Many times when I look out my home office window to the west and see a beautiful, dramatic sunset, I want to run out and find a spot with a low horizon to capture the view. Most often, the problem…
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I first encountered pueraria montana, better known by the common name of kudzu, while on a photo assignment for Pierce in August of 1998. I flew into Memphis and drove up Interstate 240/69 on my way to the Gilt Edge…
I travelled this fall to Bremerton, WA which is located west of Seattle. It’s reachable by road from SEATAC or by the Seattle-Bremerton Ferry from the Sinclair Inlet, through the Puget Sound, and then into the Elliott Inlet to the…
The severe cold weather has created both havoc and beauty as it descended on the Midwest, and prompted a trip to the beach to see Lake Michigan. The bright sunny day in the image denies the viewer of the frigid…
I took in my first fire of the year this week (26 days into the new year!) I arrived well after the dramatic smoke and flames had been dealt with. Nonetheless, I looked for interesting opportunities for images. Here’s a…
Two additional shots from a recent trip to the west coast of scenic images along the Pacific Coast Highway. I haven’t done the drive down the PCH in over 20 years. I knew it was beautiful and a bit slower than taking the 101 (unless…
While taking a scenic drive along the Pacific Coast Highway, I pulled over several times to grab some photos. This image features a colorful Malibu beach house. It is the first in a row of houses (or the last depending on…
During a recent trip to California, I photographed this mountain sunrise from my hotel. There’s a bit of distortion/schmootz from shooting through the glass. I was in Oxnard, CA in Ventura County which afforded a welcome escape from Chicago in…
The World Series championship trophy visited the Village of Winnetka this week so that village employees (police, fire, water & power, public works, village hall) could view it and have photos with it. As part of #cubstrophytour, it was setup in…
Here’s another test showing a fall scene enhanced by Luminar. The photo was shot from the car as Dorothy and I were making our way out of DC. The GPS took us through some neighborhoods and on Blagden Avenue NW along…