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From Earth to Sky
A few weeks ago, I stayed the night in Independence. I woke up early and walked all the way to the edge of town, into the fields, and looked at the amazing transition of the Owen Valley into the Sierras. The gentle contours of the valley, giving way to the hills and then to jagged … Continue reading From Earth to Sky
The Tallest Mountain in America*
*Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States and the Sierra Nevada. It has an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m)It is an amazing mountain to behold especially from the hills around Lone Pine in Owens Valley. I rendered this photo in B&W because I just felt the colors actually distracted from the ridge and the … Continue reading The Tallest Mountain in America*
Light on the leaves
It was about three years ago I visited Japan for a photo adventure. I was taking a walk past this bamboo grove on a decidedly dark and gloomy day. The light was quite flat. The undergrowth was dark and full of shadows. What caught my eye was the different colors of the leaves — from … Continue reading Light on the leaves
Dunes of Death Valley: a very personal interpretation
Given that we live in a world that is so intensely photographed, we have to think about photography as interpretive. And that is why often go back to this observation from the legendary photographer, Ansel Adams. “The negative is comparable to the composer’s score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle … Continue reading Dunes of Death Valley: a very personal interpretation