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Works posted on April 28, 2024
Works posted on March 30, 2024
 | Full Moon in Sunset-lit Cumuli, Daly City CA ~ 2024 Salmon-hued cumuli, illuminated by the setting sun, frame the full moon in a deepening blue sky. (161K JPEG) (really large jpeg - 256K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 44" x 24", 64" x 36" |
Works posted on February 29, 2024
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Leafy Sea Dragon, Minnesota Zoo ~ 2012 A truly alien-looking lifeform, rendered in soft hues of green, cyan, pink and orange. (306K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17"
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 | Lake Manly and Panamint Range, Death Valley CA ~ 2023 Creamy white salt mounds dot the surface of Lake Manly, reflecting the soft blues and greys of the Panamint Range and the cloud-dappled sky. (309K JPEG) (really large jpeg - 1.7M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 20" |
 | Artist's Palette Formation, Death Valley CA ~ 2023 Surreal shades of russet, tan, magenta, powder blue, and teal paint the slopes in this finely detailed composition. (455K JPEG) Here is a large jpeg (945K) of a portion of the photograph at full-resolution, plus a really large jpeg of the whole image - 1.4M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 17", 44" x 20", 66" x 24", 120" x 36", 150" x 44" |
 | Lake Manly East Shore, Death Valley CA ~ 2023 Lake Manly, bespeckled by crystallizing warm-white brine, reflects the turquoise and cerulean sky as well as the rich, warm tones of the bordering hills. (330K JPEG) (really large jpeg - 1.7M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 20", 44" x 20", 60" x 24" |
Works posted on January 31, 2024
Works posted on January 1, 2024
 | Debris Falls, Death Valley, CA ~ 2023 Soft greys, muted browns, and delicate buff hues define this restful yet complex composition. (564K JPEG) (really large jpeg - 1.4M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 20", 44" x 24", 68" x 36" |
 | Corkscrew Mountain Range, NV ~ 2023 Ruddy earth tones, in a patchwork of light and shadow, suffuse the landscape under rich blue-grey skies. (320K JPEG) (really large jpeg - 1.2M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 16", 44" x 18", 68" x 24", 96" x 36" |
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Brine Crystal Plates, Death Valley CA ~ 2023 Mineral salts grow into a surreal landscape of white whiskers, mounds and crystalline plates. (791K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24", 44" x 36"
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Sun Glints on Crystallizing Brine, Death Valley CA ~ 2023 Soft blue sky and clouds are reflected from the briny waters, as sun sparkles on the crystal clusters. (492K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24", 36" x 44"
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Crystalline Heart, Death Valley CA ~ 2023 A "chocolate" heart with white "icing", festooned with delicate filamentary threads of crystallized salts, rendered in shades of warm and cool near-whites. (658K JPEG) (Here is a really large jpeg (2.5M) of a portion of the photograph at 50% of full-resolution, to give you a feel for the fine detail.) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 24" x 24", 36" x 36", 44" x 44"
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Badwater Basin Shoreline, Death Valley ~ 2023 The fingers of Badwater Basin's temporary brine lake reflect the debris falls off the cliffs, all in shades of russet, burnt orange and delicate grey-browns. (706K JPEG) (Here is a really large jpeg (2.6M) of a portion of the photograph at 50% of full-resolution, to give you a feel for the fine detail.) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 24", 60" x 36""
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Briny Plate and Mounds, Death Valley CA ~ 2023 Strange crystalline growths, polygonal plates, furry mounds, and twisting threads, are rendered high-key in the most delicate shades of pale cream and powder blue (562K JPEG) (Here is a really large jpeg (2.0M) of a portion of the photograph at 50% of full-resolution, to give you a feel for the fine detail. Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 17" x 22", 24" x 24", 36" x 36", 44" x 44"
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Christmas Stocking, San Carlos CA ~ 2023 What says Xmas better than a tree, a nutcracker, poinsettia and a stocking! Luminous golden yellows and oranges support brilliant reds and dark fir greens. (588K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24"
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Works posted on November 29, 2023
 | Jade Lake in Badwater Basin, Death Valley CA ~ 2023 A rare and extraordinary pale jade-green lake floods the brown and salt-white flats. (330K JPEG) (really large jpeg - 2.3M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 86" x 36", 108" x 44" |
 | Filoli Courtyard at Christmas, CA ~ 2023 Warm yellows and soft greens suffuse the main house courtyard in this inviting holiday scene. (344K JPEG) (really large jpeg - 1.1M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 44" x 24", 70" x 36" |
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Glowing Globes, Filoli CA ~ 2023 A bit of Xmas surreality -- polychrome spheres softly illuminate the plants and trees in rich magentas and purples along with subtle greens and yellows (754K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24"
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Turquoise Trees in a Golden Garden, Filoli CA ~ 2023 The Filoli garden is positively glowing with golden lights illuminating green and red foliage, framed by two intensely turquoise trees. (1M JPEG) This really large jpeg (2.1M) of a portion of the photograph is only 50% of full-resolution, but it gives you a feel for the fine detail. Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24", 44" x 36"
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Zabriskie Point Ravines, Death Valley CA ~ 2023 Low winter sunlight brings out the wonderful golden-tan textures eroded into the landscape, in this soothing, flowing composition (681K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24", 44" x 36"
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Bumblebee on Garden Globe, Jardin Botanique de MontrŽal, Canada ~ 2009 A bumblebee rests on a plastic lawn globe, inverting the background of grey wood and green foliage. (330K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24"
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Works posted on October 31, 2023
