When you think of Yosemite you’re more than likely going to think of the iconic Valley View lookout, as seen in my Yosemite Valley Snow post, but Yosemite is full of so many amazing subjects that are commonly overlooked. Simple scenes such as the one below are all too easily missed as people rush from one lookout to another. Great nature experiences are still easy to come by in Yosemite you just have to explor
This past week I enjoyed some time in Yosemite National Park just after the first wave of a large winter storm swept through. Conditions on the ground were perfect for winter photography, but a bit cold for the average Californian I think. The outlook from Tunnel View is often photographed, but the view is so beautiful it is really difficult to avoid taking a photo here. Yosemite is really a magical place in the win
This Weeks Friday Freebie iPad Wallpaper: Sunset Surf Friday Freebie features an image to liven up your iPad display with images from my travels… all for free. Seeing that so many are enduring stormy winter weather these days I thought it might be nice to share a warmer view, sunset at Ocean Beach here in San Francisco. If you’re enduring drab winter weather perhaps this will brighten your week. Enjoy. C
You might not think photographing a picnic table would be all that interesting, but at night White Sands National Monument looks like a moonscape. The gray and blue tones look very moon-like and in combination with the Frank Lloyd Wright inspired picnic shelters you feel like you’re awaiting a shuttle back to Earth. Fortunately for me there were no run ins with Marvin the Martian. [tags]photography, stock photo
This is one of my favorite skyline photographs of downtown San Francisco. The pre-dawn light in combination with the glow of the buildings across downtown made for a special capture. As it turns out over the years this has been a favorite of others who have visited my web site as well. First featured on my web site in 2004 as part of my San Francisco Labyrinths write-up it’s been viewed hundreds of thousands of
If you ever want to see the desert come alive just spend some time there at night. This is true in relation to wildlife activity and finding a new take on landscape subjects. We are diurnal by nature so it is very easy to look past what unique lighting can be found at night. The desert offers so many great subjects rich textures, wildlife, expansive landscapes, unique plant life, etc. and all of it looks completely
There is no canvas more beautiful than that of the ocean at sunset or sunrise. To the untrained eye it may all seem to be the same, but upon closer examination no one view is ever the same. I consider myself lucky in that every evening, barring the presence of fog, I’m treated to a view of a new sunset. While the view from home is nice, it’s never as nice as the cliffside view from Lands End here in San F
Sometimes there is nothing better than rediscovering an old photo. I had this slide (yes slide) of Haleakala Crater in Haleakala National Park , Hawaii drum scanned back in 2004. At the time I took this photo with Fuji Provia 400 film as it had great response for night photography and seemed to be the right fit for my effort to photograph the crater under a full moon. Note: Click below to see a larger version of the