In the absence of interesting weather, are there optimum lighting conditions on certain dates and times to photograph some sand dunes? One of the advantages of going… Read More »Anticipating Optimal Dune Lighting Via Sun Position
I visited Death Valley in late September this year to see what it might be like to run a fall workshop in 2019. Guess what…… Read More »Death Valley in September – October
In 2018 the Eastern Sierra enjoyed one of its most gradual and orderly fall colors seasons in recent memory. Leaves turned color where they should,… Read More »Eastern Sierra Mono County Fall Colors 2018
In case you might have an image to enter, the @OutdoorPhotoMag Assignment this week is "Fall Color 2018"! https://www.outdoorphotographer.com/assignments/assignment-351-fall-color-2018/submission/597377-half-dome-and-fall-colors-in-yosemite-valley/ Dates are up for our 2019… Read More »Half Dome and Fall Colors in Yosemite Valley
What would it be light to shoot night photography in a snow storm in a ghost town at nearly 8400 feet in elevation? It was… Read More »Snowy Storm Night Photography in Bodie
I’ve shot in Bodie at night nearly 40 times. The Bodie workshop season typically runs late May through mid-October when any storms tend to be… Read More »Stormy October Night in Bodie
2018 was another outstanding year for fall color in the Eastern Sierra! Our main workshop visits to the Bishop area were expected to be October… Read More »Eastern Sierra Bishop Area Fall Colors 2018
I loved my Velbon Geo 535D tripod, which I bought first as a gift, then a second one for myself, that I used as my… Read More »Meet the New Tripod: Same as the Old Tripod
My next Death Valley workshop is coming up December 10 – 14. We'll be pursuing landscape and night photography in the park, including the Geminid… Read More »Geminid Meteor Shower in Death Valley
In September Outdoor Photographer Magazine had a “Monochrome Magic” theme for one of their Assignments, so I produced my first black and white conversion for… Read More »Windy Death Valley Dunes, Black and White