Sonoran Desert Landscapes photos from the McDowell Sonoran Preserve – Hike to Tom’s Thumb from Scottsdale, AZ View of Scottsdale, AZ from Tom’s Thumb South Trail. Chola cacti, palo verde, barrel cacti, and saguaro cacti in the foreground. Typical Sonoran desert. Is this Post for You? A handsome formation of...

Alpine Landscape Photography and Composition – Part One Part One covers basic gear and practices.  It then shows how to make the best of side lighting. Part Two reveals the best vantage points for photographing alpine and mountain landscapes. Part Three covers atmospheric effects, overlapping ridgelines, groups of peaks, crepulescent...

SEASCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY PART 1 – LIGHTING Why photograph Seascapes? Seascapes portray the interface between land and sea, where wind and waves meet sand and rock. Ocean swells refract over hidden reefs, reflect off sea cliffs, rear up over shallows, and combine into crashing waves. The waves sculpt rocky shorelines into...

How to Compose a Landscape Photo (skillful picture design) After viewing several websites and referring to a few books, I wrote this post to give you the essentials on how to compose a landscape photo.  I plan to update and revise this post as I learn more.  But for now,...

The Benefits of Hanging Landscape Art on Your Walls Posted  Tuesday 6/8/2021   4:01 PM   San Francisco  1177 words When you work from home do the bare walls oppress you? Do you face an empty expanse of wall space, wishing for something to break the monotony? Do you yearn for something,...

Wednesday 22 July 2020 Noe Valley, San Francisco 3:08 pm Precisely two weeks ago, my girlfriend, our dog Bear and I set out for Davenport, California to buy freshly picked strawberries in bulk from the Swanton berry farm. Here are a few of my phone camera shots (iPhone 7 plus)....

I left Alameda at noon last Sunday and drove to San Gregorio State Beach via the San Mateo Bridge (Highway 92), taking a detour South on the Skyline Highway (35) through La Honda to avoid the bumper to bumper pilgrimage down to Half Moon Bay.  The moderately long drive rewarded...

30 September 2017 I have just set up WordPress on this brand new website where I plan to showcase my best photos for fun and profit. Right now I’m thinking about my to do list: Set up a few galleries.  I’m thinking that I’ll need to be a little more...