 | Decaying Log and Pine Cones, Lake Tahoe Ca ~ 2023 Contrasting textures combine with diagonal bands of shadow and grey, green and ruddy hues to create a complex, finely detailed composition. (695K JPEG) (really large jpeg - 2.2M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
Works posted on October 2, 2023
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Iced-over Pond, Theodore Wirth Park MN ~ 2014 A thin layer of ice coats the pond, mirroring a vivid blue sky a brilliant white clouds, surrounded by green and brown foliage. There's wonderfully intricate detail in the concentric patterns in the ice, as this really large jpeg (2.6M) -- still only 25% of full-resolution -- illustrates. (928K JPEG)
Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 30" x 24", 44" x 36"
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Dried Grasses in the Forest, Theodore Wirth Park MN ~ 2014 The spring thaw reveals hummocks of dried grass, still looking snow-white in rich B&W infrared. (841K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17"
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Shadowed Paths, Theodore Wirth Park MN ~ 2014 An intricate dance of intertwined light and shadow, of sinuous and angular curves, portrayed in rich B&W infrared. (688K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 24"
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Branches Reaching Towards Sky, Theodore Wirth Park MN ~ 2014 Thousands of thin bare branches, like skeletal fingers, fill a cloud-marbled sky, portrayed in rich B&W infrared. (1M JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24"
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Twisted Branches, Theodore Wirth Park MN ~ 2014 Warped, distorted, and tangled, these slate-grey and stark black and white branches loom over the scene, portrayed in rich B&W infrared. (839K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24"
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Works posted on September 3, 2023
Works posted on August 1, 2023
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Oaks at Mount Toro, CA ~ 2023 Delicate composition and tone and extraordinary fine detail make this special at any size. A small print simply glows, a large one shows every leaf on the oaks in rich B&W infrared. (1.0M JPEG) Here's an extra-large (25% scale) jpeg (2.9M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24", 44" x 36", 54" x 44"
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Blue Stone Garden, Santa Cruz CA ~ 2022 A rock garden glows in icy bues, amidst rich green foliage spangled with white, yellow, and vivid blue lights. (1.0M JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 24", 44" x 28"
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 | Xmas Greens and Blues, Santa Cruz CA ~ 2022 Vivid and rich greens contrast with cold blue icicles strung from golden trellises. A lush holiday landscape. (305K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.0M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 44" x 20", 56" x 24" |
| Roost, Santa Cruz CA ~ 2023 The Pacific Ocean (momentarily living up to its name) reflects turquoise, under a cloudless blue sky while the pale violet fog hangs offshore. The serene water surround the tan and rusty wreck of the Cement Ship, now a haven for seabirds. A photograph full of wonderful, fine detail. (500K JPEG) (section at 100% scale - 2.1M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
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Split Trunk & Fence Lizard, Filoli CA ~ 2023 Ruddy and slate-blue slabs of wood swirl into canyons, a haven for a fence lizard. (712K JPEG) (Can't find the lizard? Here's a section at 100% scale - 558K)
Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24", 36" x 28"
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Lichen on Roof Beams, Filoli CA ~ 2023 Intricately lobed blooms of cream, tan, and bronze-toned lichens lay in contrast to the smooth striations, in subtle yet rich hues of burnt sienna and brown, of the redwood beams and lathing. (730K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24", 36" x 28"
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Cut Stump, Filoli CA ~ 2023 Copper and gold burst like fire from the ashen grey core of this stump, crosshatched by growth rings and saw cuts. (579K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 17" x 22", 24" x 32"
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Driftwood Stump, Santa Cruz CA ~ 2023 Exquisitely fine detail and rich warm colors brought out by late afternoon's winter light are the hallmarks of this striking photograph of a driftwood stump, cast up onto the beach by the storm. A palette rich with burnt umber, soft and cool grey shadows, and orange sun-touched yellows.(565K JPEG) (section at 100% scale - 1.8M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24", 48" x 36"
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Sunset Rainstorm over the Pacific, Daly City CA ~ 2023 The orange sun is dropping behind slate-blue rainstorm clouds on the horizon. Coppery light peaks through and tints the clouds, fading off into yellows, subtle greens and finally a darkening blue sky, all softly and darkly reflected in the ocean. (348K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 24", 44" x 32"
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Bay Bridge Tower at Night, CA ~ 2023 Silvery white support cables, glowing with white light, radiate out into the black night sky from the main support tower, strangely reminiscent of some kind of mechanical spider's web. (243K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24"
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Western Fence Lizard at Filoli, CA ~ 2023 The finely defined dark grey and brown spiny scales of this Western Fence Lizard make one want to reach out and touch the print, showing her basking in soft sunlight on a red brick wall. (522K JPEG) (enlarged section - 772K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 17" x 22", 24" x 32"
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Apollo-Soyuz Gantry Rollback, Cape Canaveral FL -- 1975 As the dark purple- and green-lit gantry rolls away, the white and black Saturn I perches on its gray "stool" and launch pad, accompanied by the bright red service structure. Below a deep blue-black night sky, foreground waters reflect the yellow, green and lilac hues of lights illuminating the launch complex. (355K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 30" x 24", 36" x 30" |
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Snowy Egret, Santa Cruz CA ~ 2023 A snowy egret basks in the white late-afternoon sun, amidst boulders painted in tans, greys and slate blues. A beautifully crisp photograph. (514K JPEG) (section at 100% scale - 510K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24"
