The Journal
Stories from the Field
Dispatches from the trail — landscapes, wildlife, alpacas, and the road in between.
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To DSLR Or Not To DSLR? That Is The Question – A Mirrorless Camera Pacific Northwest Photo Trip – Part 1
So when he called and said he needed a ‘wingman’ for a video and photography project, I was already in. When he said he’d pay me, I lost my frickin’…
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An Afternoon Admiring Ansel Adams At The J. Paul Getty Museum
So for those of you not in my Google+ orbit, I wanted to share a set of images made last week when I went to check out the Ansel Adams exhibit…
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Let The Topanga Gradient Take Over Your iPhone!
Every now and again I throw out an image I feel fits well as a background for the iPhone, and now is one of those agains. Here’s an image I…
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I Ditched The DSLR And, Wait For It, Didn’t Miss It! What Have You Done To Me Samsung!?
So this weekend marked a milestone in my photographic adventures – I went fully 100% mirrorless. As a participant in Samsung’s Imagelogger program, I’ve been playing with their NX300 for the past several…
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Apparently I’ll Be Adding ‘Historian’ To The Resume…
So just thought I’d share…this was kinda groovy. One of the homes I shot a few weeks ago for www.ShootingLA.com was apparently of some historical significance. It was built in 1954, and…
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The Samsung NX30 – The One Time Less Zeros Puts A Smile On My Face.
A lot of you already know that I’ve been playing with the mirrorless cameras lately as one of Samsung’s Official Imageloggers. They started out by sending me the gorgeous brown…
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Education: Disrupted – A Fascinating Peek Into The Future Of Education
So I had a pretty privileged experience about a week ago. A man I do a lot of work for over the past several years, Frank Fitzpatrick, organized and hosted…
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California Finally Got Rain And Left Us With A Gift – Another Perfect iPhone Wallpaper!
So I was out on a job on Monday afternoon, and it was the day after Los Angeles finally got a bout of MUCH needed and necessary rain to break…
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I Got A Bit Jerky, And In Return, Topanga Got Fresh!
So this was fun. I recently got a minute to head over to Topanga Fresh Market & Cafe, the organic market in town, to check out the display for Topanga’s Finest…
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You Don’t Need Psychedelics To See All The Purty Colors…Just Innovate!
Ok, these are kinda crazy…does anyone remember the Hypercolor shirts from back in the day? You know, those shirts that when you pressed on them, they changed color with the…
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No Matter How Often You See It, The Magic Of Yosemite Will Always Seem Fresh
So this is pretty sweet. The Roosevelts just published a post entitled “45 Photos That Will Make You Want To Visit Yosemite National Park.” That first picture look familiar? It…
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Bluegrass And Treetops On The Topanga Trails
T’was a perfect day in Topanga Canyon, and to stay inside would have been a crime, so I grabbed one of my cameras, the Samsung NX300, threw on the ‘summer’ outfit,…