Honestly, this week I needed a break from seeing the world through a viewfinder. That, three weeks of 18+ hour days traveling in Alaska and the task, even if anticipated,…
Long ago I did a workshop with John Shaw, one of the great “nature photographers,” and learned so much in such a short time. When viewing a sunset he recommended…
I’ve made many photographs of reflections in water and continue to enjoy exploring their endless variations. Summer—with blue skies and white clouds—offers endless opportunity to work along a river bank…
As much as I love winter in Vermont, days like we’ve had this week (70-80 and sunny with clear night skies and morning temperatures in the 50s) are stunningly gorgeous.…
Another day looking up at the London Eye to see different clouds caught in the web of the structure. I love the contrasts: hard-edged cable and soft clouds. Black and…
I feel so fortunate to see clouds in the sky! They so often seem to make the perfect companions in a photograph for trees, mountains or built structures. I think…
To paraphrase Ratty from Wind in the Willows, “nothing is so fine as messing about on snowshoes.” Rob logged our walk on a GPS. As we were packing up, he…
I find it easy to forget to look up. Some of the best seeing is up there. I’ve been looking up in the tops of trees a lot this week…
Walking home tonight at sunset with a nearly half-full moon in the sky, I began to think of how much I assume about my life every single day. I thought…
I spent many hours as a child chasing butterflies. I’m afraid many of them ended up chloroformed and pinned into a butterfly collection in the “museum” my brother and I…
Still Learning To See 