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 | Cormorants and Seagulls at Sunset, Santa Cruz CA ~ 2023 Seabirds rest in the coppery light of sunset on cliffs that reflect the same, set in the dusky ice-blue Monterey Bay. (395K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.6M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 16", 44" x 20", 58" x 24", "90" x 36" |
 | Snow-Capped Diablo Mountains from the Pinnacles, CA ~ 2023 The western edge of the Pinnacles, in shadowed hues of rich browns and dark, soft greens, provide the setting for the sunlit blue-white snowy peaks of the Diablo Mountains in the distance. (226K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 850K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
 | Dusky Violet and Salmon Sunset, Daly City CA ~ 2023 Dusky violet clouds scud above a purple Pacific under an incandescent salmon cloud layer. (136K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.1M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 12", 44" x 16", 90" x 24" |
 | Sunlit Clouds at Sunset, Daly City CA ~2023 The sun has set but its waning light sets the edges of the clouds on fire, over a dappled grey Pacific in this rich B&W infrared photograph. (288K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 822K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 20", 44" x 24" |
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Coral and Mauve Sunset, Daly City CA ~ 2023 A fiery sun glimmers through gold and grey clouds, while coral and mauve clouds hang in the most delicate of blue skies. (370K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 17" x 22", 24" x 32", 28" x 36"
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Sun Setting Under Cloud Bank, Daly City CA ~ 2023 The sun, setting under a cottony grey cloud bank, sends out delicate rays of light above glimmering Pacific waves in this rich B&W infrared photograph, (310K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 24"
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Salmon Sunlit Cloud Banks, Daly City CA ~2023 The title says it all. Rippling waves of salmon-lit clouds are backed by a rich blue-indigo sky. (324K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 559K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 24", 44" x 30", 72" x 44"
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Setting Sun Peeking Through Clouds, Daly City ~ 2023 A turbulent luminescent sky is subtly reflected in the waters off the Pacific coast in this rich B&W infrared photograph.(475K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 24"
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Golden Sun under Coppery Clouds, Daly City CA ~ 2023 A beautifully detailed photograph. The aureate sun turns the clouds to molten copper in a pale blue sky over purple waves. (310K JPEG) (section at 50% scale - 1.2M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 17" x 22", 24" x 28", 32" x 36", 38" x 44. 44" x 54"
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Works posted on February 1, 2023
Works posted on January 9, 2023
Works posted on December 1, 2022
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Cobalt and Golden Shard, Hawai'i ~ 2002 An truly extraordinary photograph and one of my very favorites. This is not some exaggeration of reality nor artificial enhancement. It is what that tiny shard of pahoehoe really looked like: chemical deposition as the lava cooled produced this brilliant cascade of contrasting, vivid colors and forms, with fantastic and intricate detail. (526K JPEG) (full-resolution section - 3.6M JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 17" x 22", 24" x 32", 36" x 44", 44" x 54"
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Pitted Rocks with Algae, Pescadero State Beach CA ~ 1988 Electric green algae streaks the rusty iron rock, with its vivid shades of fiery oranges and delicate yellows. (942K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24", 36"x 30", 44" x 36" This photograph is also available as a 15" x 19" dye transfer print
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 | Sliding Stones on Playa, Death Valley CA ~ 2022 Dark stones pile up in striking arcs and lines after their centuries-long migration across the playa. Their jagged forms contrast with the shimmering polygonal playa surface, under high streaky clouds. (440K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.7M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 20", 46" x 24", 72" x 36" |
Works posted on October 28, 2022
Works posted on October 2, 2022
Works posted on September 7, 2022
Works posted on August 8, 2022
 | Dante's View, Death Valley CA ~ 2022 The desolate sweep of Death Valley meanders northward in shades from bone white to charcoal grey, under a sky streaked with chalky clouds, in rich B&W infrared. (228K JPEG)
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 | Rock Carvings, Tsankawi Prehistoric Site NM ~ 2022 Handholds, steps, and designs are cut into the pinkish cliffs, above tan and green forested plains. (410K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.7M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 44" x 20", 54" x 24", 84" x 36" |
 | Cerro Pelado Wildfire, NM ~ 2022 White smoke billows and streams in a pale blue sky from the Cerro Pelado fire, beyond the San Ildefonso Pueblo. (192K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 590K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 44" x 20", 80" x 24" |
 | Rock Falls,Tsankawi Prehistoric Site NM ~ 2022 Orange, pink, grey and mustard hues stripe the tumbling cliff faces at Bandelier National Monument. (520K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 2.9M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 24", 44" x 36", 80" x 44" |
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Plateau Fence Lizard, Grand Canyon AZ ~ 2022 Blending in with stone and shadow, this tan, grey, and brown critter stays undercover... so long as you can't see her blue belly. Click below to get some sense of how beautifully detailed this photograph is. (501K JPEG) (section at 50% scale) (470K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24"
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Eastern Collared Lizard, Petrified Forest AZ ~ 2022 This reptile, with her brilliant green, yellow, and chocolate brown patterns, is anything but disguised against the deep, rich russets of the petrified log. Click below to get some sense of how beautifully detailed this photograph is. (924K JPEG) (section at 50% scale) (578K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24"
