From above
Destination: Las Vegas
April 20th, 2019
Planet Earth
Tag: bird’s eye view
The Flying Duckling
Fluffy passersby in the golden sunset sky
July 26th, 2018
San Francisco is… taking the best wedding photos
The three most renowned photographer assistants in the whole of Fisherman’s Wharf, Glaukus, Icarus & Rufus, working as a team. Today, they help with a wedding photo session.
Okay guys, are you ready…?
Glaukus: ”Hold her hand… Perfect…” *click*
Icarus: “Now, look at each other…” *click-click*
Rufus: “Pose… Great…!” *click*
Glaukus: ”Hey, mate… MATE!” “Where d’ya think you’re goin? Come back ‘ere, you’re not done yet…!
How to take great wedding photos @ The Embarcadero, Pier 39
July 5th, 2017
San Francisco is… Coit Tower & The Views
So what if the line went round and round, forming a complete circle at the base of the tower. There was so much to see during the hour we waited to reach the lift that, for once, I didn’t feel the pain. For the entire ground floor is adorned with floor to ceiling murals painted in 1934 by a group of artists employed by the Public Works of Art Project, a precursor to the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
They depict life in California during the Depression, with emphasis on the theme of industry and commerce and distinctive touches of leftist political ideas, clearly evident; like on Bernard Zakheim’s “Library” which depicts fellow artist John Langley Howard reaching for a copy of Karl Marx’s ”Das Kapital” (spelled here ”Das Capital”). Touches one is familiar with in Europe, but rather unusual in the States. Perhaps it is true, after all, San Francisco may well be a very European city.
The Tower & details the Murals
Industries of California
Ralph Stackpole
Industries of California
Ralph Stackpole
Newsgathering
Suzanne Scheuer
Library
Bernard B. Zakheim
City Life
Victor Arnautoff
City Life
Victor Arnautoff
Scientist-Inventor
Mallette Harold Dean
City Life
Victor Arnautoff
City Life
Victor Arnautoff
Banking and Law
George Harris
California
Maxine Albro
The (360°) views
You can buy tickets on-line in advance and skip the lines. But where is the fun in that?
July 5th, 2017
The views from the Prudential
On a clear day, the Skywalk Observatory offers 360° views of Boston. It comes with a fee, of course, but the views are worth it. It was fun to try and spot places we’d already been to and those that we had yet to see, like the MIT on the other side of Charles River and the Harvard far beyond. 
Bird’s eye view over Boston.
May 2nd 2017
Philadelphia City Hall – The View
The panorama from the City Hall Tower observation deck is truly memorable. Accessed via a tiny elevator that can carry only four people at a time (excluding backpacks) there is bound to be a line. This is why timed tickets are required, which can – and in peak season should – be booked in advance).
Philadelphia
February 22nd, 2017
Bird’s-eye view of Hell’s Kitchen (the monochromatic effect)
I could get used to these views.
I think I will.
October 1st, 2016
The Humble Fabulist 