Sunk Cost or Joy?

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Two ways to Think I find it enlightening to think about the world using dichotomy. Often you can think about things as if they neatly sorted into two groups. East or west? Up or down? Left or right? With people I think there are two kinds: those who believe there are two kinds of people and those who don't! Sorry, for the bad joke! Of course, I know that people are very complex and do not sort themselves out neatly. So dichotomy is a useful tool to understand but not a perfect model. Sunk Cost or Joy? When you look…

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The Bottom of The World

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A 360 degree panorama from Badwash Basin, Death Valley.  The lowest point in North America - 282 feet below sea level.  This picture was taken by setting up a perfectly level tripod and taking a series of photos with about 1/3 overlap.  The pictures are then stitched together to form a panorama.  Next you need to carefully crop so that each end perfectly matches - including the horizon.  Then the polar filter is used to make the little planet.

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Dante’s View

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5,500 Feet up and hard to catch my breath!  Matt doesn't seem to have any issues perched on the edge - so maybe I should learn to relax!   Canon 5d mkIII | Canon 135mm f/2 | 1/320s f/11

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