Zell am See/Krimml/Kaprun: July 18--21, 2012

lake at Zell am See Town

start of Krimml Falls trail

Krimml Falls is located in the Hohe Tauern National Park

at the bottom of Krimml Falls

a view of Krimml Falls

soaking my feet in cold alpine water!

another view of Krimml Falls

a typical Austrian/Bavarian house--love the flowers!

free range cow in the park

Sigmund Thun Klamm/Gorge hydro-electric area/dam

another view of the gorge

view of lake formed by the dam

Salzburg--Land of Mozart and Sound of Music (SOM): July 14--18, 2012

Getreidegasse--famous for wrought-iron shop signs

Salzburg Museum

Salzach River

Hohensalzburg Fortress at the top

view of Mirabell Palace garden from Baroque Museum

locks on pedestrian bridge: symbolizing love/unions

headquarter of Red Bull Energy Drink in Fuschl Town (east of Salzburg)

Salzburg Art Project 2007: Sphaera by Stephan Balkenhol

Christmas in Salzburg--a store that sells a bizillion egg ornaments!

merchandising Mozart and other famous Austrians

more merchandising of Mozart!

ubiquitous merchandising of Mozart and his wife Constance as chocolates!

Kapitelplatz with horse bath

view of fortress at top

SOM scene: Maria and Captain got married at this church (located in Mondsee Town) (sorry forgot the name of the church)

SOM scene: Liesl and Rolf danced and sang here (gazebo now located at Hellbrunn Palace)

SOM scene: front of Von Trapp mansion (see yellowish wall?) Sorry the tour could not stop here since it is a private residence

SOM scene: Mirabell Palace--Maria and children sang and danced here around the pegasus fountain and steps (way in the back)

SOM scene: horse bath--Maria and children passed by here

SOM scene: Mirabell Palace dwarf park--Maria and children passed by here too

SOM scene: Leopold Mansion--back view of Von Trapp mansion

SOM scene: Mirabell Palace--Maria and children ran through here

Vienna: July 10--14, 2012

Schonbrunn Palace

Gloriette at Schonbrunn Palace

Belvedere Palace (where Gustav Klimt's famous work, The Kiss/Embrace is located)

St Stephen's Cathedral

St Stephen's Cathedral

Kunsthistoriches Museum (lots of European paintings, Greco-Roman art, Egyptian art)

University of Applied Arts

Vienna University

Hofburg Palace

Academy of Fine Arts

view of Museum Quarter from Leopold Museum

Museum Quarter

graffiti

a kitchen store on Mariahilferstrasse

Sketchcrawl group at Schonbrunn Palace Gloriette

view of Schonbrunn Palace from Gloriette

Leopold Museum (lots of work by Egon Shiele, Gustav Klimt and other Austrian Expressionists)

courtyard inside Museum Quarter

Summer Annual June 8--July 6, 2012

Issaqueena Falls, SC

Smoky Mountains National Park, TN

St George Island, FL

I am exhibiting my Summer series again, this time in the Artists' League Summer Annual at the FSU Museum of Fine Arts. Come out to see this multi-media group show!
Reception: Friday, June 8, 7--9 pm

More Photo Sessions

Yesterday, I had another bonanza of photo sessions! I photographed 5 families. This time, I knew to schedule in a break in order to recharge my battery. Luckily, the weather cooperated and it wasn't too hot!