MOUNT TOM ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SIERRA

Mount Tom on the Eastside, 2013

I appreciate how the boulder mirrors the shape of the obscured Mount Tom.

CARSON BLOCK

The Carson Block Building, 2012

I normally go out of my way to exclude motor vehicles and foot traffic from this series of photographs, but I like this image and so here it is.

A SAMPLING OF MY NEW BODY OF WORK

New Work, 2014

I love the color images, but I am really inspired by the black and white renderings of these images, and I think that is how I will show these.

NO ESCAPE

Joshua Tree Night Light, 2014

I took this image from my campsite at Belle Campground in Joshua Tree National Park. I think I took this sometime after midnight. The moon was about three-quarters full, and provided the terrestrial lighting. The clouds are illuminated by the far distant megalopolis of L.A. Despite the moonshine, and city light, the stars were clear and vibrant (note the Pleiades). By-the-way, I am using ISO 1600 with impunity, and loving it.

LIGHT POLLUTION

Light From the Bay Area Affecting the Night Sky at Pinnacles National Park, 2014

It is sort of beautiful is its own sick way, but I do pine for a night sky that excludes the intrusion by others into my view-shed. The sky at Joshua Tree National Park was somewhat better, but I think that was so because there is less moisture in the air there. The last time I really experienced a "natural" night sky was when I was in a remote corner of the Himalaya at the village of Karzok. 

MORE SEEING IN BLACK AND WHITE

In a Remote Part of California, 2014

I just love this composition.

JOSHUA REACHING FOR THE SKY

Joshua Reaching for the Sky, 2014

I do not know if this image even makes sense to the viewer. I think it is more easily understood as a color image, but I like the mystery.

BACK FROM MY ROAD TRIP

Highway Convergence, 2014

I will be posting some imagery of my recent trip to Pinnacles and Joshua Tree National Parks. As exciting as those parks were to me, the trip itself was equally fulfilling.