Archive for June, 2009

Weather Predictions Gone Wild

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

We all know that weather predictions can be—shall we say—a little less than accurate. In fact, I’m sure we’ve all heard (or made) jokes about how inaccurate weather predictions seem to be, with many theories about the arbitrary ways meteorologists must go about predicting the weather.

I’m wrapped up with the third full day of photography […]

Savoring the Sunshine

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Sunshine can be so exhilarating after a few days of overcast, rain, watching the sky, and obsessing over weather forecasts to see when you’ll get some better weather for photography. Last night the forecast called for a lot of cloud cover this morning, but when I woke up and looked out my hotel room window, […]

Taking What You’re Given…

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Part of any photo excursion is dealing with environmental conditions as they change. The Palouse region of eastern Washington state is known as an arid region, getting an average of just under 20 inches of rain each year. That compares to an average of about 37 inches per year for Seattle. And yet, we’re getting […]

Scouting the Palouse

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

I love photographing while scouting for great locations much more than going somewhere I already know will be good. There’s so much more adventure when you don’t know what to expect, and I love the joy of discovering great subjects and locations that are new to me.
I’m in the Palouse region of eastern Washington state […]

Storm Front

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

I was sitting on my couch reading, trying to ignore the uncomfortable heat. It was about 9pm, the sun had just set, and the sky was turning an incredible pink, but somehow I wasn’t inspired to go outside. I think the head had stifled me and convinced me that staying in one place was […]