Rio Grande Kayaker
A kayaker navigates the rapids on the “Race Course”, a section of rough water on the Rio Grande near Taos, New Mexico.
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~Tech details~
Camera & Lens: Canon EOS 50D and EF70-200 f/4L IS USM lens
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/125 second and ISO 320
Filters: Hoya HD circular polarizer
Notes: Shot hand-held.
Editor’s Pick Award – Travel Photographers Network
I’m excited to announce that I’ve had an image selected for the Editor’s Pick award by the Travel Photographer’s Network. The photo is of an old Chevy parked behind Saint Francis de Asis Church in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. I captured this photo with my Canon G9 at ISO 80 and it was handheld.
Enjoying a sunset in Utah
A woman and her canine companion enjoy a beautiful red-rock sunset in southern Utah near the town of Bluff.
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Light on the Temples, Grand Canyon National Park
Two nights ago I was photographing sunset from a spot on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon between Yavapai Observation Station and Mather Point when the sun broke through the clouds and illuminated Zoroaster and Brahma Temples. The light lasted just a few seconds and I literally got off one shot before it was [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
First shots from the 5D Mark II
The best-laid plans often go awry. That could have been my motto yesterday. I was scheduled to meet with two clients back-to-back,and then shoot with the second client, and then photograph the Lighting of Ledoux that I wrote of in my blog entry from Friday. The first client was late, potentially cutting into the other [...]
Blue Doors
I’ve been shooting a lot of commercial work lately as well as teaching, but I haven’t had much time to do personal work. This has lead me to explore my archives in search of images from past outings that I may have overlooked in the processing stage. This is an image I dug-up from a [...]
Picking grapes at Vivac Winery
I’ve finished editing and processing a majority of my photos from last weekends grape picking event at Vivac Winery in Dixon, New Mexico. Here are the images from the day.
Some of the photographers viewing Across the Southwest will notice that I’ve used a tilt-shift technique to minimize depth of field in some of my images [...]
Grape Harvest ~ Vivac Winery in Dixon
The warm sun, the intense blue New Mexico sky, and lots of juicy grapes. That was the scene yesterday in Dixon, New Mexico, as workers took to the vineyard to harvest the grapes of Vivac Winery.
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Classic Southwest ~ ‘56 Chevy and Saint Francis de Asis Church
Every now and then, you get lucky. I was eating dinner this evening at the Ranchos Grille, on the patio, when this beautiful red and white ‘56 Chevy pulled into the parking lot.
The driver parked among all the other cars, and my first thought was “cool, I’ll get some shots when I’m done eating”. I [...]
New Mexico Magazine, Enchanting Decanting article
I had another opportunity to contribute to the September 2008 issue of New Mexico Magazine. This time it’s for the article titled Enchanting Decanting about New Mexico wineries.
I have several photographs accompanying the article. I’d like to thank Chris, Jesse, Michele and Liliana at Vivác Winery in Dixon, New Mexico, for their time and hospitality. [...]
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 [...]
Today’s Image ~ Taos Door & Adobe Wall
Canon Powershot G9, 120mm equivalent, hand-held
I walked around the streets of Taos today playing with my Canon G9 looking for ’southwest lifestyle’ scenes. I discovered many great subjects but this door and and wall caught my eye. I love adobe for its warmth and texture, but most of all for its character.
Today’s Image ~ Chile Peppers
Chile Peppers! ~ A New Mexico tradition
Canon 5D, 24-70mm f/2.8L
It’s chile pepper drying time in New Mexico! In late summer and early fall the chilies are harvested and hung to dry so we can have chile year round. What does this have to do with photography? It means we have a very unique type of [...]
