I‘m about to hit the road again. This time it’s to reconnoiter Shenandoah National Park in anticipation of my workshop in the park June 6-10. Of course this is my umpteenth trip to one of the best national parks in the east. But it gives me an excuse to visit the park and another opportunity […]
On this Holy Saturday of Easter weekend, as I enjoyed my morning walk I was thinking, appropriately enough, about all the blessings of the events of this Holy Week, both historically and in my life today. As I contemplated the events of this week and the Passion and Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, the […]
Technically it was still winter on March 17th. And, outside it certainly felt like winter as we parked our cars and made our way into the Carol Watson Greenhouses in Lafayette, NY. The day had been scheduled with a half-dozen photographers mostly from Central New York . . . one was from Akron, OH. A few […]
Is one season better than another for photography? Spring gets my vote right now! Of course, that will change as we get closer to summer, then closer to autumn. But spring is arriving just in time. We have all waited (patiently or not) for the pages of the calendar to disclose fresh opportunities for our […]
We’ve had an evening and a morning shoot to open our stint at Death Valley National Park. It was still windy and cold, however, it’s warmed up this afternoon. It’s about 1 pm as I write this. Last night, after our drive from Joshua Tree, through the Mojave (see the featured photo above) we decided […]
Some 3,300 miles of driving took us past many photo opportunities without stopping to take even a single click. I’ve pledged to myself that I will return with more time. The important thing is we (my friend Mike Berg from Alexandria, VA and I) made it to California in good time and have an evening […]
Some folks say they can do two things at once. I’m not one of them. So, why does it always seem like I ought to be doing a half-dozen things all at one time? I’m not even going to try and answer that question. As it happens my to-do list seems to get longer every […]
Many people today may not recall that popular phrase from a few years back when we would pull up to the pump at a gas station. Back in the “good old days” the stations actually had someone meet you at the pump and dispense the gasoline for you. Thus the phrase “Fill it up” was […]
I know a number of photographers around Central New York who are pretty down in the mouth about the opportunities for winter photography, especially what passed for winter around here in the January just passed. I was among them until the last few days, when I changed my approach to the opportunities I was seeking […]
Earlier today, as the temperatures rose to near 50 degrees and the piles of snow that were only a few days old melted away, I was feeling blue. I wanted to get out and get some winter photos. But, alas, no winter was to be found. Then it occurred to me that only last weekend, […]