I made it safely back to Scotland and found a rather more wintry climate than I had left in Austin. Temperatures are hovering below freezing and everything...
One of the peaks of the Grand Teton range seen reflected in the surface of Taggart Lake shortly after sunrise.
Rays of the rising sun kiss the crests of the rolling hills in a view from Steptoe Butte in Washington’s Palouse region.
A morning view of the famous John Moulton Barn on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. I’m posting this particular image today because...
Side light shortly after sunrise casts a golden glow on the surface of Taggart Lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. To me, our pre-dawn hike up to this...
The folks at Macphun sent me a review copy of Aurora HDR last week so I spent some time over the weekend playing with it. While I have yet to get into...
Two main hills can be found in Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. This view shows “Little Rock” as seen from a location close to the summit...
The best sunset on our June trip to the Grand Tetons was, oddly enough, on an evening we initially thought was going to be a complete bust. Generally overcast...
Life on a solid granite block can’t be easy but wherever puddles of water gather, you’ll find these little island ecosystems hanging on to Enchanted...
A Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) soars in front of Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg, Texas.
Enchanted Rock or, to give it its full title, “Enchanted Rock State Natural Area“, is a huge, pink granite batholith situated about 3o minutes...
This is the last of this week’s “White Sands Textures” series. I’ll likely process a few more in the future and will add them to the gallery...
Another surreal view from White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. Even if you have not yet visited the park, you’ve likely seen it in films...
More shifting dunes from White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Ripples on one of the gypsum dunes at White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico. Shooting there, I find that I tend to use the extreme...
The dunes in White Sands National Monument are white due to the fact that they are comprised of fine, gypsum sand. Between the dunes, you can often find...
I’ve been processing some of the pictures from our recent road trip to New Mexico so I’ll be running a series of White Sands Textures this...
I’m still working on this weekend’s rodeo photos so here’s another image from last month’s trip to Grand Teton National Park and our highlight...
While on the road last week, I only had an (old) iPad with me and very little time to play with it so my postings suffered. We got home yesterday, though,...
As a family, one of our favourite places is White Sand National Monument near Alamogordo, New Mexico. It’s a place with amazing atmosphere and, if you get a hundred...