Come join me on my Southeast Asia photo tour!

Come join me on my Southeast Asia photo tour!, a photo by Sam Antonio Photography on Flickr.

Okay...this isn’t Southeast Asia and I do not lead photo tours in that part of the world (for the moment, but I am looking to do so in the future).

This is the Bartholdi Fountain in Washington, DC that was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. Does that name ring a bell? No, he did not design the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, but rather the Statue of Liberty in New York City. C’mon, who can forget that memorable ending scene from Titanic when Kate Winslet looks up at the Statue of Liberty as she starts her new life in America. American cinema at its finest (excuse me, I think I just threw up in my mouth)!

I have been busy...wait for it...post-processing photos! The last couple of months, due to my nomadic lifestyle, I have not had the quality time to properly process my photos with my Apple MacBook Pro and external monitor (my desktop computer is in storage somewhere in Illinois). I now have a workstation setup with my external monitor in place and the last couple of days I have been feverishly processing my photos from when I was in Southeast Asia last year (I have over 700 gigabytes of photos). So for the next couple of weeks be prepared to journey with me as I traverse through Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia.

Back to the 15 ton and 30 foot tall Bartholdi Fountain. Fatigue started to set in after photographing the memorials and monuments in Washington, DC, so I sought out lesser known sites and hidden gems around the city. The blue hour sky was not the greatest that evening as it was spoiled by overcast, rainy weather and light pollution. Perhaps it was a result of the political demagoguery pollution coming from nearby Capitol Hill!

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San Ignacio Whale Bone Sunset

San Ignacio Whale Bone Sunset
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San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur is home to Baja California's Friendly Whales. The best place on earth to get close enough to touch these friendly, curious animals in their own environment (of course those are the whales in the water, this one is a little dried up)!

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Memories of Balboa Island - Newport Beach, CA

Memories of Balboa Island - Newport Beach, CA
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I use to live in the lovely coastal town of Newport Beach, CA. If you have ever watched the television teen drama “The O.C.” that’s where the show took place (although due to union regulations the show was shot mainly in Los Angeles County).

One of my favorite places in Newport Beach to photograph, take a stroll, sip a coffee and read a good book is Balboa Island. On the island are million dollar homes with hundred million dollar views (that last part is my guesstimate)! The island sits on just 0.2 square miles so the homes are very compacted. In fact, my home basement here in Wisconsin is probably bigger than most homes on Balboa Island.

The island also features one of the few, if not only, car ferries in California. The ferry takes cars and pedestrians from Balboa Island to the Balboa Peninsula.

I took this shot many times when I lived in Newport Beach and I wanted to duplicate it again since I now have better photo equipment (back then I use to shoot with the Canon PowerShot G1).

I must have brought the Wisconsin weather with me because the whole time I was in California it was overcast including this evening when I took this shot. It’s not the best photograph I have taken from this spot, but it at least gives me a reminder of days past when I lived in Newport Beach, CA (the locals do not call it the “O.C.” - it’s simply Orange County).

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Catching Crabs in Johns Island, South Carolina (No! Not those type of crabs)!

Johns Island, South Carolina
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My nephew catching crabs off the waters in Johns Island, South Carolina.

After spending most of the day admiring the beautiful architecture and acquainting myself with the wonderful hospitality of Charleston, my nephew and I headed back to my uncle's estate in Johns Island to spend some time on the water. The timing couldn't have been better as we went crabbing right as the sun was setting.

As my nephew was preparing his crab trap, the sun rays began to peek out from behind the clouds and I grabbed my Canon G9 to capture this moment in time.

After we got back to shore I had this photograph as a reminder of the wonderful time we had in South Carolina and delicious, fresh crabs for dinner!

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Why Your Camera Doesn't Matter

I met this little girl just outside the fish market in Ensenada, Mexico. She was very photogenic and happily posed for a couple of photos. The funny thing was I had my Canon 5D SLR camera slung over my left shoulder while I took this photo with my Canon Powershot G9 compact camera. Great photos don't come from expensive cameras but rather from the ability of the photographer and the communication with your subject matter.