Picture: Cumulonimbus storm cloud over pond and forest, Crescent City, California As some of you may know, I’ve been away for the last few weeks, venturing throughout northern California. I’ve been to Yosemite, The Redwoods, and visited numerous waterfalls in the northern part of the state. The over-riding theme of…
Picture: El Capitan and Half Dome during a late winter sunset, Yosemite National Park, California This week I had a potential client call and ask about a portfolio image similar to the one above. He asked about having Half Dome lighter. I gave him an example of how (IMHO) poorly…
Picture: Sunset along the green hills of Bolinas Ridge in Spring, Mount Tamalpais State Park, Marin County, California Two things caused me to post this image today. First, I’ve been following a discussion about the ‘history’ of (over)saturated color landscape photography on David Leland Hyde’s weblog. The second factor is…
Picture: SomekindaSpider… ID help appreciated. A few weeks ago I found this beautiful spider living in my oregano plants. I was trimming the plant when ‘she’ scurried out and came to rest on the raised wood bed liner. I’m not a spider lover or spider hater. The only spiders I…
Picture: Storm cloud over Lake Tahoe at sunset, from South Lake Tahoe, California I realize some people may have been disappointed by my complete lack of photos from our Spring Break family vacation to Disneyland. Before heading to the southland (SoCal), our family spent a couple nights in Lake Tahoe….
Picture: Disneyland vacation photos; Spring 2011. This last week, my wife, kids, and I took a five day vacation to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. I’m not a big fan of mega-corporate conglomerates. I also recognize that Disney is fiercely protective of their copyrights and trademarks. I had absolutely no interest…
Picture: Sun Pillar at sunset over green hills in Spring, Mount Diablo State Park, California Happy Easter. I happened to be shooting in the hills around Mount Diablo this last Thursday when a magnificent sun pillar appeared in the sky. Sun Pillars are caused when ice crystals in the atmosphere…
Picture: Sunlight on Berry Creek Falls (Detail), Big Basin State Park, Santa Cruz mountains, California Following my last post of Alamere Falls at Point Reyes, I thought I’d share another waterfall shot that I recently took. This is Berry Creek Falls, located in Big Basin State Park, nestled deep in…
Picture: Sunset light on Alamere Falls, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California This post celebrates the premier of the new weblog format. I’ve done my best to integrate the weblog design with my new web site design created by Don Giannatti. It’s rare that I’ll pat myself on the…
Click the image to visit my new web site. In my last post a couple weeks ago, I included a sneak peek at my new web site. After several dedicated weeks of obsessive focus & work, I finally launched the site last week, making it go live just a day…
Picture: Softball / baseball bridal cake toppers on wedding cake. Despite being solely meant to represent two people that play sports, the ladies at this wedding seemed to get some special amusement out of how the bride appeared to be getting ready to strike the groom upside the head with…
Picture: Sunlight on falling snow from a tree (a tree-valanche) through a winter forest, Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California
Picture: Temporary graffiti; self-portrait (kinda) after “leaving my mark” while snowshoeing with my family at Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California “Any old fool can drop on their back in the snow and make a snow angel.” – Me. My family and I were enjoying a snowshoeing adventure this last…
Picture: Pine trees covered in snow on a winter evening, near Arnold, Calaveras County, California When I speak to photographers in workshops or presentations, I tell them the most important thing you need to be aware of is Light. I always reinforce this by saying: A boring subject in great…
Picture: “Witches Forest” Moonrise in evening behind oak trees, Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California One of the great things about the development of the internet is how exponentially easier it is today to share and show your photos to the world than it was fifteen years ago. There…
Picture: Outdoor fireplace in courtyard at the Hotel Cheval, Paso Robles, California Many people think that being a travel photographer on assignment must be a dream job. Certainly it is in some ways, getting paid to travel to fun places and take pictures. Over this last week I had the…
Picture: Redbud reflection along the Merced River, California. Photo Courtesy and © Michael Frye Over the recent New Year’s holiday, I had a chance to read the new e-book, Light & Land; Landscapes in the Digital Darkroom, by veteran landscape and Yosemite photographer, Michael Frye. Published as part of the…
Picture: End of a railroad track built along the waterfront between Pier 24 & Pier 26, San Francisco, California. As I mentioned in my last post, I recently had a chance to visit the Pier 24 Gallery of Photography on the San Francisco waterfront with several friend photographers. One of…
Picture: Woman looking at a photographic art display (Photos by Garry Winogrand) at the Pier 24 Gallery in San Francisco, California I had a great chance to start off the new year by doing what I love most, (when I’m not taking pictures) namely looking at other people’s photos. I…
I know most people do a “Top 10”, but in our family, thirteen is a lucky number. (Both of our kids were born on a 13, and we were married on a 26) So without further delay, here’s my top 13 photos of 2010. If you’d like to see all…
Picture: Trees frosted in snow, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California I just want to take a quick opportunity on this Christmas Eve 2010 to wish everyone a very happy and safe Holiday Season, and a most prosperous New Year. Thank you all for your support, readership, and continuing interest…
Picture: High Tension Power Transmission Lines and Towers in the local hills, near Martinez, California After taking time this year to move my office and catch up on a number of back-burner home & office projects, and the hell that was last year, I’m slowly starting to de-lurk and poke…
Picture: Vogelsang Peak over Boothe Lake, Yosemite National Park, California There’s something undeniably special about stepping outside of your tent, stretching, and taking a deep breath of the cool morning air. Now, several months later, my mind again turns to the thoughts of clean air, as I celebrate a very…
Picture: Sign marking the border at a trail entrance to the Ansel Adams Wilderness, near Devils Postpile, Eastern Sierra, California I don’t normally like to “drop names” but I hope you’ll bear with me for a moment as I indulge. Last week I received the layout for my upcoming book,…
