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Blue Hour
Blue Hour, Vestrahorn, IcelandSony a7RIVSony 12-24 G8 secondsF/16ISO 50 “Many of us would probably be better fishermen if we did not spend so much time watching and waiting for the world to become...
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New Zealand Sunset
Red Sunset, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand Sony a7RIIISony 24-105 G30 secondsF/9ISO 200 This morning, while going through unprocessed images looking for something to blog about, I came across this image...
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Letting the Scene Speak for Itself
(Or, Channeling My Inner Oz) Two Seasons, Valley View, YosemiteCanon EOS 5D Mark IIICanon 17-40 f/4L1/4 secondF/20ISO 800100 mm With virtually every still camera now equipped with video capability, the...
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Starstruck
Autumn Morning, Half Dome and Sunstar from Sentinel Bridge, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/15 secondsF/20ISO 100 I just wrapped up my Yosemite Fall Color and Reflections photo workshop, my first...
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Yosemite Autumn Reflection
Autumn Reflection, El Capitan and Three Brothers, Yosemite Sony a7RIV Sony 12-24 f/2.8 GM 1/60 seconds F/10 ISO 100 There’s something to love about each season in Yosemite. In winter it’s snow—never a...
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Don’t Knock Opportunity
Fall Into Winter, Bridalveil Fall Reflection, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 16-35 f/2.8 GM1/13 secondF/16ISO 100 A lot of factors go into creating a nice image. Much of the emphasis is on composition, and the...
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Snow Falling on Autumn
Autumn Snow, Half Dome Reflection, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 12-24 f/2.8 GM1/100 secondF/16ISO 200 Here’s the next of what will be many images from my Yosemite fall color snow day two weeks ago. Between...
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Image Building
Autumn Snow, El Capitan and Three Brothers Reflection, Yosemite Sony a7RIV Sony 12-24 f/2.8 GM 1/100 second F/10 ISO 100 I warned you that you’ll be seeing images from this month’s Yosemite snow day a...
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You Can’t Have It Both Ways
Falling Snow, Cathedral Rocks, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 12-24 f/2.8 GM1/200 secondF/8ISO 1600 Years of leading photo workshops and reviewing the work of others has convinced me that to capture great...
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To the Pain
White Gold, Half Dome Reflection, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 24-105 GBreakthrough 6-stop dark polarizer4 secondsF/16ISO 50 When you stop to consider all the components that have to fit into place to make...
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Natural Tension
Clearing Storm, Half Dome Reflection from Sentinel Bridge, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 24-105 GBreakthrough 6-stop dark polarizer2.5 secondsF/16ISO 50 Since the start of the pandemic, many (most?) of us...
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You Can Only Get So Wet
Vestrahorn Reflection, Stokksnes Black Sand Beach, IcelandSony a7RIVSony 16-35 f/2.8 GM5 secondsF/11ISO 100 Vestrahorn, on Iceland’s southeast coast, is one impressive chunk of rock. Turns out it only...
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Resolution Revelation
Winter Sunset, Wanaka Willow Tree, New ZealandSony a7RIIISony 24-105 G30 secondsF/9ISO 200 For years I’ve been pleading with camera manufacturers to stop giving us more resolution, and instead...
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Back in the Saddle Again
White Gold, Three Brothers Reflection, Yosemite Sony a7RIV Sony 12-24 f/2.8 GM 1/80 second F/11 ISO 100 After losing 12 workshops to COVID since last February, today I returned to Yosemite for my...
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COVID Reflections
Autumn Snow and Reflection, Half Dome, YosemiteSony a7RIVSony 16-35 f/2.8 GM2 secondsF/16ISO 50 Last week marked the one year anniversary of the COVID shutdown. WOW. One year. In hindsight I realize...
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Sony 14mm f/1.8 GM first thoughts
Starlight Reflection, Wizard’s Hat, Bandon, OregonSony a7SIIISony 14mm f/1.8 GMISO 12800f/1.815 seconds Last week I got to preview the brand new, and top secret (at the time) Sony 14mm f/1.8 GM lens. I...
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Return to Civilization
Rainbow Bridge, Colorado River, Grand Canyon (2016)Sony a7R IISony/Zeiss 16-35 f41/80 secondF/11ISO 100 Yesterday I returned from my annual Grand Canyon raft trip, a week of white water, waterfalls,...
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Grand Canyon Milky Way Reflection
Milky Way Reflection, Colorado River, Grand CanyonSony a7SIIISony 20mm f/1.8 GISO 6400f/1.830 seconds It seems that photographing the Milky Way gets a little easier with every passing year. I’m not...
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The Rest of the Story
Dark Night, Milky Way Reflection, Grand CanyonSony a7SIIISony 20mm f/1.8 GISO 12800f/1.820 seconds Last week I posted a Milky Way reflection image (and the story of its capture) from my recent Grand...
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Reflecting on the Polarizer
Aspen Autumn Reflection, Bishop Creek Canyon, Eastern SierraSony a7RIVSony 24-105 G1/5 secondF/16ISO 200 Who else loves reflections? I don’t know about you, but I love photographing them, and even...
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