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Via Ferrata – Hans von Haid-Steig
Italian for “iron road”, ferratas are mountain climbing routes equipped with fixed metal cables, stemples, ladders, and bridges. I wanted to try what kind of experience it would be for quite a while already, so when I got the offer from Jairo.sk, it was settled. They put me in a harness, helmet on my head, gave me a rope with a pair of carabiners, and off we went. Understandably, I was too busy hanging from the rock to photograph most of the climb up, but here’s a handful of shots hardly doing justice to what we saw.
New York, New York…
The famous city welcomed me three times altogether during my trip. The first was after an unplanned night in Paris, when Air France locked the plane’s door on me, although the plane didn’t take off for another 90 minutes, and I was lucky enough to get the last seat on the morning plane. It was an amazing ride from JFK, seeing the Manhattan skyline in golden sunlight, I was amazed. :-)
My Own Boston Tea Party
…or how Boston’s light got captured on my sensors. :-)
It started the first night after landing over the pond. TD Garden was packed with hardcore fans, junk food, expensive beer, sassy cheerleaders, Boston Bruins who hammered Tampa Bay Lightning 8:1, and us.
Panoramas na h-Alba
I’m new to photographing panoramas, but after having jealously admired some well done pieces, I decided to try and develop my skills in this way as well. As such, I experienced quite a few pitfalls that ruined a lot of my shots, which I only found out while stitching and post processing. Nonetheless, I have a few shots to share. :-)
Scotland, baby! :-)
…or how we discovered the land of whisky, castles, kilts, lochs, bagpipes, and haggis! Edinburgh, Pitlochry, St. Andrews, Isle of Skye, Eilean Donan, Fort William, Glenfinnan, Mallaig with its ferries and faeries, Quiraing landslip and its dramatic views, Uig, the gateway to the Outer isles, overall it was a spectacularly awesome trip. And it feels like we only brushed the surface – I’m definitely going to go back to Scotland sometime. Hopefully not too far from now. :-) Oh, and very special thanks to Peťa, who let us sleep at her place in Edinburgh. :-)
