Mount Bromo
This photo was chosen as the NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals)
photo of the week. It was a nice surprise.
You never know in Photography when you will fire off
an award winning photograph.
This photo was taken hand-held after I jumped out of the
car for a quick shot as we were heading down the mountain after sunrise.
I had just spent the last couple of hours with my camera on
a tripod carefully composing other photos of this same volcano.
None of the carefully taken photos came out nearly as nice as this
spontaneous shot...that is photography for ya.
Mount Bromo, Indonesia
August 18, 2007
Two Boys
This is another photo from my Asian Portraits Gallery.
It is one of my first attempts of using Corel Painter
with my photography. I liked the way it came out, and
I am tempted to go back and retouch some old photos
from the past to try out some new techniques.
Papua, Indonesia
February 12, 2005
Somber Eyes
As long as I am showing some of my favorites from my portraits,
I had to include this shot of this little girl. I had just
finished a three day trek through Sapa, North Vietnam when
we came to a small school in the mountains. I am not sure
why she looked so sad, but her expression is priceless. Amazing
how a single expression can say so much about her life.
Sapa, North Vietnam
A Kayaker's View of Alaska
This is actually a photo of myself taken by my
good buddy while on a Kayaking trip in Prince
William Sound, Alaska. We were wondering how in
the world we could capture on film what we were
looking at while sitting in our kayaks. Believe it
or not, the real view was even more spectacular.
Prince William Sound, Alaska
August 2, 2002
Blue
This photo is from my Santorini Gallery. I have always
loved the color blue, and this photo is blue. I am not
really sure why I like this photo, but it just appeals to
me. Maybe it is the ocean, or the broken wall...anyway, I
like it.
Santorini, Greece
July 13, 2006
One Face
This has been a popular photo from my friends
at NAPP. This was taken during the funeral
of an important chief in Papua. The funeral lasted
four days. The men would gather together to mourn
the chief, and the women would gather in a different
spot. This is one guy who seemed to stand out from
the rest of the crowd.
Papua, Indonesia
February 11, 2005
Anenome Shrimp
I couldn't resist another popular
photo from my friends at NAPP. This particular
shot won the Editor's Choice Award a while back.
These small shrimp are only the size of your finger nail.
Pretty tricky to get photos of the little guys as they
move around the anenome and are not really cooperative models
when a camera the size of a house (to them) comes poking around.
Raja Ampat Islands, Papua, Indonesia
August 24, 2006
Sea Snake
This is a memorable shot. I had just finished my dive,
and I was doing a decompression stop with just a tad
bit of air left in my tank. I was looking down, and saw this
sea snake come out of the coral. I debated whether it would be
worth the effort to drop back down and take the photo or not. With
just a few breaths of air left, I dropped down quickly, took one shot
and then headed to the surface. My jaw dropped when I finally saw
the photo on my computer. All is was perfectly in focus and properly
lit. What a lucky shot.
Raja Ampat Islands, Papua, Indonesia
June 17, 2005
The Lion Gazes
This is from my Africa gallery. I remember the morning well.
I had been on Safari already in Botswana for almost two weeks,
and we had not seen a single lion until this morning. This lion
was the first one I had ever seen in the wild. I couldn't believe
my luck that there were no other safari jeeps near-by, and the lion
cooperated by posing in the near perfect morning sun, and with a stare
that would go clean through you. I like this lion shot.
June 21, 2004
Botswana
Lone Palm
This photo was taken shortly after the
devastating tsunami that occurred the day
after Christmas in 2004 in Aceh. Nothing was
left standing except this lone palm tree.
Aceh, Indonesia
Self Portrait
I am coming to the end of the gallery, so thought
I would include a photo of myself. "Pemilik rumah ini
masih hidup"....means "the owner of this house is still
alive"...of course, most people that lived near the ocean
were dragged away by the huge waves. There was not much left
of this house, but at least the owner was still alive.
Aceh, Indonesia
My Wife, Tika
I will end this gallery with probably my most
popular photo...it has had over 6000 hits over the past
year. I guess people on Pbase.com like photos of girls
in bikinis...I should put this photo as the cover photo
on ALL my galleries....everyone would click on my galleries then, right?
Anyway, this is my wife, Tika. I took this photo in Koa Samui, Thailand
while on vacation back in 2003. Tika is the most patient wife a man could
ask for, and is a great model. You have to be patient when you travel
with a photographer....right?
Koa Samui, Thailand
June 28, 2003
