Flat Salt, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Flat Salt, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

In August 2018, we travelled to Peru and Bolivia as members of an organised trip. One day in Bolivia the guide brought us to visit Salar de Uyuni flat salt. Flat salts are found in deserts and are natural formations. This site is the world’s largest salt flat. It is characterized by a surreal white […]

Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Another hobby that I have, beyond photography, is rock collecting. In 2024, my wife and I visited Tucson, Arizona, in late January for the Tucson Rock and Mineral Show, the largest one in the country. While we were in town, we also spent some time sightseeing. One place that we visited was Saguaro National Park. […]

Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, USA

Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, USA

In the fall of 2020, my wife and I had planned to visit New Mexico to see the national parks and other scenic areas, plus attend the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. That fell apart with Covid. Since I retired, we have been taking about a month in the spring to drive out west from Michigan. In […]

Desert Layers, Nicasio, Peru

Desert Layers, Nicasio, 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 2 identical Olympus cameras, […]

Land Of Shadows, Ladakh, India

Land Of Shadows, Ladakh, India

This high-altitude region has very little light pollution. This helps in casting some deep shadows of clouds over the desert and mountains. Low light pollution also provides a great opportunity for photographing the Milky Way.