Yellowstone, Wyoming
Shell Beach, California
Sandia Mountains, New Mexico
Lancaster, California
Tucson, Arizona
Niagra Falls, New York
Mono Lake, California
Mesa Verde, Colorado
Powell Canyon, Utah
Somewhere over Wyoming
Tucson, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Bryce Canyon, Utah
In 2001 I started doing Nature photography with the intention of having lots of great photos to sell at craft fairs and art shows. I wanted to make photos that created a peaceful easy feeling in the viewer. I asked John Gavrillis, the guy with the huge photos of the Grand Canyon, what kind of camera he used He said he used a Linhof 4x5 and also a Pentax 6x7. Over the next 10 years, I used those and many other cameras. I bought them on eBay, used them for a few months, then resold them for what I paid for them. I bought several Hassleblads, a Pentax 645, Sinar 8x10, Wista and Linhof 4x5, Nikon F4, and several Olympus Digital cameras. I even made my own 4x5 out of pine.
Now I use a D90.
I travelled all over the country, taking pictures between craft fairs (abeautifulpen.com) at every national park, up and down each coast, and in my own backyard. Ansel Adams said he was lucky to get one really good photo a year. I’m still waiting.
So, ten years after, these are some of the photos that I took that I like the most. Enjoy.
Bodega Bay, California
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Grand Tetons, Wyoming
Armstrong Park, California
Blackwood Canyon, California
Bodega Bay, California
Quartzite, Arizona
Bodega Head, California
Phoenix, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Bodega Bay, California
Grand Canyon, Arizona
Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
Lake Michigan, New York
Monument Valley, Arizona
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California
Bryce Canyon, Utah
Novato, California
Newport, Oregon
Sedona, Arizona
Slot Canyon, Page, Arizona
Yellowstone, Wyoming
Yellowstone Falls, Wyoming
Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona
Salt Point, California
Slot Canyon, Page, Arizona
Red River, New Mexico
Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming
Arches National Park, Utah
Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Sabino Canyon, Tucson, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Santa Rosa, California
Monument Valley, Arizona
Mount St. Helens, Washington
Oregon Pipe National Park, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Bodega Bay, California
Page, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Yellowstone, Wyoming
Phoenix, Arizona
Everglades, Florida