In the Pink
Twilight Wedge and Setting Moon, Mt. Whitney and the Alabama Hills, Eastern SierraSony a7R VSony 24-105 G1/5 secondF/16ISO 100 The rewards of rising before the sun are many. For me, the opportunity to...
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November Moon, Half Dome from Tunnel View, YosemiteSony a7R VSony 200-600 GSony 1.4x teleconverterISO 200f/91/80 second This week’s full moon was a “supermoon”—or, as the media frequently proclaimed,...
View ArticleGrand Finale
Lunar Lift Off, El Capitan, YosemiteSony α1Sony 200-600 GSony 1.4x teleconverterISO 800f/131/25 second For most of my full moon workshops, I try to schedule the moonrise main event for the workshop’s...
View ArticleOne Night, Two Moons
Through the Clouds, Tunnel View Moonrise, YosemiteSony a7R VSony 24-105 f/4 GISO 100f/101/3 second I wrapped up this year’s workshop schedule at the beginning of this month and am now enjoying a much...
View ArticleMoon Swoon
Moonrise, Half Dome, YosemiteSony α1Sony 200-600 GISO 200f/81/50 second Given an especially intense workshop schedule to start my year, the only Yosemite workshop I originally planned for February was...
View ArticleSearching for Serendipity
Dante’s Moon, Badwater, Death Valley Sony a7R V Sony 24-105 f/4 G ISO 100 f/11 1/30 second Miriam-Webster defines serendipity as, “Finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.” Wikipedia calls...
View ArticlePerfect Timing
Big Moon, Mt. Williamson, CaliforniaSony α1Sony 200-600 GSony 2x teleconverterISO 800f/131/500 second In the Alabama Hills to photograph sunrise in neck-craning proximity to the Sierra Crest, I knew...
View ArticleThe Third Time’s the Charm
Moonrise and Clouds, Tunnel View, YosemiteSony a7R IVSony 24-105 G1/4 secondF/11ISO 100 Large or small, crescent or full, I love photographing the moon rising above Yosemite. I truly believe it’s one...
View ArticleI Can Relate (You Can Too)
Peek-a-Boo Moon, Merced River Canyon and Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite Sony a7RIV Sony 24-105 G 1/4 second F/10 ISO 100 Our lives revolve around relationships: romance, family, friends, work, pets…. Even...
View ArticleYosemite Moonrise
Twilight Moon, Tunnel View, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 24-105 f/4 G1/3 secondF/11ISO 100 Though last week’s harrowing story of a sneaker wave that drenched members of the Iceland photo workshop group had a...
View Article2021 In Review: Pedal to the Metal, While Tapping the Brakes…
Massive Moonrise, El Capitan, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 200-600 GSony 2x teleconverterISO 400f/161/80 second As COVID started ravaging my workshop schedule way back in March 2020, my private mantra was,...
View ArticleThese Are Two of My Favorite Things
Winter Twilight Moonrise, El Capitan and Half Dome, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/25 secondF/8ISO 100 Camera or not, two of my very favorite things in nature are a rising moon, and the rich pink and...
View ArticleGood Things Come to Those Who Wait
Nightfall, Yosemite Valley MoonriseSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G.8 secondF/10ISO 400 So much to do after two workshops in the last two weeks (and all the planning and recovery that goes with them). I had...
View ArticlePhotography With Friends
Twilight Moonrise, Half Dome and Bridalveil Fall, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 70-200 f/4 GISO 200f/101/8 second One of my favorite things about landscape photography is the opportunity to experience nature...
View Article(Really) Big Moon
Lunar Arrival, El Capitan and Clouds Rest, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 200-600 G (APS-C crop)Sony 2x teleconverter1800mm focal length equivalentISO 200f/131/20 second This is an updated version of the “Big...
View ArticleGarbage in, garbage out
Magenta Moonrise, Half Dome and the Merced River, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/13 secondF/11ISO 100 True story: I once saw a guy taking 10-second exposures of the moonbow at the base of Yosemite...
View ArticleYou’re Gonna Need a Bigger Moon
Moon’s Rest, Cloud’s Rest, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 200-600 G (APS-C crop)Sony 2x teleconverter1800mm focal length equivalentISO 200f/131/20 second Size matters About 15 years ago I pitched a moon...
View ArticleEndless Possibilities
This picture from last February features two beautiful photographic phenomena, one with (literally) thousands of cameras trained on it, the other virtually ignored. You might be surprised to learn that...
View ArticleIt’s All About Relationships
Think about how much our lives revolve around relationships: romance, family, friends, work, pets, and so on. They’re such a big part of human existence that it’s no wonder most of the significant...
View ArticleSmall Steps and Giant Leaps
The memory of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon has personal significance to me. To honor the 50th anniversary of that achievement, I’m sharing an updated version of my story, first posted five...
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