April 2009

Abstract Galapagos Diaries

Underwater Bubbles Rise to the Surface, Abstract Photo

Today's abstract photo, this time from the distant island of Darwin (aka, Culpepper) in the Galapagos. A safety stop after a good dive in Galapagos is sort of like the aftermath of good sex: one drifts along lazily, quite relaxed, tuned out and somewhat befuddled, thinking "whoa, that was pretty…

adminApril 29, 2009

Abstract San Clemente Island

Surf Grass and Underwater Motion, Abstract Photo

Today's abstract photo was photographed at San Clemente Island. Early one overcast, dark morning at the south end of the island, I found myself drifting along the reef about 30' deep, over a huge expanse of surf grass. Given the dim light the exposures were long and blurry, so I…

adminApril 28, 2009

Abstract

Sunlight in the Ocean, Abstract Photo

Another abstract photo, sunlight piercing the ocean surface. I used to shoot a lot of this stuff when I was diving in the 90's, killing time decompressing at the end of a dive. Note how elegantly the rays of the sun break apart and blend into the water. That is…

adminApril 27, 2009

Infrared Joshua Tree National Parks Photography The American Southwest

Infrared Joshua Tree National Park

I shot these this morning during a quick trip to Joshua Tree National Park. I was totally uninspired for "regular" photography this morning, and the light was not that great anyway due to high winds and dust from the night before. But the little pocket infrared camera made some interesting…

adminApril 26, 2009

Abstract

Abstract Photo of the Ocean Surface

I have had good luck selling abstract photos the last few years. I just had another last week. Which got me pondering and ruminating (not a sight for the faint of heart). So without further ado, today begins a series of posts highlighting some of my favorite abstract images. Abstract…

adminApril 25, 2009

Great White Shark Sharks Wildlife

Great White Shark Photo on National Geographic’s NG Channel

The National Geographic Channel recently produced the television documentary "Great White Odyssey", and choose one of my great white shark photos (Carcharodon carcharias) to use as the main background to the web page publicizing the program. Here is a link to NG Channel's page for the Great White Odyssey. The…

adminApril 24, 2009

Great White Shark Guadalupe Island Icons Mexico Sharks

Great White Shark Photos

This great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) was photographed at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. I think I have made about 15 trips to the island, a mix of open-water diving trips and shark cage photography trips. I am hoping to get down there again for scuba diving, freediving and just plain exploration…

adminApril 22, 2009

Alaska Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle Catches a Fish, Alaska

A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) pulls a fish from the water on the fly, leaving a splash in its wake. The fish can be seen in the eagle's talons. Bald eagle makes a splash while in flight as it takes a fish out of the water.Image ID: 22584Species: Bald eagle,…

adminApril 21, 2009

Alaska Bald Eagle Wildlife

Photo of a Bald Eagle in Flight, Homer, Alaska

See the new bald eagle photos. This photo of a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is quite simply composed but was not quite so simple to execute. The wind was blowing steadily parallel to the sun angle which led to the eagles banking and circling in front of me. But often…

adminApril 17, 2009

California Landscape National Parks Sierra Nevada Yosemite

Photo of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park

Half Dome is the one feature most closely associated with Yosemite National Park. A vast lobe of Mesozoic-era granodiorite magma cooled to rock, Half Dome was gradually uplifted to its present altitude of 8842 ft. As the rock was exposed, weathering and exfoliation of shell-like outer layers of the rock…

adminApril 16, 2009

California Landscape National Parks Sierra Nevada Yosemite

Photo of El Capitan, Yosemite National Park

El Capitan, the massive granite monolith overlooking the western end of Yosemite Valley, is my favorite attraction in the park. It is beautiful and impressive from sunrise to sunset, under moonlight, in rain and when shrouded in mist. El Capitan, the largest known exposed granite block in the world, stands…

adminApril 15, 2009

California Icons Infrared Landscape National Parks Sierra Nevada Yosemite

Infrared Photo of Yosemite Falls and Leidig Meadow

I used the same digital infrared camera to photograph Leidig Meadow with upper Yosemite Falls. The skies were totally socked in, there was light rain and virtually no color, so normal color photographs were unappealing and immediately deleted. But a black and white conversion of one of the color channels…

adminApril 14, 2009

California Infrared National Parks Sierra Nevada Yosemite

Infrared Photo of El Capitan, Yosemite

Here is an image of El Capitan, one of Yosemite Valley's most iconic iconistic icons, made with an digital infrared camera. The camera senses infrared light only, rather than visible spectrum light, resulting in dark skies and foliage that glows. See more Yosemite National Park stock photos. El Capitan eastern…

adminApril 13, 2009

Infrared

WTH?

Exciting new initiatives in photography? Pushing the envelope? Outside my comfort zone? Bah, just a load of feel-good jargon nonsense ... Once again, I am not sure what I am doing. See the photos below as evidence. This is about as far removed from underwater film photography (which is where…

adminApril 8, 2009

Alaska Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle on the Beach, Alaska

See the new bald eagle photos. This adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was observed foraging for bits of food in a shallow tidal stream on a broad sand beach. The bits of white in the air are snowflakes -- it was a wet snow and made the eagle look pretty…

adminApril 6, 2009

Alaska Bald Eagle Icons

Bald Eagle Landing, Alaska

See the new bald eagle photos. A large group of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was gathered on the snow-covered ground when periodically another eagle would arrive, in flight, and join the group by skimming just over their heads, slowing with wings outstretched, finding a suitable spot amid the crush, and…

adminApril 5, 2009

Alaska Bald Eagle

Two Bald Eagles on a Perch, Alaska

See the new bald eagle photos. There were several perches that the bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) would use each morning. The broad wooden perches could typically accomodate several eagles each. In this image the eagle on the left, which has been on the perch for a while, throws its head…

adminApril 4, 2009

Alaska Bald Eagle

Two Bald Eagles in Flight, Alaska

See the new bald eagle photos. Having over 200 bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) nearby would seem to make it easy to gather a variety of photos. But I was tempted to shoot the same few compositions repeatedly and had to make an effort to look for different compositions and angles…

adminApril 3, 2009

Wisdom

Economic Recovery Plan for Photographers

This is an exciting time to be a photographer in America! Just a few days after Inauguration, the Obama Administration quietly created the Presidential Digital Imaging and Photography Commission. This blue ribbon panel of industry experts was tasked with devising market incentives, rather than bailouts, for the photography industry, in…

adminApril 1, 2009

Underwater Bubbles Rise to the Surface, Abstract Photo

Surf Grass and Underwater Motion, Abstract Photo

Sunlight in the Ocean, Abstract Photo

Infrared Joshua Tree National Park

Abstract Photo of the Ocean Surface

Great White Shark Photo on National Geographic’s NG Channel

Great White Shark Photos

Bald Eagle Catches a Fish, Alaska

Photo of a Bald Eagle in Flight, Homer, Alaska

Photo of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park

Photo of El Capitan, Yosemite National Park

Infrared Photo of Yosemite Falls and Leidig Meadow

Infrared Photo of El Capitan, Yosemite

WTH?

Bald Eagle on the Beach, Alaska

Bald Eagle Landing, Alaska

Two Bald Eagles on a Perch, Alaska

Two Bald Eagles in Flight, Alaska

Economic Recovery Plan for Photographers

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