Today's post is an ode to that wonderful city in the Pac Northwest - Seattle, the Emerald City.  I love it there, just absolutely love it.  I hope to return someday soon (but it's not currently in the plans, darnit!).  Take a look at all 22 photos - yes there are 22, count 'em! - and let me know if you love the city as much as I do!

Austin is a great town to live in - just ask anybody.  But it's also a great town to take photos in.  I've been doing that for years, but all of these were just collecting virtual dust in my library.  So I dusted them off, polished them up, and now they are presentable.  :-)  I hope you enjoy this little visual tour of Austin as much as I enjoyed taking the shots!

I really love the city of Amsterdam.  Most people think of it as a place to go party, but not me - it's a place to take beautiful photographs.  There is just so much loveliness in Amsterdam - have a look at today's crop of 12 photos and let me know your thoughts! 

Dallas is a big city - no surprise there - and as such, I always overlooked it as a photo destination.  But I came across a bunch of old Dallas photos in my library recently, and it gave me a new appreciation for the Big D as a photo destination.  There's actually a lot to shoot there!  So click on in and have a look - there are 17 photos that prove my point!

I seriously enjoy going to London and taking photos - it's one of my favorite cities, and I find it rather beautiful.  In fact, when I am there, I find it hard to sleep because I want to be out shooting so much!  So in an effort to get more of my London shots "out there" for public consumption, here's 17 more that I hope you enjoy viewing as much as I enjoyed taking!

I went to Las Vegas a few weeks back, and one evening I put on the prime lens and fired away!  It's a small but powerful little piece of glass, allowing me to shoot at f/1.7.  So I fired away - handheld only - and came back with these 15 images that I am sharing today.  Take a look and enjoy!

How about some pictures of old automotive stuff?  Sound cool?  It is!  It's awesome, in fact.  This is a tiny little spot in a tiny little Texas town, but it packs a serious punch.  Dive in and see all 12 pics, and prepare to step back in time with me!

I love the Impressionists, and enjoy their work immensely.  When Topaz Labs created Impression - a software product that helps you convert your photos to digital paintings in a very realistic way - I was very intrigued.  Well I have used it for months now, and have found that it is having a profound impact on my photography.  Today's post is all about that, and of course there are a BUNCH of my digital paintings included for your viewing pleasure.  Hop on in!

When you find yourself in a fabulous city like New York, and it's sunset, and you have your camera with you - it's time to fire away!  (hey Jim, that's obvious!)

But sometimes you get home and think about the shots you didn't take.  That's ok, and it does happen.  But it's also rewarding when you decide to change your habits and do something you never really do, and it works out great.  Here's 6 pics from Central Park where I changed things up and it worked out great.  Have a look!

Here's a baker's dozen pics from one of my trips to Denver.  I got up early and caught a magical sunrise, which made it all worthwhile.  And by the way, these pics are from 5 years ago.  Why am I sharing them now?  Well, there are a couple of reasons, so click on in and have a read!

San Francisco is a lovely city, and a great one for photography.  Today's post is a little tour of a few spots that I have photographed there on my travels.  A little bit of this and that, if you will.  Take a look and enjoy the tour!

Today's blog post is a little different than my normal post - it's my entry in the Thomas Cook photo-blogging competition.  It's something anyone can join, and it's rather fun, once you get started.  So have a look and enjoy!

Ah, Las Vegas - you are a photographic wonderland!  There really is a lot to shoot there, if you can handle being there for more than 24 hours!  I spent 3 days there recently, and came home with 1500 photos.  So yeah, I guess I did ok.  :-)

Take a look at these highlights of the trip, and let me know what you think of Sin City!

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!