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San Gimignano

San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town located in the Tuscany region. San Gimignano is famous for its medieval architecture, unique in the preservation of about a dozen of its tower houses which give it the nickname, “Manhattan of Italy.” Within the walls are well-preserved 14th and 15th century buildings of both Romanesque and Gothic architecture.

Swooping Cypress

Looks like the Cypress are swooping down to pick-up an unsuspecting traveler. The building at the end is a radio station (KPH.) This radio station was responsible for ship-to-shore communications for the central west coast portion of the United States back in the early Twentieth century. This station has been credited as being one of the last to broadcast Morse code in the United States. The powerful transmitting antenna was located 20 miles away as so it won't interfere with the sensitive receiving antenna designed to listen to ships that were hundreds of miles away.

Morro Bay Aviary

Okay, so I should know what kind of birds these are considering we were talking to a bird watcher who was walking down the beach. Of course I forgot what they are... typical. I’ve been to this area a few times now and I’ve always noticed how photogenic the power plant can be (almost sorry to say.) For one thing the smoke stacks are so high they can play cool tricks with the fog. This is much more evident in other captures.

Flying Saucers

Hunter Power Plant, This is my 1st posting of this backlit scene. I posted this simply because of the clouds. There are a bunch of ''saucer'' shaped clouds in the area but I couldn't work it in with this ''tight'' shot of the Hunter Power Plant. I made them look like the smoke stacks were feeding the clouds.

Jenny Lake Overlook

A light dusting today. I dropped out of my tent pushing snow out the entrance as I 'shivered' my way to this scene. I darkened the photo to get more detail from the clouds. Seems okay even though it is so dark there are no detail towards the bottom half. Old pic, new visit!

The Last Streaks of Light

After doing some seascape photography this became the first day that I realized I would have to get my feet wet!! And so I did! They remained wet for about 90 minutes until I got home. I remember listening to the ''sloshing'' sound in my shoes as I was walking through the front door:-) Just a very small price to pay.

Lake St. Martin, Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana

Atchafalaya Basin is known as the "heart of the Louisiana Bayou." Saint Martin Lake is rather a small lake but is very scenic. This tree is known as a Bald Cypress. Adding to the beauty is the Spanish Moss hanging from the branches.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse

Back to one of my old haunts. I use to visit this area often back a few years ago but got tired of it so I moved on. I would pass it often on my way to other adventures, but would rarely stop. However, today I was very close and trying to figure where I was going to go for sunset. Obviously, I ended up here. This shot was taken about ½ hour before sunset.

The Straight and Narrow

This is one of those ‘’classic’’ road shots. This photograph was taken from Hwy 163 just south of a small town called Mexican Hat near the Arizona/Utah state line (USA.) I was quite excited to see a freshly paved road pointed straight to Monument Valley!

Sunset on the Hite Bridge

Sunset on the Hite Bridge. The bridge is the only automobile bridge spanning the Colorado River between the Glen Canyon Bridge, 185 miles downstream near the Glen Canyon Dam and the U.S. Route 191 bridge 110 miles upstream near Moab. This photograph was taken at the south end of a small airstrip.

Dead Horse Point

I love visiting this place not only for this view but also the wonderful views in nearby Canyonlands National Park. The sky was extremely overcast so I cropped the top of this photo. I remember I was too lazy to install my ND grad filter or perhaps this capture would have included a nice sky.

Cloudburst at the 'Top of the World'

This spot is known as ''Top of the World'' near Onion Creek and Fisher Tower. Moab, UT. It took me over four hours to make the six-mile assent to this spot. I had to get out of my 4x4 several times just to line up rocks so I could ''stair step'' up the ledges.

Morning Barn

The Grand Tetons are some of the most beautiful mountains in the United States. One reason is because how these tall majestic mountains seem to pop out over the valley floor. The barn was built by Thomas Alma Moulton and his sons between about 1912 and 1945. It sits west of the road known as Mormon Row in an area called Antelope Flats.

