Cleveland

On a cold windy night!  I had not used 50mm lens in a while and forgot I had a star filter, which you can see in picture above if you look closely

San Francisco Bay

These shots taken from Fort Baker area

Distorted

Reflection taken from the building across from the Cook Hotel in Anchorage

natural light

Another attraction at the bottom of the hill was a single room log cabin with a fire in the fireplace.  Apparently 7 children were raised in this house.  Anyway, the smoke filled the single beam of light, creating a nice effect.  Final picture modfied using Nik Silver Efex 2.

Entering Patara Elephant Farm

Our day at the Patara Elephant farm created some of our favorite memories in Asia.  This was the scene walking into the camp.  I like this high key B&W conversion because the powerlines and other manmade stuff fade into the background.