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While in White Sands New Mexico this was one of the tallest dunes I came across. The late morning lighting seemed to really give this dune a great shape and tonal range. One of these days I have to make my way back to White Sands National Monument. Of all the places I’ve visited it still remains one of my favorite places to photograph. [tags]White Sands National Monument, White Sands, landscape, photograph, pho

This evening I attended the Fotovision.org lecture on “The Legal Landscape of Street Shooting“. The panel included: David Greene, Executive Director of “The First Amendment Project“ Pondra Perkins is a Staff Attorney and Environmental Advocacy Fellow at “The First Amendment Project“ James Wheaton, co-founder of the “The First Amendment Project“ This was by far one of th

No matter what type of photography interests you, whether its landscape photography, nature photography, street photography, people photography or any other type of photography its essential to always be prepared. Over the years I’ve learned that being prepared is itself an art form. The art of preparedness is seldom just a generic chore and can require quite a bit of creative thought.

There are no shortage of Red-tailed hawks in my area, but getting a good shot of one has proven to be a real challenge. This weekend everything seemed to fall into place as I finally found myself in the right place with the right lighting. To say these birds are incredible would be an understatement.

Sunset lighting on the Golden Gate Bridge as seen from Baker Beach. For those that are curious this was taken last year. More of my Golden Gate Bridge photos can be seen in my gallery. See More Golden Gate Bridge Photos [tags]San Francisco, landscape, photography, Golden Gate Bridge, photo[/tags]

A late afternoon view of the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse in Mendocino County. [tags]Point Cabrillo, lighthouse, Mendocino, California, light station, Department of Parks and Recreation[/tags]

So you use Flickr… what else is out there that is going to enable you to get the most out of it? Thanks to Flickr’s API a lot of people have come up with some very interesting tools. As I’ve learned there are a lot of things to discover from GreaseMonkey scripts to external sites that enhance the Flickr experience. Below (in no particular order) are my favorite external sites that enable me to more

If you’re in the San Francisco Bay area I highly recommend attending the following discussion at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley: The Legal Landscape of Street Shooting June 24th, 2007 at 6:30-8:30PM Registration is only $10 and the lecturer should be great. David Greene, Executive Director of The First Amendment Project is an experienced litigator for First Amendment issues, a founding member