Wingtip

Leading Edge : Over Cherbourg, FR

Taken from the plane this morning as we crossed the coast of France near Cherbourg.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 2/12

Mobile Blogging

I've loaded Blogger's app for mobile blogging to my iPod Touch and thought I'd give it a whirl. This is a photo of this morning's sunrise.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 10/11

4:45 Moonset/Sunrise

Sunrise comes early in Estonia : Tallinn, EE

In the late spring and into the summer, the sun goes down late and comes up early. On my last morning in Tallinn, this was the view outside my bedroom window at 4:45 in the morning.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 4/11

Sunrise Treat

Sunrise : Ferney-Voltaire, FR

Sometimes, getting up early pays off. Saturday is market day in Ferney, so we're usually up early to beat the crowds. The result of getting up early yesterday was being treated to this amazing sunrise. See a few more photos here.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 10/10

Sunrise Geraniums

Sunrise on Geraniums : Ferney-Voltaire, FR

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 9/10

From the Archives: Washington Dulles International Airport

Dulles International Airport : Fairfax/Loudon County, VA

I've posted this photo before, but as this was the departure point on Sunday evening, I thought I'd put it up again. It's one of my favorite pictures from my D.C. Confidential blog.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid

Mont Blanc Sunrise

Sunrise and the western face of Mont Blanc : Geneva, CH

The other morning, on the ride into work, I enjoyed a lovely sunrise over Mont Blanc. I ran up to the terrace on the building where I work and snapped a few photos. They're not the greatest and hardly do this impressive massif justice, but I liked the light. Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe, and the EU. The mountain rises 15,781 feet (4,810 meters) above sea level. It straddles the French and Italian borders and the two countries still dispute who "owns" the summit.

Sunrise over Lake Geneva : Geneva, CH

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 3/10

Welcome to The F-Stops Here...

The dawn of a new year : Sunrise over Mont Blanc : Ferney-Voltaire, FR

Welcome to my newest iteration in photoblogging, The F-Stops Here. The title comes from two things: 1) f-stops on a camera and 2) the F bus that runs from Ferney-Voltaire, France, where I'm currently living, to Geneva, Switzerland, where I'm currently working.

Not a lot will be different from my other blogs: D.C. Confidential, Standing Room Only, or Whidbey Island Confidential. That is to say, I'll be shooting and posting photos of the town in which I live. Ferney-Voltaire lies right on the border of France and Switzerland. In fact, I literally live across the street from Switzerland! Hence today's inaugural photo. I'm standing less than 100 yards from the French-Swiss border, looking out into Switzerland and seeing Mont Blanc.

Thanks for stopping by. Please be sure to bookmark this new page. Also, if you're a city daily photoblogger, watch for me on City Daily Photo. I should be up and running there soon.

Your ever intrepid photographer,

Janet M. Kincaid

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Addendum: 1 September 2012

Note to readers who may have looked back through the articles. I arrived in Europe for a 45-day contract and now, more than three years later, I'm still here. Based on the original contract period, I didn't set up a new blog and continued to use my D.C. Confidential photo blog to chronicle my travels through Europe. In January 2010, I acquired a new camera and decided to start a new blog. That said, I have now moved all of my blog entries from 18 May 2009 to 1 January 2010 to this blog as I want my D.C. Confidential blog to be strictly about Washington, D.C., and my travels in the United States. Ergo, the oddities with the dates and this seemingly incongruous "Welcome to my new blog" entry.

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 12/09