Erik Kruthoff's Vagabond Visions

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2010-08-29T03:52:00.002+02:00

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White Mountains, New Hampshire

2010-08-21T06:22:00.001+02:00

White Mountains, New Hampshire, originally uploaded by erikruthoff.

Water Fire

2010-08-16T04:24:00.001+02:00

Water Fire, originally uploaded by erikruthoff.

Delfine Salto

2010-06-30T18:21:00.001+02:00

Delfine Salto, originally uploaded by erikruthoff.

Eraclea Minoa Sea foam

2010-06-26T18:33:00.001+02:00

Eraclea Minoa Sea foam, originally uploaded by erikruthoff.

Vatican Stairway

2010-04-28T00:48:00.001+02:00

Vatican Stairway, originally uploaded by erikruthoff.

Sicilian Countryside & Clouds

2010-02-23T23:56:00.001+01:00

Sicilian Countryside & Clouds, originally uploaded by erikruthoff.

Fall Colors on the Alaskan Tundra

2009-11-25T00:42:00.001+01:00

Amazing Fall Colors on the Alaska Tundra, originally uploaded by erikruthoff.

I like this one.

Erice Duomo Stitch

2009-11-17T22:32:00.001+01:00

Erice Duomo Stitch, originally uploaded by erikruthoff.

Sunset on Volcano Ranch

2009-10-31T00:43:00.001+01:00

Sunset on Volcano Ranch, originally uploaded by erikruthoff.

On the way home from the Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico near the Arizona Border.

Foothills Sunset and cactus

2009-10-31T00:41:00.001+01:00

Foothills Sunset and cactus, originally uploaded by erikruthoff.

Just up the road from our house in Phoenix.

Where was I?

2009-09-12T19:29:00.007+02:00

I haven't updated in a while. I'm too busy looking for a J-O-B in Phoenix. It sucks. Here's some pictures anyways. Here's a couple unearthed ones from Alaska and a few newer ones from Arizona.

Primrose Trail(Looking towards Moose Pass), Kenai Peninsula,Alaska

Virgin Creek, Girdwood, Alaska

Lightning View from our balcony, Phoenix

Hoover...Damn!

Blue Mesa B&W, Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona

Petrified Wood, Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona

Good Bye Sicily

2009-06-21T18:35:00.004+02:00

We survived our final two weeks in Sicily in Balestrate hanging out at the beach every day. It was rough, really. First we rented a car and cruised the Sicilian countryside for 5 days. It was really spectacular! I don't think most people understand just how beautiful the interior of Sicily is. "Scenic" would be an understatement. The landscape is full of rolling agricultural fields, towering, craggy mountains, and is dotted with the most picturesque little towns that even the thickest guidebooks don't know about. Take all these elements and throw in a smoking volcano, some turquoise white-sand beaches, a handful of well-preserved Greek temples, and some beautiful baroque cities and you have a recipe for a near Utopian island. Sicily has a beauty that I am not sure if the Sicilians themselves fully understand. I took a lot of photos and got some good material for the book I am currently creating, Images Of Sicily. It should be done in a month or so. I will be posting photos from our "Gira da Sicilia" for some time to come. My goal is for people to see them and say, "Wow! I had no idea Sicily looked like this." Enjoy! Thank you Sicily for all you have shown me!

Winding Down

2009-05-25T19:41:00.004+02:00

With less than three weeks left living in Sicily, this could be the last post from this side of the Atlantic. We are moving out of our Palermo Apartment this weekend and heading to the sleepy, beach town of Balestrate for our remaining days. I am trying my best to get in as many photo shoots as possible. Featured in this set is the Scala dei Turchi, a coastal rock formation in the Agrigento province.

So Long Winter!

2009-05-08T13:14:00.004+02:00

Scopello

After a rainy and cold summer in Alaska and a rainy and cold winter in Palermo the sun has finally shown itself, and it's here to stay! Here's a "warm" spring and summer themed set. (**Also I am trying to post more vertical shots because I have noticed that the right sides of the horizontal shots get cut off unless you click to enlarge them.)

