I've always been an aisle man. Access to move around the plane without crawling over fellow passengers, stretching out into the center pathway, and raising the aisle armrest for just a tiny bit more room have been my treasured rationals over the years. Until recently that is. Upon occasion (and often a very rare occasion) the forces of nature blossom in the sky. From the window seat the heavens shine majestic, tender moments of reflective grand wonders for fleeting specs of time visible to only a few anxious eyes. Camera phones never quite bring out the subtleties and nuances of the cloud orchestra, but since my smaller D500 is usually at my feet, so I thought a few snaps might prove rewarding.
January 2016 Desktop Wallpaper Calendar
This picture was taken in Glacier National Park in Montana during a recent visit in December of last year. You can download the high res picture here so that you can use it as your desktop background. Please share.
Nikon D4 with Tokina 16-28mm lens
June 2015 Desktop Calendar
Your desktop for June 2015 has finally arrived. This picture was taken back in 2012 on our trip to Ireland. Heidi and I were driving to Cork to see the Waterford museum and factory and we came across some beautiful vistas so taking some pictures became mandatory. To download the high resolution image please click here: June 2015
The Waning Barren Landscape
I thought I had better get a few of the last “late Winter / pre-Spring” pictures posted. Here’s one I took a few weeks ago at the end of March. Today, when I search for interesting moments to photograph the trees each have a subtle hue of light green. Not long ago they were just dead lifeless sticks, waiting for Mother Nature’s resurrecting kiss. Pictures of dead trees are not high on people’s favorites lists, but the angle of the horizon plus the drama in the sky made me think the scene had potential. It gave me the feeling of weather pushing into the picture by a hidden force. The sky seems so alive, while beneath appears so dead.
Nikon D800, Nikkor 28-300mm F/3.5-5.6 @ 85mm f/18 ISO 100 5 image HDR