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I’m not sure what the odds are that I would see complimentary patterns aligned so well at just the perfect time. I’m not a statistician, but perhaps its ten thousand to one… a million to one… a billion to one or maybe even a trillion to one? Who knows. As photographers we often focus more on the outcome than reflecting on the experience and appreciating the odds of finding the proverbial needl

I have to admit it is very difficult for me not to photograph Seal Rock in San Francisco. There is something magical about the heart shaped arch that keeps me coming back over and over. This was taken while out photographing the Sutro Baths area with Richard Wong and Greg Lato. I’m late to the game in posting some teaser photos from this outing, but Richard and Greg both posted a few photos some time ago on the

As a follow up to PhotoNetCast #9 – Inspiration the PhotoNetCast crew focuses on photography books that inspire either creatively or technically. No matter what your skill level this discussion should prove to be informative and put you on the path to some great reading and photography viewing. PhotoNetCast Podcast Episode #10 – It’s all about Books Know of other Photography books that are worthy of rec

This is one of the few large panoramic photos I took while out at The Wave in Arizona. As some might recall I covered elements of my time at this location in my aptly titled EXIF and Beyond podcast Landscape Photography: The Wave.  This particular photo is a 22 image vertical image stitch with a net resolution equivalent to 300+ megapixels. Those that were with me when I took this panoramic thought I was a little nu

Urban Coyotes in San Francisco are again making news. Earlier in the summer another Coyote was shot and killed by California Wildlife Services in the Presidio. On top of that another Coyote was reported killed today in the Presidio after being struck by a car. Hunters shoot aggressive coyotes in Presidio – San Francisco Chronicle Word is that the San Francisco City Board of Supervisors will be taking up the top

Late last month when out in Utah meeting up with fellow photographer Guy Tal we photographed sunrise at Factory Butte near Caineville, Utah. The sunrise was incredibly beautiful and accentuated by a nearly full moon setting in the distance. The landscape being so vast I felt compelled to photograph the scene in a panoramic format. The resulting panoramic was made from 13 vertical photographs netting an equivalent res

I was sad to learn this weekend that Wall Arch collapsed last week. This arch spanned 71 feet and was over 33 feet high. If you ever hiked through the fins in this area you’d know this arch was quite a sight to see.  Due to the tight space in which it resided getting a full shot of the arch was always challenging. Arches National Park is a landscape in flux and in time all the arches there will eventually coll

One of the greatest challenges facing photographers is dealing with the limitations of film or digital cameras in regard to Dynamic Range.  Over the years photographers have been and continue to be very creative in managing the limited range of light in which film or digital sensors can capture. In an effort to best reproduce what our eyes/brain see, photographers have developed techniques that balance the exposure