Hoh Rainforest - Olympic National Park

The Hoh Rainforest is a stunning paradise of giant trees and abundant life tucked deep within the sheltering arms of the Olympic Mountain. Here in one of the Pacific Northwests last grand natural cathedrals one may find peace among the ancient sentinels of the forest, on the banks of the glacier fed Hoh River, and travel deep into untamed wilderness.

Scatter Creek Wildlife Area

Scatter Creek Wildlife Area is on of Washington's last remaining expanses of native prairie land. Though the sound of the freeway is near at hand, bird song fills the air and wind wooshes through the flowers and tall grasses of summer on this wide lowland plain. Sunset turns the gently waving fields to and amber ocean, the white heads of daisies like foam upon a stormy sea, and long shadows are cast cross lonely meadows as the evening hurries to a close.

Sunset over Puget Sound at Boston Harbor

The calm waters of Puget Sound ripple with subtle colors as the blazing sunset lights the quaint waterfront of Boston Harbor on the shores of the Salish Sea. Swifts dart across the deep evening sky, and paddlers too come home to roost at the marina. Flying over this idyllic aquatic scenery I could see down Budd Inlet to the distant white dome of the  Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia, as well as west to the far larger dome of mighty Mt. Rainier, still clothed even in summer in a winter coat of white, now lit by amber alpenglow.

Moonrise - Fourth of July Buck Moon

The full buck moon rose in epic splendor on 4th of July 2020. It sailed with grace and silent dignity as independence day fireworks split the sky with deafening explosions. Emerging from the depths of the forest hills like some great moth shining with unparalleled iridescence it climbed high into the darkling sky, shedding pale radiance over the landscape. Though due to my location I was not able to capture more than a faint penumbra of the eclipse, the ascending moon was still a spectacular sight to behold.

 

Journey of the Stink Bug

Through thickets of ferns and fallen leaves the humble stink bug winds its weary way across the jumbled alien landscape of the Pacific Northwest temperate rainforest. Here in this miniature world every stalk of grass is a soaring tower, and every tree a mountain.

Nikon 24mm F/2.8 AI-S lens Review

The Nikon 24mm F/2.8 AI-S was first introduced back in the 1980s, and is still produced today. There's a reason this lens is still sold today, it's really a remarkable piece of glass, and it's frequently found a place in my camera bag over the past few years.

 

UPS Waterfall Garden Park

Deep in the heart of Seattle is a tiny slice of artificial wilderness, a grotto full of the noise not of traffic and the cacophony of the big city, but of falling water. The UPS Waterfall Garden Park is a refuge from the rush and bustle of urban life.