Category Archives: USA

This is another photo that I really liked from my recent trip to Palouse.  Big skies, amazing clouds, gorgeous light, and beautiful shadows – <sigh> just magic!  The scene reminded me of being a kid and laying in the grass… […]

There are only so many ways to photograph a red barn.  After a “red barn photographic marathon” in Palouse I began wondering what else I could possibly do with red barns.  As my mind started to wander, so did my… […]

As of late, I have been carrying around a Sigma 15mm fisheye lens.  I have been amazed at how often I find myself pulling it out.  I am almost to the point where it will be promoted to a “staple”… […]

For my latest trip I knew ahead of time that there would be much farmland with lots of rolling hills.  Green rolling hills, to be specific.  “What would that much green be like in infrared?” I thought to myself.  I… […]

For some, photography is a numbers game: f/stops, shutter speeds, ISO, and megapixels.  When they see a scene “bam” – they dial it in and shoot it down.  The numbers game is indeed a necessity, however for me my heart… […]

When I look at a photo, I love to feel some kind of emotion or connection with it.  That connection is necessary to draw me in, making me stop and take a longer look.  The same goes when I publish… […]

In 2010 I went on my first landscape workshop with Varina and Jay Patel to Death Valley.  I have always been very intimidated when it comes to landscapes/nature photography, finding it very overwhelming.  It is usually about the big scene… […]