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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Framed Reflection, El Capitan, Yosemite Apple iPhone 16 Pro 24mm focal length equivalent ISO 64 f/1.8 1/1150 second … The one that’s with you Yes, I know it’s a cliché, but like most clichés, this one...
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Blue Hour Reflection, Vestrahorn, IcelandSony a7R VSony 12-24 GM1/6 secondF/10ISO 125 In the canon of iconic Iceland mountains, Vestrahorn is rivaled only by Kirkjufell, the much-photographed...
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