Chased by the Light
On the first evening of my recent Valley of Fire Workshop, we hiked out to Fire Wave in hopes of capturing dramatic landscape images. The skies had some amazing clouds to the south hanging over Fire Wave when we first arrived and we set up for the more or less traditional shot. I encouraged my [...]
Storm Surge, Acadia National Park
It’s always a good idea to be out in the field when the weather is not cooperating. On this June morning in Acadia National Park, getting out in the field was a real chore for me. I was feeling awful with a chest cold and it had rained almost constantly for three days. Each morning [...]
Light Surge, Jupiter Island, Florida
Taking a break from posting wildlife images for a moment to share a favorite landscape I created last week while shooting in S. Florida. The night before the weather forecast looked very promising for Jupiter Island with storms of the coast at dawn and a rip tide warning for Coral Cove (that usually means big [...]
Daily Inspiration: Triple Falls, Glacier National Park
Before the snow melted, I took advantage of the situation and hiked out to Triple Falls across snow fields allowing me to access the location with damaging the fragile tundra. In 2010, snowmelt was late to come in the summer and when I shot this image the falls were raging. I returned to this location [...]
Daily Inspiration: First Light at Great Falls National Park
In addition to the normal posts we publish; i.e… trip reports, articles, thoughts, ect.., I will now be adding the Daily Inspiration to the blog. A single image a day, some new and some old, all meant to provide inspiration to the viewer and insight on the creative and technical aspects of photography. Sometimes I [...]
Never Stop Exploring
For the past eight days I have been in Jackson, Wyoming shooting landscapes and fall color, as well as leading a photo tour of Grand Teton National Park. Everyday I was up at 4am and often didn’t get to bed until after 11pm. Exhausted at the end of the trip I drove five hours south [...]
Taming the Light: The art and technique of exposure blending
I am often asked about my post processing and the one question that always comes up is, “Did it really look like that”, asked with a good deal of skepticism. And rightly so! In the age of digital capture, and Photoshop it is nearly impossible to tell the difference between what is a photograph and [...]
Cydonia Sunrise, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
After three long months in the office (mid November through mid February), I finally was able to break free for an eight-day trip to Valley of Fire State Park to both lead a workshop and accomplish some personal shooting. I first visited Valley of Fire in July of 2006 probably the worst time of the [...]
