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CAPE ROMANO 10 © 2003
Barrier Island, Gulf Coast

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Photographic Story I have always loved photographing mangroves, but it is difficult to get the “feeling” of the rhythm and reach of the mangrove roots.…

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FAKAHATCHEE CATHEDRAL 2 © 2009
Western Everglades

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Photographic Story This image was taken during the filming of Elam Stoltzfus’s documentary, Big Cypress Swamp – The Western Everglades. Elam, Rick Cruz, John Brady,…

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Back in 1997, I was fortunate enough to be an Arti

Back in 1997, I was fortunate enough to be an Artist Resident at @rockynps. During my time there the Rangers kept apologizing for the poor weather, but I was loving the all the overcast cloudy days. Everyday brought rolling thunder heads across the mountains, which gave me the most dramatic skies in fresh clean air. What more could I ask for?
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I first photographed the Ghost Orchid with biologi

I first photographed the Ghost Orchid with biologist Mike Owen of Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park in 1999. The following year we went out again to find the same orchid. What we found was a healthy vibrant flower that seemed almost animated in its joy at life. In 2001 we returned and I photographed the same orchid. It was good to know that it was still blooming as not all Ghost Orchids bloom every year. Then, in 2002, when I called Mike to see if he wanted to go out a fourth year to photograph the orchid he told me the sad news that someone had chopped down the tree and stolen the orchid!
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Photographs of Monument Valley don’t do justice

Photographs of Monument Valley don’t do justice to the wide-open space filled with such large monuments. It is humbling to stand near any one of them. It is natural to want to capture the awe of the monuments, but because of their size it is difficult to capture the immense size in a photograph. I photographed each monument just as most photographers do, but the longer I stayed in Monument Valley the more I wanted to capture the beauty of the environment in which the monuments are located. I began photographing differently. This image reflects the desert and the wide-open space where the monuments proudly stand.
MONUMENT VALLEY 4 2013
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During the winter we get so many birds flying into

During the winter we get so many birds flying into our pond that it’s like have the Discovery Channel right outside the swamp cottage window!

Watching all of the birds made me long to photograph them, however, doing it with a large-format camera is nearly impossible because of the slow shutter speeds. Generally, animals don’t wait around to have their photo taken!

So, I resolved my dilemma by using Niki’s 6×7 Pentax camera with a 1200mm lens. I was working downstairs when I looked outside and saw a beautiful egret standing majestically on a log in our pond.

I ran upstairs to where I had Niki’s camera all set up and waiting, then very slowly opened the window so I wouldn’t scare the bird, and took the photograph. So, I tell folks that my bird photography is done in the comfort of my own air-conditioned home…I just opened the window and take the photograph!
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As our day came to an end in Yosemite Valley, we c

As our day came to an end in Yosemite Valley, we came across this scene of the late afternoon sun radiating on the cliffs across from the Merced River. It was filled with beautiful soft light. I turned into a parking lot as quickly as I could, then walked back to the scene. What a wonderful way to end the day in Yosemite.
📷 MERCED RIVER © 2011
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I have always loved photographing mangroves, but i

I have always loved photographing mangroves, but it is difficult to get the “feeling” of the rhythm and reach of the mangrove roots. As I cruised along the coast of Cape Romano in my boat, this mangrove seemed to jump out at me. I turned around and headed back to photograph it. The day was windy, and the water was choppy, so I had to wait quite a while before things calmed down enough for me to take this photograph. This is one of my favorite pictures I took during my adventure photographing the Aquatic Preserves of Florida for the PBS documentary.

📷 CAPE ROMANO 10 © 2003
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Photographing mist is one of my favorite elements.

Photographing mist is one of my favorite elements. It adds a layer of depth and softness, especially against these scratchy pines. For my fellow photographers, if you are curious, I used my Deardorff 8x10 with T-Max 100 film with my 72mm Schneider Super-Angulon XL lens at f/45 for 10 seconds.
📷 MISTY PINES 31 © 2008
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Sloshing around through the lush green summer swamps of Florida fills me with a deep joy of being alive. There is something primeval about it. With mysterious names of plants like Guzmania and Ghost Orchid, I was easily enticed into exploring the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. Studded with native Royal Palms and many tropical plants found only in Central America, the Fakahatchee is truly a remarkable place.
📷 FAKAHATCHEE STRAND 3 © 1999
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