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Japanese Temple Near the Gokasa Gawa

I’m not sure the name of this site exactly, but it was just outside the Takachiho Gorge along the Gokasa-Gawa (river). This is an important place in ancient Japanese culture and beliefs, near the cave where Japan was born. This is one of my texture HDR photos, which you’ve probably seen me doing more and…
Rice Huts of Bali

In the middle of these rice fields in Bali, about two miles from town, is a small all-organic restaurant called Sari Organik. It’s pretty cool because you’re surrounded by these rice fields filled with these small little huts. So we ate, napped, and took photos until the rain clouds came in. It was a pretty…
The Great Yosemite Valley

This HDR photo is taken from the view right as you enter Yosemite Valley. It’s pretty breathtaking in real life. There is so much scale and scope to this place that you feel so small driving through it—kind of like the Grand Canyon. I like this place better, though. There is more to do. I…
Trail Through Mariposa Grove

After staying in Yosemite Valley all day and night, it was time to head home. On the way back, we stopped at the Mariposa Grove, the largest Sequoia Grove in Yosemite. There was this cool little bridge, and the sun was peaking out just for a second to warm up the trees a bit with…
Sun Flares at Yosemite Falls

There are two types of Landscape Photographers. Those that have a monks patience and can sit around waiting for the time of day and weather to be perfect, and those who know Photoshop. I did a lot of Photoshop work on this one. Here is what it looked like out of my camera. To get…
Looking up at the Yosemite Falls

I was lucky enough to get to go to Yosemite for the second time this weekend. One of the many great things about being married to my Japanese wife is when her friends and family visit from Japan, they always want to go on awesome road trips. We considered going to the Grand Canyon this…
California Purple Daisies

I don’t usually take pictures of flowers, but my mom was with me, and she told me to. She actually had a few cool ideas about how I could take pictures of flowers that would look awesome hung on walls. Giant macro photos and paintings of flowers are sort of in style right now, and…
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,…
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…