http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/tags/painting/ Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:30:03 -0800 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:30:03 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5441/buddyicons/95572727@N00.jpg?1369087505#95572727@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/tags/painting/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/8331196618/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/8331196618/" title="The Glowing Louvre"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8071/8331196618_3baa4aae18_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="The Glowing Louvre" /></a></p> <p>Here’s another photo from the amazing PhotoWalk in Paris. This was supposed to be the end of the walk, but it ended up being the halfway point!<br /> <br /> In post-processing this one, I made the Louvre feel a little more warm and inviting, while the outside stayed a bit more cold and foreboding. I edited this one in front of a live class in Christchuch… I hope people enjoyed that bit ! :) Not all of my edits were successful that day, but I think this one turned out alright.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2012/12/31/the-glowing-louvre/" rel="nofollow">Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.</a></p> Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:30:03 -0800 2012-11-07T20:11:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8331196618 The Glowing Louvre <p>Here’s another photo from the amazing PhotoWalk in Paris. This was supposed to be the end of the walk, but it ended up being the halfway point!<br /> <br /> In post-processing this one, I made the Louvre feel a little more warm and inviting, while the outside stayed a bit more cold and foreboding. I edited this one in front of a live class in Christchuch… I hope people enjoyed that bit ! :) Not all of my edits were successful that day, but I think this one turned out alright.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2012/12/31/the-glowing-louvre/" rel="nofollow">Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.</a></p> Stuck in Customs world city travel november urban sculpture paris france art history monument glass seine museum architecture clouds digital dark painting french island photography blog high warm europe îledefrance republic dynamic pyramid stuck state louvre ominous district fineart capital stormy tourist historic photoblog software processing western photowalk historical glowing imaging northern region range metropolitan hdr tutorial trey palaisdulouvre travelblog 2012 customs muséedulouvre républiquefrançaise ratcliff 1starrondissement régionparisienne hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff grandlouvre photographyblog stuckincustomscom nikond800 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6918754679/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6918754679/" title="The Distant Mist"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6918754679_30bd80f90a_m.jpg" width="240" height="122" alt="The Distant Mist" /></a></p> <p>While in Iceland, I traveled through a lowlands area early in the morning. A mist -- a video-game-mist -- started moving quickly across the ground and through the distant hillocks. It was all so surreal that I barely remembered that I should be taking a photo of this. That was a strange feeling, since the whole reason I was there was to take photos! :)<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> <a rel="nofollow">Read the rest of this entry at the Stuck in Customs blog.</a></p> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:52:44 -0800 2011-06-13T22:49:26-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6918754679 The Distant Mist <p>While in Iceland, I traveled through a lowlands area early in the morning. A mist -- a video-game-mist -- started moving quickly across the ground and through the distant hillocks. It was all so surreal that I barely remembered that I should be taking a photo of this. That was a strange feeling, since the whole reason I was there was to take photos! :)<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> <a rel="nofollow">Read the rest of this entry at the Stuck in Customs blog.</a></p> Stuck in Customs world travel blue wild orange cloud mist cold ice nature strange june digital painting island photography iceland blog high scenery europe dynamic stuck natural painted lowlands scenic surreal eerie photoblog software processing imaging lonely wilderness icy desolate barren range hdr rolling tutorial trey ísland travelblog customs distant northatlantic 2011 midatlanticridge ratcliff hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff photographyblog stuckincustomscom nikond3x http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6848642075/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6848642075/" title="The Gentle Rays"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7196/6848642075_64eb2a7e74_m.jpg" width="240" height="137" alt="The Gentle Rays" /></a></p> <p>On my first evening in Yosemite, the sun did some amazing things. There as a big group of Google+ people converging on Yosemite, but I arrived a day early for a little &quot;me&quot; time. Nature must have felt my mojo because it all conspired to create some interesting results as the rays tumbled across the valley floor.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> Read the rest and and see the latest Hangout video <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2012/02/09/patrick-rothfuss/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:33:58 -0800 2011-12-29T19:35:57-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6848642075 The Gentle Rays <p>On my first evening in Yosemite, the sun did some amazing things. There as a big group of Google+ people converging on Yosemite, but I arrived a day early for a little &quot;me&quot; time. Nature must have felt my mojo because it all conspired to create some interesting results as the rays tumbled across the valley floor.