“No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer it has chosen…..” Minor White
No Friends on a Powder Day?
It’s breathless. It’s ….. Bliss. It’s shining eyes wide open wanting more. It’s a rhythm of weightless falling, turning. And yeah, that all sounds a little cheesy. But it’s hard to come up with superlatives of ecstasy
Smokin’ Utah Powder: Too Busy Skiing For Ski Photos!
No REALLY. I couldn’t hold myself back let alone any of my ski buddies long enough to photograph the AMAZing powder we were skiing. Here we thought we’d had fantastic powder days at our own little Brundage Mountain. Now, I’m from Alta (I literally lived there for 5 years or so) in the
Palm Desert: The Living Desert Zoo
The Living Desert Zoo. In the Palm Desert. I expected a petting zoo with lizards and snakes! Imagine my complete surprise when we
Palm Desert Oasis Escape
So Palm Springs is a pretty famous city in the southern California Palm Desert. And you know me by now, cities really aren’t my calling. But one of our favorite family members lives right next to to this famous place. And hey, it’s so
McCall Winterscapes: Delight in the Clean Wide Open
I love Old Man Winter. Not to say it doesn’t get old sometimes, no pun intended (not to mention cold). Which is why, in our part of the world, one needs to find ways to feel its
ICE: Winter’s Play & Abstract Art
Until I moved to McCall, Idaho, I had never stepped foot on a frozen body of water. Even though I’d been born in the frozen world of Alaska, I wasn’t prepared in my 20’s for the eery
Photographing Yellowstone Landscapes in Winter
Last week I blogged about my surprise & delight in photographing Yellowstone wildlife in the winter. But initially I thought I’d be photographing Yellowstone landscapes! Silly
Photographing Yellowstone in Winter
It had never occurred to me to go to Yellowstone in the winter, let alone to photograph it. Isn’t it famous for subzero temps in February? Now I am a mountain girl who knows how to handle being outside in the cold, but usually
Bruneau Sand Dunes: Simplify
Sometimes when life gets hectic and complicated (sometimes?!?), my favorite release is to get away to a landscape where it’s just simple. And nothing speaks simple like sand dunes. South eastern Idaho is a surprising place to