Category: Photography
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Green frogs
Read more…: Green frogsAnother nighttime walk in the woods with rubber boots and a flashlight. Lots of green frogs out tonight.
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Skunk Cabbages
Read more…: Skunk CabbagesThe skunk cabbages are emerging, a sure sign of spring. Dates we noticed them previous years: These photos are also me testing out a used Canon Extender EF 2x III that I picked up. The reviews are accurate: A bit of a reduction in sharpness and a reduction in speed on auto focusing. You lose…
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Weekend in the Catskills
Read more…: Weekend in the CatskillsAmanda, Charlie, and I spent last weekend in the Catskills, exploring the Phoenicia and West Kill areas. (Or, depending on how you look at it, the Esopus and West Kill watersheds.) I took along my camera and tried to capture some of the beauty of that region in the winter. Woodland Valley Rd bridge over…
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Back cover photo in 2026 issue of Tenkara Angler
Read more…: Back cover photo in 2026 issue of Tenkara AnglerThe 2026 print issue of Tenkara Angler went live today: One of my photos from the fly swap post is on the back cover. Exciting! If you are into tenkara, the print issue is full of good stuff. Worth checking out.
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Hudson Ice Floes
Read more…: Hudson Ice FloesAfter picking Charlie up from school yesterday, we went on a drive to photograph the ice floes on the Hudson River. One of my favorite things when we lived on the Yonkers Waterfront was seeing the ice floes in the middle of winter. We haven’t had much ice the last couple years, so I was…
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Three tiny snowballs
Read more…: Three tiny snowballsI thought about making these monotone, but I love the subtle blues that come out in photos of snow.
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Cozy places photo walk
Read more…: Cozy places photo walkAs part of my goal for this year to get back into photography, I charged my SLR’s batteries and went on a photo walk in the woods after a big snow. I gave myself the theme of “cozy places” that small woodland creatures might hole up during the storm. I couldn’t help but take a…
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Photos Published in Newton Graphic Science Magazine
Read more…: Photos Published in Newton Graphic Science MagazineNewton Graphic Science Press in Japan published one of my cycloid photos twice in the past year.
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The Sheep at Sawkill Farm
Read more…: The Sheep at Sawkill FarmAmanda and I spent the weekend exploring the Hudson Valley. On our way back today we stopped at the Sawkill Farm store. I had my camera gear in tow and they graciously allowed me to take some photos of their sheep. It was a drizzly day, but I had a wonderful time. The sheep have…
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Point Reyes National Seashore
Read more…: Point Reyes National SeashoreAmanda and I spent a few days in California wine country at the end of March before we drove over to Yosemite. We were kind of disappointed in wine country because we expected to learn a lot more than any of the tour guides seemed to be interested in teaching us, so we took one…
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Yosemite National Park
Read more…: Yosemite National ParkWe love going to national parks in the spring. The weather is cool, the parks aren’t crowded, and the waterfalls are spectacular due to snowmelt. Here is a small collection of photos I shot in Yosemite at the end of March 2016.
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Glacier National Park
Read more…: Glacier National ParkLast year Amanda and I visited Glacier for a couple days before the official start of the summer season. Going to the Sun Road was still closed, but we avoided the crowds, explored the park in solitude, took in the wonderful scenery, and ran into some incredible wildlife. Here is the best of what I…
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Textures and Colors of Yellowstone
Read more…: Textures and Colors of YellowstoneLast year Amanda and I visited Yellowstone for a couple days before the official start of the summer season. It was chilly and some roads were closed due to snow, but we avoided the crowds and got to explore the park in relative solitude. Here are the best photos I shot over two days. I…
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Illum Light Graffiti
Read more…: Illum Light GraffitiA photography project that explored the light, exposure times, and shadows.
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Photo Credit at The Daily Caller
Read more…: Photo Credit at The Daily CallerLast week I had a photo credit at The Daily Caller. The photo I took at Hillsdale to illustrate a story on medical marijuana was picked up by The Daily Caller to illustrate a story on Chicago’s decriminalization decision. See the original photo.
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Photo Credit at Huffington Post College
Read more…: Photo Credit at Huffington Post CollegeBack in March, I had a photo of a Hillsdale College Center for Constructive Alternatives lecture picked up by Huffington Post College in an article entitled, “The 13 Most Conservative Colleges.” You can check out the original photo in this post or read the article over at the Huffington Post.
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Photo of Reagan Statue in Dream Villager Magazine
Read more…: Photo of Reagan Statue in Dream Villager MagazineMy photo of the Reagan Statue at Hillsdale College that was picked up by the National Review Online was just picked up by Dream Villager MagazineArchived Link to accompany an article by Andrew Roberts! Download the PDF of the article, or view the article online (go to page 30.)
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Diving
Read more…: DivingAt the beginning of the semester, I got to spend some time down at the pool shooting some fun photos for the Hillsdale Collegian. The sports editor wanted to run a profile on the swim team’s new diver, Gretchen. She is the first diver Hillsdale has had since the 2008 season. Gretchen Whenever the Collegian…
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Lighting Smoke Trails
Read more…: Lighting Smoke TrailsI shot this for a story at my college paper about the city deferring the medical marijuana decision ruling four consecutive times. We needed a catchy jump from A1, so I came up with this. This was a fun shoot. We got some strange looks, but good results. Disclaimer: These are hand-rolled tobacco cigarettes. No…
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National Review Online
Read more…: National Review OnlineOne of my photos was on National Review Online today! The photo was of the recently dedicated statue of Former President Reagan that was dedicated here at Hillsdale College last week. The Reagan statue is Hillsdale’s most recent addition to the Liberty Walk. Here is a larger version: