The Schulman Grove Visitor Center fire investigation seems to be moving ahead very slowly.  It appears authorities are taking their time to unravel what they see as a complex situation to make sure their conclusions are well founded.  http://www.ksrw.sierrawave.net/site/content/view/1290/48/
Meanwhile, John Thomas Christiana has been charged with more vandalism crimes.  He appears to be a complex [...]

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Here’s a quick status of the tragic loss of the Schulman Grove Visitor Center in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, a beautiful section of the Inyo National Forest.
Beginning in late August a rash of vandalism started in the Eastern Sierra with the area around Big Pine being ‘ground zero.’  http://www.inyoregister.com/content/view/115766/27/
Thursday morning, September 4th, the Schulman [...]

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There’s been an arrest in conjunction with the recent vandalism in the Eastern Sierra.  The cause of the fire at the Schulman Grove visitor center is still under investigation.  If it proves to be arson the person arrested will be a prime suspect.
Read more.
http://www.ksrw.sierrawave.net/site/content/view/1274/48/

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The other night I was talking about the Politics of the Nature Photographer.   One comment I made was “One thing about the natural beauty we so enjoy is that it takes constant vigilance to preserve it.  One lapsed moment to greed and it’s gone forever.”
Well, it happened….  Read this…
http://www.inyoregister.com/content/view/115529/1/
and this…
http://www.inyoregister.com/content/view/115766/27/
What else can I say?

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Two weeks of political conventions have left me feeling a bit nauseous.  But, as a nature photographer, some things political have become clearer.
Instead of drilling for more domestic oil, why can’t our country embark on the environmental equivalent to the Manhattan project or the Apollo mission to develop alternative energy sources?  Instead of weaning ourselves from [...]

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Photo Review is a new program offered by Ralph Nordstrom Photography.  It is a way by which photographers can get their photographs reviewed by their peers.  This is unlike most photography sites in that the reviews are anonymous and moderated.  This encourages more honest and constructive feedback.  The results are published on the web in [...]

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Latourell Falls is one of many falls along the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge.  It is particularly beautiful because it takes a long slender down a spectacular basalt cliff.  I was shooting up there over the Memorial Day weekend and have these three different views of the falls to share.  Each is distinct [...]

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One thing I haven’t done at all really is play around with different ink jet papers.  My thinking is simple - there is so much to master in all the tools I use - Photoshop, Lightroom, etc. - and so many techniques to learn that adding one more variable is something I just wasn’t interested [...]

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We’ll be at the San Marcos Grand Summer Festival this Sunday, August 31, 2008.  Come on out and see us.  Here are a few of the photographs we’re working on:
Latourell Falls 1, 2 and 3
Tillamook Bay
We will also have some new images from Joshua Tree National Park.
So come on out and say Hi.  The show [...]

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When it comes to evaluating our own photographs we’re probably the worst ones to do so.  That’s not surprising because we’re so emotionally tied up in every aspect - the subject, the feelings we had when we got the shot, the work we’ve done on it in the digital darkroom.

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