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Author Archives: Kristopher Kettner
A View From the Top of the World
Soaring high above Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is the Burj Khalifa. Its the tallest building in the world. The trip to the top of the Burj Khalifa’s observation deck is made up of a variety of long hallways with graphics and videos of the building’s construction process. After the observation deck, there are [...]
St. Louis Arch
For quite awhile, St. Louis, Missouri has been on my list of places to drive down and do a “photo safari” through, for something like 24 hours. It wouldn’t take much time or money, but if I set out and really went full-throttle, it’d be fun to do. The Arch, Busch Stadium, that whole downtown [...]
Leopard on the Prowl
This is Nottens. She’s a female leopard and we stumbled upon her while she was out in search of dinner on our game drive in South Africa. Rumbling through the African bush, we spooked a small animal that Nottens was getting in position to pounce on for dinner. The small animal darted away, and Nottens [...]
Lobster Traps and Fishing Boat
Maine is a beautiful place, especially around autumn. Even busy places, like a pier used as a headquarter lobster fishing is a beautiful and relaxing place when it’s not during the chaos of boats coming and going, fishermen loading and offloading. (0176) 1009.
Quiet Chicago River at Night
A few years back I sat for an evening and just watched boats quietly glide up and down the Chicago River. It was extremely peaceful, but a super-hot night as well. I spent most of my time waiting for a boat to come through, so I had more time to think about how hot I [...]
Monkey Enjoying a Banana
When we travel, if there is a “monkey temple” nearby, we’ll make our way to it. So hearing of one near Jaipur, India, my wife and I hired a car and took off in an attempt to explore the ancient temple before the sun set too low. The journey to Galta Temple involved a lot [...]
Open Mic Night
Recently, for no particular reason, I posted this image on my Facebook page. I liked it more than I thought I would, so I figured I’d make it an official blog post out of it. A few weeks back a friend called to ask if I could shoot some images of his bar’s “open microphone [...]
CTA Trains and Soaring Trump Tower
Yesterday I made it out of the house for my first “Photo Safari” of the year. After shooting a bunch of images in other countries and states, it was nice to get out and explore my own city again. I forget how much I love Chicago, and how much there is to see and do. [...]
Pollen-Happy Housefly
Wandering around the backyard with my camera, I was shooting super close-up images of random things: grass, dirt, flowers, etc. It was interesting to me because the lens I was using allows me to get closer to things than I normally would be able to with an ordinary lens. As I was sitting over this [...]
Inside the Burj Al Arab Hotel
Located in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is the Burj Al Arab hotel. The hotel boasts its rating as the only “seven star hotel in the world,” but since hotel ratings only go up to five, it’s just a self-proclaimed title. What you need to know is it’s a fancy place. Reeeeeally fancy place. [...]
Rowing Along the Mekong Delta
I’ve been doing a lot of behind the scenes work on my website lately. Because of this, I’ve been scanning through a lot of images from past adventures, and for some reason, this image caught my eye as I scrolled through pictures from Vietnam. Alisha and I spent some time exploring Vietnam, from Ho Chi [...]
Cable Cars in San Francisco
While spending time in San Francisco, I was transfixed with the cable cars. The city is full of hills and the cable cars steadily chug up and down them, bringing tourists on an delightful journey. Strangely, for as enamored with the cable cars as I was, I never rode one. I had a rental car [...]
Major League Baseball
Over the weekend I worked a major league baseball game, which is where the pictured baseball came from. I had been wandering around the house last night and today, essentially, playing catch with myself as I moved from room to room. With the desire to take some pictures, but the pouring rain making it difficult [...]
Early Morning at Montrose Harbor
Something I always enjoy about getting out to shoot the sun rising in the sky, is I’m never sure what I’m going to get. Only after I’ve made my way outside and climb in the car to I actually see what condition the sky is in. Sometimes it’s light and wispy clouds; sometimes it’s heavy [...]
Abandoned Truck
Driving through the Namibian desert was no picnic. Alisha and I traveled on rough, gravel roads and didn’t see another vehicle pass us by for hours. On our way back towards Windhoek, the woman assisting us with check-out suggested we stop by the town of Solitaire for some apple pie. Solitaire is a good name [...]
Early Morning Balinese Pride
This guy was really, really proud of what he’d just accomplished. Waking up early to watch the fishermen head out to sea in Bali, Indonesia, Alisha and I strolled down the beach as the sun rose in the sky. Most of the boats had left before we woke up, but there were always a few [...]
Willis Tower in Chicago
Usually when I’m out taking pictures in and around Chicago, I’ll try to swing by the city’s Planetarium to snap a few pictures of the skyline on my way home. I love the Chicago skyline and how much it changes, yet stays the same. Even subtle differences — like the Sears Tower changing its name [...]
Kinsale Harbor at High Tide
After reading through various guide books, I had the impression Kinsale, Ireland was a small town, but not that small. When we arrived in the sleepy Irish harbor town, I was surprised to learn we could walk across town in a mere ten minutes. I realize the guide books are targeting a wide audience, and [...]
Taj Mahal at Sunset
While in Agra, India, Alisha and I devoted an entire day to the Taj Mahal, and we were not disappointed. We woke up early to view the world’s greatest monument to love shortly after sunrise, and then made our wade back for sunset along the Yamuna River. (Eventually we made our way back a third [...]
White Domes Slot Canyon
This picture falls under the category of “Good Idea, Bad Execution.” While making plans to visit Las Vegas, I decided to make a trip to a nearby state park and explore some of the canyons surrounding the area. At the end of one of the scenic drive within the Valley of Fire State Park is the White [...]
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