By definition the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge rising above the fog is as iconic a photo as you can take.  Most of these  types of photos are taken looking Southeast from the Marin Headlands at a distance of 1 – 1 1/4 miles. The photo below was captured from a distance of 4 [...]
Posted by Jim on 03.04.2010 at 1:37 am// Tagged: California, Locations, Photography, San Francisco, Stock Photo, Travel , Photography, Stock Photos, Travel
This past week a few things have happened to help me put perspective in perspective.
My DSL connection stopped working which is always helpful in seeing the world strictly in an off-line fashion. It’s quite refreshing so make sure you reserve time to unplug and embrace the moments where perhaps that is forced upon you.
One of [...]
Posted by Jim on 02.11.2010 at 2:03 am// Tagged: Locations, Photography, Switzerland, Travel , Philosophy, Photography
The past several days I’ve been in Santa Barbara where I caught up both with family, as I attended my sister in-laws wedding, and on some long over due photography. It’s embarrassing to admit, but in the 8 years years I lived in Santa Barbara I never photographed the area. If you’ve never been, Santa [...]
Posted by Jim on 02.01.2010 at 8:00 am// Tagged: California, Locations, Photography, Santa Barbara, Stock Photo, Travel , Photography, Stock Photos, Travel
Fresh off the heels of my Practical Review of the Canon 17mm TS-E f/4 lens I thought I’d post one of my many favorite photos taken with the lens. The areas surrounding the Golden Gate Bridge forever call me when I’m testing or learning new gear. In particular I love exploring between Baker Beach and [...]
Posted by Jim on 01.29.2010 at 12:01 am// Tagged: California, Locations, Photography, San Francisco, Stock Photo, Travel , Photography, Stock Photos, Travel
In 2009 I was very fortunate to have had some incredible photo opportunities. Selecting my best photos from this past year was much more difficult than choosing my best photos of 2008 and 2007. After taking the time to review the best of the tens of thousands of photos I took this year I narrowed [...]
Posted by Jim on 01.04.2010 at 12:01 am// Tagged: California, Costa Rica, Death Valley, Fine Art, Glacier National Park, Landscape, Montana, Monterey, Nature, Photography, Stock Photo, Travel, Wildlife, Yosemite , Fine Art, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Stock Photos, Wildlife
Monday’s snow storm transformed Yosemite before my eyes from a rusty yellow and green landscape to a white snowy wonderland. Standing in a meadow during a heavy snow storm I couldn’t help but think “Christmas Wonderland” when I photographed the Yosemite Valley Chapel. The snow covered pine tree, vibrant red historic structure and icy Oak [...]
Posted by Jim on 12.09.2009 at 2:53 am// Tagged: California, Locations, Photography, Stock Photo, Travel, Yosemite , Christmas, Photography, Stock Photos, Travel, Yosemite
With so much attention paid to exotic landscape locations and civilization free scenes its easy to forget that we all have something special in our own backyard. Sometimes it takes a special moment to see it, but there is always something amazing in our backyard. This thought isn’t too different than one I expressed sometime [...]
Posted by Jim on 12.03.2009 at 11:39 am// Tagged: California, Cityscape, Landscape, Locations, Photography, San Francisco, Stock Photo, Travel , Nature, Photography, Stock Photos, Travel, Urban Landscape
This week PBS is airing the Ken Burns: National Parks – America’s Best Idea
series and two days in I can’t say enough about it. Â The history and archival footage (inclusive of early photography) intermixed with modern video footage is spellbinding. The quality of this documentary is as good as it gets.
I have been visiting National [...]
Posted by Jim on 09.29.2009 at 12:10 am// Tagged: Montana, Photography, Reviews, Travel, Wyoming , National Park, Photography, Review