Buttes and Spires in Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park is a desolate landscape of buttes and spires carved by centuries of prairie winds and rain. It is located on the edge of the Great Plains grasslands, […]
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The Happy-Dancing Badlands Bison
Once upon a time, in Badlands National Park in South Dakota, there was a bad-ass bison. He was the largest bison in the herd and had a reputation for being,
Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
Where do the deer and the antelope play? Also in South Dakota! Although my first glimpse of these creatures (which I suspected were antelope, but I had to look it
Sun Point and St. Mary Lake, Glacier National Park
The winds howled over St. Mary Lake in Glacier National Park as we hiked up to Sun Point to enjoy the vista. There were no serene reflections today! I had
Sunrift Gorge, Glacier National Park
The “Going-to-the-Sun” Road was closed in the middle section during our visit, forcing us to drive 2 hours around the park (and 2 hours back again) in order to get
How quickly things change
Man, the weather changes fast in Glacier National Park! I was warned. I did my research and found many people giving the advice to take your rain gear no matter
Does good weather make bad photos?
Sometimes I think we photographers like to torture ourselves. We get up early, we stay out late, we go out in the rain, we hike to desolate locations all in
Sharpness isn’t everything
Is sharper always better? Most digital photographers sharpen their images, as do I. But sometimes I want a softer more painterly look. Achieving this affect in this image I made
Yosemite National Park
Only a photog could complain about beautiful blue sky sunny warm days in Yosemite! The best shots I have seen have been when a storm is clearing, but there were
Planning for Yosemite – Awesome Resources Part 3
In the final instalment of awesome resources I discovered while researching for my upcoming trip to Yosemite, find William Neill’s Yosemite e-book. During my research I have seen a great
Planning for Yosemite – Awesome Resources Part 2
Sometimes it takes researching one small subject to really discover how huge the interwebs really are. Just Yosemite. Not all national parks or all of California or all landscape photography.