The Optimum Landscape Photographer’s Gear List

This article considers the optimum gear list from two perspectives: Recommended gear to enable dynamic photographic shooting opportunities during day and night; Ultralight options to lighten the load when the desired photo is in  a remote location and you don’t want to wear yourself out For this article, I will approach building a gear list […]

Photographing the Goosenecks

Situated in southeast Utah, north of Mexican Hat and east of the Valley of the Gods (see below map) is a unique landscape feature formed from over 300 million years of geological activity.  Here, you’ll find that the San Juan River has carved out a series of tight turns, referred to as goosenecks, below the […]

Why I am a Sony Photographer

My photography interests began in the early 70s, while in high school when I bought a Minolta SRT-101 Single Len Reflect (SLR) camera that provided TTL (through-the-lens) full aperture  light metering. I loved the ability to calculate light exposure without having to carry a hand held light meter. I can’t remember what made me want to […]

Photography Categories

If you happen to do a web search you might notice that there isn’t a 100% consensus on photography categories or genres, which is why I am making this post.  When I started putting together this website, I noticed WordPress offered an option to select a category for galleries, posts, and portfolios.  So it seemed […]

My New WordPress Theme

I had been using a theme that was really cool in some aspects.  It had built into the standard theme the ability to map images and display EXIF data.  These are features I really like and I might of stayed with this them, but the theme provider stopped updating it.  So I decided I needed […]

Sunset at the Beach with a Dad and Daughter

While enjoying a family vacation to Del Mar and San Diego, I walked out to Fletcher Cove Beach to enjoy the sunset. While shooting my self portrait used in my Flickr header, I happen chanced on this dad and daughter enjoying the sunset. What I like about this photo is how they lead you to […]