Category: Photo Stories

Articles that looks at some photos and discusses some details.

The Wife and Me in Death Valley

This was taken at the Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley. This is one of those: frame the camera, set the timer, and run. It was a lot of back-and-forth to get it just right, but I had fun. It’s now one of my favorite photos of my wife and me. It was all her idea,…
Golden Mudstones of Death Valley

These eroded mudstones are located in the Badlands of Death Valley. The actual location for these is at Zabriskie Point. It’s amazing what nature is capable of. These mudstones look almost like a close-up of an insect’s shell or an alien structure. Walking on them even feels weird—almost like the ground is hollow or very…
Mesquite Dunes – Death Valley

This is one of my first photos from Death Valley that popped out to me while going through my Lightroom catalog. I wasn’t planning on visiting the Mesquite Dunes, but since they were just right off the road, we stopped by. It actually took a bit of wandering around to find some peaks that hadn’t…
Yumiko Lost in the Dunes

This is of Yumiko (my wife) in the Mesquite Sand Dunes of Death Valley. We just returned Monday night, and I’ve finally started processing some of the photos. It’s a pretty awesome place. Some of the photos I got here are my favorite ones so far. This time of year seems good to go since…
Venice Beach Pier – Blue Infinity

This shot is another one from the night I went to Venice Beach. I go to Venice a lot; it’s kind of my get-away beach, but the other night, I went there specifically to take photos. I might do it again this week sometime since my auto mechanic is down there for my wife’s Saab.…
Behind the Niagara Falls

This show is taken from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. It’s from when I was in Canada a year and a half ago. For some reason, I never posted this one. Looking closely down next to the falls, you will see a little group of tourists wearing yellow raincoats on an observation deck. I…
The Niagara Falls Canadian Side

Over the last few days, I’ve been revisiting some of my old photo collections that I never processed. I’m always behind on my photography since it’s not my full-time job, so there are great shots that get left behind. I haven’t traveled in a few months, so it’s great to be able to play catch-up.…
Bridge to the Westfield Century City Mall

I live only a few miles from Century City, maybe two, but I’ve never been there to take photos. I’ve been to China, Indonesia, Japan three times, and the Grand Canyon twice, but I haven’t been to this cool little place only two miles from my house. Funny how that works. Century City is pretty…
Batu Bolong Bali – Canon 5DmkII

Shot from Bali of Batu Bolong taken with the Canon 5DmkII.
Sunset at Solana Beach

When I lived in San Diego, this was one of the main beaches where I would surf. Every year, San Diego seems increasingly crowded, and more cities are trying to do the L.A. thing by putting a parking meter next to any place that could fit a car. This is one of the last beaches…