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While living in Australia in the late 1990's, I fell in love with the photography of Ken Duncan and was thrilled to travel there to attend a workshop with him in 2011 where I shot these treasured images.
New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales
California is such a beautiful place to explore and shoot. Multiple trips with my camera have produced images from the coast to the mountains.
Calistoga
Calistoga
Calistoga
Calistoga
Calistoga
Calistoga
Calistoga
Yosemite National Park
Mother Seal and pup near Big Sur
Near Big Sur
Sunset in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park
A 30-second long exposure in pure darkness. This is what the camera can see but the eye cannot. Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park.
Half Dome in Yosemite National Park
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
My new favorite place on Earth is the Canadian Rockies where the mountains are majestic and the light is divine.
Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Peyto Lake, Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Moraine Lake, Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Banff National Park
Yolo National Park near Banff
That was the temperature…17 below zero on that cold January morning in Alberta. And it was spectacular.
This is the second morning I walked on a frozen lake in the middle of Alberta. The huge cracks and chunks of ice are caused from the pressure of continual freezing and expansion on the lake.
After braving a dark, cold sunrise down in the valley where my fingertips started to freeze, I headed back to my vehicle only to turn around and see this glorious mountain scene. It was my favorite image of the day.
Ice bubbles are methane gas floating upwards and freezing as it gets closer to the cold surface of the lake. I took this photograph of ice bubbles on Abraham Lake at sunrise. Shortly after, I was walking on the ice and found a spot that wasn’t quite frozen solid anymore…my left leg plunged into the frigid cold water up to my knee. Thank goodness for great gear or I would have been in trouble. I headed to the vehicle to dry out and gather myself so that ended my morning of shooting in this incredible location.
Have you ever walked on a frozen lake? This was my first time and it was a surreal, eerie feeling. It was so cold and there were 30 mile-an-hour wind gusts blowing the snow and my camera gear across the ice. But the cracks were fantastic and I couldn’t help myself but to lay face down on the ice to get this shot. Barrier Lake, Alberta.
The winter light is magical reflecting off the peaceful blanket of snow. It was a cold 17 below zero, my world was still and quiet.
Living just 10 miles south of the Canadian Border, British Columbia is like our "back yard" which makes it easy to explore this beautiful land.
Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
Near Sund’s Lodge
Near Sund’s Lodge
Near Sointula
At Sunds Lodge
Near Whistler
Sun Peaks
Sun Peaks
This is the view from our fishing resort, Sund’s Lodge, looking west towards Vancouver Island. The islands are intimate and the scenery changes moment by moment.
There’s something about old boats that are intriguing…they seem to have a story to tell. Wonder what this one’s story is?
Another view from Sund’s Lodge.
While on the Sund’s Lodge fishing boat, we trolled around a large school of herring commonly referred to as a “bait ball” where birds and sometimes whales feed upon. As we were watching, five bald eagles began to dive down into the herring, grasping fish in their beaks and talons.
Views from around Sund’s Lodge are spectacular. The layers of islands and mountains make for a spectacular backdrop from the fishing boats. This is looking east towards British Columbia’s mainland.
A bald eagle with it’s catch. See the herring in its talons?
What a beautiful sunset sky above this charming wooden boat that lives just down the road from Sund’s Lodge.
One spectacular summer day on the fishing boat, we detoured to visit an area Orca and Humpback were frequenting. As we stalled the boat, a pod of eight Orcas swam toward us, eventually passing under our boat. As they swam off, another pod of ten passed by the side of our boat. To hear their sounds and feel their energy is magical. These two were swimming in perfect harmony side by side.
A winter morning view looking west towards Vancouver Island from Sund’s Lodge on Malcolm Island.
Charleston, South Carolina, the heart of the deep South, feels like a distant home. Each time I visit I am in awe of the beauty and culture, and most of all the Southern hospitality.
Built 1745 to 1755, then burned by the British Army in 1779. Rebuilt in 1826, then burned by the Federal Army in the Civil War, 1865. It is a beautiful, sacred place.
Live Oak trees about 250 years old.
Folly Beach, South Carolina
Folly Beach, South Carolina
The mountains of Colorado are just about as beautiful as any place could ever hope to be. I lived there and didn't ever want to leave. Whenever I go back I feel like a missing piece of my heart is home.
Near Ridgway
Crystal Lake, Ouray
Near Ridgway
Overlooking Telluride
Aspen trees near Telluride
Aspen trunks near Telluride
Overlooking Telluride
Overlooking Telluride (Taken just five minutes after the previous "warm light" image.)
South Mineral Creek, Silverton
Near Ouray
Uncompagrhe National Forest
Highway 6 near Georgetown
Aloha. What more needs to be said?
