“Here Comes the Sun”

Jun 4, 2026 | Landscape Photography

Red-winged Blackbirds captured by Z 9 / Z600f4TC w/Z2x

I stood there enjoying the rising sun, thinking it would rise behind the reeds, making for a nice click. I was on the edge of the marsh with nowhere to go, so I was depending on the earth to rotate and give me the shot. As the sun rose, I saw in the viewfinder what I desired wasn’t going to be delivered. But I loved the color, so I watched. That’s when the Beatles’ song, Here Comes the Sun came to mind and plays. When I was mentally coming to the chorus, a group of Red-winged Blackbirds took to the air seeminly playing in the warmth of the sun. It then struck me that I wasn’t the only one celebrating, here comes the sun.

The Front Rolls In

May 28, 2026 | B&W Photography, Landscape Photography

DuPont Point captured by Z 8 / Z70-200f2.8II

My mind was on shorebirds and working the Z600f4TC as they whizzed by in the growing breeze. That’s when I looked up towards the coast to see the front coming at us. That’s when the birds took a back seat, and the “landscape” lens came out. The turbulent air that pushes a front through creates the most beautiful natural forms of cotton candy. What I present here is a simple click taken with Dark Tone Monochrome and posted here. The beauty comes from nature as the front rolls in.

Simple Calm

May 21, 2026 | B&W Photography, Landscape Photography

Delaware Shore captured by Z 9 / Z26f2.8

Big glass set up on the tripod, puffies floating by, the air filled with the calls of hundreds of birds, a gentle breeze, and warm sun, it all produces a sense of, calm. Na, it’s not a photo that will reach the kitchen wall, won’t be in a presentation or article. It’s just a simple click from a moment on the shore. It’s just simple calm.

Quite the Sight!

Apr 23, 2026 | Landscape Photography

Basilica del Voto Nacional captured by Z 9 / Z180-600

My photo does not do it justice, but I had to take it anyway! There are too many other buildings in the way, but it’s the view afforded us from our room. The clock was against me, so I took out the camera, got the Benbo tablepod out, and shot through the window to take home this glowing work of art across the valley. It is, quite the sight!

Before the Sun Hides Again

Apr 14, 2026 | Landscape Photography

The Bitterroots captured by Z 8 / Z70-200f2.8II

Our morning drive for huckleberry pancakes was particularly gorgeous this weekend with the incoming spring showers. The wind that came with the front wasn’t really welcomed, but the moisture sure is! The peaks are over 10k feet, so they squeeze the clouds as they float east. They come over the valley, and they expand again and at times, sink down, making for some great, moody landscapes. We love to park with our coffee and just watch the ballet as they float past and overhead. We take it all in because we know it won’t be long before the sun hides again.

The Bitterroots captured by Z 8 / Z70-200f2.8II

Had to Make an Ice Cream Run

Mar 31, 2026 | Landscape Photography

Old Barn – Sapphire Mtns captured by Z 9 / Z70-200f2.8II

Seriously, we had the urge for chocolate ice cream, and that required a road trip. OK, it’s a twenty-minute drive down a beautiful back road in the Bitterroot Valley, but it’s well worth it. And the light was gorgeous so the camera with the newly arrived Z70-200f2.8II needed to go. The photography was good, and so was the ice cream. That’s why we had to make an ice cream run.

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