Kelso Dunes
Shot info: Canon 5D Mark II with Canon 24-70 lens at 24mm. Set to ISO 400 exposed at f/ 14.0 for 1/50 of a second. Backstory This photograph was made…
No you didn’t eat a funny mushroom
This is a picture that was tucked away, hidden among a bunch of other raw files taken during a past trip to Death Valley. Obviously, unless this was Mars, the…
Fun with HDR
Intro: Let me begin by saying I don't shoot many HDR (High Dynamic Range) images so this little article is written with that in mind. I also have a tendency…
Kauai Waterfall
Earlier this year I went to Kauai, Hawaii's garden isle as it's affectionately known, for a week long trip. The island is small with a main road that travels along…
Lighthouse and Long Exposure
Early in the fall I took a trip to Maine. It gave me a chance to use neutral density filters in a more serious way for landscape photography. I am…
First Sunset (part 1)
People close to me know that recently I was nailed by a nasty cold bug. So nasty that I considered investing in stocks of dayquil and kleenex. Despite a strong…
First Sunset (part 2)
Continued from the first post Finally some people actually surfing (I don't usually shoot surfers so bear with me). Here is an example of something I couldn't…
Winter weather
Like many people, my parents on the east coast were hit by a recent winter storm. It wasn't long before I started getting photos of cars buried in snow and…
Hearst Castle’s Swimming Pool
Shot Info: Canon 5d with Canon 17-40 at 40mm. Set to ISO 1600 exposed at f/5.6 for 1/80 of a second (+0.33 exposure).Backstory I will admit that while nature photography…
More Salton Sea Night Photos
Here are a few more photographs from a recent trip to the Salton Sea. As you can see the area has an almost alien feel. There are definitely a lot…