A Light On The Hills
They finally have that new stretch of pavement down and the construction speed signs are gone along Highway 395 in Owens Valley. And from that stretch you can see clear Continue Reading →
Tag: USA
Desert High Cloud Sunset
I really love trips where I can combine multiple subjects or hobbies or whatnot and my last quick overnight to the desert was no exception. The day started with capturing Continue Reading →
Upside Down Shimmer
This one is an odd one. The world flipped upside down and a strange coloring to the sun trying to burn through the clouds. Reflected in Diaz Lake out by Continue Reading →
A Second After The Mergansers Dove Down
It’s not always about getting the birds in frame. Sometime, like this time, I was more captured with the abstract reflections on the lake but decided to keep in the Continue Reading →
Alabama Hills And The Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains
It turns out you need a permit to fly a drone in the Alabama Hills so I went through the process last year. The permit is only good for a Continue Reading →
Just Another Beautiful California Sunset
The view from the bluff above Santa Monica Beach offers each chances for great sunsets.
Teton Peaks Above The Clouds
A break from the birds, Enjoy!
The Pestering Parasitic Jaeger
Here’s a great example of a Parasitic Jaeger living up to its name. It was pestering the tern on the left until the tern dropped its fish in order to Continue Reading →
Surreal LAX And Downtown Los Angeles
I was out on a pelagic birding trip today, where you hop on a boat and look for birds that don’t usually come ashore, when I took this surreal, or Continue Reading →
Adventures In Failure
It’s been said the difference between a professional and an amateur in most fields like photography is the professional doesn’t admit their mistakes. At this point in my career I’m Continue Reading →
The Kite Without A String
Not all kites need strings. This is a White-tailed Kite found by Ballona Creek in Los Angeles. They hover while searching for prey and very much resemble the typical four Continue Reading →
Snowy Egret Hunting For Brunch
One lesson on birding that pops into my head every time I go out is, “You’re not done till you’re back at the car”. So many times I’ve spotted either Continue Reading →
The Vegas Strip, Harry Reid Airport And Most Of Las Vegas
This was one of those chance encounters with good enough weather, a port side seat and just the right angle to capture most of Las Vegas in one frame. At Continue Reading →
Super Moody
It’s the kind of light photographers drool over. Sun breaking through a mixed layer of clouds with a passing storm in the background. This scene is just outside of Manzanar Continue Reading →
Happiness In The Sierra
This location has become one of my favorite spots to camp with just one trip. It’s not so easy to get to (11,000′ pass) and requires a permit that has Continue Reading →
Mountain Pride
If you looked at yesterday’s panorama of Columbine Lake, it may have looked like a desolate landscape, barren of all life except the backpackers. At nearly 11,000′, not a lot Continue Reading →
Columbine Lake and Sawtooth Peak
One of the best four day hikes I’ve ever done, last summer saw me and two friends hike a 27 mile (or so, we all had different stats) loop in Continue Reading →
Zion Hillside
To be honest, I’m only 86% sure this is actually in Zion National Park. There is a little section of the road that actually pops out of he park before Continue Reading →
Favorite Photos From 2025
It’s time to scroll through the highlights from 2025 and pick favorites. I gave up on the Top 10 list a while ago because life’s short, more photos. This year Continue Reading →
American Kestrel On A Streetlight
Kestrels are compact little suckers with beautiful plumage. The blue and orange combo makes them fairly distinct.
Pied-billed Grebe
I saw a few of these guys tonight while birding the Ballona Marsh Wetlandshere in LA. While not this particular bird, they are easy to tell from a distance with Continue Reading →
The Joy Of The Freedom To Fail
Last night I went to a spot overlooking the Santa Monica Pier to film a timelapse and it didn’t go as planned. The overall lesson that I was reminded of Continue Reading →
The Drama Above And Below
Flying West toward Los Angeles, I was lucky enough to catch the light before a storm came in this past Fall. I think this might have been the storm that Continue Reading →
Three Views Of Lake Michigan, Four Hours Apart
Those times at the beginning or end of a change in the weather are ripe for photos. The shifting winds and clouds and light make for vastly different views while Continue Reading →
Just Before Angels Landing
Truth be known, I didn’t finish the climb up to Angels Landing, the hill on the right side of this panorama from Zion National Park. It felt too sketchy to Continue Reading →
How To Help Your Local (Or Any) Public Broadcasting Service
You’re probably aware of the monumental decrease in funding the federal government has enacted with the latest budget cuts. If you don’t care about public broadcasting, here’s a picture of Continue Reading →
Exploring Zion’s Empty Western Road
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, the road along the west side of Zion National Park doesn’t get nearly the same traffic as the valley. Some same it is just 10% Continue Reading →
Last Light On Zion National Park’s Less Visited Highlands
One day of stellar light in Zion fills my soul for a week. I was lucky enough to spend two nights up there recently and while the weather was a Continue Reading →
Capitol Reef National Park Aerial
I love exploring the Southwest from a plane. The colors and patterns offer a way different view than from on land. It took me a while to realize exactly where Continue Reading →
Ushuaia Sunset Timelapse
Ushuaia is also known as the End of the World. While this can’t be literal when we live on a ball, it’s fun to think it’s the last reasonably modern Continue Reading →