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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Along Ensenada, Mexico’s waterfront are a number of places to eat fresh and cheap seafood (mariscos). Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! I have to say that I simply love Mexico. It’s a country that...
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Friday Foto Talk: Shooting Sunrise & Sunset, Part III
The cholla and joshua trees are highlighted as the sun sets over the Mojave Desert. This is the last of three parts on the subject of photographing at sunrise and sunset. Please read Part II, as this...
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Happy Mother’s Day!
This is the day to celebrate all the things your biggest fan has done for you. So I have put together a short series of photos from my travels. Pictures of my own mom remain in printed form only....
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Friday Foto Talk: the Palouse II (Photo Trip Planning/Approach)
I’ve been thinking about how I make my decisions on where to go and what to photograph while on the road. I’m returning now from the Palouse, a spread-out region in southeastern Washington state that...
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The 60th Anniversary of Hillary & Norgay’s First Ascent of Everest
Everest (center) stands tall between its almost as enormous neighbors. A quick break from extolling the virtues of the Palouse and channeled scablands of eastern Washington to commemorate the 60th...
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The Palouse IV: Travel Tips
The vibrant green of the Palouse in eastern Washington after a spring shower. The Palouse in southeastern Washington is one of those areas of the Pacific Northwest that does not receive many visitors....
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Washington’s Channeled Scablands
A very calm dawn at Hutchinson Lake in eastern Washington’s Columbia National Wildlife Refuge. Several recent posts have highlighted eastern Washington, a region I visited the last week or so of May to...
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Spring in the Pacific Northwest – Part I
Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park features blooming cherry trees in springtime. Springtime in the Pacific Northwest can last a full 4 months! That’s right, 1/4 of the year for a season that...
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Spring in the Pacific Northwest – Part II
This is an impressive waterfall in Washington’s southern Cascade Range, near Mount St. Helens. Here you see it in full-on spring flood. One Soggy Rose. This is the second of two parts on what regions...
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Single Image Sunday: Portland Cityscape
This Sunday I’ll give a nod to my city, which is a nice one. Most pictures of Portland that you see will have been taken from the east bank of the Willamette River. This is a more unusual take, from...
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Friday Foto Talk: Isolating Subjects
Their shapes and fact that these camel thorn trees in Namibia are in silhouette helps to isolate them from the background of dunes. The strong morning light washes out the background, further...
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Friday Foto Talk: Tips for Travel Photography, Part I
Early morning in Glacier National Park is a good time to spot wildlife such as this moose enjoying the solitude at Two Medicine Lake. Canon 70-200 mm.lens at 140 mm, 1/100 sec. @ f/11. Travel is a...
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Travel Theme: Motion
Occasionally I like to take part in these themed postathons, and Ailsa’s are always great. This time the theme is motion, and you can find many more over at her blog post on Where’s My Backpack. Enjoy...
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Friday Foto Talk: Travel Photography Tips, Part II
A misty view of some of the major temples at Tikal, the huge ancient Mayan city in Guatemala. This is the second of three parts on travel photography. Check out Part I, which covered gear &...
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Friday Foto Talk: Travel Photography, Part III
An empty beach invites exploration on Costa Rica’s remote Osa Peninsula. This is the third and final installment in this series on travel photography tips. I hope you’ve enjoyed and gotten something...
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Travel Theme: Sweet
Wow, look at me posting one a day – sort of. Since I normally don’t post on Monday, I thought I’d participate in one of Ailsa’s Travel Themes, this time Sweet. Check out her blog post on the subject...
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Friday Foto Talk: Pattern II – Shapes
It’s a lucky thing to be able to see a solar eclipse, and an annular eclipse like this one in 2012 highlights both of nature’s most powerful circles – the sun and the moon. This is a continuing series...
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Inside
It’s been awhile since I’ve participated in a weekly photo challenge. A difficult challenge for an outside photographer like me. In fact I think the theme for me should be inside looking out! If...
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