The Wave
Another photo, albeit an abstract, from the Wave in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area.
Rowell Award 2006 Ceremony Recap & Thoughts
This evening I had the opportunity to attend the Rowell Award Ceremony in downtown San Francisco. I found out about this event shortly after my return from a recent trip to the Wave in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area. On the way back home I had the opportunity to visit Galen Rowell’s Mountain Light [...]
The Wave
On November 15th I had the opportunity to visit the Wave in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area with a couple of new friends. Although access to this area is tightly controlled it is a frequently photographed area and I was initially reluctant to travel out for the later reason. In retrospect I’m glad [...]
Fewer Americans Visiting National Parks. Why? Lets see…
So this morning I was reading the LA Times while visiting relatives this Thanksgiving weekend. To my amazement there was an article about declining visitor traffic to National Parks (Camp? Outside? Um, no thanks).
I have to admit I was torn on this. My initial reaction was “good” since I’ve seen so many areas over used [...]
Mount Whitney Portal Waterfall
For those subscribing to the CalPhoto mail group here are a few recent photos (see the end of this post) of the Mount Whitney Portal Waterfall taken this past Friday, November 18, 2006 (edited – fixed the date).
I remember seeing this waterfall about 6 or 7 years ago in late August and it wasn’t nearly [...]
Point of Reflection
I just got back from a week in the field and today on my return home I stopped in to Galen Rowell’s Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop, California. I’ve always driven by at night on my way to my next shoot and today was the first time I actually could stop in.
I think its fair [...]
New Island Emerges from the South Pacific (very cool pictures)
Last week it was reported that mariners in the south Pacific came across a new island near Tonga. I was extremely fascinated by the brief CNN article I had read and later in the week a friend pointed me to a blog with the photos taken by the sailors (Stone Sea and Volcano) that found [...]
Introducing EXIF and Beyond, A Podcast With A Behind The Camera Perspective
Today I’ve released th first episode of “EXIF and Beyond”, an enhanced podcast with a behind the camera perspective. My hope is that on some of my photo assignments I’ll be able to share a little of my thinking, approach, technique and/or background to a particular photograph. As I like to say… speak to the [...]
