This photo was taken on June 6, 2011, overlooking Skilak Lake located on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. Skilak Lake’s rich blue color owes to the glacial sediment fed into the lake from the Skilak Glacier. Visible in the center of the picture is the gravel delta containing the braided streams of the Skilak River. This delta [...]

Although I’d rather not run into an jellies while swimming, I am completely mesmerized by them at an aquarium. I really could watch them float around for hours, and am fascinated by all of the various colors and details the different varieties feature. This photo will most certainly look familiar to anyone who has had [...]

As the sun set on Bear Lake, Colorado, I created this classic black & white image featuring granite rocks jutting from the water in the forefront, and lightly snow covered mountains behind. A dusk run-in with a very large wild animal is discussed in my blog post featuring this image.

For this image of my daughters sandals, I used a Sigma 70-200mm f2.8. I wanted a shallow DOF to blur out distractions in the background but also wanted to retain the details in the texture on the cement. Since this image was shot on labor day last summer I thought it depicted the “end of [...]