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> Read the rest and and see the latest Hangout video <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2012/02/09/patrick-rothfuss/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Stuck in Customs world california park travel winter sunset wild panorama orange usa mist mountains west digital america watercolor painting photography evening coast blog high madera scenery paint artist december glow dynamic stuck pacific united north scenic panoramic divine wash national valley yosemite processing imaging states wilderness sierranevada mariposa range brilliant hdr tutorial trey tuolumne travelblog palette customs 2011 ratcliff hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff stuckincustomscom nikond3x http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6398502655/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6398502655/" title="The Weather Station"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6223/6398502655_b3254307b8_m.jpg" width="240" height="151" alt="The Weather Station" /></a></p> <p>I don't think I could exactly geo-locate this photo if I had to. But, believe me - it's in the middle of nowhere.<br /> <br /> I'm not completely sure, but I think this is one of the many remote weather stations scattered around Iceland. They are these perfect little triangular things that sit there, as lonely as can be.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> Read more (and some Black Friday love) <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/11/25/the-weather-station/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:49:37 -0800 2011-06-17T20:47:14-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6398502655 The Weather Station <p>I don't think I could exactly geo-locate this photo if I had to. But, believe me - it's in the middle of nowhere.<br /> <br /> I'm not completely sure, but I think this is one of the many remote weather stations scattered around Iceland. They are these perfect little triangular things that sit there, as lonely as can be.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> Read more (and some Black Friday love) <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/11/25/the-weather-station/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Stuck in Customs world travel pink blue mountain storm cold weather june clouds digital painting island photography iceland blog high scary europe dynamic stuck ominous foreboding pastel tent photoblog software angry processing imaging isolation lonely tempest range hdr isolated tutorial trey ísland travelblog customs sweeping northatlantic 2011 midatlanticridge ratcliff hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff photographyblog stuckincustomscom nikond3x isafhordur http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6193611363/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6193611363/" title="The Rest of the Chinese Snake Story"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6151/6193611363_2b43b2a856_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="The Rest of the Chinese Snake Story" /></a></p> <p>I had climbed up and down the spires of Zhangjiajie twice, which is twice more than my legs wanted to go.<br /> <br /> I foolishly went up one of the spires at sunset trying to get a photo. I got to the top, and there was no good sunset. It was still awesome and everything -- just no sunset photo. And getting up is not easy. There are little stairs caved into the sides of the mountain that spiral up and through inlaid cave systems. There is occasional ducking and a lot of worry about slippery bits.<br /> <br /> So the time had come to descend. It was dark. Bear-den dark. I had a little light on my camera strap (not really a full-on flashlight like I should have had). I kept it on as I walked back. It was about a four kilometer back through these spires alone. I never saw another human, and I didn't expect to see anything -- until I almost stepped on this snake ...<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> Read the rest of the snake story <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/09/28/the-rest-of-the-chinese-snake-story/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:18:19 -0700 2010-10-05T22:04:14-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6193611363 The Rest of the Chinese Snake Story <p>I had climbed up and down the spires of Zhangjiajie twice, which is twice more than my legs wanted to go.<br /> <br /> I foolishly went up one of the spires at sunset trying to get a photo. I got to the top, and there was no good sunset. It was still awesome and everything -- just no sunset photo. And getting up is not easy. There are little stairs caved into the sides of the mountain that spiral up and through inlaid cave systems. There is occasional ducking and a lot of worry about slippery bits.<br /> <br /> So the time had come to descend. It was dark. Bear-den dark. I had a little light on my camera strap (not really a full-on flashlight like I should have had). I kept it on as I walked back. It was about a four kilometer back through these spires alone. I never saw another human, and I didn't expect to see anything -- until I almost stepped on this snake ...<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> Read the rest of the snake story <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/09/28/the-rest-of-the-chinese-snake-story/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Stuck in Customs china travel orange color texture sepia digital painting paper photography blog high october sandstone asia republic dynamic stuck scenic historic unescoworldheritagesite east photoblog filter software processing imaging prc division pillars range processed hdr quartzite province tutorial trey travelblog hunan customs 2010 张家界 zhangjiajie textural 湖南 張家界 wulingyuan antiqued ratcliff 湘 hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff xiāng karstformation photographyblog people’srepublicofchina 武陵源 stuckincustomscom 省 nikond3x zhāngjiājiè húnán shěng prefecturelevelcity wulingrange wǔlíngyuán http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6144608808/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6144608808/" title="Soft Zurich at Night"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6210/6144608808_3928d148f3_m.jpg" width="240" height="150" alt="Soft Zurich at Night" /></a></p> <p>These slow-moving huge rivers make for some very nice reflections.