Fresh Takes
I love the iconic captures as much as the next person—scenes like Yosemite’s Horsetail Fall in February, Upper Antelope Canyon’s famous light shaft, or McWay Fall’s tumble into the Pacific, are both...
View ArticleJust a Pinch of Moon
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how to photograph the moon big, the bigger the better, to overcome its tendency to (appear to) shrink in a wide angle image. But the moon doesn’t need to be big to...
View ArticleGet Out of the Way
(And Let the Scene Speak for Itself) As aggressively as I seek creative ways to express nature with my camera, and as important as I think that is, sometimes a scene is so beautiful that it’s best to...
View ArticleMacro in Spirit
It’s poppy season in California, and this is turning out to be a banner year. I’ve already enjoyed one nice poppy shoot, but things are just getting started in Northern California so I hope there are...
View ArticleCuring the Blues
Who doesn’t like blue skies? Well…, me. I’ll say it again: I. Don’t. Like. Blue. Skies. At least not for photography. As pleasant as blue sky is for a stroll on the beach or picnic at the park, it’s...
View ArticleYosemite for the First Time—Again
On Wednesday I made a quick trip to Yosemite to meet my (old and new) friends and fellow photography pros Don Smith and Ron Modra, plus Ron’s wife MB. Since I’d never met Ron and MB in person (though...
View ArticleAlone on the Rim
In a day of surprises, I think the most surprising thing was finding myself completely alone on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon—in the middle of a workshop. The sun had set, the tourists had gone to...
View ArticleI Just Have To Share This
I don’t usually write a brand new blog in the middle of a workshop, but I have to share last night’s experience August 7, 2019 Scanning the southern horizon from the view deck of Grand Canyon Lodge on...
View ArticleThanking My Stars (and Moon, and Lightning, and Rainbows, and…)
So lately I’ve been thinking about the things I photograph and why I photograph them. Then the other day, after boarding a plane following my recent Grand Canyon monsoon trip, I squeezed into my seat...
View ArticleMonsoon Madness
Every August for the last seven years, good friend and fellow pro photographer Don Smith and I have done a Grand Canyon Monsoon photo workshop where we attempt to, among many other things, photograph...
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On the other hand…
Winter Chill, Bridalveil Fall Reflection, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/8 secondsF/10ISO 100 On Wednesday I wrote about featuring the sky in my images, and how my love for all things astronomical...
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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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Garbage in, garbage out
Magenta Moonrise, Half Dome and the Merced River, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/13 secondF/11ISO 100 True story: I once saw a guy taking 10-second exposures of the moonbow at the base of Yosemite...
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Breathtaking Comet NEOWISE
Comet NEOWISE and Venus, Half Dome from Glacier Point, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G10 secondsF/5.6ISO 3200 When I was ten, my best friend Rob and I spent most of our daylight hours preparing for our...
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Chasing Lightning at the Grand Canyon (Again)
Rain and Lightning, Lipan Point, Grand CanyonSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/8 secondF/18ISO 50 Ten days ago my brother and I drove to the Grand Canyon to photograph the monsoon—you can read the story of our...
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Vive la Différence
Summer Storm, Lipan Point, Grand CanyonSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/8 secondF/16ISO 50 I’m often awed by the powerful differences between the two locations I photograph most, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon....
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New Zealand Sunset
Red Sunset, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand Sony a7RIIISony 24-105 G30 secondsF/9ISO 200 This morning, while going through unprocessed images looking for something to blog about, I came across this image...
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Starstruck
Autumn Morning, Half Dome and Sunstar from Sentinel Bridge, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/15 secondsF/20ISO 100 I just wrapped up my Yosemite Fall Color and Reflections photo workshop, my first...
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To the Pain
White Gold, Half Dome Reflection, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 24-105 GBreakthrough 6-stop dark polarizer4 secondsF/16ISO 50 When you stop to consider all the components that have to fit into place to make...
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Natural Tension
Clearing Storm, Half Dome Reflection from Sentinel Bridge, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 24-105 GBreakthrough 6-stop dark polarizer2.5 secondsF/16ISO 50 Since the start of the pandemic, many (most?) of us...
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