Picture Rocks National Park, Arizona, USA
Picture Rocks National Park — PIcture Rocks, Arizona, USA
White Shadow, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
Black and white, shadow and light—the same picture if you turn it upside down. This is my view of the alpine scene in front of me. I took this from Courmayeur early in the morning in March 2026.
Desert Scene, Judean Desert, Israel
The story behind this shot is very simple. It was the result of taking my camera into the Judean Desert in search of beautiful pictures. The striated rock formation, with the desert situated above it, seemed to fit the bill very well. The picture is presented in monochrome.
Valley Of Fire State Park, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
On another snowbird trip to Arizona and Nevada from my hometown of Courtenay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, we stopped to check the campground in this wonderful place. The many red sandstone formations are unbelievable. They are everywhere and all different in size and shape. The desert floor between these formations is covered with assorted […]
Mountain Desert, Chivay, Peru
In August 2018, we traveled to Peru and Bolivia as members of an organized trip. Peru features a 1,555-mile (2,500 km) long, narrow desert strip along its Pacific coast, making up about 10% of the country and acting as one of the driest places on Earth. For that trip, I carried two identical Olympus cameras, […]
White Sands, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, India
Vast White Sands desert with towering mountains in the background.
Hummingbird Grooming Time, San Marcos, California, USA
I love this time of year. Here in Southern California, hummingbirds are all over the yard as they start their migration north. My front yard is a buzz of high-pitched squeaks and chirps, especially with males defending territory they have established. Capturing hummingbirds in flight is a completely different topic; in this case, I was […]
White Sands Dune, White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA
Travel plans in 2020 did not hold up very well, and one trip for my wife and me that was a casualty was New Mexico. We finally got around to making new plans for the spring of 2022, and a prime target of interest was White Sands National Park. We booked a rental house in […]
Fire In The Sky, Joshua Tree National Park, San Bernardino County, USA
Living in Southern California, I am lucky enough to be able to drive a short distance to find dark skies. Now, in California, a short drive is a matter of perspective. From where I live, it is a short three hours to get to Joshua Tree National Park. Now, eighty percent of the drive is […]
Gliding Through The Reeds, Somenos Marsh, Duncan, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
