musings on moose

Our January ramblings in Grand Teton National Park have been somewhat limited because many of the roads are closed for winter. We wondered before we came if there would be enough to occupy our time for the 10 days that we would be here, but we have so much enjoyed going back to the same […]
winter morning in the grand tetons

There was a bit of dread in my mid-south self about rolling out of bed on this mid-January day into the 10-degree cold. We were going to try for some sunrise shots of the Tetons and a guide would meet us at our bed and breakfast at 7:15. Expecting the worst, I went armed with […]
Botany Bay Boneyard Beach

A boneyard beach is a popular term for the driftwood or weathered remains of shoreline trees that have fallen from an eroding maritime forest. They are often strewn like a sculpture of limbs as they gradually wash into the ocean.
Rainbow Row is difficult to shoot!

Located on East Bay Street in Charleston, South Carolina, Rainbow Row is a stretch of 13 Georgian-style row homes painted in bright pastels. The area is a must-see for visitors, where architecture, colors, flower boxes wrought-iron accents and balconies combine for a great scene. However, capturing a wide street view all but impossible. Construction dumpsters, […]
Hunting Island Boneyard Beach

A “Boneyard beach” is the popular term for the driftwood or weathered remains of shoreline trees that have fallen from an eroding maritime forest. They are often strewn like a sculpture of limbs as they gradually wash into the ocean. We visited Hunting Island State Park near Beaufort, South Carolina yesterday and found just such […]
Avenue of Oaks

On a whim, Marcy declared that we should turn down a particular side road off US 21 near Beaufort, South Carolina. “I have a photographer nudge,” she said. What? “A photographer nudge, is my word for intuition about directions for a potential shot. Coffin Point Road sounds like such a place.” I complied and we […]