Sunshine Silos

So named by me because it is just a little north of the Sunshine Bridge that crosses the Mississippi in Louisiana. Not sure exactly what this is. I don’t spend much time around industry so I cannot even guess. Obviously they are some kind of silos and I’m guessing they hold some type of chemical. This particular spot is about 1,250 feet from the Mississippi River. There are several pipe and conveyer belt ‘’bridges’’ that cross the rails to another small processing area. You can see a ‘’stack’’ on the right side above the rail road cars. From there they have similar pipe and conveyer belt ''bridges'' that reach over the levies and load their product directly onto the ships waiting in the Mississippi River. I looked on Google Earth and there are three large docks with several ‘’loading crane barges.’’ I see the next refinery south (about 2,000 feet) is labeled as DuPont. DuPont’s property has a relatively modest dock which makes me wonder this silo/property might also be owned by DuPont.

I do believe this area is also called Cancer Alley. If I recall correctly DuPont commissioned a study which found no alarming cancer rates in this area. Sadly, the residents in this area do not have the resources to commission their own study which would probably contain more accurate results.

Throne of the Egret

Egrets are herons that have white or buff plumage, develop fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season. Egrets are not a biologically distinct group from the herons and have the same build. The word "egret" comes from the French word aigrette that means both "silver heron" and "brush", referring to the long, filamentous feathers that seem to cascade down an egret's back during the breeding season (also called "egrets".)

Prehistoric Pescadero

This is the same time I got the ''The Last Streaks of Light'' shot with my Canon XTi. Judging from the suns position I would say this image was recorded 2 - 3 minutes before the XTi shot: ''The Last Streaks of Light.''

- Canon 1N with Velvia 50 (film).

- Scanned with a Dimage F-2900 Film Scanner.

- No enhancements except for using NDs and ND grad filters which are placed in front of the lens during the capture. No digital enhancements (No Photoshop!)

Half Dome at Sunset

This was a lucky situation. It was overcast without any direct sunlight for a good part of the afternoon (all you have to do is look at the sky in the background.) I went up here to Glacier Point (I think thats the name) knowing I'm working on a cliche shot (shot here at least ten times before this shot.) I remember setting up and watching one person walking away and saying ''it isn't going to happen tonight'' I agreed with this person's statement but will never leave a site until I know the sun is gone. There is actually a gap between the mountains (Yosemite Valley) that allow the setting sun to shine its color on Half Dome. Due to the Sun's azimuth during the seasons this gap is only available a few weeks each year (this being one of those times.) Anyways, I was never able to get a good look to the west to see if there were any cloud breaks/gaps to allow for a good sunset. Lucky enough the sun was able to break thought the clouds and in less than two minutes it was over.

Crystal Mill III, Colorado

Crystal Mill was built in 1892. Crystal Mill is a ‘’horizontal waterwheel’’ located on an outcrop above the Crystal River near Crystal, Colorado. Instead of creating electricity or grinding grain, Crystal Mill powered an air compressor (pneumatic compressor.) This compressor was responsible for powering pneumatic tools (drills and hammers) across the whole mountain for mining silver.

Antelope Canyon

A major attraction made popular because of photography. Ironically it is almost impossible to capture a good long exposure because there are too many people walking through. If I understand correctly there are no more photography tours because the park officials feel it is slowing down all the tours they feed through this place. Talking about biting the hand that feeds you!

Factory Butte

I was thinking of walking across the dried riverbed to get tighter shots on the purple plants, however, I realized that Factory Butte would have been hidden by the plateau in front of it. As I am writing this I realize just how many ''life cycles'' this river went through. It is amazing! This type of hydrolyzation is common throughout Southern Utah and Northern Arizona.

Fall Colors at Mt. Moran

This is one of my favorite images of Mt. Moran. Mainly because I caught the Osprey crossing the river. It was nerve-racking at first because I saw the birds crossing and I knew I had a two second delay on the shutter (mirror-up.) I triggered it immediately and can still recall to this day hearing the click while watching the birds crossing the river. I knew I had it even without that handy LCD screen! Glad the camera wasn't set for long-exposure!

Gondolas de Canal Grande II

Another more classic that a Gondola in Venice. Walking down on of Venice’s famous arched bridges I noticed this nice ‘setup’ for a picture down the Grand Canal. There happened to be a dock along where I stood which helped me frame everything nicely.

