Here is a photo outside of my typical repertoire. I snapped it while walking along a road on the way to a restaurant on Waiheke Island. This was in July, so the weather was actually quite chilly around

Here is a close up of one of natures simplest and most effective defenses. The spiky defense has worked well for millions of years to protect the simple water-filled plants in the desert. Many of these

Here is a shot from a visit to the decimated lunar outpost. The decaying and twisted metal footings are all that remain after an explosion from a nearby oxygen generation plant had totally destroyed this

Here are some lilly pads lazily laying on a nearby pond. I caught them in the golden hour and the colors and composition just seemed to look right to me. I snapped this with my Nikon D700, 24-70mm f/2.8

Here is a photo from Whitianga, NZ just as the sun was setting and the moon was visible in the darkening blue sky. I think the colors really turned out well and the shape of the tree is very dramatic.

Here is a panoramic shot I took of a beautiful countryside. The rolling green hills are so idyllic to me and the clouds moving in over the mountainous horizon seem so peaceful. I feel like this photo captures

Here are 2 shots of some majestic red rock formations I snapped when pulled over to the side of the road upon exiting Sedona, AZ. Although I do wish the sunset had been a bit brighter (due to clouds) to

Here is a shot that takes us away to a mythical land. The half-bog, half-lake has a lot of texture and detail, yet the top of the photo terminates in an ocean-like horizon with a magical mountain-hill

So, I took a trip to Bag End. What an incredible place to visit! To anyone who believes the myth that this is some kind of "movie set," I am here to see that I have been there and it is a real

Here is one of my personal favorites. I took this while walking by some long-abandoned houses. The backdrop of the overgrown, yet decaying grass and lack of color really helps the lawnmower pop out of

This is a scan of a slide (Fuji Velvia 100) of a tropical flower I came across in Oahu. The composition and colors really stand out to me in this photo. Since it is a scan of a slide, the resolution and

Here is the magical Catherdral Cove in Whitianga, New Zealand. I walked down a small cliff-face trail to get to this wonderful beach. Full of uniquely eroded structures, the lighting was just right to

I took this in Rotorua, New Zealand and think it really looks like a painting rather than a photograph. A fun fact about Rotorua is that the "steam" coming from the ground is actually coming

This is the golden hour! That unique moment of lighting just about an hour before sunset where the golden light makes everything look like gold. Here is a shot I took of a Canon camera with my Nikon D700

Here is a macro I took of a weaved wooden surface. With the extreme 1:1 magnification of the Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro lens on my Nikon D700, small fibers, dust, and grit can be seen. What is a smooth, uniform

Here is a sunset photo I took that I absolutely love! I took it after a day-long excursion up to the summit of Mt. Tongariro (6,100ft elevation) and back down. This was the perfect scene to end a long

Here are the Emerald Lakes located over 6,000 feet high on the Tongariro Mountain Summit in New Zealand. Their emerald appearance is due to the dissolution of volcanic minerals into the water. These lakes

Here they are... The sacred deer of the Japanese temples! I captured these photos at the Itsukushima Shrine near Hiroshima as well as the Todaiji Temple and Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara, Japan. A unique

I went to visit the Itsukushima Shrine in Itsukushima Island (Hiroshima Prefecture). This orange structure is the holy torii gate. The shrine was built in the 1500's and the gate is an entrance that ships

On rough waters, I clung tightly onto my camera as the boat crashed down into the uneasy sea. I snapped this photo off the starboard side and purposely used a 1/8000sec shutter speed to freeze the action.