Amazing Auroras!
We had a wonderful trip to Norway in late January, 2026. The big goal/hope was to see the Aurora Borealis. And we certainly did! But the entire trip was a truly enjoyable treat. Itinerary Tromsø: Jan 18 – 21 We booked our “cruise” on Hurtigruten‘s MS Trollfjord, departing from Tromsø on January 22nd. But we […]
McGregor Bay
I’m very lucky to have access to a wonderful family vacation spot on McGregor Bay, Ontario, which I’ve visited on and off for many years — starting when I was nine years old. A long time ago! Elizabeth and I hadn’t been in several years, but were back this year, meeting up with my sister […]
Iguazu
Iguazu Falls was just one of the many beautiful places we visited on our almost-three-week trip to South America. (A day-by-day account of our full trip is here, on my other website, visiblewind.com.) A wonderful quote regarding Iguazu is from Eleanor Roosevelt, who reportedly exclaimed “Poor Niagra”! It is spectacular, indeed. And huge! The above image […]
Scotland, Color
This is a follow up to my post yesterday that highlighted a few monochrome images from my trip to Scotland this past April. This time, though, it’s a few color images I hadn’t processed previously. The image above is a 180-second exposure of Neist Point on the Isle of Skye. This view is to the […]
Scotland, Monochrome
My computer has been “out of service” for a while, but it’s (finally) back — and therefore I’m back too! Time to post some more images from my wonderful photo workshop in Scotland this past March with Colin Homes (one of my favorite photographers!). In this post, I’m highlighting some of my monochrome images. (More […]
Glencoe Snow & Falls
I’m slowly working my way through my photos from a wonderful photography workshop with one of my favorite photographers, Colin Homes, in the Scottish Highlands. (A few details about the trip, and a few photos, are here, in a previous blog post.) This Glencoe scene — of Buachaille Etive Mor in the distance, and small […]
Scotland Photography with Colin Homes
I had an absolutely wonderful trip to Scotland at the end of March. I took lots of photos, and am (finally!) posting a few of them here. More to come as I work through them. The trip was a workshop with one of my absolute favorite photographers, Colin Homes, of Edinburgh. (He has another Website here.) And it […]
Music in Rochester
The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) was such a treat!! One week of fantastic music, with many shows at many venues — some indoors, and some on stages set up ourdoors. One of the musicians, Cyrus Chestnut (who put on a fantastic concert), remarked that it’s the “best jazz festival in the world,” and my […]
Lichen on Rocks
Here’s another image from Garrapata State Park, California, which I’m particularly pleased with. While exploring the park, I spotted these lichen-covered rocks, and was sure right away that I’d find some sort of composition to work with. And indeed I did! My sense is that the image is a bit “different,” which is something I […]
Blue and Brown
And another image from my trip earlier this week to the California coastline. As with this image from the same trip, it’s from Garrapata State Park — one of my favorite places! I had taken images of these sea stacks on previous trips (here’s one that I like) — they’re particularly dramatic when hit by big […]
Peaceful Sunset
Another image from my trip earlier this week to the California coastline. This is sunset at a beach in Garrapata State Park, which is between Monterey (to the north) and Big Sur (to the south). The park is one of my absolute favorite spots to explore and photograph. I’ve been there several times over the last […]
Bixby Bridge at Night
Earlier this week I had a wonderful two days exploring and taking photos of one of my absolute favorite spots: the California coastline, from Monterey south into Big Sur. It’s a spectacular coastline, and a wonderful place to spend time. I took this photo of the often-photographed Bixby Bridge in Big Sur, California. Yes, it’s been […]
The Drop
This photo is from a wonderful hike we took in Acadia National Park along the “Gorge Trail,” following Kebo Brook, which flows north in a valley between Cadillac and Dorr Mountains. It’s a spectacular trail — in an intimate way — with numerous small and beautiful cascades. The reddish granite rocks — Cadillac Mountain Granite — are […]
Rounding the corner
This image is from the corner of Via Venti Settembre and Via Orlando Vittorio Emanuele, in Rome. (What great street names!) I set my tripod up in a painted traffic island. (Which is not especially reassuring in Rome! Although I was not too far from a “real” island, for what it’s worth…) Quite a few […]
A waterfall, and rain, in Iceland
Gullfoss is an amazing and huge waterfall in Iceland. This image was taken on a rainy day, so keeping my camera and lens dry was a continual challenge. But I think the falling rain combined with the rising mist added some moody drama to the scene, which I like. No complaints! This falls is powerfully […]
Brúarárfoss
I went on an amazing photo workshop in Iceland last month, led by two great photographers and teachers, Richard Bernabe and Joe Rossbach. The full workshop group had a fantastic time, and each of us now has a great set of new friends. This waterfall, Brúarárfoss (foss = falls), which Richard had scoped out last year, […]