StringGrrl sees the World

A two second exposure of the Church atop the Prague Castle Amber tries to hold still for a two second exposure   Using the basic settings of the Canon Powershot Camera that I bought for just over $100 a few years back. I have found that with the help of a small pocket sized tripod and some patience anybody can take some worthwhile night time architecture shots. By using the "Long Shutter" setting and a two second shot timer. I was able to 'compose' these night shots while walking back to the hotel in Prague. 3 seconds on the "Fireworks" setting The Castle is lit up brilliantly at night, and the settling twilight made the castle just pop. However, most of us amateur shutterbugs will struggle to capture anything. Sure shutting off the flash helps, but then the naturally slower shutter and wider aperture make for many shaky shots. Or shots where the unwanted flash lights the foreground too much to see any of the natural beauty and color of the ...

With the Watertower and Old Brewhouse in the background Amber and StringGirl get ready for the tour The brewery bar and restaurant offers the freshest unfiltered unpasteurized beer straight for the oak barrels These kettles are props for the visitor center Hops and Jan await the tour bus Bottling operations allow for 120,000 bottles of beer per hour The old brewhouse, now just for show Behold, 1,000,000 gallons of beer Fresh from the barrel, bottom aged and conditioned beer The famous gate we see on every bottle of beer Hops is right at home in this barrel of Bohemian Hops Our tour guid pses with StringGirl and Amber In the cellar, they only brew this beer for the tour visitors