Las Vegas, NV: A Bright Spot In The Desert
Back to Las Vegas last weekend to see what it’s like there in the middle of summer. The previous week, the mercury reached 114 degrees for a couple of days, before monsoon rains moved in and cool things off. While cooler this past weekend, heavy humidity lingered. I got this lightning shot during my walk on ...
Las Vegas, NV: Side Trip To Red Rock Canyon
Having heard so much about Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area as a location for weddings, fashion photography and other outdoor shoots, and since it was only 15 miles or so from the glitz of The Las Vegas Strip, I had to see for myself what all the fuss was about. The area apparently has quite ...
ON WATCH 2011: Supporting America’s Navy
Recently Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) released ON WATCH 2011, featuring several of our photos, showing the extraordinary men and women of Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division at work keeping U.S. Navy #1 in the world!
Clear Skies, Clean Water, No Crowds
The weather recently has been absolutely fantastic for hiking. A couple Sundays back I headed up to Forest Falls and hiked up a portion of Mill Creek. After all the rain we’ve had there was still a bit of snow lingering in the shadows and clinging to the north-facing slopes in the area. As teens ...
Waiting For The Light As Storm Clears
After what seemed like a month of rain, the storms abated earlier this week to provide this spectacular view of the San Gabriel Mountains seen from Norco. At these times the atmosphere here in Southern California, frequently thick with smog, is at its absolute crystal-clearest. It seems we can see forever. Add light from a ...
Hinkley, CA: Toxic Sequel to “Erin Brockovich”
On a recent assignment for The Christian Science Monitor, I visited the Mojave Desert community of Hinkley, made famous by the 2000 movie, “Erin Brockovich,” where groundwater contamination from the dumping of chromium-6 by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) over the years resulted in a record $333 million settlement with residents in 1996. The industrial ...
