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January 2024 : Thursday
Jan 2024 : Thursday
The NEX-6
Daily Photo – The NEX-6
It was Africa for the A6000 series and Arizona/Utah for the NEX-6…
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April 2023 : Sunday
Apr 2023 : Sunday
The Wolf Howling at the Sunset Sky
Daily Photo – The Wolf Howling at the Sunset Sky
The shapes in Monument Valley are right out of all the westerns you watched when you were a kid. So, when I was there for the first time it was a bit surreal. Now, I know many reading will have been there several times and they are experts at this area… but it was all fresh and new to me! As long as there are good clouds, I think it is relatively easy to get a good shot here! Sort of a lay-up, I think! Some photos you have to work really really hard for… and those are fine… but I also like a few of these that make themselves a bit easier.
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December 2022 : Friday
Dec 2022 : Friday
Exploring Utah
Daily Photo – Exploring Utah
Here’s another one of the images from my 1000 Stories from 1000 Places NFT drop. It sold out in minutes, but they are now available to trade on OpenSea and X2Y2, etc so be sure to check them out.
Utah was the best place for my inner geology nerd to come out to play.
Back at university, I had a double-major in Computer Science and Geophysics. I dropped the latter because I had a fight with the professor. Here’s the story. Note it wasn’t a fist-fight, but I considered it.
I really just chose that subject because I’ve always had an interest in Geology, and I just love rocks. Who knows where that comes from? Is it a childhood trauma thing where my parents threw rocks at me? Perhaps.
Anyhoo, I was in a graduate-level class and I spent a few weeks in the desert near the Grand Canyon to do some nerdy geological mapping. I worked really hard on it, and, being a bit artistic, I had by far the most beautiful. map. So, the professor ended up giving me a C-! I went to him, and I was like WTF bro! This is amazing! And he said because I was the youngest in a class of nine, he gave me the lowest grade because he only gives out one A+, one A, one A- — you get it. I was like, fuck this guy… so I quit out of spite, but it never diminished my love of rocks. It only further diminished my dislike of the university system.
Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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January 2022 : Sunday
Jan 2022 : Sunday
Exploring Utah
Daily Photo – Exploring Utah
I had an awesome time driving through Utah back in 2013. I had a few key destinations mapped out but other than that it was loads of exploring and seeing what caught my attention along the way. This was one of the amazing rock structures I stumbled across.
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November 2021 : Tuesday
Nov 2021 : Tuesday
Monuments. USA.
Here’s another image from the new NFT drop on Foundation. It’s a varied collection with images from across the globe and was a whole load of fun to create. I hope you enjoy seeing them. 🙂
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November 2021 : Friday
Nov 2021 : Friday
The Long and Not So Winding Road
Daily Photo – The Long and Not So Winding Road
This is something I don’t see so much nowadays, living on the South Island of NZ. The geography around Queenstown and the alps just doesn’t allow it, so it’s a nice change when I’m in the US to grab shots like this. (This one really did go on for ages, even with the zoom lens compression it’s a distance!)
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April 2021 : Friday
Apr 2021 : Friday
The Slot Canyons
Daily Photo – The Slot Canyons
Man, I have SO MANY photos from this place, but I’ve hardly processed any of them. This is one that I worked on recently. They are actually very difficult to process, even in HDR, because of the brightness of the sky. I’m pretty happy with how this one turned out, but I think I can do better on future ones.
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January 2020 : Tuesday
Jan 2020 : Tuesday
Long Roads in Utah
Jim Carrey Video
If you haven’t seen this one… it’s great!
Daily Photo – Long Roads in Utah
I had one of my best road trips in Utah a few years ago. I had never visited the state before, so I got an RV and made treks back and forth across the whole thing. I was really impressed with all the diversity and serenity there. I was constantly worried that my RV was gonna break down and I’d be stuck in the middle of the desert for days. I mean, I wasn’t THAT worried about it, but I often found myself doing scenario-planning, just in case.
Storm Over Utah
Merry Christmas!
I hope you had a good Christmas and got some cool toys. If you didn’t go buy yourself some… kids of all ages should get toys on Christmas, I think!
Daily Photo – Storm Over Utah
I was only here for one day, but I had great luck with the weather! Well, I did for a while, because right after sunset all those clouds dumped endless gallons of water on me while I was just finishing my photos. It was totally crazy, actually! There was lightning and thunder and I felt like I was in the middle of a Michael Bay movie. I usually don’t get scared by thunderstorms, but this one had me shaking while I was running through the forest with my tripod trying to get back to the safety of the car!
The Phallic Rock + Edit
New Video today on Passport Sunday!
Today for Passport Members, you’ll get to see my decision process for choosing the composition of today’s photo as well as the edit. I still have so many “old” photos from Utah to edit, and I kind of randomly pulled this one off the pile.
Editing this photo from Utah
In this video, I’m with Harriett again as I go through about 20 photos I took of this rock to pick my favorite composition. You can see how I am sometimes indecisive on the scene, but then later when I get back in LR, I take my time and go through the options. After I choose my favorite one, I do some simple edits in Aurora HDR.
Exclusive content for Passport members
Daily Photo – The Phallic Rock and Edit
This is some Wile E. Coyote kinda rocks going on here, eh? I’m still amazed that formations like this can exist. You know it gets so windy and stormy there. You’d think a big stiff wind would just topple that thing over, right? And there’s another rock barely hanging on back there on the left as well. There were quite a few tourists around too… I was wondering how scary it would be if the rock chose a moment to topple over while there was a gaggle of selfie-taking tourists down below.
