The Palouse, WA 02-07 June, 2024

The rolling hillls of The Palouse are sculpted by plow and light presenting the lens a landscape that draws you in! All seasons are gorgeous on The Palouse with the transition between spring and summer being my favorite. The vast carpet of green has more shades that one can imagine with the browns of summer peaking through here and there. The sun is still low enough on the horizon for grand shadows with a touch of highlight for depth. It’s a landscape you can easily get lost in and I invite you to do just that with me!

We fly into Spokane WA and  stay in the heart of The Palouse. The price is $1495 and includes transportaton from and back to Spokane where you fly in, preAdventure packet, Zoom, field and digital darkroom instruction and lots of entertainment. We’re taking six shooters and would love to have you join us! You get registered (half due at time of registration) by calling Sharon 406 .240 .3503 (9-5MST).

Maine Fall Color & Moose 08-13 Sept, 2024

Maine in fall is simply equisite! Hills after hill of color, ponds and lakes reflecting that spelndor. Along their edges and in the bogs are Moose in their winter coats and bulls with their magnificent racks. Dotted here and there is Americana with that old Americana charm. It’s a beautiful region of our country presenting photographs nearly at every turn. I sure would love to share it all with you!

We fly into Bangor ME and  stay in the heart of the Moose corridor. The price is $1495 and includes transportaton from and back to Bangor where you fly in, preAdventure packet, Zoom, field and digital darkroom instruction and lots of entertainment. We’re taking six shooters and would love to have you join us! You get registered (half due at time of registration) by calling Sharon 406 .240 .3503 (9-5MST).

Check out our full Photographic Adventure schedule and more details on travel, instructions and bonsus.

The plans had all come together a week prior, 195 on floats over the Columbia A2A one day then a P-40 A2A over The Palouse the next. All planes were mechnically ready, all pilots excited to fly the flight plan I had come up with. Backgrounds for our shoots all set, new and going to be fun. Lodging booked, truck serviced, all was a go. Sharon I drove to Portland, eight hours to the west with ease with clear skies but strong winds. Arrived in Portland, had a great dinner and settled in our room and busy cleaning sensors when my phone lit up. Wildfires had exploded around Spokane! The wildfires in Canada exploded and all their smoke was heading our way. The next morning we could smell the smoke and see it on the horizon. First the platform plane was grounded, it was 0/0 where it was launching from and by that night all was grounded, no flights! And that’s how it goes with photography, landscape, wildlife, aviation, on the turn of a dime all the plans can simple go up in smoke!

The glow of the setting sun was still a little apparent when we went out and as soon as we looked up, a brilliant falling star lit up the sky breaking apart in spectacular form. Camera wasn’t going yet darn but we figured we were in for a heck of a show with that first one. With the camera going and tucked in under the sleeping bag blanket, Maggie deciding all was clear of critters, we settled in. The show from that high operner just got slower and slower, dimmer and dimmer. The satellites were cranking through the sky, you can see a half dozen of their trails in the photo above. And one of the meteors I did capture (the green streak) is in the same frame as the United flight on final into MSO went through the frame. But otherwise, other than nice Milky Way photos around 3AM, no grand meteors. The heavens were gorgeous and that’s really why we spend the night under them, it was very enjoyable but …