Downtown Los Angeles From The Hollywood Hills
Description: Let’s wrap up this week’s worth of aerial photographs of Los Angeles with a far off shot. In this case, from the Hollywood Hills. If you want to see this Continue Reading →
Author: Peter West Carey
Dusk Before The Dawn In Los Angeles
Description: Discovering more about Los Angeles, I found MacArthur Park is a beautiful view from just a bit above ground. I know this area is known to probably millions of Angelinos, Continue Reading →
East Side Of Los Angeles
Description: Now that we have the North, West and South sides of Downtown LA covered, it’s time for the view from the East at sunrise. Or a little thereafter. If you Continue Reading →
Downtown LA From Another Viewpoint
Description: Are you getting tired of aerial images? I know I’m not and I’ve been having a blast shooting them. Maybe not truly a ‘blast’, but it has been rewarding work. Continue Reading →
Pierce College Panorama
Description: Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Pierce College. I didn’t you had. It’s a small college locally in the San Fernando Valley offering AA degrees and transfers to 4 Continue Reading →
The Coliseum And Downtown LA
Description: Unlike yesterday’s photo of the sunrise behind LA, I didn’t have to get up so early for this one. Thanks to the lower and less intense light in the Continue Reading →
Sunrise In Los Angeles
Description: Getting up early pays off again! I’ve been shooting more drone video footage and this is screen grab, if you will, from one of those clips. If you want Continue Reading →
Getting Things Done In 2021
I like post titles that rhyme. 🙂 Last year’s goals were pretty much shredded under Covid and lockdowns as things like “Visit 30 California State Parks” became impossible in April Continue Reading →
Rainbow With The Storm
Description: Yesterday’s rain storm in LA (1.6” in 24 hours) had a small break just after sunrise, allowing an excellent opportunity for flying a drone. Even better, a time lapse Continue Reading →
Grain Silos At Sunset
Description: A reminder that lighting matters. Title: Grain Silos At Sunset Location: California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email)
Castle Crags Panorama
Description: I’m falling in love with aerial panoramas again, so expect to see more in the future (months). This image is of Castle Crags, just outside the state park for Continue Reading →
Can You Tell Me What This Is?
Description: Oh no, not today. Today you have to tell ME what the description is. What exactly are you looking at? The Comments section awaits your storied answer. The image is Continue Reading →
San Fernando Valley Reflections
Description: I have had the idea for a “reflections” project in my head for a while. About 10 years. Maybe I’m finally getting around to starting it. Title: San Fernando Valley Continue Reading →
Machapuchare And The Annapurna Range
Description: You have to get up pretty early to catch the sunrise on the Annapurna Range of the Himalayas, but on clear mornings the stunning peaks are worth the need Continue Reading →
Double-crested Cormorant
Description: While cormorants are divers for their meals, they don’t have the oils to keep their feathers dry like a penguin. Thus you can find them sunning themselves to dry Continue Reading →
Panoramic Crater Lake – The Deepest Blues
Description: Crater Lake is a favorite National Park of mine for the simple reason that I love the color blue. Every time I have been there has been a sunny, Continue Reading →
The Perfection Of Bryce Canyon
Description: Bryce Canyon National Park is certainly one of my favorite places to visit in the US West. It has beautiful sandstone spires, meandering trails, vistas to last a lifetime. Mix Continue Reading →
Abstract Mayhem
Description: My abstract moods come and go. Right now, I’m enjoying the blasts of colors from a shoot years ago on Whidbey Island. Some bonus images: Title: Abstract Mayhem Location: Whidbey Island, Continue Reading →
Photographing Buddha’s Birthplace
Description: You’re not allowed to take photos inside Buddha’s birthplace but you’re not missing a lot. It’s an open excavation back thousands of years that is often hot and muggy. There Continue Reading →
Death Valley Layers
Description: Building on yesterdays Alaskan Layers photo of the day, let’s shift a little south and a little more desolate. Death Valley actually has quite a bit of color in Continue Reading →
Alaskan Layers
Description: I love the natural layers that come with receding hell and mountain sides. Capturing the light just before sunset in Alaska offers many unique opportunities, this one shot a Continue Reading →
Spreading The Light
Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Description: Butter lamps are a staple at Buddhist stupas and temples in Nepal. These are found outside of Boudhanath Stupa Continue Reading →
Painted Hills, Up Close – Photo Of The Day
Description: The Painted Hills of Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds National Monument was on my list for a ages and then a couple years ago it resurfaced when friend and Continue Reading →
Solar In California – Photo Of The Day
Description: Out in the dry areas of California, this one near Victorville, plots of land not suitable for many other uses are sprouting solar panels. These aren’t the super large Continue Reading →
Full View Of The Treasury In Petra – Photo Of The Day
Description: I am guilty of only showing you the glamour shot of The Treasury in Petra. It is the fabulous look either from the slot canyon on the way in Continue Reading →
The California Aqueduct – Photo Of The Day
Description: Stretching over 400 miles down the middle of California, from the Sierra Nevada down to LA, the California Aqueduct is a mastery of engineering. Title: The California Aqueduct Location: California Photograph Continue Reading →
The Sun & The Shade – Photo Of The Day
Description: Way up around 12,913′, give or take 10′, the morning sun fights with a hidden cloud somewhere near the horizon before it strikes the Himalayas. Title: The Sun & The Continue Reading →
Kathmandu At Sunrise
Description: High up on Swayambhunath Stupa, you can catch the morning rays light up the city before it truly awakes. Title: Kathmandu At Sunrise Location: Kathmandu, Nepal Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Continue Reading →
Waiting For Customers
Description: There’s a small island in Phewa Lake with a Hindu temple that devotees flock to most every day. Before the day gets started, the boats the ferry passengers non-stop sit Continue Reading →
Announcing Spring 2022 Dates For Nepal Photo Tours
I’m happy (and just a bit ecstatic) to announce photo tour dates for Nepal in the Spring of 2022. Choose your own adventure: 18 day photo trekking tour. Fully supported Continue Reading →
Spin Drift Lightcatcher
Description: Getting up early is always worth it in the Himalayas. I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a dozen times. Title: Spin Drift Lightcatcher Location: Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Photograph Copyright Peter Continue Reading →
The Photographer And The Mountain
Description: I have to admit, I was happy my client Clayton wore orange so often. He was easy to find. 🙂 Title: The Photographer And The Mountain Location: Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Continue Reading →
Boudhanath On A Sunny Day
Description: One of the most holy sites in Tibetan Buddhism, Boudhanath is an open and welcoming venue. Circle the structure three times to keep the good karma on your side. Title: Continue Reading →
So Many Stunning Views, You Have To Take A Seat
Description: Kay knows how to take her time with a photo and truly appreciate the vistas. The joy of a Far Horizon Photo Tour is you only have to carry the Continue Reading →
Making Rakshi
Description: What you are seeing is essentially a home still in the Himalayan villages of Nepal. There are a series of pans and pots inside the two containers that collects alcohol Continue Reading →