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Sometimes the oddest things come up on Google Alerts for my name. It seems there is a guy who shares my name living in England who is now in deep doo-doo for domestic battery. So just for the record; This ain't me! The only thing I ever hit is my…

It took four days to solve why my email suddenly stopped. And I have a tech support lead to thank for solving this issue. He is the same person that solved the problem of this weblog going down so often over the last couple months. I finally emailed him directly…

Think circa 1993; I have no email. Since Saturday morning, my email server has been completely offline. Two hours on hold with tech support yesterday was no help. The first time I spoke with them, I was assured the problem would be resolved within 90 minutes. That was 24 hours…

Picture: Statue and gardens at Villa Toscana Winery, near Plymouth, Amador County, Sierra Foothills, California I often get asked during workshops or classes about how someone gets everything in focus when looking from near to far. That discussion immediately turns to the concept of Depth of Field. We often see…

Preface: I isn't no lawyer. Tonight I was reading over at StockPhotographer.info an article about Featurepics new Blog Use License. But what caught my attention was the immediate assertion of these words as a Trademark. Now, I've trademarked my own company name. I did that myself, so I'm at least…

You can now hear Part Two of the interview I did recently with fellow photographer Jim Goldstein. He's gone ahead and posted the links to download either a podcast or streaming audio on his weblog. If you missed Part One, click here.

...thus spoke Who-a-thustra? Last week, fellow Bay Area photographer and weblogger Jim Goldstein released part one of a two-part interview with yours truly. In the interview, I discuss my background, including my work with Galen Rowell, my personal interests, and the fine art of seeing light. The entry on his…

I found a few things that I'd like to pass along for your web cruising entertainment, etc.. First up, let's just call this Wyoming Big Sky Country. Two excellent night photos of Old Faithful and the Tetons, courtesy of Wally Pacholka (Astropics.com) and APOD (Astrononmy Picture of the Day) Next,…

Yesterday was a strange day. Never before have I been so happy to see school start. As a kid, and for mine as well, the start of school smacks us in the face with the dreaded end of summer. Yet now, as a parent, a stay-at-home working parent, life has…

If you tried visiting my weblog in the last day or so, chances are you saw instead of my weblog, a big Wordpress Error. There was a time when I'd spent every ounce of energy trying to figure our the problem, or calling tech support every few hours. This just…

For the last month, I've had a really wonderful young woman, Kelli Saunders, assisting me several days a week. Told from the start, her job would be pure grunt work, she dove in with a great attitude, and has been a tremendous help. She's been doing the brain-numbing task of…

Ever wonder how the truly gifted photographers get that special shot? Well take a look at these enlightened shots, many revealing the tools and techniques needed to "bag that shot".

I just need to share this; It's finally done. My summertime backyard make-over. As of 7:30 this evening, the last plant has been planted, the last bag of dirt has been put away, the wheelbarrow is propped up against the last section of new fence, (which was installed on Tuesday),…