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Seven-shot HDR taken at the blue hour, just before sunrise.

Obligatory shot taken in harsh late afternoon sun. The polarizer helps.

I walked, and walked, and walked in my brief 48-hour stay in London, and by the end of the second day, was ready to head home and sleep. I'd been to Parliament/Big Ben earlier, but the sun had yet to fully descend (since London's at such a high latitude and it's June). So, I made a second trip on the Tube back to the Westminster stop just in case the light was fantastic. And it was. No tripod, so I balanced my D200 on a rail on the north side of the Thames, and used my Yankees hat to steady it. Went home happy.

I was 32 years old--in January. (So I'm a little late.) Big changes on the horizon soon: a move cross-country, a new gig with the big G and hopefully time to hit the accelerator on photography again after years of sitting on the brakes.

Trying out the 17-55 f/2.8 I just rented from lensrentals.com. Maybe I'm just fooling myself, but it sure seems sharper than my other lenses. Maybe top-quality glass is worth the cost...

Revisiting some shots from last fall as I get back to work on both shooting and post-processing for the first time in years. My last day at the firm is this coming Friday, followed by a month off and then commencement of a new position with Google in California. Here's to positive changes, growth, and new beginnings.