A FOGGY MORNING

HDR SPOTTING
So I finally got invited into HDRSpotting.com, keep an eye out for some my work that may be floating around on there. The main idea of the site is for HDR photographers to get together and share their shots in an easy, friendly environment. It's free to set up an account but you have to be "invited" to the site first. This can be accomplished by finding an invite code on their Twitter page, Facebook page, or through someone who already has an account. This keeps other clueless photographers from posting their non-HDR photos. Even if you don't have an account though, you can still visit and get some inspiration — there are some really amazing shots on there.

DAILY PHOTO - A FOGGY MORNING
When I got up that morning and looked out towards the lake, I saw a giant cloud of fog just hovering in place. I knew I simply had to abandon my coffee and fellow campers to try and capture the incredible feeling of being out there in the middle of the Everglades on a chilly January morning while the sun rose up into the bright blue sky. To put it in Trey's words: "This is a time when I am not thinking of coffee."

Again, click on the photo above to view it large size. HDR photos have so many different light levels that to see them all properly, without the eye skipping over them, you have to view it at a large size. And who doesn't like a nice photo blown up to a huge size? Why do you think that Apple's desktop screens keep getting larger?

A MOUNTAINOUS CONCLUSION

CHANGE IS ON THE WINDS!

I know, I know! I haven't posted in nearly a month and I really don't have a good excuse. As compensation I'm putting up an larger post today! I DID start school again so my time is a LOT shorter than it was over winter break. You should see how rarely I've been processing new photos — let alone shooting. So I've decided that when I am NOT on break from school I will NOT be posting as regularly as I was. Don't worry, I won't abandon you all, I'll still post whenever I find the time but it won't be as often. Maybe once a week for now. Rest assured though, on breaks from school I'll be back on here at least every day! 

HDR SPOTTING

I check HDR Spotting many times a week to see what new and exciting things there are to see. There are some really astounding photos on there — very inspirational.

DAILY PHOTO - A MOUNTAINOUS CONCLUSION

Here is another shot from my trip to Colombia, this one was a favorite of buyers at the Pinecrest Art Festival which took place here in Miami last weekend. I blew it up really large, framed it and all that good stuff we do to make our photos presentable. 

The sunsets up in the mountains there are always spectacular, they never disappoint. The colors can get really psychedelic on occasion  mostly from the altitude. I had to climb back onto the chimney again to get high enough for this one but luckily, it was at the end of the day, not the morning, so my brain was moving along perfectly fine.

A DISTANT CASCADE

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I'm excited to see what this new year brings! Hopefully, today's photos are inspirational moments that indicate many more inspirational moments in the next year!

DAILY PHOTO - A DISTANT CASCADE
The middle area of Colombia has countless mountains. They seem to never end. It can also get frustrating when you can't ask anyone for directions because you can go for miles without seeing anyone. It also can take a very long time to go over one mountain and down another because the road twists and curves so often. Every additional rise can take about twenty to forty minutes to drive over.

After finally getting to a small town in the middle of nowhere and driving down a small dirt road to a decrepit little power plant, I left that car parked there and continued my little journey on foot. I followed a small trail that climbed and fell and looped and even became so faint at times that if I didn't already spend so much time in nature, I wouldn't have been able to tell which way it went! The scenery gradually started shifting from grassy knolls dotted with boulders, to leading into the woods, to bluffs overlooking the turbulent river, and back to knolls. After hiking for a couple hours, I finally arrived at this gigantic waterfall. Because it was going to be getting dark soon after this, I couldn't spend too much time photographing this colossal splendor. I don't think that even photos can convey how colossal this waterfall is. I was humbled by how every stone seemed to be ten times as large as myself. I felt like I had been shrunk down by the sheer immensity of everything around me. It was a truly humbling experience. Here are some of my favorites: