Bad Weather Better Photos

dramatic sunrise over the southern Maine seacoast.

Just say no to clear blue sky. I love extreme weather. There’s no better way to increase the odds of capturing exciting landscape photos than doing it when the weather is unstable and the sky isn’t just an expanse of clear blue nothing. As you may have seen in my last post, when I started… Read More

Sunrise Adventures In Tuckerman Ravine

near whiteout conditions in Tuckerman Ravine

Let the adventure begin. For the last ten years I’ve made an early spring trek into Tuckerman Ravine to photograph the grandeur of the headwall as its bathed in first light. The hike in isn’t too difficult, about 2.5 miles to the Hermit Lake shelter, where you catch your first real glimpse of your destination,… Read More

Early Season Workshop Schedule

Waterfalls on Ice ~ March 9-11 Frozen waterfalls, what’s not to like? Click HERE for more information. Glow In The Bowl, Sunrise In Tuckerman Ravine ~ March 25 Tuckerman Ravine is one of the most spectacular natural features in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. When the headwall of the Ravine is bathed in pink alpenglow at… Read More

Waterfall Wednesday

Crystal Cascade, Pinkham Notch, NH I’ve hiked by this waterfall many times, usually in the dark or too tired at the end of a long hike to give it much thought. A couple of weeks ago I decided it was time to pay it a proper visit. So with workshop client in tow we made… Read More

Vertical, Extreme, Motion.

In order to freeze the motion of this skier as he flys through the air, I used a fast shutter speed. Camera settings – 100 ISO, F/5.6, 200mm @ 1/1600 sec. Tuckerman Ravine. On the shoulders of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington rests one of my favorite places in all of the Granite State. For the past… Read More

Weekly Photo Challenge: Threshold

Good times in Tuckerman Ravine. There is a very high threshold that would need to be met when it comes to weather I’d consider too extreme to venture out with my camera. Though honestly, if I think there’s a photograph to be made I don’t think there is weather too extreme. And even when the weather… Read More