Notes from the Field
Ohanapecosh River on Mount Rainier
One of the perks of being a nature photographer is getting to see so much intense wild beauty that most people regrettably will never see except on television or online. Over the years I've enjoyed so many jaw-dropping views, experienced incredible (and often...
Washington Native Orchids!
After years of hunting down and photographing wild orchids all over Florida and the American Southeast for much of the past decade, when we decided to move to Washington one of the first things that came to my mind as we began planning the move was, "There will be all...
My Orchid Photos on Permanent Display in the Ocala National Forest!
This is pretty cool. Last year I was contacted by the Florida Department of Forestry about a project they were doing in the Ocala National Forest. It seemed they were making some new trails and wanted to add some informative signs and markers along the way to help and inform hikers and visitors as to what they were seeing. Someone in their department had seen my native orchid images and wanted to know about getting an extended license to use them for public display.
Snow in Summer – Shoshone National Forest
As promised, now that I have my new gallery system in place, I'm able to save a lot of time in post-production/publishing so I can post more work at a much faster pace. Here's a new image I just finished editing. Snow in Summer - Shoshone National Forest ~ click to...
Colorado’s East Pawnee Butte
For those of us who have lived more or less within a few miles of saltwater for most of our lives, something about the dry, arid deserts and plains can be just about the most exotic and otherworldly place imaginable. Something from a movie. From a Western novel....
A Cascade Mountains Beauty – Red Columbine
This will be a quick post, but as I'm finally caught up with nearly all the new website and photo gallery updates, I'm finally beginning to stop looking backward and making that great leap to "What's next?" and looking forward to seeing and doing new things. I've had...
Eye to Eye with a Wild Elk Calf
So rare is it that when in the wild I ever feel so naive, out of my depth, and just plain dumb. Such was the case a couple of months ago when this Floridian (yes the same one who spent many years of his life nonchalantly at ease in the water with wild Everglades...
Montana! Ground Squirrels!
Recently I travelled through Montana and as on any road trip, rest stops are a much needed and necessary facility when going cross-country on the Interstate system. This particular stop in Saltese, Montana will be one to remember. As I was walking to the building - I...
Waterfall on Mount Rainier
Yesterday I did a day trip to Mount Rainier now that I'm finally more or less settled in to my new home in Washington State with the intention of focusing on a limited range of subjects so I didn't get too distracted by all the new sights. I was after orchids (as...
In a Flash of Pink – Roseate Spoonbill!
Anyone who has ever tried to walk through mangroves tracking a roseate spoonbill – never mind with a backpack full of photography gear and holding a camera – knows that it is not easy. Twisted above-ground roots and protruding rhizomes make any travel slightly faster...
The Most Beautiful Sunset in the Muck
Sometimes we photographers slip up and don’t find the very best spot to get our best sunset shot. Sometimes it’s a new area and location or we don’t know the lay of the land, sometimes we get distracted shooting other subjects and get so absorbed in what we are doing...
How Blue Can You Get? Steller’s Jay!
As promised, here is the next photo of a Steller's jay from my trip to Washington State with a borrowed camera. The cool thing about being in Washington was having a very strange experience about the natural world. In Florida, I can sound off the name of every plant,...