Staring at the Sky Photography

This morning I woke up early and put myself through the PT session that we usually go through at the beginning of training, because I don't want to come back completely out of shape. I managed to do a fine job of it, except for being incapable of jumping rope in sneakers on carpet...

Its a gorgeous fairy tale town, with a medieval wall surrounding the upper part, and loads of tiny little boutique stores, delicatessens, cheese shops, fruit shops and a big emphasis on local produce...

This morning I bailed on the morning workout, due to the fact that I was out of clean workout clothes (washed them, but they weren't dry yet) and also that I was exhausted. I didn't get to bed until almost 1 am last night, and so 930 seemed like a good time to get up, instead of 730...

We arrived Saturday morning at around 11 AM, and had to wait a few hours before our room would be ready. So we went across the street to a quick restaurant, had breakfast, and then hopped the train to Kings Cross station. And you knew that wouldn't end well...

I know! Another graveyard! I swear I don't shoot these all the time on purpose, but they are a nice break from the normal tourist spots and they're always so nice and beautiful. This one in particular was calm and serene and had spectacular views of the Castle above...

The first time we went to St Andrews, it was TERRIBLE. It was raining, windy, cold and miserable. I barely got any photos that came out, and we decided to hit it again on the way back...

The castle sits high on the hill over Edinburgh, standing sentinel for several centuries. Hee. I'm twelve. Inside the military museum, a memo that Hitler is dead...

Holyrood Palace is the Queens home while in Scotland.Gates...with Arthur's Seat in the background.Self Portrait in the doorbell.Not allowed to take photos inside the palace, so skip to the ruined Abbey in the back. The side of the palace, and the perfectly laid stones...

Right off the royal mile, St Giles Cathedral is calm and beautiful and full of lovely stained glass. Clearly the two external shots were taken on different days. ;)I love the iron work at the top.From inside one of the smaller chapels. Full Gallery ° Slideshow

So, remember how I went to Scotland like half a year ago? Yeah, there are a ton of photos and I've had a ton of trips and weddings in between, so the Scottish photos have sort of gotten pushed off to the side...

Stand up, Beautiful.The skyline from Hoboken.Some statues and scaffolding.The Brooklyn Bridge, from the beginning.Blue sky and spider websTall!It looks cold. I assure you, it was NOT.Hee. WUT!!?BrooklynStairs to the Bridge.Fun Graffiti.The line at Grimmaldi's, which we would not stand in...

First time I've been back since they renovated it! GW: Studmuffin. The following are from the Illustrations in Books Exhibit, which was seriously AWESOME:I love this shot...SO much. Some of them turned out not as well focused as I would have liked, but this one...LOVE...

Or: Fun with macro photography!My best lens for low light photography is a macro 50mm with an f/1.8. It is fantastic and I adore it. :DProving positive that you can't photograph this document too much...You can't really see whats left of the Declaration, through the fingerprints and glass and ages...

So, last week my company had a picnic at work and invited the Jonas Brothers to come play a charity softball game. They're trying to do a big focus on people's kids to get everyone excited about working for AOL again. All things considered, it was a pretty cool thing...