Oxherding Is Fun

Every time I get deep into digital editing, as I did recently with many HDR processed images and some selective color work, I am always drawn back to the basics and simplicity in photographic technique.  With all of the whiz-bang, special digital processing of imagery it is good to remember the fundamentals of photography and [...]

I love how images have the power to move and motivate and make you feel things over again.  Working on this image I returned to Yosemite, stood on the old road that Ansel used to drive into the valley, smelled the incense Pine in the air, and again marveled at God’s glory.  I got chills. [...]

I enjoy pictures where imagination comes into play.  Such as below where you have to wonder just what is hidden in that lurking blackness within the fissure of the rock.  Dark areas, because of natural human apprehension, work well well to engage our imagination.  Another area that can easily peak our viewers imagination is street [...]