On the Road to Zermatt

Zermatt is a classic Swiss mountain village located under the Matterhorn. In order to get to the Zermatt you must park your car and take a train for the last few kilometers. I began exploring the area as I’m waiting for the train. This is a beautiful area with classic homes, a church, and a beautiful stone bridge. I remember wishing the fence was not there but I was able to crop the photo in such a way that it now enhances the picture (in my opinion.)

Appartements le long du quai d'Orléans

This photo was captured from the Pont de la Tournelle bridge looking across the Seine River. The buildings across the river are ments along the quai d'Orléans. The quai d'Orléans (the road) was constructed between 1614 and 1646. I was in this area waiting for the sun to set on the Notre-Dame de Paris when I noticed how nice the late sunlight looked as it bathed the ments across the Seine River.

Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

The Palace of Fine Arts is located in the Marina District of San Francisco, California. It was originally constructed in 1915 to host works of art for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. In addition to hosting art exhibitions, it remains a popular attraction for tourists and locals and is a favorite location for weddings and wedding party photographs for couples throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Princeton by the Sea Pier

About 20 miles to the south of San Francisco lies Princeton-by-the-Sea Pier. Not sure about the history of this pier but apparently Portuguese sailors from the Azores (WOW) ran a whaling station here from the 1860s thru the 90s. This pier is located less than a mile from the world-famous Mavericks beach (surf area.)

San Francisco Nights

I live about 40 minutes from this location. At times when I'm in the mood I'll look at the San Francisco webcams to see how the clouds are forming. I also check the internet for the fog report. Even with all this forethought I feel blessed to arrive at this location and to be treated to a wonderful light show like this! The original capture included the Golden Gate Bridge and Coit Tower but I removed it because it was too wide and I was afraid the city would have gotten lost.

This is a panorama (obviously) and a composite using 13 images. Typically, when I do sunsets I expose for the clouds and then take another shot exposing for the subject (or the shadows.) This was no exception, except it is a panorama (multiple shots stitched into one image) so aligning the two different images was quite challenging. I took the original sunset pano and dropped the city buildings back in using a pano that was exposed for the city 10 minutes later (this is the ‘composite’ component.)

Lemon Hill Flower Farm

As I parked in my usual spot at Pescadero I happened to look across the road and saw a flower farm in complete bloom! Naturally I had to take a look!! I call this the Lemon Hill Flower Farm just because that is the name of the dirt road use to access this farm. This area is known for flower farming... It is close to Half Moon Bay, California, USA.

Nederlands Gracht

I was trying to get a good shot of the cottage across the canal. I was amazed how the canal looked like it was higher than the bottom floor of the cottage (and it is.) They don't call it Nederland for nothing! So here I was minding my own business when this tugboat decided to push this barge up the canal and in the way of my shot! Bummer!!

Hotel Marconi, Grand Canal Taxi

My 1st hour in Venice. I was going to my hotel in what the locals call a bus (really a small ferry.) I was so excited I was snapping off pictures at everything that looked like a possibility. Didn't have time for ''setting up'' since we were moving too fast. Just happened to get this one in!!

The Sphinx

Found this by accident. I framed Temple Mountain in the window frame. Looks like a Sphinx! This is a ‘’geographical entrance’’ for an area known for the early mining of Uranium (1940s.) I have traveled through here several times and can almost always see the ‘yellow’ layer of Uranium buried in the cliffs and buttes. This area is considered safe as long as you do not explore the (many) mine shafts located in the area.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Alpine Glow

Set on a cliff on the central California coast 50 miles south of San Francisco. The 115-foot Pigeon Point Lighthouse is one of the tallest lighthouses in America. Its five-wick lard oil lamp and first-order Fresnel lens, comprised of 1,008 prisms, was first lit at sunset on Nov. 15, 1872. The lens stands 16 feet tall, is 6 feet in diameter and weighs 2,000 pounds. The lens was removed in November 2011 for restoration but has not been replaced as of 2020.

This image was captured over 20 minutes after sunset.

Crystal Mill

My name is Scott and this is my second major website revision for ScottHamptonPhotography.com. I am an IT pro but not a website designer. My old photography website was very ‘’static’’ looking and needed to be moved into the modern world. Luckily I was able to find an app that helped me move my website into the modern age! As a result, this site is currently in development and has minimal navigational (or any other) features at this time(November 2015.)

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