Travel Photography > Photos taken by zmey
a cloudy portrait of the great Cotopaxi Volcanoe in Ecuador
near the town of banos. about two weeks before the latest eruption
the lagoon of limpiopungo in cotopaxi national park, ecuador. far background: the stratovolcanoe cotopaxi himself.
quilotoa lagoon
near the tip of the cotopaxi volcanoe. the tip of the volcanoe is shrouded in a hail storm while the foreground is still lit up by sun.
Moody a bit, the church... and who wouldn't be. It's november... fog, drizzle, freezing temperatures...
Quabin reservoir, Ware, Massachusetts
Quabin Reservoir, Ware, Massachusetts
path to an old observatory near Quabbin reservoir, Massachusetts.
pumpkin field near catskill mountains, new york.
Just a common fall scene near the Catskill mountains, New York. Little soldiers getting ready for the halloween parade...
Woodford State Park in Vermont
a typical massachusetts tobacco barn
He looks quite ferocious and dangerous, doesn't he? Actually, this, supposedly at least 50 year old, alligator has lost both of his eyes in fights against peers and now he is quite helpless, at least, as far as humans in boats are concerned. I remember seeing this alligator first years ago. Then, he still had one eye but life must have been rough since. I was not expecting to ever meet the old fellow again, but our airboat ran right into him as soon as we got into the grassy part of Everglades. The boat captain would endearingly call the gator "Old Man" and try to persuade him to get out of the boat's way (which, after some haggling, he unwillingly did). Anyway, I hope to meet him again the next time I visit Everglades. Good hunting until then, Old Man!
Just look at all those "shiny" eyes and smiling faces...
Florida Everglades: almost stepped on this fellow by mistake to take a better look at the swamp.
Fes, Morocco
After a sandstorm
Ok, ok, not the 29 Palms town from California and probably, not the 29 Palms from the song either - just a small oasis in the middle of vast Saharan "sandness" near Merzouga. My northerner's nature found the sight quite surreal and forced me to press the shutter. Hope you like this shadowy refuge too :)
We've seen it all... appeared to be the expression of these sheep in the face of the oncoming Saharan sand-storm. The white "wall" in the background is sand, lifted up and carried by the wind. The sand would change colors depending on the density of clouds above, but at this point it just seemed like a white, impenetrable wall. Seconds later, the wall would be where the sheep were in the picture. Once you are in the middle of it, you cannot see further than a couple yards and the sand has it's evil ways to get EVERYWHERE. I had to hide my eyes and my camera. However, the little Canon still remembers the experience, whenever I try to rotate any dials. The sheep did not seem to be bothered though...
A camelback view on a small Saharan Berber settlement.