I Love It When That Happens
March 22, 2016
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Thursday was to be the first day of sun in several weeks, but by bedtime Wednesday night, I was feeling beat. When I awoke to the first hints of a clear day, I felt a bit renewed. At 7:30, I texted Marie, who was at work, and said, "Am I crazy to drive to Forks?" She replied, "It's a beautiful day..." I decided The Pacific Inn in Forks would be the...
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No Auroras, No Sun, No Roads, No Problem
February 18, 2016
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Landscape photographers love dramatic light and skies, and, trust me, Iceland has the formula down! Just below the Arctic Circle in the middle of the North Atlantic, Iceland will not disappoint, especially if you choose to photograph in February! On this trip, 90% of the time there were whiteouts, heavy snow, rain, sleet, high constantly gusting wi...
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Belated Thoughts on Manzanar
December 24, 2015
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After spending the morning at the Devil's Postpile, I was driving south on Hwy 395 thinking about how I might approach Manzanar. I was bemoaning the fact that I would arrive in the late afternoon so the Sierras would be backlit and I would not be able to use them as the dramatic backdrop that is so often seen. That would soon become a secondary con...
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A Very Painful Shot
September 29, 2015
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It had rained harder and longer than any of the locals could remember. In Acadia National Park, Maine, that was particularly impressive, but not conducive to the Fall color photography I had in mind. When we finally got a break in the weather, Marie and I headed out just to see something other than the interior walls of our modest motel room, so we...
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So That Was Different
August 20, 2015
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For my last morning in Monument Valley, I had planned to shoot the classic sunrise over the Valley. I had scouted my location the evening before and got up at 4:30 AM to make the drive from Gouldings to get set up in time. I had not seen ground fog in the area before so I thought "cool" this will be something unique. When I arrived, the Valley was...
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Twilight Kiss
August 05, 2015
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The Kissing Couple is photographed thousands of times a year and is one of the icons of Olympia. The Sandman tugboat with Budd Bay in the background has also achieved selfie status. My thought was to combine the two in one shot with a unique perspective. When I scouted the location in the afternoon, viewed at ground level, the boardwalk railing blo...
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What the Picture Doesn't Show
August 04, 2015
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The Little Painted Desert is a Navajo County Park approached from a non-descript dirt road leading to a few dilapidated picnic tables and miscellaneous structures adorned with graffiti. Until you reach the end of the road, you have no hint of the beauty you're about to see. I had the place to myself, and that remained true the whole evening.
I had...
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