It’s become a carnival at times. It seems the circus is in town. It has everything but the hot dog stand and barbecue porch. Well, at least for now. They have even in the last couple of years blocked off lanes for parking! It used to be that people that knew of the Yosemite valley […]
From our last two outings come new images from both Yosemite and Grand Canyon national parks. Passing storms highlighted both our anual shoots. Grand Canyon saw pre-dawn temperatures at 8 below zero F. Some of the best light and good water flow over Horsetail Fall made conditions perfect for the best images in many years in “The Best 7 […]
What could be more exciting than a quick passing winter storm in the Grand Canyon? Well other than F/8 and being There on the rim and photograph it perhaps? 8 to 10 inches of new fresh powder Sunday and Monday night produced these images. See them in the New Images Gallery
F/8 And Be There …… hopefully and eventually It simply means I had photo gear and I was there. Reduced to its basics it would seem that easy and at times it feels that way but as we all know in all reality it is not! Like life itself, the more you do something the […]
Yosemite National Park On The Valley Floor At Dawn … with temperatures rising Canon 1Ds mklll Canon 50mm 1.2 Singh-Ray Color Intensifier Gitzo tripod Acratech Ultimate ballhead and leveling base My feet are my transportation! Sounds silly I know but until I learned this valuable reality I forfeited many opportunities that I’m sure were […]
In this wonderful image made just after dawn at Bryce Canyon National Park the temperature fell below zero F on our way there! I’ve never made a good image while I was stomping my feet on the ground or clapping my hands together trying to keep circulation in frigid conditions. You might be able to […]
Happy New Year Everyone! On our part of the planet it is winter now and the glow of short cold days in most places this time of year brings new photographic challenges along with simply wondrous landscape settings. For openers the angle of the sun and consequently the moon bring more chances of great light […]