<br /> <br /> With HDR there is a problem of &quot;ghosting&quot; which is when the various frames show different things. I usually leave the water alone when it gets ghosted because it has sort of an impressionistic feel to it, I think. In a sense, it gives the &quot;impression&quot; of water, which is somewhere between a photo and our memory.<br /> <br /> More <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/09/13/soft-zurich-at-night/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:12:18 -0700 2011-07-29T15:07:30-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6144608808 Soft Zurich at Night <p>These slow-moving huge rivers make for some very nice reflections.<br /> <br /> With HDR there is a problem of &quot;ghosting&quot; which is when the various frames show different things. I usually leave the water alone when it gets ghosted because it has sort of an impressionistic feel to it, I think. In a sense, it gives the &quot;impression&quot; of water, which is somewhere between a photo and our memory.<br /> <br /> More <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/09/13/soft-zurich-at-night/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Stuck in Customs world city travel blue sky urban water architecture night digital river painting photography switzerland blog high europe village suisse dynamic stuck swiss zurich central deep july running photoblog software processing western imaging riverfront zürich northeast range hdr impressionist tutorial canton trey impressionistic ch travelblog customs dieschweiz ghosting züri municipality lakezurich 2011 zürisee kanton ratcliff confoederatiohelvetica hdrtutorial stuckincustoms swissconfederation metropolitanarea treyratcliff photographyblog stuckincustomscom nikond3x züritüütsch greaterarea emrz http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6124013239/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6124013239/" title="The Louvre in Heavy Clouds"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6190/6124013239_5e5e6d7cfb_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="The Louvre in Heavy Clouds" /></a></p> <p>People are always around this thing! If you've been there, then you know what I mean... getting a clean shot is almost impossible, unless you visit just after sunrise.<br /> <br /> In this case, I don't photoshop out the people, but I minimize them... so the photo isn't really about the people, it's about the Louvre. But, with a wide angle lens, you have to get right up on the thing.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> From the blog post <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/09/07/the-louvre-in-heavy-clouds/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at stuckincustoms.com</p> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:22:41 -0700 2010-09-17T09:54:34-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6124013239 The Louvre in Heavy Clouds <p>People are always around this thing! If you've been there, then you know what I mean... getting a clean shot is almost impossible, unless you visit just after sunrise.<br /> <br /> In this case, I don't photoshop out the people, but I minimize them... so the photo isn't really about the people, it's about the Louvre. But, with a wide angle lens, you have to get right up on the thing.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> From the blog post <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/09/07/the-louvre-in-heavy-clouds/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at stuckincustoms.com</p> Stuck in Customs world city travel people urban sculpture storm paris france art history monument glass seine museum architecture clouds digital painting lens french island photography blog high europe îledefrance republic dynamic angle pyramid stuck state louvre district fineart wide grand wideangle before icon tourists historic september software processing western reflective imaging northern region range iconic crowds metropolitan hdr tutorial trey palaisdulouvre customs 2010 muséedulouvre républiquefrançaise ratcliff 1starrondissement régionparisienne hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff photographyblog stuckincustomscom nikond3x http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6116340705/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6116340705/" title="Curving Around Iceland"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6080/6116340705_67d94bab4a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Curving Around Iceland" /></a></p> <p>Curving Around Iceland<br /> Iceland is pretty. Do I have to keep saying it? Maybe I do... you know... you know how a girl likes to be reminded in a gentle way all the time that she is pretty? Yes, I guess I can extend this to Iceland... so... you may tire of me saying it, but I'll keep saying how pretty Iceland is.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> From the original entry <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/09/05/curving-around-iceland/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 09:37:59 -0700 2010-06-12T20:30:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6116340705 Curving Around Iceland <p>Curving Around Iceland<br /> Iceland is pretty. Do I have to keep saying it? Maybe I do... you know... you know how a girl likes to be reminded in a gentle way all the time that she is pretty? Yes, I guess I can extend this to Iceland... so... you may tire of me saying it, but I'll keep saying how pretty Iceland is.