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First impressions with the Nikkor 70-300mm f4.5 telephoto lens. Test shots of Manhattan from above, including the Empire State Building.

A visit to Portugal's oldest wine region and a stay at Quinta Romaneira, a working winery in the Douro Valley near Porto.

First impressions with the Nikon D800 full-frame camera and Nikkor 24-70mm lens. High-resolution Manhattan sunset and initial learning curve.

Long-exposure photos of Hong Kong's skyline and Victoria Harbor from Kowloon, shot on a work trip in June 2012.

Inside Hudson Valley's first post-Prohibition distillery in Gardiner, NY. Tour, whiskey tasting, and the story behind award-winning Hudson Whiskey.

Tour the Franklin D. Roosevelt Family Home and Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kil cottage in Hyde Park, New York. Learn the history of two presidential estates on the Hudson River.

Climbing Half Dome in Yosemite: a 16.4-mile hike with 5,000 feet elevation gain, cable ascent, and permit system. Photos from July 2011.

Watched Macy's fireworks from a 40th-floor rooftop on the Hudson River. Six synchronized barges lit up Manhattan on July 4, 2011.

A visit to Philip Johnson's iconic 1949 Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut—a modernist masterpiece on 49 acres just an hour from New York City.

Long weekend in Chicago with friends: architectural walking tour, Field Museum, Hot Doug's hot dogs, and Millennium Park. March 2011.

Rode Japan's shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto at 300 km/hour. Toured ancient temples, shrines, and castles in Japan's former imperial capital.