Aurora in the Pacific Northwest - October 2024

The Aurora Borealis shimmers over the slumbering fields as skeins of clouds rush across the sky to obscure the light show in its silent dance high up above the surface of the Earth. Capturing these photos and video last night as the Northern Lights made a rare appearance here in the Pacific Northwest was a magical experience.

Save Coyote Mountain Legacy Forest - Stop the Luna Tix Timber Sale!

A remnant legacy forest high on the slopes of Coyote Mountain near Mt. St. Helens is a bastion of biodiversity on Washington State public lands. However, the Washington Department of Natural Resources plans to cut it down as part of the Luna Tix timber sale. 

Please contact the WADNR and tell them to cancel the Luna Tix timber sale and protect our last legacy forests before it's too late!

WADNR Pacific Cascade Region: pacific-cascade.region@dnr.wa.gov

Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz: cpl@dnr.wa.gov

Glacier National Park Adventure - Day 1: The Journey East

 

Glacier National Park is one of the few parks which you may travel to by rail via Amtrak's Empire Builder train. In the summer of 2023, my family made this journey from Washington to Montana, and since I couldn't go I sent along a GoPro so they record their adventures. This video is the first in a 6 part series chronicling their journey.

Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG DN OS | Sports Lens Review

The Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 DG DN OS Sports lens may be the best such bright, telephoto zoom for L or E mount cameras. In this video I take it out in the field to see what it's capable of, paired with the Sigma FP L and Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K.

Sunrise at the end of Autumn

 

On a chilly morning in early November, the sun ascended through the layered clouds, gilding their translucent fronds with golden hues and lighting up the sky with a sunrise that swelled and dimmed and swelled again.

I haven't posted a single-shot timelapse like this in a very long time, but this was nice enough that I decided to leave it as-is. I love using the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 to add a little motion to timelapses, and the footage it captures with it's 1-inch sensor is really impressive.

Purple Martins

Purple Martins hanging out at a marina, watching the sunset from wires and their own porch steps. Their distinctive call echoes over the water as the dusky hue of these big mouthed birds slowly blends into the night sky.

Snorkeling with Spider Crabs

 

Beneath the calm waters of Puget Sound, Spider Crabs battle over fields of waving anemone at high tide. Snorkeling in these cold waters is challenging, but the reward is incredible sights of natural beauty. Glowing orange, crowned with gardens of living seaweed, or concealed by mud and algae, Spider Crabs are unusual denizens of the Salish Sea.