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Flood stage

Colorado has had an amazing run off this year, the snow just keeps melting, and the rivers keep flowing.  The Poudre River near my house has been at flood stage for weeks, and is finally starting to...

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Mnt Biker Portrait

Busy shooting for a number of projects right now.  Also experimenting with Elinchrom Quadra High Speed Sync, stay tuned, should have the results shortly. Needed to do a portrait of a mountain biker the...

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kayaking by headlight…

I was just starting to wind down the other day when my friend Patrick called with a photo idea.  Patrick is a incredible kayaker, and lucky for me he knows what works in photographing kayakers…and he...

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Sinks Canyon Rock Climbing

Just returned from Lander, Wyoming photographing rock climbers in Sinks Canyon.  NOLS is based there, and I lived there and worked for NOLS for years.  I was fixated on climbing in Sinks, there are...

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Vegas; Showgirls and ‘Elvis’

I just finished a 2000 mile road trip in three days.  It sounds long, but time goes by fast when you are doing presentations and photo shoots…especially shoots in Vegas.  And early morning drives...

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2011 Images in Review

2011 was a great year for us, lots of interesting assignments, great workshops around the globe, and the release of my first book, Adventure Sports Photography, Creating Dramatic Images in Wild Places....

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Old looks new…

I try to cover a variety of topics on this blog to inform, educate and hopefully inspire!  Some posts are very technical while others are more ‘right brained’.  I was recently in Alaska on assignment...

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Underwater speedlights using PocketWizard FlexTT5

Okay, let me start by saying this disclaimer: I’m not recommending anyone take a perfectly good SB900, tie a brick to it, and sink it to the bottom of a river.  But aren’t you just a little curious as...

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2012 Favorite Images

2012 was a busy year for me, from assignments to workshops to speaking engagements.  I can only hope 2013 will be as busy; based on my current schedule, it might even be busier!  I always like to...

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Winter Solitude

Colorado is rapidly warming up right now as winter recedes.  I enjoy shooting in all the seasons, but there is something special about shooting in subzero temps without a person in sight.  I recently...

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Chasing Moose; Nikon 70-200mm F4 and 1.4x

I’m on an assignment right now in Alaska shooting a variety of subjects, from hikers to  jet boats to appetizers to moose…yes, that’s right, moose.  My job this morning was to go out and find a moose...

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One Light Wonder

A lot of my photography takes place after I hike into a location.  For this reason, I am constantly looking for ways to streamline what I carry.  Recently I was going rock climbing with my family, and...

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Costa Rica

I just returned from spending a week in Costa Rica, and can’t wait to go back in February for a workshop I am helping teach for ANPW.  If you haven’t been, here is what you are missing; friendly...

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Elinchrom ELC Pro HD 1000 strobes.

Okay, I get excited about lighting, that is a given.  But when I got a chance to use the new Elinchrom ELC Pro HD 1000, it was like Christmas had arrived.  These lights are changing how I shoot!  Here...

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New possibilities using the Elinchrom ELC 1000s

Have you ever had a creative idea that just wasn’t technically possible? For as long as I have been shooting adventure sports, I love creating image sequences of athletes in action.  My favorite...

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Right place, right action, right mood.

Climbing photography often results in the butt shot, i.e. sitting at the base of a rock climb and shooting up.  Granted, there are some creative ways to shoot butt shots, but that is another post....

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Route 66 and the Nikon Df

If you have read my earlier posts, you know I love the Df.   I have been using this camera extensively this year from humid jungles in Peru to chilly glaciers in Alaska.  I love the files, retro...

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Motion Portraits

I’m always looking for new tricks and techniques to improve my photography.  Maybe it is new software to use in post production, a new lens to get the ultimate landscape or just doing something...

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Game Changer

My friend Bill Donavan at Dangerous Circus Pictures created a cool video behind the scenes of our half pipe shoot in Salida Colorado.  I was trying out the new Elinchrom ELC Pro HD 1000 lights, and...

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Happy New Year!

I hope everyone has had a great year! We’re looking forward to the new year with many new things in store, stay tuned! We decided to celebrate a little early and do some light painting with burning...

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