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Oregon Part 2: What I Learned about Making Pictures of Eagles
Canon 5D Mark II with Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II lens ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/800 sec, 420mm (with 1.4x II teleconverter) For parts two and three of my series on Oregon, I will highlight my time in Klamath Falls, Oregon and what I learned about making pictures of eagles in the wild. To prepare [...]
Oregon Part 1: Packing and Prep with the F-Stop Tilopa Back Country Backpack
This post is part one of a multi-part series on my most recent trip to Oregon. Trust me, a few eagle pictures are coming soon! When I think about it, I have mostly been a fair weather photographer. Honestly, who doesn’t want to make pictures in the south of France in September? There is, however, [...]
Bringing Beauty Home with Panoramas
Please click here to see the full size panorama Sometimes you need to bring home a panorama to fully express what you saw in life. Today’s photo is one of those occasions. A vast expanse of pristine valley gives rise to towering 13,000 plus foot peaks while unbefitting sand dunes lay bathed in the day’s [...]
Induro CM34 Monopod with Really Right Stuff MH-01 Head
This post covers how well the Really Right Stuff MH-01 monopod head mounts to an induro CM-34 carbon fiber monopod. Sure, I could have purchased the Really Right Stuff monopod for infallible design, quality and compatibility but I have heard good things about induro and decided to give one a try. At about $150, the [...]
Handholding in Manhattan – A Camera That Is
OK, I will admit that this is not as romantic as it sounds. Plus, Donna may not like the idea considering she was not with me on this trip. My schedule was very busy during my trip to New York this week but I did find a couple of late night opportunities to walk the [...]
2012 Travel Preview – Oregon, Ireland and…Iceland?
Well here we are. Another year and another year of travel! In typical fashion, I thought I would provide a quick preview of my upcoming trips. Have I mentioned before that I love having something on the calendar to look forward to? My big trip this year with Donna will be to Ireland for two [...]
Day Trip to the Great Sand Dunes
About 200 miles south of my home in Monument are the tallest sand dunes in North America. That’s right, sand dunes in Colorado! Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve lies in Colorado’s San Luis Valley against the rugged and incredibly scenic Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The Sangre de Cristo Range is home to 9 [...]
Venturing into Portrait Photography
Call me a nut. I like trying to figure everything out. Painting, photography, drawing, traveling, woodworking, and home building. When will it stop? Hopefully not for a long time. Within photography there are many disciplines just like any other art form. I have focused primarily on landscapes for the past several years and I don’t [...]
Merry Christmas from ADNW
I want to take the time to thank all of you that have participated in the ADNW blog this year. Getting to know some of you through the challenge and various comments has been a true blessing. Creating pictures of beautiful things and places and sharing experiences with others that have mutual passions makes the [...]
A fun day on 500px.com
I have posted 27 of my photographs to 500px.com and they have slowly been gaining traction. I was going through my photo archive last week looking for a new photo to post when I found one of my favorites from our trip to Venice in 2009. While walking back to our hotel, which was away [...]