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Gopher Snake, Bandolier National Monument NM ~ 2022 A yellow, brown, and cream gopher snake mirrors the curves and angles of the pale pink rock she glides over. Click below to get some sense of how beautifully detailed this photograph is. (721K JPEG) (section at 50% scale) (458K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" x 24"
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Golden Prickly Pear Blossoms, Page AZ ~ 2022 The late afternoon sun makes the incandescent yellow blossoms on this prickly pear glow like molten honey, mixed with gold. The lime-green cactus stands out against the deep, rusty hues of the gravel in which it grows. (471K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 17" x 22", 24" x 32"
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Works posted on April 30, 2022
Works posted on March 12, 2022
 | Violet Dusk at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley CA ~ 2022 Amethyst and lavender wisps of clouds, fringed with delicate rose, float over deep indigo hills. (221K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 549K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
 | El Capitan, Yosemite National Park CA ~ 2021 This extraordinary panorama portrays the face of El Capitan at a level of detail rarely seen, far beyond what we see with our eyes and beyond the range of most photographs. Over a square kilometer of cliff face, individual climbers are visible and well-defined. (In a sufficiently large enough print.That is!) (406K JPEG) Even this really, really large JPEG (7.1M), at 1/7th resolution, doesn't begin to hint at how rich this photograph is. Here's a tiny section at 100% (1.3M), showing one of the three climbers ascending the face at that moment. Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36", 96" x 44", 140" x 66" |
Works posted on November 1, 2021
Works posted on October 1, 2021
Works posted on September 6, 2021
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Mossy Cliff Face, Shadow Falls MN ~ 2021 Electric emerald-green moss and delicate white and pale orange flowers cover the shadowed outcrops watered by Shadow Falls. Plus - a dragonfly! (987K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 5.0M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 36", 44" x 44"
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 | Shadow Falls, Minneapolis MN ~ 2021 Sun-sparkling water fractures into shimmering pearls, as Shadow Falls descends through verdant greenery over russet stone and vivid green algae and mosses. (660K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 2.9M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 17" x 22", 24" x 48", 36" x 60", 44" x 80" |
 | Approaching the Dixie Fire ~ 2021 Smoky waves issue from the raging edges of the Dixie Fire. A developing pyrocumulus, starkly white and black, pokes through, with more pyrocumuli piercing the background of smoke that covers the landscape, in rich B&W infrared. (478K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.7M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 20", 44" x 24", 80" x 44" |
 | Dixie Fire and Lake Davis ~ 2021 Soot and ash describe, too accurately, the tones of the spreading pyrocumulus, nestled in a somber grey smoke plume, in rich B&W infrared. (479K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.7M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 24", 44" x 36", 72" x 44" |
Works posted on August 6, 2021
 | Pyrocumulus and Smoke over Lake Tahoe, CA ~ 2021 The intense smoke and heat from the Tamarack Fire, south of Lake Tahoe, spawns a pyrocumulus made coppery incandescent by the setting sun, as it looms in the rose and cerulean hues of the early evening sky over the ink-blue mountains and lake. (303K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.2M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
 | Moon over Tamarack Fire, Lake Tahoe CA ~ 2021 A delicately detailed, silvery near-full moon hangs in the soft indigo sky of dusk, suspended over the glowing cinnabar-colored clouds and smoke rising from the Tamarack forest fire. (410K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.2M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
 | Pacific Ripples, Daly City CA ~ 2021 Swirling tidal currents sweep across the surface of the azure Pacific, softly reflecting sky-blues and cloud-whites. The Farallon Islands hang on the horizon under a spreading felt-grey fog bank. (272K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.2M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 24" |
 | South Bay Salt Marshes and Mt. Diablo, CA ~ 2021 Silvery grey low-hanging clouds spread above pewter salt flats. The East Bay hills and Mt. Diablo provide an intricately textured background, in rich B&W infrared. (288K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.0M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 44" x 24" |
 | Fresh Snow on Jemenez Mountain, CO ~ 2019 An amazingly detailed panorama, in pale blues, tans, and umbers. Even this "really large JPEG" at 1.1 MB doesn't do it justice -- every individual tree trunk is distinctly conveyed. Here's a small portion at 100%. A print I can practically fall into. (423K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 60" x 24", 96" x 36" |
 | Carquinez Strait, CA ~ 2021 This aerial sweep of the Strait from its San Pablo Bay entrance to Suisun Bay is rendered in delicate blues, deep greens, and soft tans. (630K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 2.7M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
 | Suisun, Honker, and Grizzly Bays, CA ~ 2021 From Port Chicago to Pittsburg, the whites, greys and tans on the parched southern side are in stark contrast with the verdant greens and blues of the north shore's meandering sloughs. (743K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.6M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24" |
Works posted on April 12, 2021
 | Chinde Point, Petrified Forest National Park AZ ~ 2020 Fluffy cumulus clouds in the late afternoon sun mirror the stark eroded hills of Chinde Point, in this finely detailed panorama in rich B&W infrared. (453K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.5M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 44" x 24", 72" x 36" |
 | River Bed, Petrified Forest National Park AZ ~ 2020 A sandy grey dry river bed, spotted with gilden petrified wood and green sagebrush, meanders between furrowed tan and pale violet hills. (351K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.5M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 12", 44" x 16", 72" x 24", 96" x 36" |
 | Town Square at Christmastime, Santa Fe NM ~ 2019 A sparkling, rainbow array of lacy light-strewn trees fill Santa Fe's town square during the holidays. (440K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 2.0M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
Works posted on February 11, 2021
 | Blue Hills and Scrub at Blue Forest, Petrified Forest AZ ~ 2020 The late summer sun tints the Blue Hills pale, shadowy violet and lilac, amidst glowing golden-green brush. (654K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 2.8M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
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Peak at Skunk Harbor, Lake Tahoe CA ~ 2020 This is an extraordinarily rich and detailed photograph, an intricate pattern of fine detail that is visible all the way down to individual pine needles (in the larger prints) in rich B&W infrared. (877K JPEG) Click through for a really large JPEG (2.7M) or a small section at 100% full detail (2.1M). Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 32" x 24", 48" x 36", 60" x 44"
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Russet Hills at Chinde Point, Petrified Forest AZ ~ 2020 Layered hillocks glow in hues of rusty cinebar as late afternoon sunlight highlights every crevice and furrow. (719K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 32" x 24"
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Nevada-side Shoreline, Lake Tahoe CA ~ 2020 Granite crags and conifer spears reach towards a charcoal, cloud-streaked sky in rich B&W infrared. (557K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 32" x 24"
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Works posted on January 20, 2021
Works posted on December 4, 2020
 | Powerboat Wake on Lake Tahoe, CA ~ 2020 A frothy, cream-toned wake glints under the late afternoon sun, on a slate Lake Tahoe, in rich B&W infrared. (361K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 961K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18" |
Works posted on September 1, 2020
 | Thunderhead Brewing, Lake Tahoe CA ~ 2020 A developing cumulonimbus cloud swells in a cool caerulean sky, as rain begins to fall on the Sierras. (163K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 928K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
Works posted on August 1, 2020
 | Moon Above Emerald Bay, CA ~ 2019 A silvery cresent moon hangs in a dark sky amidst argent, intricate clouds, over Lake Tahoe and a shadowy gray forest, in rich B&W infrared. (430K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.1M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 80" x 36" |
 | Mono Lake Dusk ~ 2018 After sunset, feathery clouds streak the sky with light, illuminating silvery ripples in Mono Lake, in rich B&W infrared. (220K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 676K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 24", 96" x 24" |
 | Sun Setting Behind the Sierras, Mono Lake CA ~ 2018 Brilliant cirrus and cumulus clouds fill the sky as the sun sets behind the dark Sierras, in rich B&W infrared. (434K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 24", 48" x 36", 72" x 44" |
 | Bright Cirrus Sunset, Mono Lake CA ~ 2018 Silvery cirrus clouds trace the sky above charcoal tufa and glimmering ripples, in rich B&W infrared. (400K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.2M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36", 96" x 44" |
 | Thunderheads Forming over Nevada, Lake Tahoe CA ~ 2019 Cottony thunderheads gather dramatically over a sable Lake Tahoe, in rich B&W infrared. (420K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.2M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36", 96" x 44" |
 | Tahoe Marina and Lake Tahoe by Moonlight, CA ~ 2019 Lake Tahoe shimmers with dusky blue light as golden boats gently rock under the starry sky. (440K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.4M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 24", 96" x 36" |
 | Emerald Bay by Moonlight, Lake Tahoe CA ~ 2019 The soft light of a full moon falls on dusky green firs as cars wind their way along Emerald Bay Road. (392K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.6M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 24", 96" x 36" |
 | Coit Tower and Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco CA ~ 2018 Alcatraz Island, Coit Tower, and the Golden Gate frame this lofty view of San Francisco, in rich B&W infrared. (395K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.2M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 24" x 12", 36" x 16", 44" x 16", 72" x 24" |
 | Bay Bridge and Treasure Island, CA ~ 2018 A silvery Bay Bridge and Treasure Island span the inky San Francisco Bay with the ghostly East Bay hills in the distance, in rich B&W infrared. (230K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 527K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 24" x 12", 36" x 12", 44" x 12", 72" x 24", 108" x 24" |
 | North Beach, San Francisco CA ~ 2018 North Beach, as seen from the top of the Embarcadero Center. The Marin hills seem to hang like ghostly clouds over the dark Bay and gleaming piers, in rich B&W infrared. (384K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.4M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 24" x 12", 36" x 16", 44" x 16", 72" x 24" |
 | Bay Bridge, San Francisco CA ~ 2018 From the SF piers to the Port of Oakland, a shining Bay Bridge spans a charcoal Bay, with downtown Oakland and the Oakland hills glowing in the background, in rich B&W infrared. (300K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 885K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 24" x 16", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 24", 108" x 24" |
 | Coit Tower and Waterfront, San Francisco CA ~ 2018 Coit Tower, Alcatraz and the Marin hills form a gleaming white background to the shining trees and sunny buildings of North Beach, as boats streak across the wine-dark waters, in rich B&W infrared. (460K JPEG) (really large JPEG -1.3M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 24" x 16", 36" x 20", 44" x 20", 72" x 36" |
 | Financial District and North Beach, San Francisco CA ~ 2018 A sweeping view from the monoliths and Transamerica Pyramid of the Financial District, to the pies on the waterfront, in rich B&W infrared. (411K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.0M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 24" x 12", 36" x 16", 44" x 16", 72" x 24" |
Works posted on November 5, 2019
 | Blood Sunset Panorama, Daly City CA ~ 2017 Heavy bands of smoke from the catastrophic wildfires in Northern California hang over over the Pacific and dim the sun to a scarlet disk.This is how it really looked. (271K JPEG) (very large JPEG - 932K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 18", 72" x 24", 96" x 36" |
Works posted on October 2, 2019
 | Snake River Rock Falls Panorama, Idaho ~ 2017 Soft pastel blues, tans, and greys define the rugged walls and jagged outcrops of the Snake River canyon. (395K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.6M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36", 96" x 36" |
 | Snake River Cliffs, Idaho ~ 2017 Constantly eroding canyon walls create a fractal pattern of triangular outcrops, fractures and rockslides, in pale tans, greens and deep blue-greys. (577K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 2.0M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
 | Tomales Bay ~ 2017 Hot and hazy summer days at Tomales Bay convey the serenity of the sweeping landscape in muted sky-blues, soft greens and delicate tans and browns. (279K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.0M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 24" x 12", 36" x 12", 44" x 16", 72" x 24", 96" x 24", |
Works posted on August 3, 2019
 | Pride of Madeira, Devils Slide Trail CA ~ 2017 An exquisitely detailed hillside covered with purple stalks of Pride of Madeira in full bloom. This huge (200 megapixel) photograph prints out with remarkable fine detail at any size.(721K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 2.1M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36", 108" x 44" |
 | Taliesan under Trees, WI ~ 2017 Taliesan, Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin home is shaded by arching branches, in B&W infrared. (464K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.1M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
 | House on the Rocks Japanese Garden, WI ~ 2017 The angular shingled roofs of the House's walkways surround a meandering garden and pool, amidst ghost-white trees, in B&W infrared. (492K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.8M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
 | Arecibo Antenna Array, Puerto Rico ~ 2017 Grey-white steel looks impossibly suspended, backed by a blue sky and tropical cumuli. (339K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 903K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 24" |
 | Arecibo Antenna and Dish, Puerto Rico ~ 2017 Arecibo looks like some other-worldy science fiction prop under rolling skies in a dense, hilly forest, in B&W infrared. (477K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.1M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
 | Arecibo Dish, Puerto Rico ~ 2017 The telescope's dish is nestled in a ghostly tropical forest, beneath dramatic skies, in B&W infrared. (463K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 2.3M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 32" x 24", 44" x 26", 80" x 44" |
 | Overcast Ocean, Fitzgerald Marine Reserve CA ~ 2016 A mostly cloudy day at the Reserve, cool and grey, with sun glints on the surf. The seals don't mind. (265K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.3M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 44" x 18", 72" x 24" |
 | Green Arcs over Yellowknife, Canada ~ 2016 A spectacular green auroral curtain arches across the northern sky from the Big Dipper to beyond the Pleiades. (292K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 882K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
 | Flaming Clouds at Sunset, Daly City CA ~ 2015 A truly spectacular sunset, captured in two photographs. All the colors of the rainbow provide a backdrop for wind-whipped flaming red and violet clouds scudding across the sky. (360K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 875K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
 | Pink Crepuscular Rays, Daly City CA ~ 2015 A truly spectacular sunset, captured in two photographs. Delicate pink crepuscular rays fan out in an indigo sky, mapped in a rainbow of hues. (360K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 953K) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
 | Storm on the Horizon, Daly City ~ 2014 Slate blue storms develop on the horizon, under a pale azure and deep indigo sky filled with fiery and golden clouds, above the wine-dark Pacific. (399K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.1M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 18", 48" x 24", 72" x 36" |
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Sunset Contrail Panorama, Daly City CA ~ 2014 Sunset light wanes under a dark azure sky, over a dark blue sea. The angular zigzags of flame-hued contrails span the horizon. (439K JPEG) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 30" x 24", 44" x 24"
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 | Frontenac Park Fall, MN ~ 2014 A sweeping view of Frontenac State Park. Brilliant white trees under scattered cirrus clouds, backed by a dark watery expanse, in B&W infrared. (657K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.2M) Ultrachrome print sizes: 11" x 14", 22" x 17", 36" x 24", 48" x 24" |
Panoramic ~ This panoramic is exquisitely detailed. You can click the thumbnail for the usual large JPEG, but to fully appreciate it you really ought to click the "really large JPEG" link and pan across the image in your browser. You'll be entranced. |
 | Iced Minnehaha Falls ~ 2014 Minnehaha Falls is sheathed in frozen columns and icicles, tinted in shades of pale jade and blue. (485K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.5M) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 16", 44" x 16", 72" x 24", 92" x 24" |
Works posted on February 1, 2019
Panoramics |
| These two panoramics are exquisitely detailed. You can click the thumbnail for the usual large JPEG, but to fully appreciate it you really ought to click the "really large JPEG" link and pan across the image in your browser. You'll be entranced. |
 | San Francisco Bay ~ 2012 A sweeping view from the Oakland hills portrays San Francisco and the North Bay in dusky shades of blue. Fog hangs offshore beyond the Golden Gate Bridge. (205K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 1.0M) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 16", 44" x 16", 72" x 24", 96" x 24" |
 | Seated Santa, San Carlos CA ~ 2008 Santa welcomes you beneath an arch of cold-blue icicles in a yard well-decked with red and green ornaments.(440K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 920K) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 20", 44" x 20", 72" x 24" |
Works posted on January 1, 2019
Works posted on May 5, 2017
This lovely series of infrared photographs was made in July of 2015 at the Como Park Conservatory and Ordway Japanese Garden in St. Paul, Minnesota. |
You may order individual 17" by 22" prints in the usual fashion, but I am also making this entire portfolio available as a limited-edition, numbered boxed set of 11" by 14" prints for $2,000. No individual prints in the 11" by 14" size will be sold, and the boxed portfolio is limited to 20 sets. |
My dye transfer prints are all made using original Kodak dye transfer paper and dyes. The paper stock is double- or triple-weight fiber base with an air-dried F surface. The prints have oversize white borders around the image area, and I title and sign the prints in archival ink under the image. |
Works posted on May 15, 2012
Works posted on March 30, 2012
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Works posted on June 16, 2011
 | Puddles on Sculpted Stone ~ 2011 At first glance it's hard to tell the size of this subject. It could be anything from a close-up to an American Southwest aerial photo. Hint: look for the snail a bit down and right from center. A satisfyingly-intricate composition in tans and greys. (410K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
 | Pines at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve ~ 2011 A JPEG doesn't do this photograph justice; you can practically fall into it. It has so many textures, so many details and colors at all scales. Click here to see part of the photograph at 100% screen magnification, like looking at a small section of a 50" by 60" print. (535K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
 | Oakland Shipyards across Bay ~ 2011 On this lovely day by the SF Bay, the sun broken through scattered clouds to send beams down on the cranes of the Oakland shipyards. The grey-green waters play beautifully against the cerulean sky. (310K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
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Mussels, Fitzgerald Marine Reserve ~ 2011 Another photo where the JPEG doesn't do it justice; there is so much texture and so many details in the print. The cobalts and indigos, by the way, are not tricks of lighting; those are these mussels' natural colors. Click here to see part of the photograph at 100% screen magnification; this is like looking at a small section of a 50" by 60" print. (375K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
 | Driftwood Trunk, Fitzgerald Marine Reserve ~ 2011 A strikingly animate piece of wood. Makes me think of whale or elephant bones, done up in tans, golds, and greys. (355K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
 | Hotel Roof in Snow, Boston ~ 2011 Nearly, but not quite, a monochrome scene, as a thin layer of snow dusts the roof and ductwork of a downtown Boston hotel. The photograph is mostly light greys, with accents in blues and browns (270K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Seals Rolling in Surf, Fitzgerald Marine Reserve ~ 2011 The title sums it up. I love the jade light coming through the breaking wave. (254K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 860K) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 20", 44" x 24", 72" x 36" |
Works posted on May 25, 2011
Works posted on April 17, 2011
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 | Palm, Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto ~ 2010 The steamy windows of the conservatory soften the light and give this photograph a slightly other-worldy quality. The subtle shades of green, tan, and blue create a simple elegance for me. (242K JPEG) Print size: 17" x 22" |
 | Minneopa Falls Lace, MN ~ 2010 I made the next two photographs in the Minnesota countryside. The Land of 1000 Lakes, indeed! The prints have gorgeous fine detail that fascinates and engrosses me. What the camera sees that the eye cannot. I've yet to tire of looking at them. (436K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Ripples in Stream, MN ~ 2010 Sunlight beams, split by trees and scattered by the water, combine with reflected patches of sky to create this fractally-intricate pattern of brilliant oranges, greens and blues on the stream's surface.(432K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Grasses in Liquid Sky, St. Paul MN ~ 2008 More "water magic," as the placid reflecting pond mirrors an altered cloud-spotted sky in delicate shades of blue, contrasting with the sharp red and green blades of grass.(299K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Moon Bow and Blue Moon, San Jose CA ~ 2009 I photographed the moon bow just about midnight, New Year's Eve; it was the second full moon of the month, hence the "blue moon" title. It's not B&W; the colors are very muted. The large circumlunar ring, arcing behind the palm trees, holds just the most delicate hues.(88K JPEG) Print size: 17" x 22" |
 | Empire State Building Tower, NYC ~ 2010 The art deco styling of the Empire State Building inspired my interpretation of this oft-photographed edifice. My motto: "Always look up." Or maybe it should be, "Look to the light." Both work for me.(146K JPEG) Print size: 17" x 22" |
 | Jazz Dinner, Redwood City CA ~ 2009 I love "Jazz Dinner" because it is so atypical of my work, with its muted tones and colors in brown and yellows, not to mention the very shallow depth of field. Not the way photographs usually come to me, but it worked oh so well for me this time. (183K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Sugar & Cream, Ben & Jerry's, VT ~ 2010 This photo has a faintly unreal quality, but I assure you the light and color are entirely natural. My goal was to photograph and print it as I saw it, and I succeeded admirably. Anyway, it was impossible to resist Ben & Jerry's humor. (273K JPEG) Print size: 17" x 22" |
 | Reflections in Montreal Center, Canada ~ 2009 The colors in both of these photographs of the Montreal Center are real. The building is paneled in tinted sheets of glass that both transmit and reflect brilliant polychrome. It's fun making completely realistic photographs that look so unbelievable. (357K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Stairway in Montreal Centre ~ 2009 Not Photoshop, not artistic artifice. Real-life brilliance and polychromaticity with startling electric oranges and yellows, greens, magentas, and blues(287K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Mall of America Roof, MN ~ 2008 It's hard for me to resist such powerful metallic geometry, especially when it's enhanced by the contrast with blue sky and soft, gauzy clouds.(352K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Apollo-Soyuz in Floodlights, Cape Canaveral ~ 1975 I made this photo in 1975; it took me 3 years to figure out how to print it. It was worth the effort. The cold, blue floodlight beams span the sky while illuminating the rocket to near-blinding whiteness. (93K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Columbia at Dusk, Cape Canaveral ~ 1981 These next two photographs are from the very first space shuttle mission back in 1981. Columbia, I'm afraid, is no more. It was the shuttle that burnt up on reentry. Here, the shuttle glows a cold, brilliant white in the light of the floodlights, set against a spectacular backdrop of dusky blue sky and fiery red clouds.(164K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24", 54" by 44" |
 | Floodlit Columbia (STS 1), Cape Canaveral ~ 1981 Illuminated by floodlights at night, Columbia glows like a futuristic Taj Mahal. Almost ghostly pale in its brilliance, in contrast to the dark reds, blues and greens of the launch pad. Blue-white floodlight beams fan out diagonally to illuminate the shuttle and fill the sky with delicate blue spreading rays of light. (148K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Trojan Plant Cooling Tower, WA ~ 1978 The Trojan nuclear plant photograph is one of my favorites, with its wonderful cumulus-cloud steam plume. Previously, I could only print its rich oranges and blues as a dye transfer. Here is its debut, 30 years later, as an entirely successful digital print. (153K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
 | Weathered Sulfur Vent, Volcano National Park HI ~ 2002 "Weathered Sulfur Vent" is from the Jewels of Kilauea project. This is the first chance I've had to print it the way I want, bringing out all the rich and subtle variations of sulfur reds and yellows (it looked terrible as a chromogenic print). (562K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
 | Bar Lounge, S.F. ~ 2011 This very traditional "Bar" sign casts a rich neon glow over the surrounding buildings and trees.The blue accents are almost startling, in contrast to the deep reds.(324K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
 | Bryant Park, NYC ~ 2010 Seen from the Empire State Building, Bryant Park shines out with electric emerald brilliance amidst the warm incandescent and sodium vapor street lighting. (294K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Statues, Palace of Fine Arts, S.F. ~ 2011 Elaborate mantles and statuary crown the golden columns of the Palace, in these three night views of the nearly-restored edifice.(333K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
 | Beneath the Columns, Palace of Fine Arts, S.F. ~ 2011 Earth tones appropriately dominate in this view of the intricate interplay of light and shadow under the main dome of the Palace. (339K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
 | Pillars and Blue Pool, Palace of Fine Arts, S.F. ~ 2011 Golden sodium vapor lamps and blue mercury vapor lamps create colorful contrast in the columns and pool surrounding the Palace. (309K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
 | Blue Forest, San Carlos, CA ~ 2009 The next six photographs constitute the latest additions to my ongoing "Christmas in California" project. I think they make for an interestingly diverse group. (209K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Xmas Oranges, San Carlos, CA ~ 2009 So very, very Californian-- orange and green Xmas lights twine through oranges and their green leaves, in this brightly-glowing composition. (347K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Xmas Fence, Redwood City CA ~ 2010 Warm pinks and oranges suffuse the sidewalk, fence and house in this light-draped spectacle. (343K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Xmas Corner Market, S.F. ~ 2011 A late December night in San Francisco's Mission District is enlivened by a light-wound fireplug and stoplight. (319K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Light-Wrapped Trees, S.F. ~ 2011 The trees were decorated for Xmas, but the way the warm-white lights bring out the dark, soft browns and greens of the tree trunks and branches makes me think more of the coming spring than the holidays.(368K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
 | Marina Christmas, S.F. ~ 2011 Rainbow strings of lights festively adorn this Marina home, with its white-light Xmas tree, set against midnight's dusky browns and greens (279K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
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 | Alcoa Building, Pittsburgh ~ 1972 I photographed the Alcoa building in Pittsburgh in 1972. It made a gorgeous silver gelatin print. I was too new at printing to realize that was an entirely fortuitous combination of film and print paper tonal characteristics. After that paper was discontinued, I could never again make an acceptable-looking print. Last year I realized that digital printing would let me recreate the characteristic curve I needed. It took a third of a century, but once again it's lovely. (239K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
 | Palace of Fine Arts, SF ~ 2011 San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts is aglow with light during this final stage of its restoration. This digital photograph captures the classic appearance of the pavilion in the classic tones you'd expect to see from traditional B&W sheet film-- a traditional look befitting this elegant edifice. (222K JPEG) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 32" by 24" |
 | Buena Vista Park Path, MN ~ 2009 Yup, these next three photos are digital infrared. What I love about this photograph is the way intricately detailed patterns get mirrored in the sky and clouds and trees and lawn. It has a delicate quality not usually associated with IR photography. (352K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | James Hill House, St. Paul MN ~ 2008 Storm's a'comin', and the grainy, gothic quality of this photograph fits the magnificent mansion that belonged to one of the midwest's great robber barons. (239K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
 | Weismann Museum, St.Paul MN ~ 2009 It's mid-day, not midnight, at the Weismann, but infrared photography created an intensity and glow that give it the look of urban fantasy, a faerie castle that's both intruiging and ominous. (232K JPEG) Print size: 14" x 11", 22" x 17" |
Panoramics |
| Each of these panoramics is exquisitely detailed. You can click the thumbnails for the usual large JPEG, but to fully appreciate them, you really ought to click the "really large JPEG" links and pan across the images in your browser. You'll be entranced. |
 | Dam #1 Falls, Mississippi River ~ 2009 Ice-blue water spills over Dam #1, breaking into intricate foam, creamy with shades of golden-brown and pale-blue. (90K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 852K) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 20", 44" x 20", 72" x 24" |
 | Dam and Locks #1, Mississippi River ~ 2009 B&W infrared captures the full sweep of the lock and dam across the Mississippi.(77K JPEG) (really large JPEG - 496K) Print sizes: 14" x 11", 22" x 17", 36" x 20", 44" x 20", 72" x 24" |
