Catskill View, Hudson Valley / Canon 1Ds mk III, f/5.6 @1/160 sec, ISO 200, 180mm, no filters I hike many of the same trails over and over again in the Hudson Valley, partly for the exercise, mostly because it reminds me of how fortunate I am to have access to nature’s beauty on a continual basis. Nature relaxes me, helps me…
My hometown of Beacon, NY celebrates it’s centennial this year, and as part of an exhibition, I was asked by the organizers if I had any photos of the region from the top of Mt Beacon. I have plenty of course, but they wanted something that could be printed farily large, around 8 feet wide. I knew that for the…
Inspired once again by Seth Godin and a recent blog post titled "the difference between a failure and a mistake," I wondered how I might apply it to nature photography and the issues we all struggle with in our attempt to make successful images. Of course this applies to life in general, as Seth so clearly explains, but I think…
“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” - Socrates
The February 2011 Free Desktop Wallpaper is now available for download. Mt Beacon is home for me, and whenever it snows, I climb to the top as often as possible - you never know what you're going to find. This particular day was special due to a combination of great light, cold conditions, and fresh snow from the night before. As…