I’ve been catching up on my photo processing, working through a few unprocessed photo shoots from last year. Here is a selection of photos from a June hike up the […]
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Virginia’s Cascades Falls
February 2, 2012 What a wonderful winter walk. This short (4 miles round trip) trail runs right along the banks of crystal clear Little Stony Creek, pouring through mossy boulders, […]
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Cover Photo: The Best in Tent Camping – Washington
This photo of my wife, Sheila, backpacking in Washington State’s North Cascade mountains is being used on the cover of The Best in Tent Camping: Washington (2nd ed.), by Menasha […]
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Favorite 10 Landscape Images from 2011
Wow. What happened to 2011? I can’t believe it is done and over already. The year was busy making new photos, but also in getting my business set up on […]
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Printed Arts Curator Selects ‘Abanoned 1937 Chevy Coupe’ as a Top 5 Image
Printed Art curator Lee Rentz has selected my photo Abandoned 1937 Chevy Coupe Deluxe, shot at Bodie State Historic Park, as one of his Top 5 images, saying: The rust and […]
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Autumn on the Stillaguamish River
As winter arrives to the Cascade Mountains, I did some shooting in the South Fork of the Stillaguamish River valley this weekend. This river, just 20 miles from my home, […]
Read More Making of ’37 Chevy Coupe
I usually limit my photo manipulation to simple curves and layers adjustments to fine-tune exposure, subtle contrast and saturation enhancements, and sensor dust cleanup. Although I have also started experimenting […]
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5 Simple Tips for Improving Your Point-and-Shoot Photography
Are you new to digital photography? Perhaps you’re getting your first digital camera for Christmas? Just get one of those camera-enabled smart phones? I offer 5 basic tips for new […]
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8-Day Backcountry Photo Journey on the Bailey Range Traverse
Us mountaineers laugh about the rigors of hauling “65 pounds of ultra-light-weight climbing gear” through the mountains. Sure, each piece of equipment is optimized for performance and weight, but sometimes […]
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How Not to Get Killed in the Outdoors
As outdoor enthusiasts, we are often exposed to risk of physical disaster, whether from falling, drowning, avalanche, hypothermia, or a myriad of other potential fates. Whether mountaineering, back-country skiing, backpacking, […]
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