Category — Landscapes

I got lucky with this one. It was my first trip to Yosemite in 2002 and the whole valley was covered in a snowstorm all morning. I decided to leave, and on my way out the clouds cleared and valley opened up. I must admit, it was awe inspiring. I’ve been back many times since, but the first trip still stands out.

If you time it right you can get rainbow shots from most of the waterfalls visible from the valley floor.  This was taken around 7:45 AM on a winter morning.  For reference, the waterfall is almost 1800 feet high, so the rainbow is a few hundred feet tall and long I would think.  I was all the way across the valley when I took this.

This was taken just south of San Francisco and north of Half Moon Bay.  If you’ve never taken this drive, you should – it’s awesome.  I know lots of people that have done Highway One south of HMB and north of the GGB, but still haven’t made this leg of the journey.

Not sure when I took this exactly, but it’s one of my favorite winter shots.  I wish the light on the river was a little better, but beggars can’t be choosers and it was a day trip.

I love B&W photography, though I don’t know if I will ever master it.  This was a chilly morning and the photo was taken from the classic “Tunnel View” perspective.

I got this pic on my way over the cascade mountains between Eugene and Bend, OR while on my way to VocalBooth to meet Calvin Mann to get a custom set of studio rooms built for my house in Portland. It looks like a big waterfall, but in reality was only about five feet high.

I took this on my way from Portland to Denver, when I was coming to work at eBags. It was cloudy and snowing most of the way on the trip, so despite getting to go to Grand Teton, Jackson Hole,Yellowstone, and lots of other cool places, I didn’t get many pics. So much for trying the scenic route. At one point I was in a white out in Idaho with no idea which way to go.

I was about 40 yards from this guy in Yosemite when I took this.

The pic that started it all!  After taking this pic with a cheap digital camera, I decided I liked taking pictures and immediately upgraded my equipment and started trying to learn how to take photographs.