Characters Out West
For awhile we have been looking for a reason to return to the old ghost town of Haynes, AZ (just near Jerome, somewhat near Sedona). [...]
Happy New Year from Sweet Light Photos!
Happy New Year! Thank you very much for following us during 2014. We visited (and wrote about) many wonderful places: landscapes in Arches & Canyonlands, [...]
A Sunday Morning Shoot
My shooting finger was getting itchy since my last kill on Thanksgiving morning. Always looking for an opportunity to shoot, we spotted a grove of trees with [...]
Thanksgiving in the Snow
I have been going to or hosting a Thanksgiving dinner for over half a century. The temperature has ranged from quite chilly to balmy (always good [...]
A Rude Awakening
Every professional photographer has their way of doing things. It’s their style and what has made them successful. This is a great thing when viewing [...]
Valley Foliage
Who would have thunk it? That the peak fall colors would be in early November in Yosemite? Sunlight filtering through the gold leaves of [...]
The Valley Floor
When we think of Yosemite, we think of the iconic shots of El Capitan and Half Dome, but Yosemite National Park offers so much more. As [...]
Oh Deer!
Yosemite valley does not have many large animals – just deer and bear (and humans, of course). Fortunately, the bear were absent during our visit, [...]
Sunset at Yosemite
As landscape photographers, we live for sunrises and sunsets. The big problem with sunrises is getting out of bed real early, especially when it gets [...]
Sequoiadendron Giganteum
Yosemite has a lot to offer as seen in famous vistas shot by Ansel Adams. One morning we took a break from these vast vistas [...]