As a follow up to my Top 10 Most Annoying Photo Critique Comments post I’m going to be posting a running series on photography terms and definitions. Some of these terms will be pretty straight forward and others will be new to most. The idea is that perhaps this will boost the vocabulary of those that make critiques and provide greater understanding behind much of what we see in photography. The first entry in
This has been a long time favorite of mine and recently has become a favorite of quite a few others on Flickr via the Explore page. The story behind this image is quite painful. After hiking through 30 miles of the back country of Crater Lake National Park along the Pacific Coast Trail I decided to venture into the crater. A little too sore and with a few too many blisters on my feet I walked down the Cleetwood Cove
One of the most ironic things about local activities and also for photographic opportunities is that some of the most amazing things are often found right under your nose. I know several local photographers that have yet to take many of the classic San Francisco photos because they take seeing these fantastic scenes for granted. Recently I discovered that an amazing wildlife refuge is literally right out side my offi
One of the more exciting moments from last summers trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a very dramatic Caribou river crossing. More details behind this photo can be found in my latest podcast EXIF & Beyond: Wildlife Photography In The Arctic
A larger version of an image highlighted in my most recent podcast episode: EXIF and Beyond: Wildlife Photography In The Arctic click for a larger version
The fifth episode of EXIF and Beyond has been released. This is video podcast and can be viewed or downloaded via iTunes: EXIF and Beyond: Wildlife Photography In The Arctic Photographing wildlife in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). An amazing glimpse into the United States most beautiful and controversial wilderness areas. (Part I of II) For the non-iTune listeners a streaming version of this podcast can
The tail end of my wildlife photo weekend ended with a very common, but no less exceptional view last week… the southbound view of the Golden Gate Bridge through the Waldo Tunnel.
In late December an amazing event happened. The Bush Administration proposed “listing the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, putting the U.S. government on record as saying that global warming could drive one of the world’s most recognizable animals out of existence.” This was quite an about face considering the history of this administrations staunch denial of Global Warming