In this instalment of my tutorial series "Great Subjects", we're going to be looking at one of my favourite types of landscape photography: intimate landscapes. As landscape photographers, we tend to become engrossed in the grand vistas, the vast expanses that make up scenes with great depth. But small scenes can have a large impact too. Photographs of intimate landscapes … [Read more...]
Top 10 Landscape Photos of 2015
Happy New Year everyone! It's that time of year when I like to take a look back at my photography from the previous year and pick out my top 10 lists. I do one for landscapes and one for wildlife - otherwise it would be way too hard! I had a great year last year with some outstanding sunsets in the American Southwest during my snowbird trip early in the year, some excellent … [Read more...]
A Predictable Magic
Just another desert sunset I spend my days exploring With my eye on the horizon The spot the where the sun will later set Will a blanket of clouds extinguish the light? Will truant clouds create a pastel veil? Or will the clouds disperse for the sun’s rays to infiltrate? I spend my days exploring Willing the clouds to appear and then break The sun sinks below the … [Read more...]
Top 10 Landscape Photos of 2014
Around this time of year I always take a moment to reflect on how my last year went, whether I did the things I wanted to do, whether I am living the life I want to live, and whether I grew as a photographer. But I have this tendency to see only the negative things in life. For some reason, the negative things just stand out much more than the positive things, which are … [Read more...]
Black Friday Deals for Photographers
Save 30% On All Photography eBooks This Black Friday sales begins NOW and ends on Monday, December 1st As a snowbird, I spend my winters in the southwest USA, and Black Friday is a big deal down here. So I thought I would join in the fun and have a special sale on my eBooks this weekend. No coupon code is required. Sale Price $6.99 Regular Price … [Read more...]
Top 10 Landscape Photos of 2013
Happy New Year! It's January 1, 2014 and I find myself in the exact same spot I was one year ago. Literally! I'm in the exact same campsite boondocking in Borrego Springs Desert State Park in California where it is 80 degrees today. But I'm not in the same place in my photographic journey as I was one year ago. I have grown. I'm not one for making New Year's resolutions, but … [Read more...]