Mark Schlink

A winter’s walk out in the sticks, Uzbekistan, February 2021 41°54’48.3″N 70°21’34.9″E

Photos that did not make the cut. All over the place, 2020

I lug my camera and assorted equipment all over the place and take thousands of photos a year (counting on the law of averages to get some keepers). Here are some photos that did not make the cut in 2020. In the mean time, please check in from time to time. I have a goodContinue reading “Photos that did not make the cut. All over the place, 2020”

Samarkand (and around) Thanksgiving, 2020 39°39’17.6″N 66°58’32.3″E-ish

We just returned from our first trip Samarkand-there will be more- and it completely lived up to its billing. So much so, that I had trouble fitting everything I wanted into any given shot. As such I used a fisheye lens with 180 degrees worth of visibility (every now and then I accidentally include myContinue reading “Samarkand (and around) Thanksgiving, 2020 39°39’17.6″N 66°58’32.3″E-ish”

More of Tashkent in Black and White November, 2020 41°19’05.7″N 69°16’09.8″E

Last weekend we got snow here in Tashkent, which I am told is not normal. we took advantage to go out into the city and take a long winter walk. We will go to Samarkand soon, and there will be color! But in the mean time, Winter lends itself nicely to B&W.

More Mountains for the weekend in black and white 11/2020 41°27’33.2″N 69°56’32.2″E

Tian Shan-ish Halloween 2020 41°24’35.2″N 69°51’58.5″E

This was our first (of many) trips outside of Tashkent. We headed to the mountains to climb an extinct volcano. Mostly, these are landscape shots without the best light but just to get the feel of the terrain was wonderful. We were on the very edge of the Tian Shan range and can’t wait toContinue reading “Tian Shan-ish Halloween 2020 41°24’35.2″N 69°51’58.5″E”

Tashkent Part I October, 2020 41.328587 N, 69.246746E

Kolmannskuppe, October, 2017 26°42’14.0″S 15°13’58.2″E

Kolmannskuppe is an abandoned town that has been swallowed up by the desert. It is about 15KM from Luderitz in southern Namibia and well worth a trip, if you are in the neighborhood.

Garganta del Diablo, February 2016, 41°11’17.9″S 71°50’15.5″W

We visited here on a day trip from Bariloche and it is well worth it. By the time we got there the sun was pretty much directly overhead, making photography somewhat tricky. Still a stunning place and thanks to the black and white weekend blog (https://blackandwhiteweekend.blogspot.com/) I took another look at the photos for B&WContinue reading “Garganta del Diablo, February 2016, 41°11’17.9″S 71°50’15.5″W”

Tuesday Photo Challenge Animals!

We were lucky enough to live in Namibia for a number of years- everyday of lock down in Virginia makes us miss it a little bit more. During that time, we took a number of trips to Etosha National Park (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etosha_National_Park). The place is incredible and filled will more wildlife than you can shake aContinue reading “Tuesday Photo Challenge Animals!”