Cracked Mud #1
I couldn’t resist photographing this drying and cracked mud that I came upon in Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
I shot this image using a Canon 5D and 24-70/2.8L lens at its widest aperture to minimize depth of field. I wanted the cracks to fall out of focus near the edges of the picture.
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Greener Photography Member
I am pleased to announce that I have been accepted as a member in Greener Photography (www.GreenerPhotography.org). Greener Photography is place for the photographic imaging community to share ideas about ways we can reduce our waste, preserve local resources and live and work with environmentally friendly practices.
White Canyon Waterpocket
I’ve been revisiting several older images on my hard drives lately. Perhaps it’s because I haven’t traveled as much this past year due to fuel prices. I find myself longing for some time on the Colorado Plateau, especially southern Utah. It’s a bizarre land full of interesting shapes and textures, not to mention the colors [...]
Lowepro SlingShot 200 AW Giveaway
I am excited to announce that one of my sponsors, Lowepro, is giving away a SlingShot 200 AW bag to one lucky participant at each of my Artist-in-Residence presentations at Grand Canyon National Park this upcoming March.
Cover Shot – Rocky Mountain Nature Photographers
My peers at the Rocky Mountain Nature Photographers have selected this image to be the cover shot which will great visitors to their website during the month of January 2009. This image was captured a few minutes after sunset on the boardwalk at the Cibolo Nature Center in Boerne, Texas. Located about 30 miles north [...]
New Firmware for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon has released a new firmware for the 5D Mark II which addresses the ‘Black Dot’ and vertical banding issues.
We have learned that some users of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR camera (with firmware version 1.0.6) have identified two types of image quality phenomena that appear under certain shooting conditions.
Old Gas Station Signs
I spent the afternoon shooting at a cool place south of Taos that has tons of old gas station signs and memorabilia. This was another opportunity to test the low-light/high-ISO capabilities of the Canon 5D mark II and again I was left impressed.
This image was captured using ISO 800 with an exposure of 1/25th at [...]
New Mexico Vacation Guide – 2009
The 2009 New Mexico Vacation Guide is out and I have a couple images in it. The image shown here was captured a few years ago in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area near Taos, New Mexico while hiking in search of wildflowers. The other image is of Jornada Mogollon petroglyphs in the Three Rivers Petroglyph [...]
Taos Ski Valley Fireworks
Let’s start off 2009 with a photo of the fireworks display in the Taos Ski Valley from last night. This was captured using the 5D Mark II and the EF 24-105 lens with a 30 second exposure at f/8 and ISO 500. I continue to be pleasantly surprised with the 5D Mark II, especially with [...]
