Landscape, Nature And Travel Photography

As part of my blog post series Lunar Impact, Get Ready for it!, my last post Perspective on the Moon, Perspective on Earth focused exclusively on visual perspective. One other aspect of perspective that comes to light in relation to the Apollo astronauts landing on the moon… temporal perspective. By stepping foot on the moon [...]

White Sands National Monument in New Mexico is one of the most beautiful locations in the southwestern United States. The lighting is like no where else that I’ve experienced. The iconic pastel hues that paint the landscape here have inspired artists for centuries. To say photographing this location was inspiring would be an understatement. [...]

A couple things happened this past week that got me thinking it might be a good idea to talk about landscape photography and choice of focal length.
1. I read “What’s Your Favorite Focal Length?” by Brian Auer
I found the question that Brian posed to be a bid odd and never made a poll selection on [...]

While in White Sands New Mexico this was one of the tallest dunes I came across. The late morning lighting seemed to really give this dune a great shape and tonal range. One of these days I have to make my way back to White Sands National Monument. Of all the places I’ve visited [...]

An abstract view of the landscape at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. A late morning view before the storm clouds cleared. Various forms, some more recognizable than others, creep out of the landscape with shifting light. I’ve been told people see various things in this photo. What do you see?
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21 Favorite Photos And The Stories Behind Them
I thought it might be fun to share (5) five of my favorite photographs and accompanying stories. Stories that until now have been shared with only a few close friends. [...]

Another favorite landscape photo of mine from White Sands National Monument. Taken in the afternoon while storms were forming over the Sacramento mountains.

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This is one of my favorite landscape photos. While visiting White Sands National Monument in New Mexico an out of season monsoon rolled through. It transformed the landscape. Walking in the middle of no where with the randomly shifting light something new and amazing seemed to be revealed every few seconds. When I look at [...]