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.
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 [...]
Backpacking through Southern Utah
We’ve returned from our backpacking trip through the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah. We cut the trip a day short due to the 50 mph winds that are howling through the area at the moment. Tough to find a place hide in the middle of a slickrock canyon, so we kicked it [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Jama Masjid
A second deeper look in to one of the photos that make up “scenes of india“, a photographic journey through India.
Jama Masjid is one of the largest mosques in India and sits in the heart of Old Delhi. The courtyard, partially seen in the photo above, can hold up to 25,000 people. The Muslim community [...]
Fishing At the Feet Of God
Over the next few weeks I will be profiling some of the photos from my first publications, “scenes of india”.
The first photo profiled, Fishing At the Feet of God, is also the cover shot for the book. The photo features the Taj Mahal, as seen from Mehtab Bagh across the Yamuna River. The Taj Mahal [...]
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 [...]
The Proposal
Sunset at Moss Cove in Laguna Beach, December 20th, 2009
I had the ring for a few days, now it was just a matter of figuring out how and where I was going to propose to Andree. I had thought about something simple, over dinner at the house, or maybe driving out the desert on one [...]
Huntington Beach Pier Series
California received a nice winter storm the other day. As the storm rolled in we made a trip to the world famous Huntington Beach Pier along the Pacific Ocean and photographed the incoming storm clouds as the sun set over Catalina.
The entire set is available for viewing and purchase on Photoshelter.
In this first photo I [...]
Valley Rays
Sep 15 2009 (originally posted)
Andree and I took a fabulous road trip along Highway 79 to Julian, California on Monday. The first time I had ventured along this roadway and I absolutely loved the rolling valleys and hills. We were treated to an incoming storm as the sun started to set, which created some [...]
Hello World v2.0
The process of finally moving the blog in to the modern ages is upon us! Test Post 1
