This is the fourth in the series of volcanic blog posts comparing our experience in the Hawaiian and Chilcotin shield volcanoes. Originally, many millions of years ago, spores released into the wind from a fern in Southeast Asia were carried by air currents high into the jet stream, where they drifted eastward. Eventually they settled […]
Chilcotin Ark
Exploring Two Volcanic Landscapes: The Chilcotin & Hawaii
Nothing excites me more than hiking and exploring a volcanic landscape. In 2010 I published a major natural history coffee-table book on British Columbia’s volcanic plateau titled Motherstone. The most exciting explorations were within the three great shield volcanoes of the West Chilcotin; the Rainbow, Ilgatchuz and Itcha volcanoes. Last month, my partner Rita and […]
Farwell Canyon in Autumn
Two days ago I drove out to Farwell Canyon with my camera. It was the first time I had been there in a year; ever since I visited the area immediately after the wildfire of 2017. The area is as beautiful as ever. You wouldn’t know there had been a fire. The Chilcotin River winds […]
Heading to the Grasslands with a Friend!
I was chatting on the phone this morning with my friend and workshop teaching partner Dennis Ducklow, as our Photographic Workshop is fast approaching. As we discussed plans, we both realized how pumped we were to be soon heading out across the Chilcotin Plateau to Bella Coola to start our 5th workshop at the Tallheo […]
The Rise of Churn Creek Continues
I revisited Churn Creek yesterday and made another image to show its weekly change in water level. If you visit my previous blog post you can track the weekly change from April 22nd. Here are two images to that demonstrate the rise in flood water. April 22, 2018 May 11, 2018
Churn Creek – it’s rising quickly
For the past three weeks I have made a trip out to Churn Creek Protected Area to photograph in the grasslands. Churn Creek drains from the Camelsfoot Range, travels through the protected area, and empties out into the Fraser River near the Gang Ranch. During this time period, warm summer weather has come to central […]
Photography is more about the Experience
Photography is more about the Experience Last week, friend Mike Duffy and I headed out to Churn Creek which empties out of the Chilcotin Ark into the mid-Fraser River Canyon. It was a relaxing drive, and we stopped whenever one saw something that piqued our interest photographically. Slowly driving through bench lands above the […]
Creative Vision and a Sense of Place
Creative Vision and a Sense of Place A key aspect to developing one’s personal vision in photography, is to acquire a profound Sense of Place for a chosen landscape. Deep understanding comes by frequently visiting and exploring a place that is personally meaningful over a long period of time. One becomes familiar with different weather patterns […]
The Story Behind the Image
I just published my May photographic Newsletter which talked about the ‘Gift of Light’. When looking through my imagery, I came across this image which spoke so explicitly about the Gift of Light that I wanted to share it’s story with you. Rita, along with friend Mike Duffy and I, were camping on Shack Lake, […]
The Story Behind the Image
One day while exploring the Chilcotin grasslands, I came across this lone cabin set amidst the most incredible scent of wild sagebrush. At first I thought it must have been a cowboy’s trail cabin, but no, it was a shepherds cabin. This shepherd travelled dozens of miles up and down the Fraser River canyon lands, […]
The Story Behind the Image
Flickers arrived on our property last week and the sounds of them pecking trees, telephone poles and roof tops, made me thing of the time I captured this image along the shores of the Fraser River. I watched this flicker come and go from her nest and I remember marveling at how perfectly sized the […]
The Story Behind the Image
I just love living on BC’s central plateau at this time of the year when different birds arrive weekly, filling the skies with song. When I hear the first blackbird, Canada goose, meadowlark, loon, and sandhill crane; I know that life is good. I am still alive, and the planet is still spinning. All else becomes […]