The warm light at Park Valley Utah
Quick post tonight… The word of the day……BACKUP! Doesn’t matter if you have the perfect strategy, but A strategy is a must. Presently dragging and copying a couple of folders over to a 1TB Passpost...
View ArticleArches National Park and a Quick Tip for Tuesday
“To teach is to learn twice over.” – Joseph Joubert In an effort to start infusing a little structure into this blog and my posts, I have decided to fire up the ole’ YouTube videos again and start...
View ArticleArt in Nature – Storm Clouds in Arches National Park
“The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man.” - Author Unknown The Daily Image – Storm Clouds over Arches Nice to see that our National Parks are open again!...
View ArticleQuick tip Tuesday – Double processing a file in Camera Raw
Just a quick image today, processed with a simple “Double Process” technique I like to use from time to time in camera raw. Its nothing special, but I decided I would post it as I hacked it up a bit...
View ArticleThe Thirsty Trees in Utah and then Meet the Artist – Casey Neistat
“To stimulate creativity one must develop childlike inclination for play and the childlike desire for recognition.” – Albert Einstein I spend quite a bit of time doing just that. Sure there are a few...
View ArticleA peak into Zion and Meet the Artist Pentatonix
“Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film. Your bright eyes, your easy smile is your museum.” ~ Ansel Adams I have this ongoing list of sorts, like...
View ArticleInto the Canyon – Zion National Park ……. and another quick tip Tuesday
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as...
View ArticleSomewhere in Utah then Meet the Artist – Pat Metheny
“Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.” -...
View ArticleSomewhere in Utah….
“Not all who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien Hmmmm……what to say…. Writers block…. Well, I do have another cool image for tonight! But lets see if I can unblock it for a quick second though…..(the...
View ArticleCreating an HDR image with a shallow depth of field
“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson So I don’t intend this to be a tutorial but more of an observation. I tend to create most of my HDR images...
View ArticlePainting with light in the Deserts of Utah
“In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.” – Aaron Rose One of my first attempts at “painting with light” out in the wilderness of Arches National Park in Utah produced quite...
View ArticleChasing the light in Utah and a quick tip Tuesday!
“The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.” – Shakti Gawain I had just cleared the narrow pass and had no sooner turned the corner when I caught these amazing...
View ArticleTwisted branches reaching for the sun
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain I tend to give titles to these blog posts that are in fact titles to the images that I choose to share. In fact, thats...
View ArticleBack at the Ranch – Exploring the Arches of Utah
“Once a year go somewhere you have never been before.” – Dalai Lama And Utah was just that for me last year. Barely scratching the surface and clearly leaving the location in the bucket list to...
View ArticleThe Highway in Utah and a quick tip Tuesday about backing up your images in...
The only real guarantees in life are of course death, taxes, ……. and hard drive failure. Hasn’t happened to you yet? Don’t worry, it will. More on that in a minute though…. Image of the Day – The...
View ArticleBryce Canyon Hoodoos and another quick tip
Hoodoos…. Funny name but a cool place to explore. The trip down of course was the easy one. Snaking back up the long trail in the late afternoon, not so much. I wasn’t really happy with the light and...
View ArticleStorms approaching
Facing the road ahead for a couple of hours while driving through the Southern Utah scenery, it seemed like this little ole storm just appeared out of nowhere. With the dry desert floor of the area, I...
View ArticleA starry night at double arch and a quick tip Tuesday
Knowing that I will soon be out in the desert and capturing a few more “night sky” and “astrophotograpy” images soon (not sure why I used the quotes by the way), I decided to share a partial failure...
View ArticleThe day breaks in Arches National Park
“Once a year go somewhere you have never been before.” – Dalai Lama So I am looking forward to exploring a little more of the country and its National Parks over the next couple of weeks. I am lighting...
View ArticleFirst look at Utah and then meet the artist – Dave Ramsey
“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” – Andy Rooney Well I could come right out of the gate and post a quick story about the...
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