Dawn in the Desert
The best way to get great photos is simply to go get them. Put yourself in the right place at the right time. Clambering up [...]
Cactus Point of View at Superbloom
The Anza-Borrego desert in California is in the midst of a superbloom wildflower display. California native plant desert garden landscape, Anza Borrego State Park [...]
A Brighter Sky
Whenever there is sky in the frame it is so easy to let the camera meter fool the photographer. The camera meter reads the entire [...]
Magnolia, Pruned
Every winter, I seem to wait on pruning my trees until winter is almost over. And now the Magnolia has started to bloom. Magnolia [...]
Seeing Shapes in Succulents
Succulents are one of the most photogenic of plants groups. The leaves are bold and graphic, arranged in geometric patterns, creating strong shapes. Gardens with [...]
Be Alert to Backgrounds
One of the pleasures of winter for a garden photographer is reviewing photo shoots from earlier in the year and being transported back in time. [...]
Avoid “Light Over Your Shoulder”
For interesting photos in bright light, don't follow the Kodak advice that came with the early Brownie cameras: “The sun should be behind your back or [...]
Christmas Berry Composition
Whenever I wander the woods behind my house this time of year, I see flashes of red - Christmas Berry, or Toyon, Heteromeles arbutifolia, one of [...]
Flower Photo Focal Point
Camellia sasanqua flowering shrubs, ‘Kanjiro’ (fore) and ‘Yuletide’ with background of Gingko leaves yellow fall color Every autumn when my Camellia sasanqua shrubs [...]
Glowing Oak
Almost every day I take a morning walk with my dog, Kona in the Oak woodland’s around my house. My back yard is Cherry Hill, [...]