Picture: Sunset over Yosemite Valley and Half Dome from the summit of Clouds Rest, Yosemite National Park, California Earlier this week I had a chance to fill a long time photographic goal. Of all the hiking and backpacking trips I’ve done throughout the years in Yosemite, I had never been…
Picture: Snow covered pine trees along road to Echo Summit, near Lake Tahoe, California I got home this weekend from a sixteen day road & hibernation trip. What the heck does that mean? Well, in the middle of those sixteen days, I hibernated all alone in a motel in South…
Picture: Aspen trees in Fall along Dunderberg Meadow Road, Eastern Sierra, California Over the course of the last week, I’ve been a hermit crab(be). I ducked into a hotel in South Lake Tahoe at the beginning of last week to take coverfrom an unseasonably early winter storm. Normally I’d say…
Picture: Aspen leaves in early Fall, Lundy Canyon, Eastern Sierra, California I’ve spent the last week cruising through the Eastern Sierra, venturing between Mammoth Lakes and South Lake Tahoe while working on my current book project. I thought I would share my observations for the status of the current fall…
Picture: Dirt road through the Buttermilk Region of the Eastern Sierra, near Bishop, California After having to cut my last trip short, I’m heading back out on the road. My compass needle is currently pointed east toward the Sierra. I’ll try & post a photo or two along the way….
Picture: Cumulonimbus Thunderstorm cloud building near the summit of the Sierra Buttes, California This is going to be another post that my family isn’t going to like reading; but it makes for excellent blog fodder. As a promised follow-up (read: preamble) to my previous two lightning related posts: My Buddy…
Picture: Lightning bolt striking the Sierra Buttes reflected in Packer Lake, Sierra County, California In my last post, “Dancing with Zeus and Thor” I described an encounter with the power of a summertime Sierra thunderstorm, and capturing a bolt of lightning that hit around a quarter mile or so from…
Picture: Lightning bolt in forest near the Sierra Buttes, Northern Sierra, California This is one of those posts you write knowing your wife and mother aren’t gonna be too thrilled. Last week, the Sierra saw some very strong afternoon thunderstorms move across the Range of Light. My buddy, Michael Routh…
Picture: Glen Alpine Falls, near Lake Tahoe, California I’m heading out to take some pictures. Before I go, I wanted to share one last picture from my last trip. This is from Glen Alpine Falls which is located between Fallen Leaf Lake and a popular entrance to Desolation Wilderness, near…
Picture: USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii You all know the scene… someone banging their head against a brick wall or desk over and over again as a sign of frustration; yes, that was me this morning. That’s because a very established keywording vendor returned this image, but failed…
Picture: Horsetail Falls, Desolation Wilderness, near Lake Tahoe, California Many Californian’s, especially those from the Bay Area and Sacramento have seen this waterfall, but very few have actually been to it. This was waterfall that I mention in my last post, “Does this ever happen to you?” If you’re heading…
Picture: Flowing water next to rock in waterfall (Detail), Horsetail Falls, Desolation Wilderness, California Does this ever happen to you? You follow a moderately difficult trail a mile and a half (mostly uphill) through mountainous terrain at an elevation over 6,000 feet, on a trail you’ve never been on, to…
Picture: Last light of sunset on the summit of Half Dome as seen from Olmsted Point, Tioga Pass Road, Yosemite National Park, California I just got back from a week-long family vacation at Lake Tahoe. However, before posting anything from that trip, I have one more story I want to…
Picture: Sunset light on Half Dome from Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park, California Exactly two weeks ago today as I sit and write these words, I was making my way down from the summit of Half Dome, the landmark icon that dominates so many visions of California’s Yosemite National Park….
Photo: UC Berkeley / SETI radio astronomy antenna dish array at Hat Creek, near Mount Lassen, California. One of the great things about radio astronomy is you don’t need clear skies to gather great information vital to your research. Such was the day when I showed up during a rainstorm…
Picture: Waterwheel Falls (?), Tuolumne River, Yosemite National Park, California Just over a week ago I drove to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. I arrived at the Glen Aulin / Lembert Dome Trailhead parking area at about 9:15am. A bit more than an hour later, I hit the trail…
Picture: Hikers on the summit of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California A couple days ago I returned home from a six day trip to Yosemite and the Mono Lake area. The trip was a mixture of triumphs and tragedies. I left town fairly apprehensive. I originally planned to do…
Photo: Sunlight creeps into a foggy redwood forest, Redwood National Park, Del Norte County, California In my last post, I asked readers to help me decide which of two Redwood panorama photos were better. And the winner is, by a 2:1 margin, the second photo. Sixteen people favored the first…
Photos: Redwood forest, Redwood National Park, Del Norte County, California – Click on the photos to see them larger Every so often I seek a little help with ‘judging’ the quality of my photos. Sometimes I’m simply unable to decide on the merits which photo is better. Fortunately I have…
Picture: Early Morning Solitude; Fisherman on dock at dawn, Lafayette Reservior, Lafayette, California What was the first picture you sold? (Yes, for real-live money…) This was mine, with all thanks going to my wife, Connie, who convinced me to go out that day. It was 6:00am on a cool December…
Picture: Storm clouds in evening roll over Battery Point Lighthouse, Crescent City, Del Norte County coast, California I had a chance to shoot this lighthouse last month while working along California’s beautiful North Coast & Redwood region. I previously had a number of images I shot of this lighthouse either…
Picture: Water rushing over boulders in the Merced River (Detail), Yosemite National Park, California California’s long, cold, wet season has finally given way to the heat that typically accompanies late Spring and the start of Summer. With the sun now beating down relentlessly on the Sierra snowpack, ranked between 150…
Picture: Annual lighting of the original fresnel lens at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, San Mateo County coast, California This week I’m delighted to announce I’m the special guest judge for friend and fellow photographer Guy Tal, who’s been running a series of weekly photo contests on his web site. I was…
Picture: Dogwood flowers in bloom over the Merced River, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California I can’t believe it’s already been a week since I got home from my last trip. The good news is that I’ve been incredibly busy dealing with client sales, both for prints and stock. As…
