Son Geoff, granddaughter Lydia, and I flew to California to attend my niece's wedding in the San Francisco Bay Area. I spent a morning with my good friend, Jerry, photographing…
While I was up at Pinecrest in the Sierras this June, I decided to take a different photographic tack. Rather than my usual collection of images of a particular area,…
During 2015 I have tried my hand at astrophotography, and all the shots here are shown in chronological order. There have been two lunar eclipses, one in April, another in…
In May 2015, four hearty souls (my son Geoff, brother-in-law Greg, nephews Alex and Mike) and I (a less hearty soul) set out for Moab Utah, often called "standing up country,"…
I have been to Yellowstone National Park a number of times, but never before in the crowds of August. Happily, Yellowstone is a huge place and it mostly seems pretty…
On our last two nights at our summer home in Wareham, Massachusetts, we enjoyed a "blue moon" rising, followed the next day by a gorgeous sunset over the Broadmarsh River, which…
Susan and I recently visited Niagara Falls, Ontario on the Canadian side of the falls. We stayed at the Fallsview Hilton on the 36th floor, which afforded an almost bird's…
 As part of the biannual "DeWitt Family Reunion," a number of us visited ChicagoOn the 4th of July. We took the "Architecture Boat Tour," which offers outstanding views of many…
 In May, 2015, five hearty adventurers traveled to the unique red rock country around Moab, Utah. In addition to two well-known national parks--Arches and Canyonlands--there are astounding rock formations, cliffs,…
On a beautiful March morning, Susan and I drove out on Marsh Creek Road, south on Morgan Territory Road on the east side of Mt. Diablo, to Livermore for lunch…
Yesterday, two friends and I discussed image composition and then we took a field trip to the Heather Farm Garden Center and Heather Farm Park, both of which are steps outside…
2014 was an extraordinarily productive year. I went more places and shot more images--about 2000--mostly HDR (High Dynamic Range). The year began with a drive up the Big Sur coast and then…
After two disappointing evenings at Mono Lake, we hit the photographic jackpot on Sunday morning, November 16. Temperature at the lake was a crisp 18F and we were encouraged by…
At about 10,000 feet elevation in the semi-arid White Mountains of California live the oldest species on earth: the ancient bristlecone pine (pinus longaeva). One of them has been measured at…
There's a reason people flock to New England in autumn. The weather is great and the fall colors are renowned. During the last week of September, I journeyed to north central…
Visitors from California inspired a trip out to the Cape Cod National Seashore on a beautiful September day. After crossing the Cape Cod Canal on the Sagamore Bridge, we drove…
The August full moon was a so-called "supermoon," about 14% larger than the "average" full moon because it was it its perigee. This gallery includes images taken over three successive…
Susan and I celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary (July 19) in Santa Fe. I went out the first night we were there and shot in the area of the La…
Living here in the San Francisco Bay Area means that there is so much ambient light created by "civilization" that on a clear night we can see only a fraction…
A Saturday drive on a beautiful June day north on Highway 1 begins with the obligatory Golden Gate Bridge shot.  Lunch at Bodega Bay at the fisherman's pier.  Then north along…