A fast-approaching thunderstorm reminded me why this is called "Stormy Peaks". Truthfully, I should have kept hurrying to timberline but I couldn't resist this little arrangement of Columbine in the rocks at 12,000' on the north side of Rocky Mountain National Park.

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"Snowy Range Sunrise", shot on Fuji Velvia 100 4x5 film, at the outlet of Lake Marie in southern Wyoming. This is the northern end of the Medicine Bow Range. Great spot to visit in early August (this was August 10, 2008). My wife and I went up to Centennial the night before and stayed at the Mountain View Hotel, so I could "sleep in" until 4:30. Awesome conditions, even little wisps of fog blowing east off the top of the mountains. This photo has been exhibited in two national photography contests.

Delicate Arch, Utah, in Arches National Park at sunset on New Year's Eve 2008. I love going to Arches in the winter! The crowds are gone, the snow in the north shadows is beautiful, and I'd personally rather hike in 30F than 100F. It had been a pretty hazy day, but around 3:30 the western skies started to clear up, setting up great light for sunset. Shot on Fuji Velvia 100 4x5 film.

Cattle trails along the side of Ranch Road 152, near Mason, TX. Shot this on my April 2010 Texas wildflower trip, with my Dad and brother along for the ride. There was a decent breeze this morning, and there was no way all those buttercups were going to hold still for a nice long exposure at f/45 to get everything sharp. So I decided to get just the tops of the flowers in focus with a little front lens tilt on the 4x5, and shot it at f/11 instead! I actually rather like the effect, with the flowers in focus all the way from front to back but a little blur in the tops of the mesquite trees.

One of my first really successful photos, from back in 2004, taken on my little pocket digital camera (you can get a great picture on any camera, just stay within the limits of the device). I saw this collection of aspen leaves along the Colorado Trail while starting a hike up Mt. Elbert. It had snowed a bit the night before, and I started late enough that it had melted and left nice drops of water on the fallen leaves.

North Clear Creek Falls, along Hwy 145 between Creede and Lake City, Colorado. You'd never expect a waterfall here! Shot this on Velvia 50 with a 75mm lens for 5 seconds. I like how the lens fall-off makes the orange cliffs sort of "glow" in the middle of the image.

The Sneffels Range at sunset, early October 2009. The weather a few days before was not kind to the autumn leaves; most went from green straight to brown. But there were definitely a few protected spots that kept some good color, like these trees, lit by the glowing clouds above. I spent most of this day riding my bike, with the snow stopping and starting every hour or so. Luckily the weather broke with about an hour to go until sunset.

Woke up early on an April morning to catch the sunrise at a beautiful field we'd scouted the day before, close to Bastrop, Texas. It was quite cool, probably around 40 degrees. I love how the film's resolution preserves tiny foreground details like the heavy dew on the flowers.

Along the Colorado Trail near Twin Lakes, Colorado. There's this inviting bend in the road that always makes me wish I had a bike or a walking stick, to see what's up the way a bit. Definitely a spot I return to year after year.

A fast-approaching thunderstorm reminded me why this is called "Stormy Peaks". Truthfully, I should have kept hurrying to timberline but I couldn't resist this little arrangement of Columbine in the rocks at 12,000' on the north side of Rocky Mountain National Park.