Printing Large Landscapes

There are many different ways to print beautiful large landscapes.  Imagine for a minute that you went to the Oakland hills to see a Redwood forest like this beautiful scene.

You take your picture just as Darvin did and you get back home.  It’s one thing to look at the beautiful picture on your computer whenever you open it, or view it online when you upload it to Flickr, but what if you want to see it more often?  What do you do when you want to print this for your company catalog or a poster for your office?

You could go to a local printer, or you could look into online printing.  Local printers tend to be more expensive but give you a personal service.  Online printing is often higher quality, cheaper and has a faster turn around time.

Now imagine a second scenario, you work for a iron gate company.  You make beautiful iron gates for RV parking and many other applications such as the picture below.

Now your company does great work and you need a catalog to show your customers the variety of pictures and applications that you can design an iron gate (Wondertubs took the picture) or a fence.  The best way to show off your work is through a catalog.  Catalog printing can be the same way as regular printing.  You can have a catalog printed locally, or you can have it done online.  The benefits remain the same, online is cheaper and quicker.  Offline gives you a face to talk to.

It’s up to you, but I’d rather save my money!

Published by on September 13th, 2008 | Filed under Trees | Comment now »

Sunset in Georgia

Georgia Sunset

Picture by blakelipthratt

While Georgia isn’t known for it’s spectacular scenery like Alaska, Sunset’s can truly be remarkable. This picture was taken nearly by accident. The house isn’t the photographers, but provides a beautiful foreground for the sunset.

Published by on March 5th, 2008 | Filed under Farmland, Sunset | Comment now »

Pigeon Point Lighthouse Picture

Picture of Pigeon Point Lighthouse

Photo by (nz)dave

Pigeon Point Lighthouse has long been an iconic photography point in San Francisco. The Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park is arguably one of the most beautiful locations in all of the San Franciso Bay. The name comes from a ship, the Carrier Pigeon, that wrecked on the point in 1853. The stunning lighthouse stands 115 feet tall and is right on the coastal highway (State Route 1).

Published by on March 5th, 2008 | Filed under Lighthouses, Oceans | Comment now »

Point Reyes Peninsula

Point Reyes Peninsula

Picture by Lightchaser.

Point Reyes was formerly named Punto de los Reyes by the Spanish explorer Vizcaino in 1603. The peninsula protects Drakes Bay and features lush vegetation. Hiking and ocean kayaking are two of the favorite pastimes of visitors from San Francisco which is 30 miles northwest of Point Reyes Peninsula. As you can see in the picture of Point Reyes, it is a beautiful ocean location.

Published by on March 3rd, 2008 | Filed under Oceans | Comment now »

Mountains of Crete

Crete Mountain Picture

Photo by tygerlyl

Crete is a beautiful scenic tourist attraction nestled in the hill country of Greece. From the capital of Heraklion you can see almost all of the beautiful countryside and mountains. If you have the chance to scale any of these mountains, make sure and take pictures, you won’t want to forget Crete in all of it’s beauty.

Published by on February 12th, 2008 | Filed under Mountains | 1 Comment »

El Lago Espejo (Mirror Lake)

El Lago EspejoEl Lago Espejo was aptly named for the beautiful mirror like reflection created by the serene surface of this beautiful lake in Neuquén Province, Argentina.  As you can see, the reflection created by the stillness exactly mirrors the tree line and mountain peaks.

The snow capped mountains in the distance feed the lake with numerous streams and waterways as the snow begins to melt and make its way down the mountains.  As you can imagine this is a very cold lake almost year round.

Another unique feature of Lago Espejo is the fact that as you walk along the calm water you’ll find lava sand, rock walls and Juncus (rushes). The Juncus is unique because it is usually only found in wet marshlands.

For more information about El Lago Espejo and other information that will help when you travel to Argentina, check out ArgentinasTravel.com.

p.s. Don’t miss the top 10 Argentinian travel destinations 

Published by on October 15th, 2007 | Filed under Landscapes, Mountains, Trees | Comment now »

Nevada Desert

Welcome to Nevada. It’s hot, dry, but inside you can find lush gardens and water everywhere.  Nevada hasn’t stopped building either.  An average of 3 new casinos open per year in the state of Nevada!

Published by on October 11th, 2007 | Filed under Desert, Mountains | Comment now »

Nebraska Farmland

Nebraska isn’t only known for the Huskers, they’re also know for beautiful countryside locations like this one.
Nebraska Farmland

One of Nebraska largest crops doesn’t grow from a seed, but from a calf. Beef totals about 50% of Nebraska’s total agriculture business.

Farms in Nebraska total almost 94% (45 million acres) of the states total land. It’s no wonder they have college sports named after the Huskers!

Published by on October 10th, 2007 | Filed under HDR | Comment now »

Juneau, Alaska

Published by on October 9th, 2007 | Filed under HDR, Mountains, Rivers, Trees | Comment now »

Welcome to California

Published by on October 9th, 2007 | Filed under Flowers | Comment now »