Bryce Canyon National Park
Yesterday’s sunrise was even better than the day before. Then as I was leaving, a few flakes of mushy snow hit the windshield. Drop 5000′ of elevation by heading over to Zion, change the weather. Blue skies, shirt sleeve temps. I cannot believe I’ve never been here before [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Double the pleasure
Bryce Canyon
Pinnacles at sunset
Glorious, absolutely stunning sunrise colors this morning, but I don’t trust the monitor on this laptop well enough, so this will have to do. Afternoon light is challenging at Bryce, because the formations face east, are in the shadows early. The weather here never really cleared today, even at sunrise, but [...]
Remodeling and a fantasy fulfilled
My new career as a back-hoe operator
Persistent badgering paid off, and I got to live out a long-held fantasy to operate a big yellow digging machine. Happens to be the one used to demolish my front yard. Perhaps the fact that I am paying for the digging machine had some influence. Travis [...]
Another perfect latte
Latte Remix
Remember the perfect latte I photographed in February? The long-promised remix is done. Seven months of pondering, one complete do-over, and four minor revisions to reach this happy conclusion to a project.
Detail of latte remix
I consider it a companion piece to the Tempest [Inquiry] AKA the teapot. The latte will need a name [...]
Diffusion filter
Downtown dining, Salt Lake City
I read an article years ago in Outdoor Photographer about using a diffusion filter+warming filter+high ISO to get an interesting look for mid-day photography. Might have been a Bob Krist article, seems like the examples were from an Italy trip. The effect was sort of grainy, journalistic, but in [...]