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> From the original entry <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/09/05/curving-around-iceland/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Stuck in Customs world travel blue wild sky orange sun mountain cold nature colors field june set clouds digital fence painting island photography iceland blog high scenery europe pretty glow sheep dynamic stuck natural bright pastel scenic rocky photoblog pasture valley software processing imaging around wilderness rise range brilliant hdr rolling tutorial trey ísland suspicious travelblog customs 2010 grassy billowing curving northatlantic midatlanticridge ratcliff hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff photographyblog stuckincustomscom nikond3x http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6009360125/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/6009360125/" title="Almost Burning Man Time: Painting"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6007/6009360125_b333c8c858_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Almost Burning Man Time: Painting" /></a></p> <p>Center camp is a mecca for all kinds of artistic activities. Artists set up canvases, jugglers toss knives, and dancers gyrate around the court. It's really a feast for the eyes... and there was never a dull moment for my camera!<br /> <br /> Read the rest (and see all of the Burning Man images in the same spot) <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/08/05/looking-forward-to-burning-man/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 2010-09-03T13:36:51-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6009360125 Almost Burning Man Time: Painting <p>Center camp is a mecca for all kinds of artistic activities. Artists set up canvases, jugglers toss knives, and dancers gyrate around the court. It's really a feast for the eyes... and there was never a dull moment for my camera!<br /> <br /> Read the rest (and see all of the Burning Man images in the same spot) <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/08/05/looking-forward-to-burning-man/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Stuck in Customs world travel usa man black west art festival rock digital america painting photography coast wooden blog high community experimental desert dynamic stuck expression united nevada north fine creative experiment dry palace september canvas burningman burning event lakebed solstice fantasy processing ritual imaging states annual northern wicker range arid hdr painters collaboration tutorial trey laborday travelblog effigy customs 2010 greatbasin collaborate blackrockdesert pleistocene ratcliff hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff stuckincustomscom olympusepl1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5891192448/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5891192448/" title="Oceanscream"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5279/5891192448_1f09ef8185_m.jpg" width="240" height="157" alt="Oceanscream" /></a></p> <p>Early one morning while weaving through the fjords, a cell of dark clouds roiled across the sky. The low sun kept them in impossible colors and the air vibrated with a coming storm. This is up on the edge of the arctic circle where one fjord may be covered in clouds while the next is wide open and clear. There are hundreds of little microclimates that change from one hour to the next, so if things don't look good in one fjord, just spend 30 minutes driving over to the next one, and maybe something different will present itself. Surely by now, you see why I like Iceland so much in the summer...<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> Read more, including some info on how you might snag a Google+ invite, <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/07/01/oceanscream/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:03:31 -0700 2011-06-17T20:44:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5891192448 Oceanscream <p>Early one morning while weaving through the fjords, a cell of dark clouds roiled across the sky. The low sun kept them in impossible colors and the air vibrated with a coming storm. This is up on the edge of the arctic circle where one fjord may be covered in clouds while the next is wide open and clear. There are hundreds of little microclimates that change from one hour to the next, so if things don't look good in one fjord, just spend 30 minutes driving over to the next one, and maybe something different will present itself. Surely by now, you see why I like Iceland so much in the summer...<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> Read more, including some info on how you might snag a Google+ invite, <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/07/01/oceanscream/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Stuck in Customs world ocean travel sky cold west reflection water june clouds digital painting island photography town iceland blog google high dangerous fishing europe skies village purple dynamic stuck northwest violet beta photoblog invitation software processing mysterious plus fjord imaging peninsula invite range hdr tutorial trey fjords ísland travelblog customs violent westfjords fishery northatlantic ísafjörður eyri 2011 turbulent midatlanticridge ratcliff hdrtutorial stuckincustoms skutulsfjörður treyratcliff photographyblog stuckincustomscom ísafjarðarbær nikond3x tjöruhúsið vestfiroir isafjorour tjoruhusio googleplus http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5823048107/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5823048107/" title="Exploring the Church"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2480/5823048107_bd80e69537_m.jpg" width="240" height="165" alt="Exploring the Church" /></a></p> <p>I like all the colorful votives. They make everything a bit more festive.... Cathedrals can be sort of melancholy places, so anything to liven things up a bit are a nice change of pace. I'm not saying we should go neon-signs or blinky-text on the church's website or anything crazy like that.... just a little somethin-somethin to spice things up a bit.<br /> <br /> And I do like that hallway quite a lot... it's got a nice M.C.Escher quality to it.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> Read more <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/06/24/exploring-the-church/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 06:31:41 -0700 2010-09-22T06:14:12-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5823048107 Exploring the Church <p>I like all the colorful votives. They make everything a bit more festive.... Cathedrals can be sort of melancholy places, so anything to liven things up a bit are a nice change of pace. I'm not saying we should go neon-signs or blinky-text on the church's website or anything crazy like that.... just a little somethin-somethin to spice things up a bit.