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From my trip last November to the Wave in Arizona. Hiking out in the dark my friends and I ended up swinging wide on our approach to the Wave. The detour proved to be an added perk to the hike. The diffuse light from the coming sunrise provided a very dramatic view of this amazing landscape.

One of the great things about photography is that there are often some great hidden background stories. Seldom are they ever heard though unless you’re a close friend of the photographer. I thought it might be fun to have others post their favorite photograph on their blog with the story of what challenges or funny moments went into capturing it. If you have a photography-related site, take a minute to… ̵

Have a favorite photograph and story? Take part in my Photography Blog Project The project has ended… see the results here 21 Favorite Photos And The Stories Behind Them I thought it might be fun to share (5) five of my favorite photographs and accompanying stories. Stories that until now have been shared with only a few close friends. In the same vein as many reality shows depicting dangerous or unwise situati

This weekend per Thomas Hawk’s blog I found out that Yahoo search is now including Flickr images as an expanded search option on a finite number of terms. I wanted to take a closer look at this to see exactly what approach Yahoo was taking with the pool of Flickr images. To date the terms include the following… Search Results Linked to Flickr’s Highest Traffic Page interesting photos Search Results

One of the coolest applications leveraging the Twitter API is Twittervision. From time to time when things are slow it’s pretty fun just to check out and see what conversations are happening across the world. Today Flickrvision Beta appears to have been released by Dave Troy. In a similar fashion to Twittervision, as photos are posted on Flickr the information is laid over a Google maps page. Note: The photos s

I’m pretty certain that my mother isn’t a subscriber to this blog, but none-the-less I wanted to not just wish my mother but every mother a Happy Mothers Day. [tags]Mothers Day, flower, dahlia, macro[/tags]

It would seem it’s official, my “Mobius Arch Pre-Dawn Light” photo won the “People’s Choice Award” for Landscapes in the Outdoor Photographer “Vanishing Treasures” photography contest. Outdoor Photographer Vanishing Treasures Contest Winners Announcement Thanks to everyone that voted. Every little bit of support means a lot. For those that have yet to see the image here

In March I took a great trip to Yosemite National Park to photograph very dramatic snow covered scenery. (See here for few of my favorite Yosemite photos.) Running around from location to location, chasing the light or just exploring new locations, I ended up with several photos I was quite happy with. Focused on getting the right positioning, exposure, and perfect composition like most photographers I lugged my gear