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FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHY

March 05, 2021 - Photographing flowers has long been a favorite photographic genre of mine. Wherever my wife and I have traveled I have l...

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COLORADO

April 15, 2017 - With exception of California, and maybe Alaska, there is no other state I have photographed so comprehensively as Colora...

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THE PALOUSE

March 22, 2017 - Some time ago my wife, Jean, and I returned from an extended RV trip that had taken us to northern Alberta and back thro...

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THE VERTICAL WORLD OF ZION

January 25, 2017 - Southern Utah is one of my favorite places to photograph in the United States. Along the southern tier of the State, kno...

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SLEEKLENS ACTIONS...A POST PRODUCTION OPTION

January 23, 2017 - Those who know me understand that I am a confirmed believer in post production editing. In fact, my images do not see th...

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VISIONS OF EUROPE: THE BALTIC

December 16, 2016 - I have added 122 images from eight Baltic countries to my VISIONS OF EUROPE portfolio. They are: Sweden, Finland, Russia...

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UCSC ARBORETUM

May 15, 2016 - Although My early years as a photographer focused on landscapes I have always been more of a generalist...I'll aim a cam...

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PORTRAITS IN THE WILD

March 01, 2016 - PORTRAITS IN THE WILD is the the portfolio where my wildlife images live on my website. I will attest right up front tha...

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SAFARI!

October 24, 2015 - My wife and I were recently privileged to go on not one safari, but two! The first was mid-September in Kruger NP, South...

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SPAIN IS COMPLETE!!!

August 25, 2015 - After three long months of editing I think my Spain portfolio is complete...or as complete as it will be. It is a huge p...

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VIEW OF TOLEDO

August 25, 2015 - VIEW OF TOLEDO: No, not El Greco's view but one similar I think. The city still sits atop the same hill. The Alcazar and...

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EAST MEETS WEST

August 19, 2015 - Anyone spending time in my Europe galleries will know that I favor churches in my subject matter, and for good reason. I...

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LIGHTING IN CHALLENGING CONDITIONS

August 04, 2015 - Lighting is a key element of composition at all times, but in the travel, street, and the architectural photography I do...

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GUITARIST, BURGOS

July 19, 2015 - Spanish troubadour. The festive occasion was the May procession and festival in Burgos. This is a great little town, or...

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SPAIN IN PROGRESS

July 17, 2015 - With this posting I will begin to add photos from my Spain portfolio. It is a huge collection of photos and I will neces...

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THOUGHTS ON LAUDATO SI'

July 04, 2015 - I had the pleasure of reading LAUDATO SI' a short time ago, the encyclical of Pope Francis occasioned by the threat of c...

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SPAIN

June 03, 2015 - In the past ten years my wife and I have made five trips across the Atlantic to European or Middle East destinations. We...

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DEATH VALLEY

April 21, 2015 - I arrive at Zabriskie Point a few miles from our RV "camp" at Furnace Creek in Death Valley. It is 6:30 a.m., March 17,...

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VENICE OF THE NORTH

March 03, 2015 - Seems like every trip to Europe has gone through Amsterdam, yet I never set foot outside the airport, that is until our...

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The Emerald Isle

February 18, 2015 - I recently posted several images created in Ireland in 1984 to my VISIONS OF EUROPE portfolio. Made in the "old days" lo...

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RIVERS AND RAINFORESTS

February 18, 2015 - RIVERS AND RAINFORESTS is the latest portfolio on my website and includes images created in October 2014. The Pacific N...

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AMSTERDAM ADDED!

January 21, 2015 - Thirty-five new images from Amsterdam take their place in my VISIONS OF EUROPE portfolio.

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DERAILED...TEMPORARILY

January 20, 2015 - Last September I wrote about the failure of my computer hard drive (See "Disaster", September 26, 2014) that necessitate...

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Royal Road, Ephesus

October 07, 2014 - New images from Turkey (Ephesus) and Slovakia (Bratislava) have been added to VISIONS OF EUROPE.

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Venice!

October 07, 2014 - Were I to make a list of unique cities I've visited I'd certainly pick San Francisco, New Orleans of course, Paris, prob...

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Disaster!

September 26, 2014 - Lurking in the mind of every computer owner is the possibility of a hard drive crash and with it loss of all personal da...

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TUSCAN INTERLUDE

September 02, 2014 - After a week each in Rome and Florence we were ready to shift gears and enjoy some time in the country. We had booked a...

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Florence, the Cradle of the Renaissance

July 21, 2014 - Any visit to Europe, and Italy in particular, demands a visit to FLORENCE, or as it is known in Italy, Firenze. Even if...

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Travel and Photography

July 20, 2014 - Photography and travel are necessary companions, one necessarily needs to travel to get to where the subject matter is....

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Visions of Europe

July 15, 2014 - Over the course of many years my wife, Jean, and I have crossed the Atlantic five times to destinations in Europe where...

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Jerusalem, the Old City

April 21, 2014 - I have today added additional images to the Holy Land portfolio which brings me near the end of this very large project.

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A Night Visit With Pele

March 29, 2014 - Photographing the Kilauea lava flow has always been on my bucket list. Therefore, when I planned a trip to the island of...

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Hawai'i

March 29, 2014 - With this blog post I am adding nearly 80 new images to my existing Hawaii portfolio. These are new images created on a...

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Harsh Beauty

January 25, 2014 - The desert is a place of mystery. Maybe it's because I grew up in the Great Basin of Nevada where the desert is home; ma...

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2013 Smarter Travel Photo Contest

January 18, 2014 - Some time ago I was invited to participate in this photo contest. There are all kinds of contests on the Internet each y...

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More San Francisco

December 04, 2013 - I have just added what may be the final installment of my near year long project of photographing in San Francisco. Alth...

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Fall in the eastern Sierra

October 18, 2013 - I have just concluded a glorious week photographing fall color on the eastern Sierra. The Sierra Nevada is not necessari...

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San Diego

July 24, 2013 - I recently had occasion to put my own advice into practice (see my blog of Feb. 13, 2013) on a "photo trip" to San Diego...

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The "City"

June 24, 2013 - There are many famous cities, but the only one I know where one can simply say "the City" and everyone recognizes what h...

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A Fresh Approach

June 23, 2013 - I think one of the more difficult challenges for any artist is to avoid a rut and learn to approach his subject matter i...

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Influential Artists

June 08, 2013 - It has been my custom for many years to collect books on art & photography, and on occasion prints, from artists who for...

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Abstract Expressionism in Nature

April 05, 2013 - Whenever my wife, Jean, and I travel to a major destination we look for art galleries to visit. This has been a habit fo...

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Why Post Production?

March 03, 2013 - If you read my earlier blog on "process" you will recall my mentioning post production. What do I mean by that? Simpl...

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