
Hoar Frost Looks Best Close Up
Description: Hoar frost, the stuff that forms when moisture in the atmosphere collects on items and then freezes, forming badass crystals. This time of year there is a LOT of Continue Reading →
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Description: Hoar frost, the stuff that forms when moisture in the atmosphere collects on items and then freezes, forming badass crystals. This time of year there is a LOT of Continue Reading →
Description: You might have seen this view as you drove past along the Northside Drive of Yosemite. At least a lot of cars stopped in the middle of the road Continue Reading →
Description: With Winter’s cold knocking all the leafs off the trees, there are ample opportunities to photograph their silhouettes against the stone cold rock of El Capitan. Location: Yosemite National Continue Reading →
Description: It’s possible you don’t know the pain of trying to get a ‘clean’ 30 second photo of El Capitan in the mid-evening. It’s not easy with Yosemite being near Continue Reading →
Description: I’ll let you know right now, the rest of this week is nothing but Winter scenes from Yosemite. Three days in the park can net you a lot of Continue Reading →
Description: In the shadows of the high up cliffs of Yosemite National Park, plenty of dormant trees hold snow, waiting for winter to end. Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, Continue Reading →
Description: Pulling back from yesterday’s photo of the X under the bridge over the Merced River in Yosemite, I give you the full view of El Capitan. There hasn’t been Continue Reading →
Description: The happy serendipity of serendipitiness. While hanging out in Yosemite National Park last week, wandering aimlessly at points, I came across this set of reflections and shadows under the Continue Reading →
Description: Winter sunrises in the Alabama Hills of California reveal a lot of shadows on Mount Whitney. Location: California, USA, North America
Description: The Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains hide under a vast cloak of gloomy and often electric clouds. Taken from close to Mono Lake one balmy summer day while roadtripping around Continue Reading →
Description: With the hot sun of January beating down, a huge rooftop solar array keeps putting out the power even on a weekend when the distribution center next to the Continue Reading →
Description: The perspective a well-flown drone can give us can’t be overstated. As a photographer, seeing things from a new angle or new point of view is, to me, vital. Continue Reading →
Description: A little fun in the junkyard from above. Location: Wilmington, California, USA, North America
Description: Today seems to be about moving stuff as viewed from above. So be it, here’s a Metro yard in Los Angeles.
Photos from today of the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, from the top of Winnetka Drive. Click on an image for a larger version. All photographs copyright Peter West Carey. Continue Reading →
Description: People like stickers Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America
Description: Evidently this part of LA is not the best. It’s become rundown and a known place to score drugs. The park, with its artificial lake/large pond and fountain, could Continue Reading →
Description: It comes once a year and one of the best places in the world in Fall is Yosemite Valley. Early Fall that is, because the waterfalls and rivers can Continue Reading →
Description: The time stamp on this photo says 6:19am and I was setting up for a timelapse of the sun rising behind LA’s City Hall. Sundays mornings are an excellent Continue Reading →
I don’t have a pretty little blog post of my 10 Best Photos From 2024! because 2024 kind of sucked, photo-wise. It didn’t suck life-wise, work-wise, or family-wise. All those Continue Reading →
Description: It’s odd to think this geologically interesting area of California used to be a research facility ran by the US Navy. Now the area is a California State Natural Continue Reading →
Description: While Red Rock Canyon State Park has a lot to explore, with a number of different canyons to hike to as well as Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) trails, you Continue Reading →
Description: At around 282’ below sea level, Badwater Basin is aptly named. While there was water here this last winter, this photo was taken on a previous trip when temps Continue Reading →
Description: When I was a kid I had a poster on my walls of a Lotus Turbo Esprit. Britain wasn’t known for their sexy sports cars and while I had Continue Reading →
Description: As a photographer, if there is ever a reason to revisit a beloved photography spot, it’s the change in light. After all, light is what makes a photo and Continue Reading →
Description: As promised from yesterday, here are the other photos from a quick stop alongside the road to photograph paving equipment. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Photographs copyright Continue Reading →
Description: Twice in the last week I have passed by paving equipment and felt compelled to take photos. Yesterday, I acted. This is industrial paving equipment for actual roads. They Continue Reading →
Description: As the Autumn sun rose in Eastern California, I was struck by the hard contrast in colors. In the foreground are the Alabama Hills: lumpy, rounded and orange/tab in Continue Reading →
Description: I like that Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the Lower 48 Untied States is different than your typical high altitude peak. I grew up near Seattle and the Continue Reading →
Description: Unlike the busy oil refinery posted the other day, this one seems fairly vacant. A couple of cooling towers are missing with scaffolding outside that building. Only two cooling Continue Reading →