Black Pool
Of all the grand sights at Yellowstone National Park, one of my favorite photographs from there has turned out to be this close-up, abstract shot of Black Pool in the West Thumb Geyser Basin. As you can see, the pool … Continued
Of all the grand sights at Yellowstone National Park, one of my favorite photographs from there has turned out to be this close-up, abstract shot of Black Pool in the West Thumb Geyser Basin. As you can see, the pool … Continued
Lady Bowen Falls drops more than 500 feet into world-famous Milford Sound on New Zealand’s South Island. It’s one of only two permanent waterfalls in the fjord, though many more falls make an appearance after a good rain. Despite it’s … Continued
Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act, which set aside areas “where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.” Here are a … Continued
This weekend, Oregon State hosts its first sporting events of the season, as the football team and both soccer teams play in Corvallis. I don’t have many chances to shoot sports, and close access can be restricted to official media … Continued
Turns out that August 2009 was a pretty great month for pictures. It started with an amazing sunset at Sparks Lake, but there was also this memorable sunrise. The trek to Broken Top’s glacial lake is one of the best bang-for-your-buck … Continued
It should come as no surprise that the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden houses an incredibly diverse display of plants. More than 2,000 species, according to its website. The different shapes, sizes and colors are astonishing. The Persian shield was striking … Continued
There was a time when I was really into photographing waterfalls. More than I am now, which is saying something. But the pursuit was the equivalent of a checklist, trying to see them all and getting a shot that featured each waterfall completely … Continued
Sparks Lake is one of the most photographed locations in Oregon. Rightfully so. Access is easy, there’s neat little “island” of grasses and trees, and South Sister and Broken Top reflect beautifully in the water. Heck, the pathway to the lake … Continued
Lower Oneonta Falls is only a couple miles down the road from Multnomah Falls but goes relatively unnoticed because of the effort necessary to see it. The 70-foot waterfall is only a half-mile from the Historic Columbia River Highway, but the “trail” is Oneonta Creek, which requires … Continued
Summer reminds me of trips to the Wallowa Mountains in the Eagle Cap Wilderness. This shot was taken just after I bought my first DSLR camera, a Canon EOS 40D, but I really didn’t know what I was doing and did … Continued