It's hard to beat a great sunset.  We all know that.  But when you are in France and you get a great sunset?  Well, that's something to write home about!  Or in this case, write a blog post about.  :-)  

Here's a few pics to enjoy - and I sure hope you enjoy them.  I definitely enjoyed being there and taking them!

Do you ever go back and re-process photos that you have previously shared? I do that sometimes, and find that it's a great creative exercise.  But recently, I HAD to go back and re-create an old photo for a client, and it took me forever to make it look like how it looked when I first processed it, about 5 years ago.  And so I learned a lot in the process - and I am sharing those learnings and my observations in today's post.  Have a look!

Have you ever been to Berlin?  It's a lovely city, though I have only been there for about 6 hours, as I describe in today's post.  But what a great 6 hours it was!  One of the highlights was hanging out here at Checkpoint Charlie - so much history, and so interesting!  Have a look!

Here it is - a monster post about Brussels, Belgium!  It's one of my favorite places - hey, it's famous for chocolate and beer, so what do you expect?  I've got 20 photos in here, so click in for a look and have a read too.  I ramble a bit about how these posts come about too, in case you were wondering.  Anyways, hope you enjoy the photo tour of Brussels!  It's a wonderful place!

Today's post is a collection of photos I took on the day I arrived in Sydney, Australia - after a 16 hour flight and no sleep.  A little dreary but determined, I wandered down to Circular Quay and found lots of great stuff to photograph.  Sometimes you just have to forget that you are tired and focus on getting out there and getting things done!

Today I wax a bit poetic about my love for the mountains.  There's just something about them, in addition to the generous amounts of beauty and staggering landscapes.  And of course I share a bunch of photos from a trip to the mountains last summer - when I caught some wonderful clouds over an alpine lake.  Good times!

I love architecture - a LOT! - and when I find something like this place, I'm pretty fired up. Here's a quick photo tour of Hay's Galleria in London.  Just something I literally stumbled upon - and almost missed!

Whiskey, bridges, a church and a jail - not your normal collection of shots!  Today's post doesn't really follow a "theme" like many of mine do.  This is rather just a group of shots from some of my trips to Dublin that I happened to have ready, but which don't necessarily all go together.  But I think it does give you a nice tour of some cool spots around this lovely Irish town...so click on in and have a look!

Paris is a beautiful city - that's basically an undisputed fact.  But on my recent visit there, I found beauty in lots of unexpected places - including inside a cafe, inside the Musee d'Orsay museum.  Here's a visual tour of the place, which is the home to many of the great works of the Impressionists.  Enjoy!

It's always hard to get up early for anything - even if it's something you love, like shooting sunrise.  But then again, you can't shoot sunrise any other time of day except morning, so an early rise is sort of a requirement.  So I did just that when I was in Montpellier, France a while back - and it was well worth it!  And it was an amazing sunrise!

Today's post is a collection of 20 photos from a summer hike up to Middle Fork Lake in New Mexico.  It's a beautiful and secluded spot, and well worth the effort to get to it!  I shot landscapes, waterfalls and even little fairy mushrooms - good fun!  Have a look, and thanks for stopping by!

Here's a few shots from a trip I took last year up to Minneapolis.  It's really a very beautiful city, and this was my first visit with a camera.  These shots were all captured one evening during blue hour, down at their lovely State Theatre.  Have a look!

Grace Cathedral in San Francisco is just incredible.  Today's photo essay is a collection of 10 photos and 1 painting that summarize my visit there...and a little story about luck, perseverance, and why you should always tell the truth.  Be sure to add this place to your list if you are planning a trip to San Fran!

Some of the best graffiti that I have ever seen is in Sydney, Australia.  Wow, there was some cool stuff there!  I spent half a day wandering just a small section of town and came home with a LOT of photos of this urban art.  Today's post is a small sample of what I saw - hope you enjoy this stuff like I do!

Today I share some thoughts on a new lens - a prime lens, no less.  It's way out of character for me, but it's an awesome little tool to add to the arsenal.  Oh and did I mention it's a Leica?  Well, it is, sort of.  And it takes great photos.   I just show up and it does all the work.  Well, not exactly.  I do a little more than show up.  But hey, showing up is half the fun!  Click on in and check out 22 photos that I have for you today!

From my recent trip to lovely Nashville, here's a collection of photos taken downtown.  It's a wonderful town for photography, and I love to go there and shoot.  I always seem to get great conditions for photography while I am there.  So click on it and let me know what you think - and thanks for stopping by!

Do you ever find yourself in the wrong spot when the light gets awesome?  Yeah, me too.  So I do what any sane person would do - RUN and find a good spot!  Luckily, I didn't get hit by any of the bewildered Parisian drivers!

Ah, the beauty of Notre Dame in Paris!  And even prettier with a huge Christmas tree out front!  Click on through and have a look - there are 7 photos for you to enjoy today my friends!

Here's a collection of shots from a FABULOUS sunset I shot recently in Montpellier, France.  Although I was tired from no sleep on the flight over, I just could NOT resist getting out and exploring a bit.  Then to get rewarded with such great light - well, let's just say I was pretty dang happy!

How about some iPhone shots from my recent visit to Paris, France?  Sound good?  Great!  Here you go!  This is 10 iPhone pics from that beautiful city we all love.  Take a look and let me know your thoughts!