Monday, May 31, 2010

A blast from the past

I captured this image yesterday while cycling an old mountain road. It reminds me of my childhood. The pickup is a TV 12, aka "Teveu", a utility vehicle built in Romania during the communist years. A rare sight now.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Different

A B&W shot I took yesterday. The tree was standing out from the surrounding evergreens through foliage and color.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Glacial valleys

A HDR shot of Bâlea and Doamnei Valleys. Bâlea is the valley on the left.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

First bike ride this year

I got the mountain bike fixed so I took it for a ride earlier today to see how well it handles the trail. I chose a quiet windy dirt road as Miercuri is still getting used to chasing after the bike and I don't trust her on busier roads yet. Seems that she really enjoyed the trip and was happily running along after +30km. Bike behave well given its age.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Hiking in Sîmbăta Valley

I was hoping to go skiing today but weather this morning was still unsettled with strong winds at high elevations so I chose to go for an easy and relaxing hike instead. Sîmbăta Valley is the perfect spot for this: a wild valley with breathtaking scenery and a decent trail. To get to Sîmbăta Hut (1400m) from the trailhead takes a little under two hours, an altitude gain of about 700m. Roundtrip is about three and a half hours including a short tea break at the hut.




Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Chasing butterflies

I've only had eyes for snow and high mountains and almost missed spring. Spent some time in the garden yesterday chasing bugs and little critters with my camera...

Sunday, May 02, 2010

Saturday, May 01, 2010

Skiing in Doamnei Valley

I started my day with an early morning descent into Doamnei Valley while the snow was still frozen. One hour later the snow became too soft. This snow is jokingly called 'orthopedic snow', extremely difficult to ski on. Panorama below was stitched from thirteen different images.