Ancient Bristlecone Pine ~ Bishop Landscape Photograhy

Sunday, July 25th, 2010 at 2:11pm - Landscape

The Ancient Bristlecone Pine forest in the White Mountains just out of Bishop is one of the true treasures of this area.  These trees are the oldest living creatures on earth, some as old as 5000 years old.  That means they were saplings a couple thousand years before the pyramids were built!  There´s definitely a special energy being up there.  Its like you can sense the wisdom these trees have to offer.

Crystal and Trevor ~ Mono Lake Wedding Photography

Friday, July 23rd, 2010 at 8:03pm - Landscape

Crystal and Trevor are very dear friends, and taking part in their wedding was such an honor. I´ll let the photos speak for themselves.  Enjoy!

Boulder City Lights

Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at 9:11am - Landscape

Thursday I climbed the 1st Flatirion with my good friends Graham Hunt, and Sean & M´so Jones.  It was a grand adventure for 8 year old M´so, and we got some amazing shots of him an dhid Dad climbing together.  For now, just a teaser of the view of the 1st Flatiron from the 2nd Flatiron which I ran up at the last minute after rapping off the 1st to get some cool shots.

More coming from the climb soon!!!

Stormlight on Half Dome ~ Yosemite Landscape Photography

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 at 9:56am - Landscape

Last night, after it had been pouring rain and snowing for hours, the storm broke right at sunset to reveal the majestc Half Dome in all its glory.  I love moments like these....

Spring Is Here ~ Yosemite Landscape Photography

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 at 9:39am - Landscape

I´m in Yosemite, and spring has arrived....  well kind of.  Its rained, its snowed, and the sun has shown through, all in a matter of minutes.  It´s been an excitiing trip so far, with the weather keeping me on my toes, and I love it.  I´m not going to write much, but I hope you enjoy these images.  I´ve been shooting a lot with a Canon 17 Tilt Shift lens, which I´m absolutley in love with.  It´s really inspiring my creativity.  Do you have any favorites?

The flowers are still going in the lower canyon, which is such a treat.  And the dogwoods are in bloom, which is always  a very special time.

Coastal Redwoods & Golden Gate Cityscapes ~ Landscape Photography

Friday, April 16th, 2010 at 1:07pm - Landscape

During my trip to the coast, I was so inspired with photography, that I took every chance I could get to shoot something new.  One day in pouring rain I went to Armstrong Redwoods State Park, and didn´t shoot much, but got a couple cool shots and just enjoyed a type of experience we just never get here in the desert.

I also made it to the Marin Headlands to shoot some nighttime cityscapes of the Golden Gate Bridge.  This particular trip was very spontaneous.  I was driving in from the coast and was aiming to make it to the foothills of the Sierra that night to sleep.  It was about 10pm and I was still wide awake and had caffeine in the car, so I decided to drive down to San Francisco, about an hour out of my way.  I´ve been really inspired lately by my good friends Chris Williams and Will Jacks since they love to shoot at night, and I thought some cool cityscapes would be a blast and something totally new for me.  I spend a few hours looking out over the city and shooting and it was a blast.  I then headed for the hills and didn´t get till bed until about 4am that night, but I love that inspiration has been plentiful lately and I feel very thankful for this life of freedom that I live.

Northern California Coast ~ Landscape Photography

Thursday, April 15th, 2010 at 9:15am - Landscape

After going several years without a trip to the ocean, I am so happy to have just spent some time on the coast. I got to explore from just north of Bodega Bay to up around Salt Point, and it was truly spectacular.  I had explored the Jenner area before right at the outlet of the Russian River into the ocean, but never the areas just south and north from there.

There´s something really special about the ocean, it has a humbling presence that is hard to ignore.  It makes me think of how connected we all are; to know how many people hundreds or thousands of miles away might be looking out over and appreciating the same ocean.  Watching the waves come in and out makes me think of the rhythm and cycles of life, and the whole trip was quite reflective yet invigorating.

I may be a mountain man at heart, but a trip to the ocean is always so good for the soul :)