landscapes
awild | April 2, 2009Hikers at Purmamarca
Bits and pieces of landscapes, northern Argentina, March 2009.
El Palmar National Park
Cardon cactus, Amaicha del Valle
Termas de Reyes, Jujuy
Copina, Córdoba
Soybeans, ad infinitum
Purmamarca market
Purmamarca market
Purmamarca
Infiernillos, Tucuman
high desert, after late summer rains
On the road
awild | May 11, 2008
The visit of Australian friends a couple weeks ago provided an excuse to go photograph Arizona's most famous landmark. Appearances aside, the Grand Canyon is not an easy subject. Most shots appear flat in comparison to real-time views, failing to capture the canyon's immense depths or the enormity of the open space. This is true of much landscape photography, and I've come to respect the people who are good at it.
Our trip had the additional challenge of a perfectly clear day. Blue sky sounds nice in the abstract, but a lack of clouds means a boring sky and hopelessly bottom-heavy…