New Year’s Eve 2017…26 acres of land collapsed into the ocean and opened up this brilliant lava flow at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. I was there six weeks later and experienced this up close and personal from a boat. The heat, the smell and intensity coming from this lava flow is intense. I read a couple weeks after my visit that several boat companies were being fined for getting too close to this lava flow…I think I might have been on one of those boats.
This shows a different, wider perspective of the amazing lava flow.
I was fortunate to have been able to view this lava flow from a helicopter as well as up close and personal from a boat. This view shows perspective of its location.
Hovering in a helicopter just off the surface of this active lava flow, I feel as though I was looking into the Eye of the Earth.
One of the many lush waterfalls and foliage on the Big Island of Hawaii.
With a little help from a flash, I was able to capture the beautiful details of this fern frond growing wild in the forest.
It wasn’t the most ideal conditions, but I was able to capture the Milky Way glowing above the Big Island. I’ve never seen the stars shine so brightly, filling the sky like I’ve never experienced.
View from the helicopter of the lush Na Pali Coast of Kauai.
Another view from the helicopter of the Na Pali Coast of Kauai.
Do you see him?
Along the coast of Kauai are inlets called sea caves. I shot this one from a helicopter.
A school of Spinner Dolphins suddenly appeared beside our boat. Their dance was mesmerizing…and quick.
The island of Kauai is rich with lush and varied landscapes.
I've never seen more extraordinary light than in Iceland when I visited in July 2015. This is what it looked like at sunset and sunrise which happened around midnight and 3 a.m. Photographing in these hours left little time for sleep which is why I now have a t-shirt that says "Sleepless in Iceland". I can't wait to go back.
Sunset
Taken five minutes after the Bruarfoss image
Sunrise
A geologist told me it takes over 200 years for this much moss to grow on the lava rocks. It was spongy and other-world like.
Sunset
My images from a winter visit to the lovely Lofoten Islands in Norway
Sunset
Sunrise at the most photographed area in the Lofoten Islands
The Northern Lights danced on a background of a million stars
Sunrise across from Eliassen Rorbuer
A wooden row boat buried in the snow
In the southern most village spelled Å
Can you see the ballroom dancers in the ocean spray?
The main industry is Cod fishing. The fish are prepared and hung outside to freeze dry in the winter temperatures.
The freeze dried cod heads are ground to a powder and sent to Africa to make fish soup.
A harbor somewhere in the Lofoten Islands
Red was the cheapest paint to produce in the olden days, and the Lofoten Islands have followed the tradition of using it on their buildings.
A famous surfer in the frigid Norwegian waters
Black sand mixed with natural colored sand being washed ashore
Sunrise with the most unusually shaped icy snow pods in the water
Summer 2016 in the Hood River, Oregon valley was lush, green and beautiful. A place so near to where I call home is the location of these images.
Wahclella Falls
Wahclella Falls
Columbia River Gorge, Wahclella Falls Trail
Columbia River Gorge, Wahclella Falls Trail
Near St. Moritz
Near St. Moritz
Mt. Pilatus
The quaint, historic villages high in the mountains of Switzerland provide a feast for the eyes with their color, design and uniqueness. No two houses or buildings are the same, and the character they display feel as surreal as a movie set.
We live in such a beautiful, diverse state. The Pacific Ocean is to the west, the Cascade Mountains are to the east, the tulip fields and rolling hills are south of our home in Ferndale. My heart has always been in the mountains and I am learning to appreciate the water. Yet I always love beauty no matter where it appears.
Space Needle, Seattle
Ferndale
Ferndale
Leavenworth
Leavenworth
Leavenworth
Ferndale
In the Cascade Mountains
Mt. Vernon
In the Mount Baker Range, Cascade Mountains
Near Ferndale
Played by Uncle Bob in Leavenworth.
Mt. Vernon
Leavenworth
Mt. Vernon
Leavenworth
The base of an incredibly large, old tree in the Olympic National Park.
Cows and the Mt. Baker Sunset, Ferndale
The colors. The simplicity. God is the most amazing artist.
The texture of this old tree and golden light in the background drew me into this scene.
The light and shadows define how varied the mountain terrain is upon Hurricane Ridge.
The fog rolls into the valley at sunset looking north towards Vancouver Island.
The Grand Tetons of Wyoming. Been there, done that, want to do it again.
Grand Tetons
I'm doing some food photography for our company, Barleans. Here's a sample of the food styling and images I've been involved in. This is challenging me to learn a different form of photography.
I love beauty and it appears in so many ways. The color and shapes of fruit, the glisten of snow covered trees, the details in a glowing moon. These are random musings with my camera in hand.
Seattle
San Francisco
Carmel, California
On a boat in Bellingham Bay
