Inside Out

It is almost two weeks since my last blog post and I think today is the first time since then that I have actually turned my laptop on. That is not because I have lacked the time but more I have lacked the motivation. 

I had great plans to visit family and even go camping for a few days and take hundreds of photos during a week off work. But then we had the lock-down and suddenly all of that went out the window and doing this seemed less important.

I am lucky in many ways because I am able to do most of my job from home and so I can stay busy but having been in self-isolation for a week I am keen to get outside and I decided to review some of my photos and reminisce on times not so long ago when i could enjoy being outdoors.

I have selected these two pictures taken in February in Vienna, this is the Schottentor U-bahn station with a view towards the magnificent neo-gothic structure of the Votivkirche which stands just beyond Sigmund Freud Park. I like these images because they reflect the situation I and that many others are at present find ourselves; inside looking out...

Under Wolf River

So these are a couple of shots of the Wolf River Falls. It was an amazing spot and the falls are so impressive.  

I have included a person in the first image to give a sense of perspective and .  I also wanted to get a shot from behind the falls and I think this is pretty cool although with all of the spray it was impossible to get a really sharp image. I thought an umbrella might have helped but the spray was coming from all angles as the wind was blowing towards me and the force of the water hitting the rock at the bottom was throwing lots of spray upwards.

Getting to the falls was a real adventure having to scramble down a steep path through the forest and then with the help of a rope carefully walk backwards down a muddy slope to the bottom. It was so worth it though!