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It's a bit of a hike to South Lake, calls for a night's stay in an Adirondack Lean-to, I didn't get quite the sunrise I was hoping for, but it was pretty nonetheless. So here's a pano of the footbridge at sunrise Bart

There's a canyon a bit southwest of the Wahweap Towers east of Cottonwood Canyon Road, with some interesting hoodoo formations of it's own. So I asked our friend if he'd go over and "stand by that ledge" so I could use him for scale. I didn't expect him to get this close, but it worked out...

So often the ferns of the PNW rainforests complement the scenes. I found a few that deserved a stage of their own: This one was a "10 biter"; lying on the rainforest floor in the Hoh to get underneath the log for the backlit leaves. And at Bogachiel, along side a creek in the...

We got about a foot of heavy snow by Saturday morning, so I trekked into the local woods for some photos. It was just gorgeous. Made more interesting by the sounds of cracking and falling limbs from their heavy snow burden. Although there are trails throughout the woods, they were lost in the...

I recently posted a couple images of Kolob Terrace and that "island" type structure along the Lava Point Trail. I just processed an old pano I took of the area, to give a little more perspective. It does warrant a little more investigation next time I go there. In the pano, the "island" is...

Martin was so enamored with his wellies, he had to shoot from every pool and puddle. After camping on the beach, we were treated to a moonset at sunrise (over the kissing rocks) Walking back along the beach, we got another treat with sun rays and shadows Bart

The backcountry of Zion is every bit as attractive as (and fortunately less populated than) "downtown" Zion. Here a couple of my sampling from north of Zion: Bart Carrig

For a while, I've collected images of various southwest abstracts: rock and sandstone caring, fins, flakes and formations, often more intricate than any sculptor's. I thought I should share them. I'm sure many of you have gathered some of your own; feel free to post them and add them to the...

Back from PNW 1. Don Hall, Martin and I took a couple days to stake out Shi Shi Beach overnight. So we did the mud slog, then down the cliff, and the stretch along the beach. We were greatly rewarded by a beautiful sunset, a perfect night for camping, and a lovely morning. Don had a new...

I processed one more from the ice storm scene. A focal blend with the red Sumac in ice, and a larger scene late afternoon. There was just enough light coming through to light up the icicles forming on the sumac. It's -9 degrees right now; going down to -21 overnight. Let's see how Mr. Camera...

I've got a little series of winter scenes after a snow and ice storm came through. I shot these on Christmas s Eve: Bart

Colden has hung his stocking, and put out the goodies for santa and has gone to bed. So we've got some quiet time for tea, and a little time for a toast to my good friends and co-togs here at Focal World. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Holidays and Festive Festivus to all of you. And...

Dean and I toured the Adirondack Mountain Reserve a couple of weeks ago; we hiked the trail along Gill Brook, where there's a classic image that shoots up at the Flume, a nice set of falls with a good drop between some steep rocks. This year, the dry August and September reduced the flow...

Took a hike into the AMR a week ago, where there was some good color along the Ausable River. (Went there again this weekend with Dean, and I'm sure we'll see some good reports from him) Anyhow, here are two scenes I enjoyed: The first for a burst of yellow. The second, after 11 hours of...

An image from Little Stoner lake, via focal stack. Bart

I've made several trips over the last few weeks to the High Peaks area and usually spend an evening and sunrise at Connery Pond. A week ago, there was thick fog, so no sun got through, but there was a great, heavy frost. The first is the morning shot (no clouds !) The second is from...

get it, behind? ... but that doesn't mean they're not beautiful. And it's probably a good thing, that even when you got to a familiar spot, you've got to adjust your perspective and find new opportunities. Bart

I made a quick run Saturday overnight to try to catch some stars and a quick frost in the Adirondacks; on the way, between Indian Lake and Tupper Lake, a came across this little scene, which I think is apropos of "Solidarity". And yes, I "took a knee" to get it. Bart

We've been bereft of clouds this fall, but the forecast called for some clouds at sunrise, so I took a sunrise drive to the Southern Adirondacks, and about 25 seconds from my arrival, the clouds lit up with some mist in the foreground. Bart

It's still a bit early for fall here, but I do have a sampling of images over the past week or so: Gold Mine Stream (for obvious reasons) Color Bath at Oxbow Lake Red Crossover, Little Stoner Lake Misty Sunrise...