<br /> <br /> And I do like that hallway quite a lot... it's got a nice M.C.Escher quality to it.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> Read more <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/06/24/exploring-the-church/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Stuck in Customs world barcelona city travel urban sculpture españa church statue architecture digital painting photography blog high spain mural worship europe candles mediterranean candle cross floor dynamic stuck cathedral events prayer jesus catalonia september photoblog software processing sacred imaging inri marble spiritual range hdr tutorial trey votive travelblog votives customs 2010 ratcliff reinodeespaña hdrtutorial stuckincustoms forgodsolovedtheworld treyratcliff photographyblog stuckincustomscom nikond3x sicdevsdilexitmvndvm http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5793249721/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5793249721/" title="Evening at the Summer Palace"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2410/5793249721_ebae8846c2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Evening at the Summer Palace" /></a></p> <p>I didn't make it to the Summer Palace until my final evening in Beijing, and I was graced with a delicate sunset.<br /> <br /> This place is also called the &quot;Gardens of Nurtured Harmony&quot; and it rests on top of &quot;Longevity Hill&quot;, a very Chinese-folk-sounding name. What is kind of interesting is that this entire area was manmade, and the huge hill was built out of dirt when they excavated the man-made lake!<br /> <br /> It is a truly beautiful place, as you can plainly see. I could not have asked for a better place to explore on my last night in China.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> Read more (and check out a new TWIT Photo Webcast) <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/06/03/summer-palace/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:48:10 -0700 2010-10-13T05:19:34-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5793249721 Evening at the Summer Palace <p>I didn't make it to the Summer Palace until my final evening in Beijing, and I was graced with a delicate sunset.<br /> <br /> This place is also called the &quot;Gardens of Nurtured Harmony&quot; and it rests on top of &quot;Longevity Hill&quot;, a very Chinese-folk-sounding name. What is kind of interesting is that this entire area was manmade, and the huge hill was built out of dirt when they excavated the man-made lake!<br /> <br /> It is a truly beautiful place, as you can plainly see. I could not have asked for a better place to explore on my last night in China.<br /> <br /> - Trey Ratcliff<br /> <br /> Read more (and check out a new TWIT Photo Webcast) <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/06/03/summer-palace/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Stuck in Customs china city travel sky color reflection history water architecture clouds digital watercolor painting temple photography evening blog high october asia republic purple dynamic stuck dusk beijing violet palace historic unesco east photoblog wash software processing metropolis imaging 北京 summerpalace prc northern range hdr tutorial trey peking travelblog customs worldheritage 2010 municipality 颐和园 běijīng 頤和園 ratcliff yíhéyuán northernchina hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff photographyblog people’srepublicofchina stuckincustomscom nikond3x gardensofnurturedharmony gardenofclearripples http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5681336287/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5681336287/" title="My Next Trip to the Louvre"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5225/5681336287_91fe973be7_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="My Next Trip to the Louvre" /></a></p> <p>You know how sometimes you go some place awesome and you think, &quot;This is really cool, I think I'll probably come back some day.&quot; But then, sometimes, after the event, you start thinking that maybe you may not be able to make it back. You never really know I guess. Anyway, when I do go back to the Louvre in July, I'm going to spend a day inside sketching. I do like to sketch (I have a few on the <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/trey-ratcliff/" rel="nofollow">About Me</a> page), and this seems like a great place to do it. I wish I had a whole month in Paris... I'd try to go here once a week for a day of sketching. Maybe I should put this on my to do list... why not?<br /> <br /> Read more <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/05/01/my-next-trip-to-the-louvre/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Mon, 02 May 2011 15:49:06 -0700 2010-09-17T10:20:46-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5681336287 My Next Trip to the Louvre <p>You know how sometimes you go some place awesome and you think, &quot;This is really cool, I think I'll probably come back some day.&quot; But then, sometimes, after the event, you start thinking that maybe you may not be able to make it back. You never really know I guess. Anyway, when I do go back to the Louvre in July, I'm going to spend a day inside sketching. I do like to sketch (I have a few on the <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/trey-ratcliff/" rel="nofollow">About Me</a> page), and this seems like a great place to do it. I wish I had a whole month in Paris... I'd try to go here once a week for a day of sketching. Maybe I should put this on my to do list... why not?<br /> <br /> Read more <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2011/05/01/my-next-trip-to-the-louvre/" rel="nofollow">here</a> at the Stuck in Customs blog.