Positano

Segesta

Sorrento

Mt. Vesuvius Crater

San Vito Lo Capo

Back At The Roost

2009-04-19T16:02:00.002+02:00

I have been doing a lot of traveling lately. Now I am back in Palermo and have lots and lots of photos to go through. Since last posting I have spent two weeks traveling within Sicily, one week going to the Amalfi Coast, Pompei, Mt. Vesuvius, and Rome, and most recently a week to Cinque Terre, Florence, and Siena. I will try to put up more pictures as I work through them. This set is all taken in Sicily.

Orvieto

2009-03-09T14:38:00.004+01:00

Orvieto is a little, medieval town perched up on limestone cliffs like a table-top. It is in the region of Umbria, about 1 hour north of Rome. Cass lived here for 9 months for a study-abroad program. We went to visit her old town before we went to Rome and Venice recently. The region was first inhabited by the Etruscans, who constructed a vast system of underground tunnels and galleries used for workshops and storage. Orvieto is also home to a very impressive Cathedral or Duomo.

Carnevale di Venezia 2009

2009-03-04T16:27:00.003+01:00

Here's some of the craziness of Carnival in Venice. Cassie and I went to stay with our friend Alex there for four days. I have never seen so many photographers at an event. It was kind of like rappers wearing their huge gold chains and diamond studded pendants. In place of $15,000 worth of precious stones and metals were megapixels and zoom lenses. Even so, I think I fared well with out all the photography "bling-bling" and came away with some nice stuff that captured the feel and ambiance of the event.

Recent Work/Garden Photo Contest Victory

2009-02-13T15:01:00.004+01:00

"Black and White with Green All Over"

I've also been practicing and refining my post-processing lately. I am really getting the hang of it. Here's a few examples. You can compare the shot below of the Tyrrhenian Coast from last post on Cefalu to get an idea. I have also been getting better at making HDR images. I am making a trip to Orvieto, Rome, and Venice for Carnevale. I hope to come back with some nice material. Also, I recently won a photo contest for Garden Visions with this shot of tube worms and a coral reef taken in Kuna Yala, Panama which is included in this set.

"Moody Tyrrhenian Coast"

"Ol' Salty Cat"

"A Seussian Bloom"

"Glassy Falls"

"Octopus' Garden"

"Gnarly"

"Hurricane Gulch HDR"

Cefalu

2009-01-31T18:52:00.003+01:00

Cefalu is one hour east of Palermo by train. It is a beautiful little town with a very nice beach. The oldest part of town lies in front of a huge cliff called La Rocca. It is very crowded during the summer time, but for now it is still pretty calm there. These photos are from two seperate visits. The second time I went to experiment with HDR (High Dynamic Range) imaging. They are composites of multiple photos of different exposures. I'm not sure whether to call it real photography just yet, because I think the computer does most of the work. However, it can produce some striking images.

Torino

2009-01-23T12:21:00.003+01:00

After New Year's in Barcelona, we headed towards the Alps to visits our friends Ana and Stefano in Torino(Turin). Our five days of winter were wonderful. The contrast between Northern Italy and Sicily is amazing, two totally different worlds.

Tre di Torino

2009-01-23T12:18:00.001+01:00

IMG_3915, originally uploaded by erikruthoff.

Barcelona

2009-01-15T19:51:00.007+01:00

This year for New Year's Eve we travelled to Gerona and Barcelona, Catalonia. It was my first time to Gerona and second time to Barcelona. Barcelona is truly an amazing city like no other. We were shown around by two architecture students, Judit and Jossep, who gave us an insider's look at the beautiful buildings. Cassie and I also celebrated one year together at the twelfth bell dong!

First Post!

2009-01-14T23:59:00.005+01:00

This is the first entry to my new photo blog. I hope to use this as a photo journal to let people know what im up to. It will be something that will be a bit more intimate than facebook or myspace! Two days ago I had two images of mine published in an article on deforestation in Panama's rainforests. You can check it out at: http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/tropical-hardwood-save-panama-deforestation
To commemorate that, these are some from that series (plus it's winter and I miss the tropics)...