A day at the bay

Wings spread

There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ~Douglas Adams

Nathan Sperry and I got up early yesterday and drove up to Farmington Bay hoping to photograph some eagles. We only [...]

Ornament of heaven

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Nikon D7000 18.0-105.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 lens @ 25 mm 1/160 sec @ f/8, ISO 400

Ye clouds, that are the ornament of heaven, Who give to it its gayest shadowings And its most awful glories; ye who roll In the dark tempest, or at dewy evening Bow low [...]

Autumn at the Alpine Loop

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Nikon D7000 105.0 mm f/2.8 lens @ 105 mm 1/30 sec @ f/11, ISO 100

Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength. ~ Betty Friedan

This is one of my favorite places at my favorite time of year. Click on the image [...]

Fire in the mountain

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Nikon D7000 18.0-105.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 lens @ 58 mm 1/60 sec @ f/8, ISO 800

Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself. ~ Mark Twain

Autumn snuck up on me this year, and then we had our first snow in the mountains [...]

Light

Light

Welcome, morning

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

This is an image from sunrise point at Bryce canyon.  Getting up early often has its rewards.

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