One of our instructors on the PODAS workshop spends the winter in Sam Miguel. From the roof top deck of his home is a magnificent view of the city. Here is sunset from San Miguel.
San Miguel Sunset
San Miguel – Here We Come
I am leaving today for a week in beautiful SanMiguel Mexico. I’ll be blogging from there the rest of the week and also posting on my other blog the PODAS Workshop Blog. SanMiguel is just a lovely place and so is the surrounding countryside. Expect to see photos of people, street scenes and landscapes. I’ll be leading a groups of Phase One camera owners on this trip. Instructors will be Michael Reichmann and Mark Dubovoy. Visit the blog and see all the action.
Hanging On
On one of my trips to Bryce Canyon I had one of those magic moment light sunrises. Snow and this golden light and so much to shoot. This is one shot. I like the tree with the softer focus of the hillside in the background. Because this was short with a Phase One camera there is immense detail in the shot. The roots clinging to the rocky surface and the try trying to defy the elements. Love it!
Norwegian Glacial Valley
One of the locations I want to do a PODAS workshop at next year will be Norway. I was there a few years ago and have tremendously nice images from the trip. This is one shot near the base of a still active glacier looking down the valley that the glacier once occupied. The small puddle of water on the rock kind of sets a nice foreground for the distant valley. If I remember this was shot with a P45+.
Iceberg So Simple
This has been one of my favorite shots from many years. Something about the angles, color and the fact that this was an iceberg. Photographed from a ship in Antarctic I used a long lens to shoot close up sections of the iceberg. This is blue and smooth because the ocean just keeps splashing on it and the water running off of it smooths it out. I love the colors and the fact that nature created this and that this iceberg is long gone.
Hurricane Ridge Weathered Tree
I keep coming back to Olympic National Park. Have done a number of trips there and I will be leading a workshop there this fall. While most people see this ridge called Hurricane Ridge from the parking lot, I decided to see a ridge I saw off in the distance and thus traveled a very rough road out to a farther ridge. along the way on the top of the ridge were testaments to the battle trees fight to make their stance on this ridge. There are small hearty evergreens with deep roots and then there are the ones like in this photo that fought the battle and lost. Now they are at the mercy of the winds and nature and while dead take on a whole new look as natures wears them down.
Iceland Land Of Such Beauty
In May of this year I am leading another Phase One PODAS workshop to the beautiful country of Iceland. This is a magnificent country with such beauty it is hard to describe but easy to appreciate. Even the horses are art. This shot was done on one of the main roads around Iceland. here are a lot of spots like this so it is hard to get too far without wanting to jump out of the car and shoot another image. If you are interested in going me on my workshop you can learn more information HERE.
Mt. McKinley A Magnificent Sight
There a re a few mountain peaks that grab big attention. Peaks that you can see from far away. Peaks that you are driving hours to get to you can see and it seems you are not getting any closer. In Denali National Park there is a peak that hides itself behind clouds much of the time. A few years ago while visiting one of my sons stationed at Fort Richardson and teaching workshop I was able to get this shot. Sunset at Denali. I have a lot of other images from Denali too. Grizzlies, a Lynx, mountain goes. The place is a photographer paradise.
Iceberg at Sunrise
Well you may have noticed that I have not made posts for several days. I was quite busy when in Copenhagen setting up all the infrastructure for this years PODAS workshops. We managed to set up three new workshops as well as take care of a lot of planning and a marketing plan for that will be an excellent workshop series this year. Todays image was made several hers ago while cruising Antarctica. The sky for several hours just stayed a purple color as the sun just set below the horizon but it never got dark. Kind of like a sunset that turns into sunrise in a matter of 90 minutes. Anyway today was a cold day when I awoke so I though it to be a good iceberg day.
Made It To Copenhagen
Well, I made it to Copenhagen today. Didn’t get bumped up to business class on this trip, so I rode with the folks in the back. Made it though, but tired and have been suffering all day to stay awake so I could get a real solid nights sleep and wake up on the new time some tomorrow. I’ll be at the Phase One offices for this week in meetings and doing planning for upcoming PODAS workshops. The week will go fast. To help alleviate my jet lag I took a photo walk about this afternoon. Cold day but the sun was peeking through the clouds so I got a few good images. Took a break halfway and enjoyed an Irish Coffee. Copenhagen is such a civilized city. This is a shot of the canal in Nyhavan, where there is usually a big party going on. The place in the summer is solid with people and outdoor cafes. Not today. I’ll have more Denmark pictures as the week goes forth.