Churches in the moonlight.

Churches in the moonlight.

There are many churches in NZ and this one is called the ‘Church of the Good Shepherd’ and is situated on the south shore of lake Tekapo, NZ. This is such a beautiful place especially in the middle of the night. I have posted a….

Tiny Planet

Tiny Planet

Tiny Planet Application. Try this next time you take a panorama shot and create your own ‘tiny planet’ image. This one was taken in Kobe at ‘Harbour Land’ a touristic area around the port where cruise ships tie up….

Sashimi

Sashimi

Good sashimi. While out exploring in Izumisano I walked down an old covered street. I stopped to take a photography of this fisherman’s store and he invited me in for lunch, no charge. I don’t think they see many foreigners chowing down on sashimi because his mother who was hiding in the back of the store came out to see me eat. I ate all the tuna they had left. In return…

The Cascades.

The Cascades.

Hiking in the Cascades. What amazing weather we have had in Washington this summer. I had the chance to visit the Columbia river gorge (previous post) in eastern Washington and last week I hiked along the Pacific Coast Trail (PCT) starting from Snoqualmie Pass all they way up to the top of Chikamin Peak. We camped the first night at….

Skate Park

Skate Park

The skate park up on Capital Hill where I took my nephews is fun for all ages. This guy almost jumped over my head. Pretty cool in my book. Every time I go to a skate park I think, if only I had a few speed lights I could cook up some magic lighting. I will have to bring them next time. Not just speed lights but my HSS set up for the Sony A7RII. If your into Sony camera’s or any others for that matter this is a….

Whale Encounters

Whale Encounters

Killer whales up close. Last weekend I went up to the San Juan islands in search of whales. I hopped on a boat in Anacortes and sailed south for a few hours. Somewhere in the Puget Sound near Port Townsend we found three….

New Years Eve

It’s New Years Eve.  I started this blog in 2013 and I am super excited to keep it going throughout the coming year. Thank you to those of you who have been following. Here are a few….