</p> Stuck in Customs world city travel people urban sculpture paris france art history classic monument glass seine museum architecture digital painting french island photography blog high europe îledefrance republic dynamic stuck state bright louvre district interior fineart capital tourist ceiling historic september photoblog software processing western historical classical imaging awe northern gazing region range metropolitan hdr tutorial trey palaisdulouvre travelblog customs 2010 muséedulouvre républiquefrançaise ratcliff 1starrondissement régionparisienne hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff grandlouvre photographyblog stuckincustomscom nikond3x http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5419299576/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5419299576/" title="The Azure Cathedral"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5094/5419299576_d5376ff05f_m.jpg" width="240" height="157" alt="The Azure Cathedral" /></a></p> <p>While walking through the streets around the edges of Las Ramblas, I found this secret place. I'm not sure I could even find it again. Maybe one of our smart readers knows exactly where it is. Anyway, the place was quite beautiful, as you can see. It was also pretty much empty, so I had no trouble moving around to find the interesting shots.</p> Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:41:55 -0800 2010-09-22T04:33:21-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5419299576 The Azure Cathedral <p>While walking through the streets around the edges of Las Ramblas, I found this secret place. I'm not sure I could even find it again. Maybe one of our smart readers knows exactly where it is. Anyway, the place was quite beautiful, as you can see. It was also pretty much empty, so I had no trouble moving around to find the interesting shots.</p> Stuck in Customs world barcelona street city travel urban españa art history tourism church stone architecture digital painting photography design blog high spain europe mediterranean dynamic stuck cathedral basilica religion gothic central azure pedestrian catalonia medieval historic september photoblog larambla software processing imaging lasramblas cloister spiritual range gothicquarter hdr oldcity tutorial trey travelblog customs 2010 barrigotic barriogótico cordon barrigòtic ratcliff reinodeespaña hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff photographyblog stuckincustomscom nikond3x elgòtic http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5444018789/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5444018789/" title="Under the Louvre"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4104/5444018789_3b98ac26fb_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Under the Louvre" /></a></p> <p>Under the Louvre<br /> This is a definite no-no land for tripods, so that made me re-double my efforts to make this shot happen under the glass pyramid of the Louvre.<br /> <br /> With the sun in my face, there was no way I could make an HDR out of a single RAW, and I knew I needed seven exposures, from +3 to -3 to make it happen. I ran around in circles to save up some bullet-time, and then I quickly unfurled my RRS tripod. It spun and rotated like the Hellraiser cube until I had it perfectly situated. I took my seven shots as quickly as possible before two security cards came over to get me.<br /> <br /> I couldn't Michael-Weston my way out of that one because my French is so bad, so I just slowly folded up my tripod while giving them a knowing grin. I wanted it to be the kind of grin that ate into their souls... but, I think they were just generally annoyed with me and wanted me to hurry the heck up.</p> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:36:31 -0800 2010-09-17T11:22:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5444018789 Under the Louvre <p>Under the Louvre<br /> This is a definite no-no land for tripods, so that made me re-double my efforts to make this shot happen under the glass pyramid of the Louvre.<br /> <br /> With the sun in my face, there was no way I could make an HDR out of a single RAW, and I knew I needed seven exposures, from +3 to -3 to make it happen. I ran around in circles to save up some bullet-time, and then I quickly unfurled my RRS tripod. It spun and rotated like the Hellraiser cube until I had it perfectly situated. I took my seven shots as quickly as possible before two security cards came over to get me.<br /> <br /> I couldn't Michael-Weston my way out of that one because my French is so bad, so I just slowly folded up my tripod while giving them a knowing grin. I wanted it to be the kind of grin that ate into their souls... but, I think they were just generally annoyed with me and wanted me to hurry the heck up.</p> Stuck in Customs world city travel urban sculpture paris france art history geometric monument glass seine museum architecture modern digital painting french island photography design blog high europe îledefrance republic postmodern dynamic pyramid stuck state louvre geometry district fineart capital historic september photoblog software processing western historical imaging northern region range metropolitan hdr tutorial trey palaisdulouvre travelblog customs 2010 muséedulouvre républiquefrançaise ratcliff 1starrondissement régionparisienne hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff grandlouvre photographyblog stuckincustomscom nikond3x http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5351958579/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5351958579/" title="The Orsay"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5282/5351958579_04a7298eda_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="The Orsay" /></a></p> <p>One of my favorite museums! I'm a huge fan of Impressionism, and this museum has an amazing collection. It also houses one of the most famous paintings by Manet - Le dejeuner sur l'herbe (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_d%c3%a9jeuner_sur_l'herbe" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>). I've always heard about and studied this painting, so it was of particular interest to me. When I saw it in person, it was absolutely striking... I did not expect to have a reaction like that.