This Weeks Friday Freebie iPad Wallpaper: Mesquite Sand Dunes, Death Valley Friday Freebie features an image to liven up your iPad display with images from my travels… all for free. You wouldn’t think that order and chaos would ever blend together, yet sand dunes seem to portray both. Sand dunes possess order in the patterns at a micro and macro level, while their formation is chaotic and random from the

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 Weeks Friday Freebie iPad Wallpaper: Foggy Field Friday Freebie features an image to liven up your iPad display with images from my travels… all for free. I’ve always found it fascinating that nature can be so complex, yet so simple. Fog has a magical way of making this observation come to life. The rolling coastal hills of California provide a great space to explore on cold foggy mornings. Seemingly

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

Stormy sunsets on the coast never cease to amaze. I consider myself quite lucky to live so close to amazing coastal scenery.  As I gaze out to such dramatic scenes I can’t help but think of artists before me who defined the west coast tradition of photography. With such huge footprints to follow in I always think to the following quote: …to photograph a rock, have it look like a rock, but be more than a r

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

In 2010 I had a great time behind the camera and I was fortunate to have been present for some amazing moments including the  birth of my son (the ultimate experience).  While I’ve ranked my best photos in years past (best photos of 2009, best photos of 2008 and best photos of 2007) this year I’m finding it impossible to do. In fact by doing so I may just end up in the dog house as you’ll soon disco

Recent snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains has me thinking about Yosemite and a much needed return to the splendor of winter there. I know I’m not the only one that feels this way and historically speaking there is one person who certainly knew the feeling… “I must return to the mountains—to Yosemite. I am told that the winter storms there will not be easily borne, but I am bewitched, enchanted, and