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Little Stony Creek pouring over boulders, Pembroke, Giles County, Virginia, USA.

Virginia’s Cascades Falls

February 12, 2012 in Natural History, Featured

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, […]

Backpacker beside tent below Mt Baker on a clear morning, North Cascades, Cascade Mountains, Washington

Cover Photo: The Best in Tent Camping – Washington

January 21, 2012 in Featured, News

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 […]

Lime Kiln Point Lighthouse, Lime Kiln Point State Park, San Juan Island, Washington, USA

Favorite 10 Landscape Images from 2011

January 15, 2012 in Featured, Travel

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 […]

1937 vintage Chevrolet master deluxe coupe covered in snow, Bodie State Historic Park, California, USA

Printed Arts Curator Selects ‘Abanoned 1937 Chevy Coupe’ as a Top 5 Image

December 7, 2011 in News, Featured

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 […]

Autumn leaves on boulders, South Fork Stillaguamish River, Mountain Loop Highway, Snohomish County, Washington Cascade Mountains

Autumn on the Stillaguamish River

November 13, 2011 in Featured, Natural History

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, […]

Making of ’37 Chevy Coupe

November 8, 2011 in Featured, Photo Technique

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 […]

Baby girl in backpack hiking in trees, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA

5 Simple Tips for Improving Your Point-and-Shoot Photography

October 26, 2011 in Photo Technique, Featured

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 […]

Mountain goat in Bailey Range overlooking Hoh River valley and Mount Olympus, Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Park, WashingtonMountain goat in Bailey Range overlooking Hoh River valley and Mount Olympus, Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Park, Washington

8-Day Backcountry Photo Journey on the Bailey Range Traverse

October 22, 2011 in Featured, Adventure, Photo Technique

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 […]

Man hiking along snowy ridge, Silver Peak, Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Cascade Mountains, Washington

How Not to Get Killed in the Outdoors

October 19, 2011 in Featured, Adventure

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, […]