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Playing the Cards You’re Dealt
Winter Veil, Half Dome, YosemiteSony a7R IVSony 24-105 G8 secondsF/16ISO 160 In family hearts games when I was a kid, I loved to “shoot the moon” (tremendous reward for success, extreme cost for...
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Greetings from Down Under
Milky Way Reflection, Lake Wakatipu, New ZealandSony a7R VSony 14mm f/1.8 GMISO 6400f/1.815 seconds It’s hard enough sticking to my (self-imposed) weekly blog schedule when I’m home and just doing the...
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“Ordinary” Beauty
Trees and Reflection, Wairepo Arm, New ZealandSony a7R VSony 24-105 f/4 GISO 100f/830 seconds Many of the places I visit are known for their extraordinary beauty, striking features and eye-grabbing...
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Dark and Early
Autumn Chill, North Lake Reflection, Eastern SierraSony α1Sony 16-35 f/2.8 GMISO 50f/1820 seconds The key to successful sunrise photography is arriving early—dark and early. Not just to photograph the...
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The Exception That Proves the Rule
Lush Reflection, Doubtful Sound, New ZealandSony a7R VSony 24-105 f/4 GISO 800f/81/80 second A few years ago I blogged about shooting sans tripod on my annual Grand Canyon raft trip. You have no idea...
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A (Big) Mistake, and a (Small) Rant
Sunstar and Reflection, Lake Wanaka, New ZealandSony a7R IVSony 12-24 GM1/320 secondF/18ISO 100 By the time you read this, I’ll be done with my break and well into my Death Valley Winter Moon workshop....
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Reflecting on Reflections
Sweet Sunset, Lake Manly and Badwater Basin, Death ValleySony a7R VSony 24-105 f/4 GISO 100f/111/30 second One of the (many) great things about choosing landscape photo workshops to earn my livelihood...
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Permission To Suck
Twilight on Ice, Glacier Lagoon, Icelandony α1Sony 16-35 f/2.8 GMISO 100f/111 second True story: I once had a Yosemite workshop participant meter an El Capitan reflection scene, put her Nikon D4 in...
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Ripping Off the Band-Aid
Frosted, Cathedral Rocks from El Capitan Bridge, YosemiteSony a7R VSony 24-105 f/4 GISO 100f/131/10 second We were in the midst of a beautiful Yosemite Tunnel View clearing storm when I told my group...
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New Zealand After Dark
Dark Night, Milky Way and Tasman Lake, New ZealandSony a7S IISony 12 – 24 f/4 GISO 10,000f/430 seconds This week I have New Zealand on my mind. In preparation for the New Zealand Winter photo workshop...
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Something Extra
Autumn Moonset, Oxbow Bend, Grand Tetons Sony a7R III Sony 24-105 f/4 G ISO 200 f/11 1/6 second Way back when I started getting into photography as a hobby, my subject selection criteria were pretty...
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Every. Single. Thing.
Sunset Reflection, North Lake, Eastern Sierra (2008)Canon EOS-1Ds Mark IIICanon 17-40 f/4 L10 secondsF/11ISO 200 A few days ago, while browsing old images looking for something else, I came upon this...
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Full Circle
Sunset Mirror, Lake Manly (Badwater), Death Valley Sony a7R V Sony 24-105 f/4 G ISO 100 f/11 1/15 seconds For many people of my generation, their earliest memories of landscape photography are some...
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One Click Wonders
Milky Way Reflection, Puna Coast, HawaiiSony a7R VSony 14mm f/1.8 GMISO 6400f/1.820 seconds For as long as I can remember, I’ve gazed at the night sky in wonder. Around the age of 10, my wonder was...
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No Sky? No Problem…
Autumn Symmetry, North Lake, Eastern SierraSony a7R VSony 24-105 f/4 GISO 100f/1613 seconds Anyone who has been in one of my photo workshops will confirm that I’m kind of obsessed with skies. Not just...
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