Thanksgiving thoughts and wishes
Picture: The wrong bird for the day, but a much prettier bird… I just want to take a brief moment to wish everyone here in the U.S. a happy and wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. I am thankful this year for having the love of my family, for being back at work, and for being pretty much fully recovered from my accident earlier this year. But in light of that accident, all else pales with simply being thankful to still be here, and to enjoy more time with the people I love. What more could anyone ask? I hope everyone, everywhere, takes

Some HDR Required – or maybe not…
Picture(s): Lava Tube Cave Entrance, Lava Beds National Monument, Modoc County, California. Those people that know me and have seen my image postings around the internet may have seen many of my postings contain the phrase, “No HDR”. The only reason I posted that, and have mentioned before, is that I’d get so many comments from people saying something like , “Wow, great use of HDR.” I finally j

I Need More Space Please
File this one under: “The universe ain’t big enough for the two of us…” Picture: Moving rock at sunrise on the Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California Twice in the last few trips I’ve taken, I’ve had my personal space invaded when all around me there was nothing but empty space. I guess that some people just don’t get that personal space can be either important or valued. Many of us nature-loving photographers often seek out places of tranquil, solitary quie

The Joys of Coming Home
Picture: Rainbow over the “Meat & Potatoes Palace”, near Hat Creek, California (A play off Galen Rowell’s famous photo, Rainbow over the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.) I love coming home after being on the road for more than a few days. Returning home to my wife and kids is always it’s own reward, as is the comfort of the house and getting to sleep in my own bed. But on just about every trip I take, I meet someone who says they’d love to be doing what I do, and how lucky I am runni

As history sits idle…waiting.
Picture: Morning light on the Battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) as she sits awaiting her fate, moored in the Mothball Fleet, Suisun Bay, near Martinez, California See the image larger. Yesterday was a first. It was the first time that I specifically set out to use my boat as a shooting platform for my business, as opposed to a recreational escape. For my current book project, I’ve been photographing things related to Ca