Entries by Cody

Isle of Harris – Luskentyre Beach

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Photo: Luskentyre beach, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.  Jan 2012 Out of ten days, this was the only one that arrived with any potential for good light.  A gale was screaming across the beach making conditions slightly less that Ideal, but I managed to wait around for two hours until the sun finally showed […]

Isle of Harris – Horgabost Beach

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Photo: Horgabost beach, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.  Jan 2012 I would have preferred to have been over on Luskentyre beach (towards the center of the image) but weather conditions weren’t especially cooperative.  On the far right side of Horgabost there is a bit of shelter from a strong western gale so it was […]

Lofoten Coast

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Photo: Rocky coastline, Lofoten Islands, Norway Sometimes I think the Lofoten Islands are the ultimate lazy man’s photo destination.  This scene is about 5 meters from where I stopped my car along the E10.  Doesn’t get much simpler than that…

Tatra Mountains – Poland

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Photo: Krivan (Slovakia) rises in the distance, Tatra mountains, Poland In early November I made a quick visit to the mountains of the Polish High Tatra.  I had been in the region once before, in Feb. 2007, but I never made it into the mountains at the time.  This time around, and with a Polish […]

Return to Lofoten Islands Feb 2012

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Photo: Unstad beach in winter, Lofoten Islands, Norway.  Jan 2010 At the End of January I’ll be heading beck north to Norway’s Lofoten Islands for another two week visit.  Seems I can’t stay away very long these days, with my last trip being this past October. In reference to seasons though, January 2010 was my […]

Olomouc – Czech Republic

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Photo: Olomouc town hall and main square at dusk Olomouc is my favourite city in the Czech Republic and one of my favourites in Europe overall.  It’s located in Moravia, in the eastern part of the country and easily reached by train (3 hours) or bus from Prague.  Olomouc is a lively student town with […]

Butt of Lewis Winter Storm

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Photo: Large winter waves crash into cliffs below lighthouse at Butt of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.  Jan 2, 2012 After bringing in the new year on Berneray, we took the ferry to the isle of Harris and then drove north to the Butt of Lewis, the northern most point on the Outer […]