Renting a House in the Caribbean

I’m looking to rent a house for my family for a few weeks in April.   Any suggestions?

Daily Photo – Boat in Feng Huang

It was a cool and calm afternoon in the ancient and impossible town of Feng Huang. It’s an old town, wreathed in many legends.

On the old river, you can occasionaly see a boat passing here and there. The boatsmen come in all shapes and sizes, but many wear the same hat and style. It is absolutely like a warp of time…

Limited Edition print available. Click here to see options.

Filed under the categories: China, Feng Huang, Nikon D3X, Travel

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G+ PhotoWalk in Austin during SXSW! Join me!

It’s that time again!  This year is going to be huge… mega huge!

All skill levels are invited – bring your whole family… it’s great fun for all.

• RSVP on Google Schemer: goo.gl/LkaKO
• Secret Google Schemer Invite link: goo.gl/RoxQg <– shhhhhh!
• Date: Saturday, March 10 at 2 PM.
• Location: The hidden G+ lot (TBA!) Note: SXSW badge NOT required
• No SXSW badge required!

We’ll have great prizes and more… stay tuned!

Daily Photo – The Endless Night Streets of Tokyo

The streets are like this all night long.  So, how can you possibly go back to the hotel room?  There’s never a good breaking point.  It is very very hard on my body here, actually, because I usually go back at the point of sheet exhaustion or hunger-breakdown.  The last thing I am thinking about is eating or sleeping… but then, once I give in to my body, that’s ALL I can think about.

Limited Edition print available. Click here to see options.

Filed under the categories: Austin, Nikon D3X, Texas, Travel

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Trey’s Variety Hour #22: Patrick Rothfuss – The Name of the Hangout

Don’t forget you can subscribe for free in iTunes: goo.gl/ZAKd8 (or other options at twit.tv/tvh) if you want to get these first, or have them available later on your computer, iPhone, or iPad.

This show was a very special one for me (sounds like a very special episode of Blossom, when she gets a visit from Aunt Flo), but you’ll probably detect this while watching. During the first bit, we talked about art, sharing, the human condition, and unexpected benefits of creating art in a vacuum. In the second bit when Veronica Belmont joined, we started going off on all sorts of fantasy tangents. This may or may not have included dipping our wicks into Vaginal Fantasies.

Want to know what book of his to get first? Just get “The Name of the Wind” (Amazon or Audible) and thank me later!

Daily Photo – The Gentle Rays

On my first evening in Yosemite, the sun did some amazing things. There as a big group of Google+ people converging on Yosemite, but I arrived a day early for a little “me” time. Nature must have felt my mojo because it all conspired to create some interesting results as the rays tumbled across the valley floor.

Limited Edition print available. Click here to see options.

Limited Edition print available. Click here to see options.

Filed under the categories: California, Nikon D3X, Travel, Yosemite

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New Show – Subscribe Now

The podcast of the latest show should come out today.  You’ll get it first if you are subscribed at twit.tv/tvh or iTunes Link: goo.gl/ZAKd8.  And tell your friends!

This most recent show was a little bit different…  a conversation with another artist outside of the realm of photography that is very influential to me.

Daily Photo - Old London From Above

It’s a long walk to the top of St. Paul’s.  And by long walk, I should throw in that there are a lot of stairs.  But, after you finally arrive, you’re greeted by a wonderful view of the city.  As long as you don’t have too much of an issue with heights, you’ll be in for a treat.

Even though I saw all sorts of stuff while I was up there, I enjoyed working on this photo too.  I was able to zoom into 100% and look at all the details and little buildings/bridges/shops once again.  It reminded me of walking around many of them at ground level.

Filed under the categories: London, Nikon D3X, Travel, UK

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Featured on Google TV and Android Market!

Our Android App (Photo Voyages of Trey Ratcliff) is now featured — very exciting.  And, even better if you don’t want to pay, there is a Free version that with a nice collection of about 50 photos or so.   It works great on your Android and your Google TV!  And yes, it even works on the new color Kindle, once you enable it to run other apps.

Daily Photo – Home in the Hillside

Is it okay if I do two Iceland photos in a row?  I hope so, because I’m very excited about this one too.

Some of these places you can’t see from the road.  If you walk over one hill and down another, you can find these wonderful little places tucked away in hillsides.  Even though it’s all fallen apart, it’s still charming… sort of a fixer-upper!

Filed under the categories: Iceland, Isafjordur, Nikon D3X, Travel

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Patrick Rothfuss Tonight!

Are you a fan of Pat? Join us tonight for the live hangout at 7 PM PT on Live.TWIT.tv.

EG Video – I’ll Save you $4000

So, instead of buying that ticket, I promised you could watch my video for free, and here you go.  I took a risk with this one, and I hope there are bits in here that are of interest.  Enjoy!  (and yes, I’ll be returning to Monterey this year…maybe I will see some of you there!)

Daily Photo – The Beginning of Time

I spent most of this weekend working on this photo.  One common question is, “How long do these photos take?”  They take me anywhere from a few minutes to a few days.  It’s not contiguous work, of course, but some are so challenging that I have to keep returning to them time and time again.

This spot in northern central Iceland is a bit perilous to reach.  It’s so perilous here at Godafoss, in fact, that I am glad my mom didn’t see me getting into position.  Is the water cold?  Yes,  yes it is.

Filed under the categories: Akureyri, Iceland, Nikon D3X, Travel

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 1 Million Downloads!

