Picture: Sunset and god beams from the rim of Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon In my last blog post of nearly four weeks ago, I mentioned that I was turning off and moving on, all whilst posting an image of Mount Rainier that I’d taken back in 1993….
Picture: Mount Rainier reflected in Reflection Pond, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington CATCHING UP: As I mentioned in a blog post few weeks ago, I’ve been spending a lot of time recently adding images to my image library. In fact, since wrapping up my last book, Photographing California; vol. 1…
Picture: Super-Moon rising over Mount Diablo, as seen from Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California This last weekend was the “Super-Moon Rise.” This is when the moon is supposed to be 10-13% larger in the sky because the moon’s orbit brings it closest to the earth. Normally I don’t…
Picture: Neal Maloney, owner of Morro Bay Oyster Company, cleaning oysters at his schucking table on his barge in Morro Bay, California Some of you may recognize the title of this post as belonging to an old Aerosmith song. With that chorus pounding in my head, this image and that…
Picture: Sunset over Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California It is with a great amount of pride and honor that I’d like to announce I’ve learned from my publisher that my book, Photographing California; Volume 1- North, has been nominated as a Top-Three Finalist for the 2013 IBPA Benjamin…
Picture: McClures Beach at sunset, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California A few spots still remain for a one-day photographic workshop called Panoramic Point Reyes, which I’ll be teaching in conjunction with the Point Reyes Field Institute, a non-profit educational and experiential partner of the NPS & Point Reyes…
Picture: Fall colors on trees in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire. If you don’t like High Capacity Electrical Transmission Towers and Wires running through your scenic photos, or even just your view for that matter, I’d like to ask you to check out (and possibly help fund) a…
Picture: Trees at sunset, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California I’d really love it if you’d leave a comment with your thoughts, personal preferences, or any feedback in general on the following: I’ve been struggling with my own Border War. I’m not talking between countries, and it’s not the…
Picture: Sunset through clouds at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge, San Joaquin Valley, California Several weeks ago I had to ship my (nearly) brand new Nikon D800 camera off to the Nikon Repair facility in Los Angeles. During those couple weeks I had a couple shoots scheduled, and BorrowLenses.com became…
Picture: 360-degree view of downtown Seattle from the top of the Seattle Space Needle, Seattle, Washington State. Perhaps you’ve occasionally seen a 360-degree panoramic image on the Internet where you can virtually spin around in all directions. They’ve become hugely popular with hotels, restaurants, and other businesses. What you may…
Picture: Panorama photo of the salt formations at sunrise in the Badwater Basin, (at 282 feet below sea level, it’s the lowest elevation in North America) Death Valley National Park, California. I was really delighted by the responses and conversations which arose out of my recent post, “The Trophy Shot;…
Picture: Striated sandstone reflected in seasonal pool of water at The Wave, Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona I’m delighted to announce that my photography as been included in a feature article in the current issue of Extraordinary Vision Magazine. Called the definitive outdoor digital photography magazine, this…
Picture: Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California This month I was fortunate to spend a week traveling through Death Valley as the guest of some friends who were leading a photo workshop. We arrived at Zabriskie Point on the first morning, which is one of Death Valley’s prime photographic…
Picture: Sunrise light on coastal cliffs above Drakes Beach, Drakes Bay, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be leading two photo workshops this spring at the Point Reyes National Seashore. Point Reyes is located on the California coast, not too far north of…
Picture: Waxing gibbous moon and companion. Yesterday evening I stepped outside our kitchen door, and what to my wandering eye should appear, but the moon hanging high in the sky. The light of a brilliant star shone nearby. Having taken an astronomy class back in college, I knew by the…
Picture: Jet airplane with contrail flying through high cirrus clouds and a rainbow known as a circumzenithal arc, in the skies above Lake Tahoe, Nevada Back in 2005, after 15 years of shooting professional transparency film, I entered the digital era when I purchased my first DSLR, which at the…
Here’s a quick collection of my favorite photos shot in 2012. Picture: Sunset over the mouth of the Gualala River, on the border between the Sonoma and Mendocino County coastlines, Gualala, California ID# 2012best_01 — Picture: Clouds at sunset over the Sierra Nevada, as seen from the Sweetwater Mountains, California…
Picture: Clouds streaming off the top of Half Dome in Winter, Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California I’d just like to take a moment to wish everyone who celebrates a very Merry Christmas, and for everyone who follows the Gregorian Calendar, a most Wonderful and Prosperous New Year….
Picture: Last light over the Sierra from the summit of Clouds Rest, Yosemite National Park, California I made a quick announcement about this on a few of the social media sites, but I want to make it official by announcing it here on my weblog. I’ve just uploaded my second…
Photo: Screen capture for Amazon.com sales page during the first week of my new book’s release. Hopefully last week you caught the announcement I made regarding the official publication release of my newest book, Photographing California; Vol. 1 – North. Within just a couple days, I saw this listing on…
Picture: The cover of my newest book, Photographing California; Vol. 1 – North, which is now available for purchase. It is with the greatest delight and virtual fanfare that I proudly announce the official publication of my latest book, Photographing California; Vol. 1 – North. A guide to the natural…
Picture: Pair of fledgeling Mourning Dove siblings resting together just moments after taking their first flight out of their nest. I want to wish everyone here in the US a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. Ok; I know… it’s not quite turkey for Thanksgiving, but this picture of two doves is as…
Picture: Panorama looking out over the Mission District from Delores Park, San Francisco, California Click on the photo to see the image larger. I mentioned in my last blog post that I’d been working on a pretty big image. The 10×80′ panorama of redwood trees was the largest print ever…
Picture: Redwood forest panorama, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, California Click on the photo to see the image larger. I may have previously mentioned in passing that I was working on a pretty big image. Earlier this year I met with a design team working on a project for…
