Kayaking the Yellow River

I went kayaking on the Yellow River this last weekend. It turns out that it was a prime deer hunting area so things got interesting when we started hearing gunfire. We did not get to the scenic camp site that we were hoping for, but this spot was good enough. I took this photo just after the sun went down.

Three Shells

Although I believe I prefer to the rocky coasts of the Pacific Northwest, I also enjoy the smooth beaches of Florida's Gulf Coast - especially in the undeveloped regions. I hope you like it.

ss0"6, f20, ISO 200

From Mountains to the Sea

One thing I like about Northwest Washington is that one day I can be shooting great winter scenes in the mountains, and the next day I can be on coast where the temperature is more mild and shoot scenes like this. Finding a good composition in this area was not hard, but it was difficult (as it always is) to find a truly great composition. This is probably one of my favorites for this area, as composition goes.

Canon 20D, Canon EF 17-40mm lens, SS6", f13, ISO 200

I'm Back

Hello! I am back from Washington. Although bad weather shut me out on several days, I did manage to get a few photos that I am proud of. I drove up to the Mt. Shuksan area last Friday and hiked into the waist deep snow to set up for this shot. Although it was frigid outside, I was thrilled when the sky turned pink, red, and orange just before sunrise.

After this shoot, I am now a big believer in snow shoes. Hiking into waist deep snow in hiking boots is extremely exhausting!

A Simple Sunset

This was taken a few hours ago on the Gulf of Mexico. I was trying to keep the elements of the photo as simple as possible. In hindsight, I should have included just a bit more of the sky, but I still like this one. Getting this shot was a bit harder than it might look. I had to bury part of the tripod in the wet sand to get low enough, and my pants got soaking wet from the larger waves that swept in while I was crouched on the sand in front of the tripod. I'm not complaining though :-)