elba, tuesday

After a second day of beautiful sunshine (yes, the sun felt so good to get away from Geneva's lingering winter sunlessness) everyone gathers for the multi-course dinner. I wish I could have enjoyed the cheese table, doesn't it look good?

I had to scoot out of dinner to take a few shots of the fabulous sunset.

And a few more.

elba, monday

I got to be the conference unofficial official photographer. One of the other physicists lent me his fabulous 5D to use for the week. Wow- it was fun, and I built up lots of upper body strenght lugging it around everywhere. I shoot some of the conference sessions, coffee breaks, dinners, but mostly, it was fun to wander around the hotel to make a few photos (okay, hundreds of photos). My conference photos here.

I don't remember what type of trees these are, but they lost little white fuzz into the air. The hotel was gorgeous and the food was incredible. Lunch buffets below.