by activelight | Feb 15, 2017 | How to shoot, Landscape photography, New Mexico, Petroglyphs |
Albuquerque sunrise from Mesa Prieta, Petroglyph National Monument I’m a Night Owl But… Too many years of 3- and 4-set nights playing keyboards in nightclubs turned me into a night person. So I grumbled when the alarm went off at 0-dark-thirty, but...
by activelight | Feb 2, 2017 | How to shoot, Landscape photography, Travel |
My first photos were attempts to document life in black and white, and later in color. I shot without thinking about magic hour light – I was where I was when I was. Why High-in-the-Sky Sun Sucks Your eyes see a much-wider zero to 1 million range of light than...
by activelight | Jan 19, 2017 | How to shoot, Landscape photography, Wildlife |
Shooters Should Smile When the Weather Is Bad Massive snow / ice storms snarling traffic. Torrential winter rains across the Southwest and California. Arctic air and subzero temperatures. Time to give your camera a rest, right? Mourning doves in the rain, Saratoga,...
by activelight | Jan 12, 2017 | Ancestral Puebloan, How to shoot, Landscape photography, New Mexico, Ruins, Shot Design |
Work time’s over. You’re looking for a way out of the city, or just want to head out for a couple days. So you pack up, fill the tank, and do… what? Go where? Any choice is tied to a story. What story do you want to experience – to tell your...
by activelight | Dec 29, 2016 | Equipment, How to shoot, Landscape photography, Winter Photography |
Why you’re out there – Winter sunrise at Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area, Utah Better Living Through Chemistry I had a chemistry set when I was a kid. Hidden in a red metal fold-out box, its shelves held mysterious and colorful potions just waiting...
by activelight | Dec 23, 2016 | Colorado, Landscape photography, Winter Photography |
Merry Christmas to everyone – stay warmer than we did. Pat and Daisy in Durango snow Sloppy Durango Downtown Durango was a sloppy mess of snow near freezing. We enjoyed slushing around with our dogs in our favorite city park, admiring the Strater Hotel and...
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