Bear Creek Falls Pennsylvania – Photography & Lesson Learned

Bear Creek Falls - ©2018 John P. Hoke

Bear Creek Falls Waterfall I like to ride my motorcycle through the Poconos, and I regularly pass the Bear Creek Falls on my ride around the Francis Lewis Dam. It is usually a trickle of water falling down the step like rocks, but we have been deluged with rain for a couple of weeks and […]

Lake Wakatipu New Zealand

Glenorchy NZ - Barn Shed

Photos at Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand Last month I was on a business trip to New Zealand, and while I was laid out sick most of the trip, I did get out for some photos. I went for a drive through the countryside outside Queenstown with a couple of colleagues from work and stopped at […]

Where the Troll Lives – Plotagraph Pro

PoltaGraph of the underside of a covered bridge in North East PA

Plotawhat? Plotawhere? Plotagraph – Animated Photos Came across a pretty interesting software package today over at Trey Ratcliff‘s Stuck in Customs blog. Trey is one of my favorite photographers, and he is also the one that turned me onto my PeakDesign gear, so I trust him when he gets jazzed on a technology. Essentially, Plotagraph […]

Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London

Saint Paul's Cathedral from the River Thames

Saint Paul’s Cathedral from the Banks of the Thames I recently returned from a business trip to London and surrounding areas, and had some free time to walk around and take photos. It was interesting to be alone in a city again, with only my camera. On this night, the Thames was at low tide, […]

Phantom 3: Francis E. Walter Dam

Francis E. Walter Dam - Phantom

Francis E. Walter Dam This morning, I got up and headed out to shoot some video and get some more flight time on the Phantom. Most of the parks nearby had activities going on, so I headed out to a quiet spot I ride my motorcycle to now and then for some ‘down time’ – […]