He Ain’t Heavy,…
… He’s My Sony 12-24 f/4 G (With apologies to The Hollies.) The road is long, with many a winding turn… But that’s no excuse to cut corners. Probably the question I am most asked on location is some...
View ArticleHappy Earth Day to You
I have many “favorite” photo locations—many are known to all; others aren’t exactly secrets, but they’re far enough off the beaten path to be overlooked by the vacationing masses. And while I always...
View ArticleSearch and Rescue
I’m five days into the first of two New Zealand winter photo workshops with my friend Don Smith. With such full days down under, it’s hard to find time to post, but I’m doing my best to keep up (and...
View ArticleIt’s the People
The ability to earn my living visiting the most beautiful places in the world is plenty of reason for gratitude, but that’s not what I’m thinking about today. Today I’m thinking about all of the people...
View ArticleSeeing the Entire Scene
As you might imagine, between my own images, my photo workshop participants’ images, browsing other photographers’ pages, and simply being connected to social media, I see a lot of images. A. Lot. Of....
View ArticleEscape from Yosemite
Cold, wet, exhausted, and ecstatic after a day-and-half of photographing Yosemite Valley glazed with new snow, my brother and I were ready to go home and count our treasures. Gingerly following my...
View ArticleExpose yourself
With advanced exposure and metering capabilities, cameras seem to be getting “smarter” every year. So smart, in fact, that for most scenes, getting the exposure right is a simple matter of pointing...
View ArticleChasing Rainbows
The annual Grand Canyon monsoon is known for its spectacular electrical storms, but let’s not forget the rainbows that often punctuate these storms. A rainbow requires rain, sunlight, and the right...
View ArticleYosemite Spring
There are many (many!) beautiful sights in Yosemite, but when most people think about Yosemite, they think about waterfalls and granite. The granite is forever (virtually), but Yosemite’s waterfalls...
View ArticleChasing the Northern Lights
After finally witnessing a total solar eclipse and declaring it the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen, I started hearing people say things like, “Wait until you see the northern lights.” So when...
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Near and Far: Thinking in Three Dimensions
Prickly Sunset, Hell’s Gate, Death ValleySony a7RIVSony 12-24 G.4 secondsF/11ISO 100 Photography is the futile attempt to render a three dimensional world in a two dimensional medium. It’s “futile”...
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It’s in the Bag
Winter Storm, El Capitan in the Snow, YosemiteSony a7RIIISony 12-24 G1/20 secondsF/16ISO 50 Ready for some irony? One reason I switched from a Canon DSLR system to Sony Alpha mirrorless (about 5 1/2...
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Lenses: The Long and Short of it
Howling Dog at Sunset, Bandon Beach, OregonSony a7RIIISony 24-105 G1/50 secondsF/11ISO 100 I hope everyone is doing well. I’ve been sequestered at home since returning from Anchorage two weeks ago...
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Groundhog Day
Winter Reflection, El Capitan and Three Brothers, YosemiteSony a7RIIISony 12-24 G1/20 secondF/11ISO 100 Sitting down to write this blog, I looked at my watch and realized that if the world were normal,...
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Inside a Glacier
Blue Cathedral, Vatnajokull Glacier Crystal Ice Cave, Iceland Sony a7RIIISony 12-24 G1.3 secondsF/8ISO 800 When I was a kid, my family took a camping vacation to the Pacific Northwest. We packed our...
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Blue Hour
Blue Hour, Vestrahorn, IcelandSony a7RIVSony 12-24 G8 secondsF/16ISO 50 “Many of us would probably be better fishermen if we did not spend so much time watching and waiting for the world to become...
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Road Trip (in the Time of Coronavirus)
Painted Sunset, Mather Point, Grand Canyon Sony a7RIV Sony 12-24 G 1.3 seconds F/11 ISO 100 With the exception of a couple of recent up-and-back trips to photograph Comet NEOWISE (8 hours of driving...
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It’s a Wide, Wonderful World
Cascade, Deer Creek Fall, Grand CanyonSony 𝛂1Sony 12-24 f/4 G1/4 secondF/16ISO 100 I used to consider my 16-35 lens ultra-wide (by many definitions, it is), and as such, all the focal width I...
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New Zealand After Dark
Dark Night, Milky Way and Tasman Lake, New ZealandSony a7S IISony 12 – 24 f/4 GISO 10,000f/430 seconds This week I have New Zealand on my mind. In preparation for the New Zealand Winter photo workshop...
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