Straightening Out Parliament

Correcting perspective, optical distortions, and leveling can sometimes be a challenging task. This tutorial demonstrates a technique I frequently use to correct strong vertical and horizontal elements of an image which I want to be aligned with the borders of the image.



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Serenity

It was quiet, calm, and cold (-14 degrees F) when I quickly jumped out of my car to snap this image of a drifted over canal north of Idaho Falls. It was the light that motivated me to get out of my warm car and extend the cold tripod legs! There were thin clouds which diffused the early morning light and cast beautiful glow and soft shadows on everything around. How glad I was that I didn't let this fleeting photo op pass as I wandered the snow covered country roads north of Idaho Falls.

A workshop with Jay Maisel

I recently enjoyed a wonderful weeklong workshop with renowned photographer Jay Maisel. The workshop was entitled "Light, Color, and Gesture" as was held at Santa Fe Workshops. Thank you to Jay for a great learning experience. For pushing me out of my photographic box and encouraging me to explore new area and limits of my photography. Here are a few of the images I took during the workshop where we were not allowed to use Photoshop or otherwise process the images and were encouraged to photography people...


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A Grand Loop

My thoughts have turned recently to a memorable visit to Yellowstone last summer with Bill Wight. We were scouting locations for a future workshop. It was a stormy afternoon which made for some dramatic clouds and weather. This is a view of a rain swollen Elk Antler Creek along the Grand Loop Road.


I'm looking forward to our next workshop in Joshua Tree National Park. Details are available at the Mountain High Workshops Website.

Moab Workshop

We had an excellent November workshop in Canyonlands and Arches National Parks and the are around Moab, Utah. I'm way behind on processing but here are a few images from the area...

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