Journal (Photo of the week)

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Photo of the Week, The Great Sphinx of the American Prairie
Photo of the Week, The Great Sphinx of the American Prairie
August 18, 2024  |  Kansas

This June, I spent a couple of weeks leading a tour and scouting for a future one. Much of that time was spent in the Great Plains, more specifically Nebraska and Kansas. On one stretch in Kansas, we took a pit stop at a roadside rest area—not so much to photograph but more to stretch for a few minutes...

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Photo of the Week, Daylight Goblins
Photo of the Week, Daylight Goblins
May 27, 2024  |  Desert Southwest

Timing was on my side this day. We were driving through Utah as a family in spring 2019 during our second desert southwest campervan trip. Well before this trip our kids asked casually one evening at the dinner table why we hadn't gone to Disneyland yet...

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Photo of the Week, Rider On The Storm
Photo of the Week, Rider On The Storm
March 31, 2024  |  Portland, Oregon

In January 2024, Portland, Oregon experienced a record cold winter storm. At my house, our outdoor thermometer showed temperatures as low as 13°F, and the news reported wind chills below zero. While I have experienced colder weather before, such as in Alaska during winter, this was abnormally rare for our city...

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Photo of the Week, The Grand Canyon of the Pacific
Photo of the Week, The Grand Canyon of the Pacific
March 3, 2024  |  Kauai, Hawaii

Kauai is a an amazingly diverse island for how small it is, one I have been fortunate to be able to visit over the years starting back in 2003 on the first trip where I proposed to my then girlfriend, and now wife...

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Photo of the Week, Ghost Light
Photo of the Week, Ghost Light
December 17, 2023  |  The Coast

Canon R5 - EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @400mm - f/9.0 - 1/640 second - ISO 320 (tripod used kind of like a gimbal for quick movement of waves)

When the wind comes tearing through whatever we are trying to photograph, it can be both a challenging and rewarding experience...

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Photo of the Week, Gorge Waterfall
Photo of the Week, Gorge Waterfall
December 10, 2023  |  Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Canon R5 - EF 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 34mm - f/16 - 1/4 of a second - ISO 400 (2 frame blend for dynamic range)

Like many families, we are busy; time can easily slip by before we realize there's been a longer gap than we intend for a trip or break, even a short one, to recharge as a couple or a family...

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Photo of the Week, Sunset Forest
Photo of the Week, Sunset Forest
December 3, 2023  |  Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

Canon 5D MKI - EF 70-200mm f4.0 at 200mm - f/16 - 1/6 of second - ISO 400

As you can probably tell by the camera specs this is an old photo. Well, fairly old in regards to how long I have been photographing...

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Photo of the Week, Lone Tree
Photo of the Week, Lone Tree
November 26, 2023  |  Columbia Plateau

Canon R5 - EF100-400mm @ 400mm - f/16 - 1/4 second - ISO 100

It can be interesting to me which composition is a favorite from photographing a particular location or subject. Sometimes, I have seen it as one of the first frames; other times, it's roaming around in the middle of the pack, while at times, it's near the end after I have had time to warm up...

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Photo of the Week, Agave Plant
Photo of the Week, Agave Plant
November 19, 2023  |  Torrey Pines, California

This was the first time I can recall photographing an agave plant. I was captivated by the beauty of the colorful tips on each leaf along with the subtle pattern of the serrated edges seen on each leaf.

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Photo of the Week, Oregon Coast
Photo of the Week, Oregon Coast
November 12, 2023  |  Oregon Coast Range

Before the year even started I already had a backlog of photos which is nothing new for me. This has increased significantly throughout the year. While starting to work on the photos I want to process, I thought I would try something different and post a photo of the week as a new journal entry (approximately weekly, we all know how life goes)...

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