While sitting alongside a somewhat barren road in the desert north of Phoenix, I was shooting a beautiful sunrise to the east. At the same time, I was looking into the western sky at a near full moon. The colors…
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The idea for this image of the lighted palm trees at night which line the driveway into the Westin Kierland Resort came from my wife. After unsuccesfully spending some time trying to capture another dramatic sunset, we returned to find…
Just a quick image featuring a golden sunset with palm trees in Phoenix, AZ.
This image of these ornate Venetian masks shows the extreme attention to detail found throughout stores that sell masks leading up to the Carnival of Venice. It’s hard to walk more than a block through the streets of Venice without coming across…
Here is a series of images that represents the aspects of the scene where the Woman’s Club of Wilmette was destroyed by fire this afternoon. I don’t have time for more information as I’m headed to the airport for a road trip. There…
A dramatic golden sunrise reflected on the water. I waited close to 30 minutes hoping for the right lighting for this beautiful sunrise, and it paid off with full dynamic range keeping both shadow and highlight detail.
Here are a few images from a house fire in Prospect Heights (IL) from early this morning (11-2-14). It was a devastating fire that destroyed the house. There were minor injuries to a police officer and the mother and father,…
I’ve mentioned in previous posts that it’s not always possible to have the right lens for every situation with fire scene photography. For some time now, I’ve taken to carrying two cameras at most daytime fire scenes and some night…
Something a bit different tonight, here are two fire scene videos that I posted from back-to-back fire scenes that I shot last week. The first was a 3-11 Alarm at 6308 S. Halsted in Chicago: The second was a…
Images here represent a more recent trip to Washington, DC photographing fire trucks for the Seagrave calendar. Unlike several previous visits to DC, I was shooting with a LEAF Aptus digital camera back this time instead of film. I was…