As Summers Turns To Fall
I love fall, the crisp chilly morning air as the days grow shorter and cooler. The vibrant colors of trees as they come alive…somewhat ironic when you consider they are shedding their leaves for the upcoming cold winter. One last glorious burst until the cycle starts again next spring. For the last few years [...]
Eastern Sierras
We hiked through the Eastern Sierras so you didn’t have to. What an amazing and spectacular place.
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Crescent Moon Over Lake Sabrina
As summer comes to a close we’ve been lucky enough to make a few quick road trips (which means I have a big backlog of photos to go through!). We recently took Sierra on her first ever trip to her namesake, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in this case specifically up CA 395 to Lake Sabrina [...]
Sequoia Trail
Another great turnout at the August Fullerton Art Walk. Thanks to all of you who stopped by to show your support (and a special thanks to those of you who purchased some of my work!). We will have to hit the pavement and find a new location for the upcoming art walks, but Unity Salon [...]
Southern Utah
So, maybe I’m a little behind, we did get back close to two months ago…but here are some photos from our trip with Ace, Michael, and Genghis, backpacking through Southern Utah. Photos were shot with a Canon G9, still not entirely used to using my small handheld to take large landscape photos…in the middle of [...]
Zion Watchman in Black and White
Been interesting using Photomatix Pro on some of the photos from our trip to Zion National Park. The image above is an HDR compilation of three photos (regular exposure, +2 exposure, -2 exposure). I then converted the image to black and white using Silver Efex Pro.
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Bryce Canyon National Park at Sunrise
Bryce Canyon National Park, in Utah, is simply stated, an absolutely fantastic landscape. Along the many overlooks amazing hoodoos stretch for miles and miles, prime examples of how ice, water, and erosion can carve rock and create spectacular vistas. Images of Bryce have spurred the imagination for years, so much so that years ago a [...]
Returning to Normal
It’s been a whirlwind month, between our travels through Southern Utah and then returning just in time to finish packing and then move across town…not to mention being without internet (or tv!) for the first week in our new place. Yes, boxes still litter the landscape (especially seeing as Sierra had a grand old time [...]
Zion Canyon at Sunset
We’ve successfully returned from Southern Utah (with a quick stop off in Las Vegas)…and we’ve had to dive right in to moving this week. So updates are still going to be light while we get squared away in the new place. But I wanted to stop moving boxes for a few minutes this afternoon and [...]
Highway 12 and the Grand Escalante
Day 3 -
Yes, the plan was to wake up early and catch sunrise at Bryce Canyon National Park…we woke up at 5am, got dressed, opened the door…and a downpour started. One of those big nasty just crawl back in to bed downpours…so we did. We awoke 90 minutes later, redressed, and made it to Bryce [...]
Zion Canyon and the Virgin River
Day 2
The plan was to wake up early and catch the sunrise. Reality was a little different as we got a late start (around 8am) and caught the shuttle in to Zion National Park. Dropped off at the Grotto, we started up the strenuous Angel’s Landing trail (2.5 miles/1800 elevation gain). We worked our way [...]
Watchman Zion National Park
Day One -
Arrived in Springdale, Utah, just outside of Zion National Park. Staying at the fantastic Majestic View Lodge, which for the price is a great place to stay just outside of the park border. Tonight’s agenda, catch the setting sun throwing light on the iconic Watchman Peak. We had a nice walk along the [...]
Reinventing the Past
Someone mentioned to me the other day that it was interesting to go back and look at old photos, because you see how much you’ve grown in your abilities. And there is a measure of truth to that statement…but other times it’s interesting to go back through some old photos…to find something you may have [...]
Point Conception
During our stay in Jalama Beach, we decided we would take a nice long hike south, along the California coastline to Point Conception. Andree had done some research and found out by leaving the campground and heading south along the beach for 6 or so miles, we would find a small path that lead us [...]
The Setting Suns
We had a few days with nothing on the calendar and we’ve both been itching for a road trip, so we packed up the car and took Sierra on her first camping trip. 5 hours later (love the LA traffic) we arrived in quaint Jalama Beach just south of Vanderburg AFB along the Pacific Ocean. [...]
Death Valley Wildflower
I was following up on some photography news this morning and came across some random tidbits that made me think back to Death Valley.
Andre Gunther recaps his first foray with his new car top tent. I’m still not quite sure how that thing stays up there. Is that really easier than just pitching a [...]
Taking the show on the road
I’ve taken the blog on the road! Well, not really, but I did a guest article on the fantastic website, California Photoscout. Andre Gunther, a fabulous photographer in the Northern California area runs the photoscout website, a must visit resource for photographers living in, or visiting, California. A lot of roadtrips I’ve taken in the [...]
A Sunday Drive
We’ve been itching for a roadtrip, so when we discovered that we had a free day on Sunday we decided to take a jaunt to the desert for an afternoon drive – slash – photo tour. A few days ago I was talking to a friend about the Salton Sea and I realized it has [...]
Huntington Beach Pier
A shot from a few weeks ago, the Huntington Beach Pier after one of the big January storms cleared. 6 foot waves were crashing in to the pier, but I was experimenting with a neutral density filter and shot a 30 second exposure, creating the blurred ocean effect. Creates a completely different atmosphere for this [...]
Clearing Storm
Just received a 22×28 print of this image through MPix, and I must say my experience with MPix has been significantly better than with Adorama Pix. The prints via both vendors have been excellent, but the customer service through MPix has been outstanding.
The goal for the next week is to get some of the old [...]
For the Kids
The photo above, Reflections of Huntington Beach Pier at Sunset, will be available as part of a silent auction at the Bob White Invitational on Saturday, March 13th benefiting the Royal Family Kids Camp. A signed 16×20 metallic print, with black frame and off-white matte (total wall size 20×28). Normally I would sell this combination [...]
A Random Friday
Death Valley National Park – Mesquite Dunes (converted to black and white using Silver Efex Pro)
The rains have returned and today is a slow Friday as everyone else heads in to the weekend (still enjoying that 365 day vacation!). After consultation with the doctor…yep…I pierced my own ear drum with a q-tip. How might you [...]
The Storms Subside
I have a feeling this shot is going to find it’s way in to black and white, that was the original vision I had when taking the photo. But when I first looked at the photo I realized the 8 second exposure (using a Singh-Ray Neutral Density Filter) created a nice blend of soft muted [...]
Seal Beach Pier
I have an itchy trigger finger. All this rain, tremendous clouds, big waves…and my camera is still at the service center getting repaired! I guess I could pull out the backup camera, though I’m never all that thrilled when I use it. Luckily the phone just rang and I can pick up my baby this [...]
