Congratulations to bensonkua for his winning photo titled, “Toronto at Night,” in our Night Landscapes contest.

I was eating a slice of pizza at a picnic table in Sierra Madre yesterday. I looked up from my cheesy goodness and saw this tree. With a slice in one hand and my camera in the other, I took these shots. The tree is all gnarled and is split up [...]

I think this might be my favorite picture from our vacation. It sums up the whole visit for me – nature and Chloe all bundled up in winter clothes. I like that this single image tells a story. You get the sense that she collected this pine cone as a treasure [...]

We’re back home in Los Angeles now and I said goodbye to my fence. On our last night in Spokane it snowed and snowed, clobbering me over the head with the Christmas spirit. Using Flickr Toys Mosaic maker, I gave honor to my fence by making some mosaics.
I learned so much [...]

I think I’m obsessed. I seriously love this fence at my in-laws’ house. I’ve photographed it upside down and sideways. And now it’s snowing (hurray!), so I’m hoping to shoot it early in the morning covered in snow before we leave for the airport. Part of the fence is covered [...]

The light here in Spokane has been overcast and gray for the last few days, so I haven’t felt the inspiration to shoot. But here are some more shots I took on our first day here.

The fence around my family’s house has great texture. I photographed it close to sunset and again early the next morning. The different qualities of light and color temperature really impacted how the fence translated to a photograph. What a difference the light can make.
I think I like the sunset [...]

It was so clear this morning in Spokane, WA, with frost covering the world. My father-in-law, Jim, took me to the mill pond for a little photography expedition. It was a good excuse to get Chloe (and me) out of the house while the activity of Thanksgiving preparation was happening. The [...]