<br /> <br /> Well, you aren't supposed to take photos in here, but I just can't help it. I think the rule is silly and somewhat insulting to he artist in me. I remember studying the Impressionists... Manet himself would come into museums and paint... so what is the difference? Nothing... I think my Impressionist heroes are looking down on me and smiling for defying such a silly rule. In this case, I did not use a tripod (would have been a bit obvious). So I cranked up the ISO on my camera to keep everything sharp. Also, I set my F stop at 2.8, which keeps a scene like this in focus when you're using a wide angle lens, since everything is effectively at infinity.<br /> <br /> from the blog <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com" rel="nofollow">www.stuckincustoms.com</a></p> Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:09:10 -0800 2010-09-16T09:27:26-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5351958579 The Orsay <p>One of my favorite museums! I'm a huge fan of Impressionism, and this museum has an amazing collection. It also houses one of the most famous paintings by Manet - Le dejeuner sur l'herbe (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_d%c3%a9jeuner_sur_l'herbe" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>). I've always heard about and studied this painting, so it was of particular interest to me. When I saw it in person, it was absolutely striking... I did not expect to have a reaction like that.<br /> <br /> Well, you aren't supposed to take photos in here, but I just can't help it. I think the rule is silly and somewhat insulting to he artist in me. I remember studying the Impressionists... Manet himself would come into museums and paint... so what is the difference? Nothing... I think my Impressionist heroes are looking down on me and smiling for defying such a silly rule. In this case, I did not use a tripod (would have been a bit obvious). So I cranked up the ISO on my camera to keep everything sharp. Also, I set my F stop at 2.8, which keeps a scene like this in focus when you're using a wide angle lens, since everything is effectively at infinity.<br /> <br /> from the blog <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com" rel="nofollow">www.stuckincustoms.com</a></p> Stuck in Customs world city travel urban paris france building history station seine museum architecture digital painting french island photography design blog high europe îledefrance republic dynamic stuck state gare district fineart capital arts railway historic muse photoblog software artists painter processing western impressionism historical imaging northern region range orsay metropolitan hdr tutorial trey dorsay neoclassical travelblog customs muséedorsay aesthetic beaux beauxarts républiquefrançaise ratcliff régionparisienne hdrtutorial stuckincustoms d’orsay treyratcliff photographyblog stuckincustomscom http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5064575111/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5064575111/" title="Secret Treasures of Beijing"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4090/5064575111_6e47a5fcce_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Secret Treasures of Beijing" /></a></p> <p>These little finds are everywhere! Sometimes, while stumbling around from alleyway to alleyway, I appear right in the middle of these perfect little scenes.<br /> <br /> It was very close to the National Day, and crews were out freshening-up the city. There were about four Chinese painters that were busy putting a fresh red coat of paint on this perfect little bridge. By chance, they were just finishing up as I approached. This little boat from the painters was pulled up beside the bridge in a wonderful way, so I set up my tripod along the bank for a photo.<br /> <br /> They all looked at me in a confused way. They had no idea why I would want to take a photo of their little boat and the bridge. I imagine they find this so commonplace as to be hardly worthy of a photo... and it makes me wonder about all the non-photographers (or fans of this site) out there. Perhaps they just go through life and don't even notice anything interesting pretty and nicely composed. What an empty visual life this must be!<br /> <br /> from Trey Ratcliff at <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com" rel="nofollow">www.stuckincustoms.com</a></p> Sat, 09 Oct 2010 08:31:00 -0700 2010-09-28T03:36:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5064575111 Secret Treasures of Beijing <p>These little finds are everywhere! Sometimes, while stumbling around from alleyway to alleyway, I appear right in the middle of these perfect little scenes.<br /> <br /> It was very close to the National Day, and crews were out freshening-up the city. There were about four Chinese painters that were busy putting a fresh red coat of paint on this perfect little bridge. By chance, they were just finishing up as I approached. This little boat from the painters was pulled up beside the bridge in a wonderful way, so I set up my tripod along the bank for a photo.<br /> <br /> They all looked at me in a confused way. They had no idea why I would want to take a photo of their little boat and the bridge. I imagine they find this so commonplace as to be hardly worthy of a photo... and it makes me wonder about all the non-photographers (or fans of this site) out there. Perhaps they just go through life and don't even notice anything interesting pretty and nicely composed. What an empty visual life this must be!<br /> <br /> from Trey Ratcliff at <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com" rel="nofollow">www.stuckincustoms.com</a></p> Stuck in Customs china city travel bridge trees red holiday reflection water festival digital painting photography boat canal blog high asia republic dynamic stuck footbridge labor traditional beijing cleanup calm tools september east celebration photoblog software processing metropolis imaging 北京 prc canopy northern range hdr painters tutorial trey peking travelblog customs 2010 municipality publicholiday běijīng ratcliff october1st 国庆节 northernchina hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff photographyblog people’srepublicofchina stuckincustomscom nikond3x 國慶節 guóqìngjié goldenweeks http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5053654025/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/5053654025/" title="A Soft Evening on the Lake"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4129/5053654025_6cc929edd9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="A Soft Evening on the Lake" /></a></p> <p>Don't you hate/love that pressure-zone of the sunset? Well which one? I of course love it... but the pressure to move around and get as many good shots as possible is pretty hardcore. I plan it all out like I'm playing an RTS game. I'm constantly calculating compositions, timings, and the logistics of getting from one point to another. Every situation is different... if I am on foot, with vehicle, or on bike.