Hazel’s New Bed
Here’s a photo of her that I took with my telephone. The ones that I’ve taken with my real camera are adorable!! I’ll be posting them soon.
My Blogs
Say Hello to Hazel
Say hello to Princess Hazelnut Pupcake. My new hiking partner. She’s 8 pounds and no bigger than a minute. Hazel was born June 27, 2022 and came to live with us when she was 10 1/2 weeks old.
Oregon Summer Wildflowers
It’s Summertime in Oregon. We, and the beautiful Oregon Summer Wildflowers, have been fortunate to have had a prolonged Winter and a mild, wet Spring
Develop Your Own Unique Artistic Style
My advice comes from the perspective of a photographer but it can apply to anyone who’s creating art in this age of social media
My Favorite Wildlife Photos of 2021
In the past, at the end of the year, I have only posted the summary of my previous year as it was represented in the landscape photos that I had made. As I looked through my portfolio from 2021 one thing stood out to me and that is that I am starting to have a large part of it wildlife photos.
Desert Solitaire
This photo was made using my 70-200mm lens at 140mm. I was perched high on a 400 foot edge looking over this incredible desert floor.
Factory Butte Utah
Situated between Capitol Reef to the west, the Henry Mountains to the south, the San Rafael Swell to the north and the San Rafael desert to the east. This butte is a popular spot for both Photographers and OHV (off highway vehicles). This situation has created a conflict of sorts as the landscape has tracks through it. This causes a challenge in the hope of getting a pristine photo of this location.
My New Cell Phone
I have a new camera. It’s become my favorite camera. If not my favorite it is certainly the one that I’ve been using the most. It even makes phone calls.
Adventuring in Alaska August 2021
Alaska is a special place for my wife Darlene and I. We return as often as possible. We recently had the opportunity to return to spend five days with a small group of photographers to show them the beauty of the state.
Leave It Better
I remember a quote that I had read when I was a boy that has stayed with me my whole life. Robert Baden-Powell is quoted as saying, “Try and leave this world a little better than you found it…” He was referring to being a good human, but in this day and age of increased recreational use of the outdoors