There’s more than just Daylight

March 13, 2014

During our recent trip to Las Vegas, I worked through the days, I was at the racetrack close to dawn and didn’t leave most days until after sunset. I’m used to this schedule so the workload was ok, but being somewhere else and not photographing some travel pictures was out of the question. My wife and I took some time Sunday evening after the races were over to stroll down The Strip and snap some pictures, which I am editing as fast as I can, but here’s one picture I snuck in on the way to the track early one morning.

Nikon D4 Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70mm f/5.6 ISO 1600 1/60 sec

#TravelTuesday Las Vegas

March 11, 2014

Last weekend I was covering the NASCAR races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway so my wife and I had a limited amount of time to see Vegas. We had visited there a few years ago, so we had a general idea of the layout. After walking for hours at the track all weekend we decided to set out for a few hours Sunday night and walk “The Strip”. It was a pleasant 70°F and clear skies. We started our trek late in the afternoon as the Sun was going down which was nice for some photography. The sky was turning a deep blue and of course the lights of Las Vegas lit up the town. I’ll spend the next few days recapping our journey, but between us, Vegas is fabulous this time of year, and it’s almost always cheap to get there.

Nikon D4, Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm f/8 ISO 800 1/13 sec

Sweet Return

March 5, 2014

The sunset has returned. Not that it ever really went away, but for those of us that work inside, Winter’s shortened days steal this daily beauty. Days are growing longer, and just when our internal clocks are gathering steam, Daylight Savings Time begins this Saturday evening to throw them off again. Don’t forget to forfeit an hour this weekend. You’ll get it back, just when it’s time to think about Christmas shopping.

Nikon D4 Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 52mm f/9 ISO 1250 5 image HDR

March 2014 desktop calendar

March 3, 2014

The picture this month is from our recent trip to Acadia National Park. This is Jordan Pond and may hold the clearest water I have ever seen. Feel free to download and make this your wallpaper. I publish one every month. Just click the link undre the picture to be taken to a page that you can download it. Remember, think Spring.

Download calendar here: March 2014

#WildlifeWednesday Tree Squirrel

February 26, 2014

It’s not a very glamorous rodent, but then that might just be an oxymoron in itself. Squirrels live on every continent of the Earth except Antarctica. They have adapted to life with humans quite well and are so common they are often overlooked or ignored. I admire their fearlessness. They leap from perch to perch, scurry up trees, and run full speed down the bark, always sure of their footing. Confident of their speed and agility, they tempt fate against stronger and bigger predators. And to top it all off, they are planners, thinkers, collecting food while it’s abundant, and saving it for the famine of Winter. Pretty smart for a rodent.