digitalscapephotography

The engine and wing of a 787 at 40,000 feet, over eastern Russia The engine and wing of a 777 at 33,500 feet, at sunset, somewhere over the Aleutian Islands (as an aside, we were traveling at 700 MPH ground speed - had a 150 MPH tailwind). Caught the navigational strobe illuminating the...

We are about to depart. Please place your seat ... To quote "Airplane": "Don't call me Shirley"; "Rodger, Rodger"

This is the cockpit of a 777-200. The pilots were preparing the plane for departure. Lots of screens, buttons, switches, ...

Not quite up there with the Great Wall of China. Here is the red walls of the Wuhou Temple in Chengdu, China

Maybe it's just an itch he just can't reach

A new high-end apartment building is nearing the completion of construction. It looks like the only did the external building "skin" on two sides

A small waterfall from the Wulai area of Taipei f/9, 0.3 seconds

The Taipei 101 building

It was impressive to see 20 to 30 of these paragliders running a race through the valleys - all flying in a swarm.

It was hard to stay on the path and not take a tumble with views like this all around. Tumbling off the path would be painful - especially if the alpine rescue crew had to be called :eek:. I did not want to see if the rescue crew included a Saint Bernard dog that brought you a small cask of...

More landscape photos from the Engelberg area of Switzerland In the clouds

With views like this, it is hard to take a bad photo - it was nice of the two wispy clouds to position themselves so I would not have a plain blue sky. More alpine paragliding. This time in Engelberg, Switzerland

You get leg room (as much as the flight cocoon allows), a window seat and and aisle seat at the same time, the in-flight entertainment is spectacular. No in-flight meal or beverage service - you must bring your own

Last Sunday was the only "Super Moon" of 2017. So I brought out my biggest lens, added a 2X multiplier, and then shot the moon. I like doing moon-shots in the winter because the atmosphere's humidity is low so I get less distortion (the problem is that it is usually really cold out)...

The city of Luzern, Switzerland from up on the hill near the Hotel Château Gütsch (you have to ride a funicular to get to the hotel) A bit wider view

The River Reuss (flows out of lake Luzern and eventually merges with the Rhine River) flows over the Nadelwehr (Needle Dam). The actual dam is currently lying flat on the river bottom. When raised via the chain it diverts the river into a channel in the background. The river is running at a...

The Covered Bridge (Kapellbrucke) in Luzern shot early in the morning with Mount Pilatus in the background

More pandas from the Chengdu Research Base Of Giant Panda Breeding

In far western China is a city called Leshan. And in Leshan there is a giant Buddha statue. By giant, I mean 233 feet (71 meters) tall carved status that was constructed/built between 713 and 803 (during the Tang Dynasty). It is at the confluence of the Minjiang River and Dadu River. You can...

Heading off for the day's fishing in a sampan. "Sampan" comes from the original Cantonese term for the boats, 三板 - literally meaning "three planks" (Bottom plank and two side planks).