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Sometimes some of the most beautiful scenery is neatly tucked away out of view just off the side of the road, such was the case with this photo. A leisurely stroll through the forest yielded this view. It was extremely relaxing, the only thing breaking the silence was the sound of rustling leafs as the wind blew through the trees. So where am I going with this? I guess if you’re driving from point A to B and yo

Phototropism – a movement or growing in a particular direction that is made by a living thing in response to light – Merriam-Webster Dictionary Pictured is a ground level view of horsetails and Aspen trees shooting skyward toward the sun. Aspen Canopy and Horsetails More Fall Color Photos… [tags]fall color, aspen, nature, photo, forest, horsetail, equisetum, stock, photography, phototropism[/tags]

Happening upon a stream might not seem that exciting to most people, but for myself it proved to be one of the highlights of my day while photographing fall color in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. I found a couple great subjects including this small branch of Aspen leafs stuck in the water. What caught my eye when I first saw this was the droplet of water on the leaf glistening in the sun. The Aspen leafs float

One of the many things I’ve forced myself to do over the years when in the heat of the moment photographing a subject, particularly one that is right in your face, is to take a moment to pull myself away to see things I might be missing. Last week when photographing fall color in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains it was easy to get pulled into photographing stands of Aspen trees, but it took effort to stop an

This past week amidst a quick run to photograph the eastern Sierra’s I experienced a moment of true bliss. I didn’t have much time to spare on my trip so I made use of every minute available to me to photograph the eastern Sierra Nevada mountain region. On the road at 1 AM and not stopping until 11 PM, my all day of travel and photography hit its peak at 10 PM when I photographed the Milky Way extending u

Photographing fall color in the eastern Sierra’s has never been my highest priority. In past years I’ve driven right past stands of colorful Aspen on my way to other destination with out looking twice. The past couple of days I decided to try my luck photographing this years fall color. Due to an early snow storm last week the season has been cut short with only a few stands of trees showing color like mo

In the not so distant past I used to shoot slide film exclusively… One of the last all film trips I took was a winter trip to Yosemite a few years ago. For some reason I’m attracted to the pre-dawn light that adds to the magical nature of Yosemite valley. Long film exposures were always a fun challenge and combined with this pre-dawn light Velvia would really create a beautifully colored scene. As youR

This photo was taken from the Tunnel View lookout, but unlike many of the traditional wide angle views of Yosemite valley I opted for a super-telephoto lens at a focal length of 1200mm (600mm+2x TC). I was very lucky on this evening, not only was their rich red light on Half Dome as the last light of the day filtered through the atmosphere, but low lying clouds were wafting through as well. The clouds seem to create