on from yesterday’s stop along the road, let’s head to the Taj Mahal. Always a crowd pleaser, the grounds of the Taj can get quite busy. If you want Continue Reading →
Jodha Bai’s Palace
Description: It’s a little out of the way on the road from Jaipur to Agra, but the fortification of Jodha Bai is worth a stop. Location: Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia Photograph Copyright Continue Reading →
King Hussain Mosque, Madaba
Description: Until I visited, I never knew the city of Madaba, Jordan, existed. It’s a little south of Jordan’s capital, Amman and is packed with tight streets and an array of Continue Reading →
What Was Up With That Roadtrip?
The astute amongst you might have noticed a larger than average posting of iPhone photos on this blog over the last couple of weeks. What was up with that? Driving Continue Reading →
Saint Peter’s Basilica
Description: A blast from the past during a family trip riding one of those ‘hop-on, hop-off’ busses. They are a great way to orient yourself to a new city. And if Continue Reading →
Doorways
Description: Two doorways, same direction Location: Maryhill State Park, Washington, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography and explore the world with Far Continue Reading →
The Legacy Of A Tent
Description: Happiness is a campsite in the sun. Even if the winds are blowing 20MPH+. Today is the day I bequeath this tent I have had for over 20 years to Continue Reading →
When Is It Not An Aerial Photo?
Description: The subject line is a bit of a rhetorical question, or maybe a thought experiment. Or maybe it is vey late and I’m a little tired. After flying my drone Continue Reading →
Can You Name The Tree From The Bark
Description: Big hint; it’s located in Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. Shot on assignment last week with Uncruise Adventures. Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America Camera: Canon EOS R5 & 24-105mm L lens Continue Reading →