Today’s Image ~ Patience of a Saint
I had to dig into my archives for this one, all the way back to my days of shooting Fuji Velvia slide film. I’ve shot countless photos in the Taos area over the years, but this is still one of my favorites.
For my first two years living hear I rented a small place in Ranchos [...]
Download USGS Topo Maps!
If you explore the wilderness you know that having good maps is as essential as having a good tripod for photography. This has always meant having to buy the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5′ topographical quadrangles which gets very expensive once you’ve purchased all the maps you’re going to need. Fortunately nowadays we can get [...]
A day in Colorado’s San Luis Valley
I have a few new images to share from my outing to the Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, and the southern tip of the San Luis Valley. The weather was less than cooperative for most of the day with strong wind and some smoke from wildfires in New Mexico and Colorado.
At Great Sand [...]
Today’s Image ~ Tulip Sunburst
I know it’s spring in Taos when my tulips blossom. And to think that just 1-week ago we had fresh snow on the ground.
Photographed with the Canon G9, raw, macro mode, and manual focus.
It’s in the bag. How to protect your gear on a river trip.
On my recent river trip down the Rio Grande River through Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park I carried with me my Canon 5D along with 4 lenses, the 17-40mm f/4L, 24-70mm f/2.8L, 70-200mm f/4L IS, and the 300mm f/4L IS. In addition I had numerous filters, extra batteries, and of course memory [...]
Today’s Image ~ Storm on Pueblo Peak
It might be spring according to the calendar, but yesterday in Taos it was still winter. We awoke to a few inches of fresh snow on the ground and a very impressive storm assaulting Pueblo Peak. I’d like to say that this image took a lot of effort requiring miles of hiking in blizzard conditions, [...]
