digitalscapephotography

While walking along one of the paths in the hills around Taipei, Taiwan I came across a very large spider. The span of the legs was greater than my hand with fingers spread out -- a very BIG spider. It was just finishing its meal. Notice the small baby (???) spiders crawling...

Another stop on my China visit was in Chengdu (Chengdu is the start of the Silk Road). Here they have a Panda Research Center (one of four or five in the country). The Giant Pandas are the main attraction, but they also have the less timid and more active Red Pandas.

At the beginning of October I had the opportunity to visit China. I spent 10 days there covering several cities. Starting with Shanghai. We arrived the last part of Golden Week (a national holiday), and it was very crowded. A couple of night time shots of the iconic light display of the...

A view of Lake Luzern near the southern end (the town on the right side is Brunnen) from Fronalpstock. Getting there involved a train ride, a bus ride, a funicular ride, and two ski lifts! Getting back similar process: two ski lifts, a cable car, a bus ride, and then a boat ride (we took a...

The Rhine Falls is the largest plain (or block) waterfall in Europe. They are 150 meters (490 ft) wide and 23 meters (75 ft) high. The water flow in the summer is around 600 cubic meters/second (21,000 cubic feet/second) - as you can see, that is a lot of water (and cold water)

Looking out from 10,000 feet A scenic view of the Alps Alpine Lake (Truebsee - it is 5,787 feet above sea level))

During our visit to Switzerland, we went to Stanserhorn for some hiking. We went up the cable car (it was the double-decker cable car). One the way back down, the cable car stopped at one of the cable towers, and someone got on board the car (we thought that was a bit strange). Well I went...

How many tadpole are there? if you look real closely, there is one tadpole (or polywog) that has two tails.

A view of the Alps (a 15 frame panorama. This will print out at over 18"x54")

This is the dam that the RAF (Squadron 617) used in 1943 to practice/develop their bombing skills for the "Bouncing Bomb" (there was also a movie made about the operation - "The Dam Busters", 1955). The RAF still uses this area for low level runs, but not when I was visiting.

In the Peaks District there was a couple of classic cars in the parking lot - this was the Lagonda. Lagonda is a British luxury car maker (established in 1906); in 1947 Aston Martin purchased Lagonda.

Mount Pilatus is a landmark sight just outside of Luzern. To go to the top, you take the ferry to Alpnachstad and then ride a funicular up to the top (with amazing views as you go up). Pilatus from the lake (early morning) The funicular up to the top & the view from the top I climbed...

Mount Rigi is nearby Luzern. To get there, you take a ferry to Vitznau and then you ride a cog rail car to a station near the top. The cog rail cars are pulled up the track by a gear on the car that meshes with the track between the two wheel rails

Wondering down the path, what's around the bend?

A couple of small towns (Wettswill and Bonnstetten) outside of Zurich - from Mount Uetliberg. I liked how the trees provided a nice frame for the image.

Mount Hahnen is a mountain to the east of Engelberg, Switzerland (overlooking Engelberg). It has an elevation of 2,606 meters (8,550feet).

This Nadelwehr (Needle Dam) is on the Reuss River in Luzern. As you can see the river is flowing at a pretty good clip.

The Luzern Lion Monument (or the Lion of Luzern ) is a carved rock relief in Luzern, Switzerland. It was designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen; carved by Lukas Ahorn in 1820 to 1821. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed...

Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge) is one of the landmark sights to see in Luzern. Originally built in 1365, it suffered a near disastrous fire in 1993 - it was repaired and reopen in 1984. Originally the bridge was over 270 meters (890 feet), now it is 204.7 meters (672 feet). it is the oldest...

These young calves were very friendly (yet cautious - they would let me get only so close; and I made sure mom was not anywhere near). Even at a young age, they are fitted with their Swiss cow bells.