Having just spent the day trekking around the lost city of the Incas, or better known as Machu Picchu, it is clear why it stands out as Peru’s primary tourist attraction. The mystery surrounding much of the ruins leaves one to imagine all sorts of purpose or reason for many structures and objects. But mostly…
Ollantaytambo Inca ruins, in the Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, Peru, often overshadowed by the more famous Machu Picchu are certainly worth a visit. I spent a few hours there after a day filled with travel and visits to other locations prior to a late afternoon arrival. More time would be allocated in a future visit for…
It’s going on six weeks since I had shoulder surgery, and I have not taken one photo in Alaska in 2010. That is the longest photo-free period for me ever. However, that is happily ending as I’m pushing equatorial boundaries again for the second time in three months, with travels to Peru (Machu Picchu-if the…
I’ve updated a blog post made a long time ago, and included a few more pictures and discussion about the areas noted. I thought it was appropriate as I’m beginning to make plans for the summer photography season, and I’ll likely include all four of these destinations in one fashion or another in 2010. See…
Selecting cameras and lenses for a photo trip usually takes me longer than anticipated. If I’m working from my car, that’s a different story, since I can take everything I need, and pick and choose a subset of lenses or camera’s based on the day or moment’s activity. I own a lot of Canon lenses,…
F/8 and be there is a common phrase among the photography community, implying that half of the job is being somewhere at the right time. And it is true in many respects, but there is often a lot more that goes into a capturing a creative image. I’ve admired photographers that successfully employ some degree…
I picked 100 of my favorite images from the year of 2009. As always, it is fun to see a year visually in a rear view mirror.
Today on www.spaceweather.com there is a link to an interesting graph denoting the geomagnetic activity on a monthly basis. Spaceweather says: “Statistically speaking, March is the most geomagnetically active month of the year; October is a close second. Although the reasons why are not fully understood, there is no doubt that equinoxes favor auroras.” The…
Untitled Document Its time for a Sierra Club Calendar Submission. I used to submit to them for many years when I shot film, but there was a huge gap in time for them to catch up to the digital world, and just last year they began accepting submissions of digital photography. While that was a…
While politics for me is like chewing an aspirin, I guess its my turn to chew a little … HB 267 is a House Bill sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly and Rep. Mark Neuman and co-sponsored by Rep. Tammie Wilson. The bill will allow snowmachine (not other motorized vehicles) use on the Dalton highway corridor,…