#stuckincustoms

The Dirt Road to Paradise by Trey Ratcliff Via Flickr: After you pass Glenorchy, the paved road continues for a while as you approach Paradise. The paved road then turns into a dirt road. At this point, many visitors turn around, which is a shame! You can keep on rolling down this road in your rental car for quite a way. There’s even a few river crossings you can make, like Arwen on horseback. You can do it! Probably. I even see giant campervans going through here… anyway, the dirt road is in pretty good condition, so don’t let that turn you back! - Trey Ratcliff Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

Ancient Mount Fuji Village por Trey Ratcliff Por Flickr: Here I am in that little village of Saiko. I don’t know if it is always relatively empty or just this one day, but hardly anyone was around. I did see this one older gentleman sauntering around, and he happened to saunter right into the frame! A lucky grab! :) This “look” for this photo is a bit experimental, but I kind of like it. To achieve it (this is Photoshop-heavy-jargon I’m afraid!), you can duplicate the layer then do some extreme sharpening and a black and white conversion using something like Silver Efex Pro (there is a review here on the site). After that, you can change the blend mode to Hard Light… it makes an interesting effect! - Trey Ratcliff Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

A wander in New Zealand by Trey Ratcliff Via Flickr: It's a beautiful summer now here in New Zealand. There are so many little places to go for a wander and enjoy the season. The best thing is down here on the South Island, it rarely gets about 75 degrees (22 C). The last two days have been a little hotter than that... but a good excuse to open all the windows in the house (no one really has air conditioning down here!).

A Sunset In Iceland by Trey Ratcliff Via Flickr: I have not been to Iceland in about four years, but I've had many photographers tell me it's gotten very touristy. I kind of believe that and I kind of don't. The thing is that Iceland is so big, and most of the best places are not even places tourists would know. Go out around the fjords and get lost. There is so much coastline and water and mountains! If you go off on some nice hikes and walks by yourself, you won't see another human in ages. - Trey Ratcliff Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.