It’s 2019 and it is off to interesting start. More on this in a future blog. At the beginning of a new year, it is a common practice to reflect on accomplishments of the year past. Today, I decided to reflect on my photographic accomplishments by selecting my best photos of 2018. I took a lot…
The Many Faces of Tree
About a year ago, I was searching for a personal photography project to work on. I chose trees. Not just any tree, but solo trees that had interesting branches and twigs. I didn’t care what time of day or what kind of lighting conditions. I wasn’t that specific. Like many New Year’s resolutions, I let…
Role Reversal
If you have followed our photography travels at all, you know that the best time (and our favorite time) for landscape photography is late in the day or early morning, called the golden hours. White Sands National Monument has been on our photography bucket list for a few years, ever since we photographed our first…
Mary Poppins?
We have it from an inside source, that the Sandhill Crane was the inspiration for a few scenes in Mary Poppins.
What do you think?
Blastoff!?!
You may have heard about the incredible amount of Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese at Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. If you did, you are either a birder or a photographer. There can be tens of thousands of these birds that take residence each year from November thru February while on…
Tack sharp or not?
When downloading my photos from a photo shoot, the first thing I check for is sharpness. I zoom in to inspect the details. If a photo is not sharp, it does not get a second chance. It is quickly discarded. There is no amount of sharpening that can save a blurry photo. For landscape photography,…
New York City From the Inside
We are in New York City for five days, hoping to stretch our photography skills by shooting things we don’t normally shoot. Instead of the gorgeous landscapes of the Southwest or the recently visited Iceland (if you haven’t read our posts or seen our photos of Iceland, you are missing out), we wanted to try…
DUMBO
We are in New York City, the greatest city in the world. On the schedule is fine dining, see a Broadway show, and engage in our favorite pastime. Dumbo We started by photographing Dumbo. It’s not the elephant but a neighborhood of Brooklyn, just over the Brooklyn Bridge. The specific location of choice is quite…
The Icelandic Marshmallow
Iceland’s national animal is the Gyrfalcon. It’s national flower is Mountain Avens. We also discovered it’s national confectionary. It is the marshmallow. They are everywhere, hanging out on hillsides, farms, and along the roadside. Each type, designated by its color, has their own personality. Some of them are confident and extroverted while others are timid…
Through the Windshield
After 36 days and 8,219 miles of driving, we are finally back home in Arizona. Our trip combined great photography (Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Bad Lands), reconnecting with long lost friends, and many family visits. Along the way, we spent a lot of time in the car, gazing through the windshield at whatever came our way. Here…