100 Cameras in 1 for the iPad (iTunes Link) and for the iPhone have passed 1 million downloads!  That’s awesome – thanks so much and thanks for telling your friends!  We just put up another update that fixed a few problems with rotation and memory issues.  Also, thanks for all the great ratings…  I appreciate you taking the time to do those.

Daily Photo – The Old Temple of Lore

The shapes of many SE Asian temples mimic the closed lotus flower.  Once I found this out, it was incredibly obvious and I saw them everywhere.  I did try to find a photo of a closed lotus flower floating in water alongside the temple, but that plan never really worked out.

Filed under the categories: Nikon D3X, Travel

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Subscribe to the Show

If you were already subscribed at twit.tv/tvh or iTunes Link: goo.gl/ZAKd8 , then you would already have the show below.  So… why didn’t you do it yet?  Or better yet, why didn’t you tell your friends!?

Trey’s Hangout #21 – Horror Stories

Here’s the new video where we share all kinds of stories… This show had +Scott Kelby +Jeremy Cowart +Nicole S. Young+Catherine Hall +RC Concepcion +Gordon Laing.  Enjoy!

During the “Discoveries” portion, here are the photographers we showed off: +Gregory Colbert+Isabel Sousa Silva +Isabelle Lafrance +Nori Sakamoto +Dean Bradshaw +Ibarionex Perello+Ryan Dyar +Mihailo Radičević +Brad Moore +Douglas Sonders

And thanks again to the production team: +Leo Laporte and +Tony Wang from TWiT.tv and +Dave Veffer

Daily Photo – The Lodge at Night

On the final night of the Yosemite PhotoWalk, we ended up here to explore the evening.  This is the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite, and I hope I made it look as beautiful as it really is.  This is also the place that Steve Jobs got married.

Karen Hutton and I arrived here very late at night after our extra-long walk!  We could even see a few people camping for the night halfway up the mountain they were climbing.  After going around the back side of the lodge, we saw the stars and trees and cliffs above…

Filed under the categories: California, Nikon D3X, Travel, Yosemite

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Podcast Now Available!

You can subscribe to the podcast here:  Link to iTunes.   You can also find out more on the Twit page for Trey’s Variety Hour.

Daily Photo – Girl in Park in Beijing

I was walking around a park in Beijing — and it was quite unusual.  It was a city park, but it had all sorts of rides like Disneyworld.  Except, it wasn’t really very good.  It was quite dated and everything was spread out all over the place.  To get from one attraction to the other, you had to walk for almost a mile along lonely pathways.

There would be occasional clusters of people here and there, mysteriously milling about.  Inside one of the clusters was this girl, so I grabbed a quick shot with my 50mm lens on the D3s.

Filed under the categories: Nikon D3X, Travel

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TWIT Schedule for Show

Tonight is the night!  So many have asked for it to be a regularly-schedule thing, and now it is!

• Time: See you every Monday (tonight!) at 7 PM PT (Your World Time)
• Location:  Live.twit.TV
• Live Chat:  Join us for a live chat too!  Just click on the “Popout Chat” button on the website and join in the fun.  Ask questions, etc etc.
• Podcast Location:  Link to iTunes –  Thanks Tony!

Daily Photo – The TWIT Network Mothership Table

The studio is cool because they have a number of different “sets” there for different shows.  This is the main round table where Leo Laporte does some of his biggest shows, like This Week in Tech, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, and many others.  He lets anyone in the area come sit in as a guest to watch the live production… and that’s a lot of fun too because of all the geeky equipment around.

On this particular day, my mom came to sit in the audience (after she got lost and needed Tony to go rescue her!).  She brought a load of fudge with her and made everyone happy… she even got a hug from Leo

Filed under the categories: California, Nikon D3X, Petaluma, Travel

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New Hangout Monday Night

The new show is Monday at 7 PM PT (Your World Time).  This show will be lots of fun. We’re talking about “Horror / Embarrassing / Funny stories from various photo-outings… either for a client or for yourself.” This week, the hangout will have Jeremy Cowart, Nicole S. Young, Catherine Hall, RC Concepcion, Brian Matiash, and Gordon Laing..  Joe McNally is a 50/50 chance… he’s traveling perhaps out-of-pocket, and I’m sure he has more stories than all of us combined!

Daily Photo – The Mighty Ship

I went crazy in this place with my camera!

There are so many incredible angles inside the Tokyo International Forum — it’s almost like cheating.  When I’m in the middle of amazing architecture, it’s awe-inspiring and I really want to try my best to capture it in a way the architect would appreciate.   I went up and down every floor of the structure and spent most of the afternoon here.  It was one of the best afternoons ever… I’m still going through shots, and this is my latest.

Filed under the categories: Japan, Nikon D3X, Tokyo, Travel

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New Free App – Photo Voyages of Trey

Get it here!  We released the free version of the Android app.  It’s got all the same features as the paid one, just with 50-100 photos instead of hundreds and hundreds.  Enjoy!

Daily Photo – The Deep Blue Morning at Cerro Torre

I’d love to return to this place, but I’m afraid the weather would not be as clear and perfect.  Many locals told me there is a 90% chance that these mighty peaks would be covered with clouds, so I felt very lucky to have everything so perfect.  Surely, a return here would not be nearly as good…  but maybe… just maybe… a return would have clouds, but in an awesome dramatic way.

You probably also know I’m not a fan of plain blue skies.  But way up in the mountains, sometimes the sky on the opposite side of the sun is a deep atmospheric blue.  I see it from planes a lot when dawn breaks.  Maybe you have seen that color of blue too… and here it is again.

Filed under the categories: Argentina, El Chalten, Nikon D3X, Patagonia, Travel

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