I took all but one with one of my Motorola smartphones (Moto X, DROID 2, and Moto Z). A lot were taken during trips for work, and no matter how many times I go, I have yet to get a photo out of Barcelona that I am in love with. I considered one photo of Las Vegas I like a good bit and one of Shanghai, but didn't feel those were of the same caliber as the set below.
So without further delay...
Tokyo - January 2016
I was walking from my hotel towards the Shinjuku district just sight-seeing by myself, and walked across this incredible street. It was the perfect combination of a sea of people, neon lights everywhere, and a building for every five steps you took. With no oncoming traffic, I stood in the middle of the street and snapped away.
Singapore - October 2014
A bit of an older photo for me, and it shows. I was running around the Marina Bay and saw this incredible, modern skyline in the background with this stunning Louis Vuitton shop in the foreground. A more patient Khaner would have waited for the people to leave the frame, but a good lesson I would later incorporate...below!
Beijing - June 2017
I just finished a Saturday morning presentation to my CEO and a room full of executives. I could either let jet lag and stress take over, or get on the local clock. I chose the latter and actually got to exploring Beijing. For a city I've been to...8 times (???), I actually haven't gone on foot much other than to the Forbidden City. The above photo was a reflection of patience, a lot of varied angles, and a lot of varied viewpoints. I think in the end, I got this one right.
Raleigh - April 2014
I had just been promoted, and at the time of this photo, feeling very nervous the day before my biggest work event of the year -- one (thanks to said promotion) I was in 100% in charge of. After running a quick errand, I took this on my way back in for script read thru with my production staff and late evening rehearsals. A personal memento.
Breckenridge - March 2017
I just received my new Moto Z, and while loving the phone, was very much missing the standard "Google Photo Gallery" app. In toying with the cloud-based app that was storing my photos, the service actually did me a solid. It took an otherwise average photo I took, and jazzed it up with some color definition - heightening the rays from the setting sun, and the colors of the trees and storefronts.
Alnwick Castle - August 2015
This is the only one taken from an actual camera, you know, it ONLY took photos. My favorite part of England was definitely the northern part in a county called Northumberland. My father in law literally grew up a few miles from Alnwick Castle, and we immediately understood what he had been telling us when he said the other castles we had been seeing "were crap!" To be fair, I really liked Blenheim Palace, Windsor Castle and the rest, but this view is one for the ages. Looking back, I wish I had a better camera as I would have done a bit better with the zoom control. Probably would have framed the Darlings a bit more off right with the castle zoomed in on. But, still a good one nonetheless.
Lago Como - April 2017
I actually took a lot of photos I really liked of Northern Italy, Lago Maggiore, Milano, and Lago Como. But the one I thought best encapsulated this trip was cold white wine, olive oil, a light Italian lunch, and the mountains surrounding Lake Como in the background. I will always remember this trip with two things firmly in mind: 1) the view from our hotel room of Lago Maggiore 2) the wine and FOOD!
Lisboa - February 2016
Wrapping up this post is a somewhat rare selfie (I delete most after sending them to Caroline). I had a few hours to explore Lisbon, and literally started at the top. There is this giant main street that starts at the top of this hill (the tip of which is a park). From there it leads you all the way downhill to the waterfront. Thought it was only fitting to end with a photo with the camera focused on me instead of others.