<br /> <br /> You must construct additional pylons (and read the rest of this entry) <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2010/10/01/iceland-sunse/" rel="nofollow"> here</a> at stuckincustoms.com.</p> Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:33:01 -0700 2010-06-12T20:57:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5053654025 A Soft Evening on the Lake <p>Don't you hate/love that pressure-zone of the sunset? Well which one? I of course love it... but the pressure to move around and get as many good shots as possible is pretty hardcore. I plan it all out like I'm playing an RTS game. I'm constantly calculating compositions, timings, and the logistics of getting from one point to another. Every situation is different... if I am on foot, with vehicle, or on bike.<br /> <br /> You must construct additional pylons (and read the rest of this entry) <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2010/10/01/iceland-sunse/" rel="nofollow"> here</a> at stuckincustoms.com.</p> Stuck in Customs world travel sky sun painterly cold reflection water june clouds digital painting island photography boat iceland blog high europe alone dynamic stuck photoblog software processing imaging lonely solitary range hdr tutorial trey ísland travelblog customs 2010 icelandic northatlantic midatlanticridge ratcliff hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff photographyblog stuckincustomscom nikond3x http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/4822289129/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/4822289129/" title="Clyde Aspevig in the Wild"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4093/4822289129_93d7b3514f_m.jpg" width="158" height="240" alt="Clyde Aspevig in the Wild" /></a></p> <p><br /> While I was out there with the D3S (see my <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/nikon-D3S-review/" rel="nofollow">Nikon D3S Review</a>) taking video, I also grabbed a number of stills. While Clyde was in the middle of one of his paintings, I knelt down to grab this one. I love it... I think he looks like a demigod.<br /> <br /> Read the rest and see a video interview with Clyde <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2010/07/22/clyde-aspevig/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p> Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:00:11 -0700 2010-06-30T18:04:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4822289129 Clyde Aspevig in the Wild <p><br /> While I was out there with the D3S (see my <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/nikon-D3S-review/" rel="nofollow">Nikon D3S Review</a>) taking video, I also grabbed a number of stills. While Clyde was in the middle of one of his paintings, I knelt down to grab this one. I love it... I think he looks like a demigod.<br /> <br /> Read the rest and see a video interview with Clyde <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2010/07/22/clyde-aspevig/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p> Stuck in Customs world ranch travel wild sky usa mountains west june clouds digital america painting photography clyde landscapes blog nationalpark high montana artist dynamic stuck natural candid united north creative scenic brush ridge painter processing western yellowstonenationalpark imaging states wyoming wilderness plains studios range hdr impressionist juniper tutorial trey travelblog palette customs 2010 naturalist inventive demigod ratcliff hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff stuckincustomscom aspevig nikond3s cydeaspevigcom http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/4690566509/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/stuckincustoms/">Stuck in Customs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/4690566509/" title="Another Beautiful California Night"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4066/4690566509_5b42f76919_m.jpg" width="240" height="147" alt="Another Beautiful California Night" /></a></p> <p>Daily Photo - Another Beautiful California Night<br /> <br /> Here is photo from the very fun and engaging Photowalk in San Clemente, California.<br /> <br /> Do you guys know who David Arkenstone is? He's a musician that has done a few songs I'm sure you've heard ... Read about David Arkenstone's visit to the photowalk at Stuck in Customs ... <br /> <br /> from the blog <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com" rel="nofollow">www.stuckincustoms.com</a></p> Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:18:18 -0700 2010-01-27T20:18:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Stuck in Customs) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4690566509 Another Beautiful California Night <p>Daily Photo - Another Beautiful California Night<br /> <br /> Here is photo from the very fun and engaging Photowalk in San Clemente, California.<br /> <br /> Do you guys know who David Arkenstone is? He's a musician that has done a few songs I'm sure you've heard ... Read about David Arkenstone's visit to the photowalk at Stuck in Customs ... <br /> <br /> from the blog <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com" rel="nofollow">www.stuckincustoms.com</a></p> Stuck in Customs world california travel sunset orange usa west beautiful weather night clouds digital america painting photography coast pier blog high dock sand san surf waves dynamic stuck pacific united north january scenic processing photowalk imaging states another orangecounty sanclemente range hdr tutorial trey travelblog customs 2010 clemente ratcliff hdrtutorial stuckincustoms treyratcliff stuckincustomscom nikond3x davidarkenstone http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en