I was recently in Sitka to photograph the annual spectacle that is Humpback whales bubble-net feeding on herring. To say it was impressive would be a huge understatement. It was astounding. What I didn’t expect was hearing the sounds the whales made. Our captain was Gary Downie of Captain Gary’s Sitka Adventures. Gary put his […]
I wasn’t really sure what to expect from White Sands. I’ve seen the pictures, so I knew the possibilities. My co-leader Cliff Zenor had been there before though, so I wasn’t going in blind. I’d seen plenty of pictures of white dunes, Yucca, pink skies. And I saw all of these. What I didn’t expect […]
In early December, Cliff Zenor and I conducted a workshop at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. It was my first trip there but Cliff had visited before. We had a small group of folks, all eager to witness and photograph the birds of Bosque. One thing we kept hearing from frequent visitors is that […]
Sitka is a treasure trove for outdoor and nature photographers. And it’s also one of my favorite places to go. Here’s a summary of what we found on my recent photo tour.
My July Olympic National Park photo tour, co-led with John Barclay, was the longest Olympic workshops I’ve ever done. I thought we might run out of locations, but as we ended, I realized we probably could have spent at least another day or two in the area. The first half, based out of Port Angeles, […]
Small stream along the Sol Duc Trail. Stream with moss covered rocks in the forest along the Sol Duc Trail. This year’s Olympic National Park workshop was another success. How can it not be? It’s Olympic! This year was a little different though. For one, Sol Duc Falls was inaccessible because the National Park Service […]
A round up of fall color trips to Silver Falls State Park in Oregon and the Palouse in Washington State
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