Poppy Bud, originally uploaded by erin_designr.

photo friday (a little late)

Oak and Lupine on the hillside near Sonora.

interesting what you see in the center of a flower when you get right next to it.

"Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want to or not."
—Georgia O’Keefe

motion always adds unexpected surprises. an image from wilder ranch, macro, canon 1Ds.

another shot from the santa cruz arboretum.
am in florida right now for work - did a week in new york last week. lots of images to post as well as a whole slew of black and white pinhole polaroids from new york and the beach here in florida. can't wait to get home and scan. in the meantime - some more images from the workshop will be up this week.

the first image from another workshop this past weekend. macro of an exotic shot at the santa cruz university arboretum.

i am off to new york city for a week and then florida for some field studies for work. will try to post more pics from this workshop and nyc.

window through the rock.
the alabama hills are pretty intense. at the base of mt. whitney, the boulders and rock formations are incredible. lots to photograph and explore.

looking towards mt. whitney and the sierra—climbing out of death valley and crossing over the last range i am greeted by an incredible tableau of snow covered sierras.

a spot I have to go back to. eureka dunes is in the northern part of death valley park, in the valley west of the main valley generally known as death valley. it is isolated, off several miles of unpaved roads and 4 wheel drive roads and incredibly amazing. next time i am camping here and saying goodbye to the motel accomodations.

am now 2 1/2 weeks into the new job. yahoo! is a great place to work and i am really glad i decided to make this change. incredibly busy already as i am trying to jump in feet first. and I started here just in time for a stock split and a new advertising campaign. good stuff!

i drove out of death valley the northern way. the way across unpaved roads and up past ubhebe crater. this took a couple of hours but was incredible as the landscape subtly changed. the road not only headed north but gradually rose in elevation as well so the temperatures were much more pleasant.

driving north toward ubehebe crater, the landscape starts to support more traditional desert flora, including this really interesting cactus.

thank god that it was warm and dry. i can only imagine what this place is like when there is rain and the mud moves. 20 mule canyon is a really interesting place to drive through and explore. very monochromatic and the cool images come when you stop and spend time looking closely.

on my trip to death valley, i explored the west side road around badwater. this included a stop to check out the remains of an old borax mound from an abandoned refining operation. pretty weird stuff.

the wildflowers have started in death valley. this was shot coming around the bend from badwater and the whole sweep of the slope was covered in these intensely bright yellow flowers. I expect that as the spring progresses others will come along as well. i saw purple and pink flowers too, but not in the numbers of these.

(click to popup a larger version) a panorama I spliced together of the Eureka Dunes in the northern part of Death Valley. This is shot from about a mile away. I spent the better part of last week there exploring the desert, shooting with the 1ds camera and 4w driving on really cool roads. As usual, not enough time - midday isn't the best time to visit the dunes for shooting. More images to come this weekend.

looks good enough to eat. but only if you are a bug.

i start my new job at Yahoo! tomorrow. i am really looking forward to it.

some things are too good to pass up—like photographing the poppies in my garden. i am enjoying being lazy during my week between jobs

looking down into the white calla lilly

today was the first day not at AOL. my team roasted me last night for a going away gathering. it was hysterical and super touching and meant so much to me. geez guys, i am going to miss you so much. too bad i won't be hiring in my new gig... ;-)

today is my last day at AOL. Almost 3 years to the day from when I started. It feels like many more years than that because of all the reorgs, the different divisions and the many bosses I have had. Actually the last 2+ years, I really only had 2 bosses with a couple of brief moments reporting directly to VPs.

But knowing that doesn’t necessarily make today any easier. So long running man. So long aol email address. New AIM name for folks to find me after today.

slightly different plane of focus than the previous image. I am not sure which I like better—crsip or soft. Exact or impressionistic.

investigation into the inside of a lilly.

macro of a fuscia plant hanging outside my bedroom.

this is also the first shot with my new camera—the canon 1Ds—resolution so rich that it doesn't show up online, but the prints will be wonderful. i have been sick with the flu so the images are a little spare right now.