I want to wish everyone around the world a Happy Holidays! Stay safe and enjoy the peace and quiet of the season. Below is a picture I took from Glacier Point on my last trip to Yosemite. Color didn’t seem to do justice to the image so I made it black and white. Have a […]

The photo below was taken on my last day staying in Mammoth Lakes. I got up really early and headed up to Lake George and took the photo. The rock formation is called Crystal Craig. Since it was the first couple of days of November, I was the only one at the lake! It was […]

During my last trip to Yosemite, I woke up early one morning and hiked to Middle and Upper Gaylor Lakes. As an added extra, I hiked up to the abandoned Great Sierra Mine, which is up a small trail from Upper Gaylor Lake. The mine is at an elevation of about 11,000 ft and has […]

When I arrived in Mammoth on the first day of my trip, I saw some signs that said the road going down to Reds Meadow was going to close for the season the next day at 12 pm. With that in mind, I decided to wake up really early and do a couple of sunrise […]

The one thing I really like doing in the Eastern Sierra is getting up early and hiking to a lake to see the sunrise. Nothing can beat the feeling of the landscape opening up with dawns early light. Below is a photo I took after hiking to Middle Gaylor Lake one morning. It was pretty […]

Yes, I know. I’ve been gone a while and haven’t written. I’ve been back from Yosemite for about two weeks, but had a few interesting things happen to me when I got home. Looks like everything is working out fine though. Anyway, I have some nice fall photos to share from my trip. For this […]

National Geographic recently launched its nature photographer of the year contest and so far there are some amazing photos to be seen! The different categories for the competition are: wildlife; landscapes; arials; underwater. If I find a really good composition during my trip to Yosemite and the Eastern Sierra, I’ll try submitting it to the […]

My trip to the Eastern Sierra and Yosemite is coming up very quickly. There is a possibility that one night I may try to do some astrophotography, since I didn’t have the opportunity this last June. There is a two night open window that I’m looking at, so I’m hoping for good weather for one […]

It’s getting close to that time when I’ll be returning to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Yosemite! I’m looking forward to checking out some new areas and seeing the new layout of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. I’m also looking forward to seeing the cabin I stay in every year. Below is a photo […]

I recently purchased a really nice prime wide angle lens; it’s the LAOWA 7.5 MM for the micro 4/3rds systems. The lens is completely manual and has no electronic contacts for auto focus or writing exif data to the image file. So far I have to say I really like the lens and looking forward […]