I love Boston, it's a great place to walk around and take photos, you never know what you will find. This photo of the Zakim Bridge at sunset is one of those unintended surprises. I thought I had the people on the bridge in focus when in fact the tree in the foreground was in focus. It ended up having a nice mysterious effect with the people being slightly out of focus.

It was one of those perfect late summer New England days and I found this wonderful field and stone wall. The light was perfect and the clouds were dramatic and dreamy. 

The Martha-Mary Chapel is an historic chapel in Sudbury, Massachusetts. It has been the backdrop of hollywood films and is a popular tourist destination. The chapel was built in 1940. The sky and clouds were prefect when we visited and created a nice backdrop for a dramatic photo.

I just discovered this nice old diner only a few minutes from where I live. I guess that's the old adage, photograph what's in your backyard. (well not quite but close enough)

Canon EOS 7D with Tameron 12 - 24mm. 3 image HDR composite in Photomatix & then post processed in Adobe Lightroom 3 & Photoshop CS5.

One thing I love about Amsterdam is the amazing & broad spectrum of colors & textures. To capture this photo, I had to sit on a little side platform that hung out over the water. Just off to the side of this photo is the Montelbaans Tower.

This is a canal behind Zeedijk in Amsterdam. Zeedijk is one of the oldest sections of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. It's a sight to be seen and a great time of day to visit is late afternoon.

Some refer to this area as "Little Venice" as it's one of the only places in Amsterdam where water goes up right next to house just like in Venice.

Canon EOS 7D with 55 - 250 mm @55mm 3 image HDR composite in Photomatix, tweaked in Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta.

Another angle of Castle De Haar in The Netherlands taken from the
gardens. It was a picture-perfect day wandering around this wonderous castle.

3 image HDR processed in Photomatix. Canon EOS 7D with Tameron 10 - 24 MM @ 10mm

My fiancée and I were recently in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and were fortunate enough to visit Rembrandt's House. What was even more amazing was that you could wonder around freely and take photos, rooms were not roped off.

That's how I was able to get this closeup shot, security at the house did not seem to mind I was taking a photo inches away from this work area with paints. The tricky part was that flash was not allowed and the light was rather dim.

It was a rainy, cloudy & foggy day when we visited this stunning 12th century Dutch castle so I tried to leverage the weather conditions to my advantage to create moody and artistic photos.

Canon EOS 7D, 3 shot HDR composite in Photomatix, post processed in Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta 2. Tameron 10 - 24 mm @ 10mm.

Front View of Castle De Haar in the Netherlands. It was a picture perfect day. The castle was under construction but a little Photoshop magic helped the situation to get rid of some the construction eye sores in the photo.

Canon EOS 7D with Tameron 10 - 24mm ultra wide zoom @ 10mm. 3 shot HDR done in Photomatix, post processed in Adobe LightRoom 3 Beta 2 and touched and sized in Photoshop CS 3