The Best of 2023 (Sort of)
The Best of 2023 Just this week, Jeff challenged me to create a portfolio of my 20 best images. I asked the clarifying question, "the [...]
The Big Dilemma
The hardest part of astrophotography is getting out of bed (especially at this time of year with sunrise at 5:30am). I guess there are other [...]
Otherworldly
There are places on this planet, surprisingly in the United States, that can look like you are in another world. Unfortunately, the charm is quickly [...]
2020, Challenges and Blessings
The Challenges We have all had our challenges this past year. For me, it was the recognition of how much I took for granted, especially [...]
It’s Not Just About the Tufa
Mono Lake is a saline soda lake in the Eastern Sierras just north of Mammoth Lakes, CA. It has a geological oddity in which many [...]
Arboreal Reunion
Last year we made friends with some Ancient Bristlecone Pine trees (In Search of Methuselah and Ancient Tree People). They are quite old, much older than [...]
Race to Mobius Arch
We heard about Mobius Arch last year. The photos looked good, the arch had a nice shape, and it was less than an hour from [...]
Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020
Goodbye 2019 2019 began with some challenges. Treatment for a second cancer diagnosis loomed on the horizon. Cancer is a reminder of how short life is [...]
Magical Monument Valley
We've been to Monument Valley many times, taken some very nice photos, even doing well in a contest or two. Never was there great atmospheric [...]
Singing the Blues
I am just back from two weeks in the Eastern Sierras of California. The mountains were beautiful, but the photography was quite different than I [...]