Looking at some photography books over Christmas prompted some experimentation with a different black and white process of images from Iceland. Although I rarely try to process color images “as I saw them” (often, for example, applying a gradient of … Continue reading
As fall turned to winter I set up a camera in my office to capture a short time lapse sequence of the first light on the Boulder Flatirons every morning. Over the course of a month there were some spectacular … Continue reading
My first trip to Utah was in 1999, and although there were already plenty of internet sites back then information on even popular hikes was pretty hard to find. As a result my brother and I got to do some … Continue reading
The final dawn in my “month of sunrises” project saw wonderful first light on the Flatirons. There are about 140 GB of raw files awaiting processing into time lapse… … Continue reading
In Las Vegas last weekend giving a colloquium at the university, before joining friends for a trail marathon through Titus Canyon to finish on the floor of Death Valley. Taking the bus at dawn to the start of the race … Continue reading
Back to Moab last weekend, though not for the trail 1/2 marathon this year! Instead revisited two of my favorite Utah hikes – the Natural Bridges loop (a great hike in a National Monument, but still almost deserted) and the … Continue reading
We all know that sunrise is one of the best times of the day for photography, but as far as I’m concerned it’s an even better time for sleeping! Fortunately though my office has a mighty fine view of the … Continue reading
A couple of images with the Sony RX100 II from an afternoon in Manchester. The John Rylands library is highly recommended. … Continue reading
Coyote Gulch is my favorite canyon in the Escalante, and hiking it with Chris last month I thought it would be fun to shoot video as well as stills. I used the amazing Canon 11-24mm f/4 lens for a fair … Continue reading
“Water damage is always negligence” states the LensRentals’ contract, but narrow and sometimes water-filled canyons are ideal places to test out an ultra wide lens! Returning to the Escalante last weekend for a quick hiking trip, I rented the new … Continue reading