I just went to check out my most popular social media posts for the month of October, and realized I did not make a blog post for the most popular September posts.  I'll feature these today and make another post in a week or so for the October photos. My posts on Instagram and Vero during...

I have just returned from a photography trip to the Taos area in New Mexico to capture fall colors and southwestern scenery.  Northern New Mexico offers a fall color season a bit later than the higher elevation Colorado areas, and a number of areas were at their peak.  The highlight...

During the month of August, I continuned to post photos from my late June trip to a private ranch in the Laramie Mountains of Wyoming.  During the 4 day trip, I captured a diverse collection of landscapes, featuring beautiful sunsets, rushing waters of the Laramie River and Bluegrass Creek,...

Each day on VERO,  Snap Kingdom moderators across dozens of photographic categories choose photos to be featured on that day.  The photos they feature are often stunning, representing the best of what is out there on social media today.  I recommend visiting the Snap Kingdom page...

In July, I continued posting photos from my trip to Utah in early June.  My most popular posts on Instagram and Vero for the month were all from the Zion National Park area.  These were all taken from the less-visited eastern area of the park.  Black and white treatments were...

In June, I featured photos from my recent trip to Utah on my social media sites on Instagram and Vero.  Usually,  my posts receive similar responses on both platforms, making it easy to see which photos were the favorites among my followers.  That was not the case this month, as...

I have just returned from Wyoming, where I captured some great photos while visiting a private ranch.  While known for the spectacular national parks at Yelllowstone and the Tetons,  there is great beauty in other parts of the state as well.  The ranch I visited was located in the...

I recently returned from a trip to Utah for a week of vacation and photography.  Last year, we visited at this same time and found pleasant, even cool temperatures in the St. George area and at Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks.  This year, we encountered record high temperatures in...

The Natural Landscape Photography Awards entries are open until the end of May.  Deadlines have been moved back a couple of months earlier than last year.  The NLPA contest has very strict guidelines to ensure that the photos judged are accurate representations of the photos taken in...

In April, I continued to feature photos from the Texas wildflower season on my social media posts.  Below are the top 3 posts for the month, one from the greater Brenham area, and a couple from the Texas Hill Country north of Fredericksburg.   I was out shooting wildflower photos on 7...

Over the last two weeks, I've had 3 photos from my social media posts featured in the Snap Kingdom galleries on VERO.  These curated galleries are a great way to follow your interests and see great photographs.  Each gallery has moderators who review all the photos submitted with that...

A new photo gallery has been added to the landscapes page on the website, featuring my favorite panoramas taken over the last few years.  These images are all in a 3:1 aspect ratio, which give a beautiful sweeping view of the landscape.  Locations range from Arches National Park to the...

I spent a couple of days last week exploring the area around Fredericksburg, Texas for wildflowers.  The weather did not cooperate much, as has been my experience for most of my wildflower photography outings this year.  I didn't find much in the immediate Fredericksburg area, but as I...

On Monday, April 8,  the 2024 solar eclipse zone of totality passed across the Texas Hill Country, a few hours drive from my Houston home.  Having only witnessed partial eclipses in the past,  I booked reservations in the Fredericksburg, Texas area hoping to photograph the...

March in Texas means bluebonnet and wildflower season,  and my most popular social media posts for the month featured scenes from the Brenham, Texas area.  I photographed in the area several times during the month.  While overall I did not find the wildflowers in Brenham to be as...