For years I’ve entertained this idea that I would love to take a transatlantic cruise to Europe in the spring, spend the summer bumming around the continent, then take another transatlantic cruise back to the states in the fall. That’s what cruise ships (in the northern hemisphere) usually...
The September image is of the Union Pacific’s Big Boy. It was taken just a few miles west of Colo. I took the day off to grab a few pictures of the Big Boy as it passed through central Iowa. I also followed the Big Boy on the day before and took some pictures of it while it...
A composite image taken in 3 parts with a DJI Mavic 2 Pro Drone. The fall colors were just about peaked on the ridge in the foreground, and had already pushed past peak in the valley. I wanted to included the Maumelle River in this shot as I loved the look of it’s graceful curve...
For those willing to invest in top-tier equipment, the Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS is an absolute beast of a lens for bird photography. I’ve been lucky to have had the opportunity to try out this lens earlier in the fall, and the image quality is simply stunning. It’s always such...
After years of photographing local nature, I’m still not privy to every Franken-plant. Yet, I suspected something sinister, knowing that autumn gives warning by revealing a horror in hiding: European buckthorn, with foliage that remains green deep into the fall. Along the roads, neighborhoods,...
autumn is a season as underrated as it is inspiring, full of color, emotion and romance. A simultaneity that many poets have written about. In Hoffmann von Fallersleben, autumn comes with rich gifts and distributes them cheerfully. In Rilke, the last sweetness is chased into the heavy wine...
2. Shoot during the golden hour and the blue hour While low-light landscape photography offers plenty of fun, not all times of the day are equal – especially when it comes to thequalityof thelight. The best time to shoot a low-light scene begins half an hour before sunset (golden hour...
This picture was taken during a family vacation but never processed. Our family had traveled to Oahu for a Christmas break vacation, and I took the opportunity to take this sphere (in addition to other photography, of course). I decided to finally finish this picture for one of myWorld Wid...
9. Head back during different seasons (and weather) People often forget how a city or town can look completely different depending on the season and the weather. Of course, if you only travel to a place once, you don’t get a lot of choices. But if you live nearby or visit the loca...
I often shoot inAperture Priority modeduring Christmas events, and I’m constantly changing the aperture depending on my subject. For example, when taking shots of a Christmas decoration on the tree, I’ll select a large aperture (e.g., f/2.8) to throw the background out of focus andcre...