Initial thoughts on Canon’s 5D Mark III

Canon 5D Mark III and the Northern Lights Alaska has had a great winter season of aurora photography opportunities. Due to much of my travel, I have not participated in that winfall. Last week however, I eeked out one last chance to shoot the northern lights before daylight consumes our night skies making that option…

Ancient puebloan granaries

If you have ventured down the Colorado river through the Grand Canyon, you are likely to have spotted these ancient ruins, nestled high in the cliff walls of the canyon, dating to approximately AD 1100. Archeology is part of the fascination of a trip through the canyon. Dry desert conditions bode well for preservation of…

Bend in the Colorado

In keeping with the theme of sharing images from my recent month long trip on the Grand Canyon, here is a panorama stitch which combines 7 vertical images. I did not grab my 14mm for this hike, so I resolved the larger view by stitching images together. This scene is located pretty early on during…