Life is full of lessons. When I went to Yosemite Valley a few weeks ago, as with every spring for 33 years, I tried to create a new dogwood images. I always gravitate to the same tree where I have… Continue Reading →
I am posting one of the waterfall photographs that I took on Mother’s Day in Yosemite. It was raining as I photographed. Using my Tilt Shift lens, I exposed three frames that I later stitched together using Photoshop CS5. You… Continue Reading →
I continue to edit my Cally Lily images. I made a few new Impressions of Light images. Here is one of them. Would love to hear your comments! Cheers, Bill I haven’t had time to fully edit my Yosemite images… Continue Reading →
Here is another image in my new Cally Lily series, this one from the third day of this setup. As with the previous image, this photograph was made with Photomatix, this time with seven exposures. The morning sun is coming… Continue Reading →
Yesterday afternoon, and early this morning, I took about 550 frames of my purple plum trees which are in bloom. I know about quality over quantity, but this is what happens when I get excited making Impressions of Light images!… Continue Reading →
On Sunday morning, I discovered these great ice patterns in my bucket of landscape pebbles. The “bucket” is a rectangular cement mixing bucket which I bought when I was building my waterfall feature on my back patio 9 years ago. … Continue Reading →
New photo! I made this image yesterday evening. My purple plums are just started blooming, so out comes the camera! I used my Canon 90mm TS lens with two Canon 2x extenders. It’s a bit like have a Lensbaby, and… Continue Reading →
John and I have been working on more scans from my 4×5 film archive. It has been rewarding to finally make use of these images, but also frustrating to see how many good images are languishing in my filing cabinets. … Continue Reading →
Here is another image from Monday morning. I took seven frames, each one stop difference, and my assistant John assembled them using Lightroom and Photomatix’s Lightroom plugin (http://www.hdrsoft.com/). This was taken with my Canon 16-35mm as the sun rose through… Continue Reading →
Yesterday we had a wonderful morning of fog after the night’s rain storm. I have driven by this location many times in the past, made note of its potential, and finally got myself over there after the morning’s usual parental… Continue Reading →
Last week, I need to make a run to The Ansel Adams Gallery to deliver prints. I timed the drive so I could check out Horsetail Falls at sunset. There was some nice light early on, well before sunset, and… Continue Reading →
The bark of a Gumbo Limbo tree, Everglades National Park, Florida Photographed in 1992 with a Wista 4×5 Field Camera John and I continue our efforts to scan film in my files. Here is an old favorite, never scanned or… Continue Reading →
Dune Pattern and Storm Clouds, Death Valley National Park, California 1983 Photographed in 1983 with a Wista 4×5 Field Camera Last week, when a client asked me to show him some dune images, my eyes lit up. I happily sent… Continue Reading →
I am posting the color rendition of my Agave, Hawaii photograph. I am very pleased with both versions. Do you prefer one over the other? I am leaning towards the BW version, but still love the rich color and strong… Continue Reading →
Here is a newly scanned 4×5 image of an agave taken on Maui in 1994. We are working on both color and BW versions, and found many compelling directions. Thanks to John O’Connor for the great scanning and PS work. … Continue Reading →
Here is a new image, taken on Thursday in my backyard. I make my own ice pond by leaving out a large, rectangular bucket and checking the results for potential photos in the morning. This was my favorite of the… Continue Reading →
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Wishing you a Happy New Year! A few weeks ago, I gave these roses to my wife for our 21st wedding anniversary. Then, as I have done many years previously, I borrowed them for a photo session! This photo was… Continue Reading →
Half Dome after winter storm, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California 2008 ORDER BY DEC 17 TO RECEIVE BY CHRISTMAS! This month’s Featured Print is “Half Dome after winter storm, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California 2008” shown to the… Continue Reading →
On Monday, not long after the snowstorm had cleared off, I heard a loud crashing noise outside my house. Both my 8 year old son and I were alarmed and so we looked out the front door where we thought… Continue Reading →
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