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Field Notes - Blog and Anecdotes From the Field

A collection of musings. Stories from the field. Analysis and reasoning behind some of my favorite images and outings. Editing tips, Ramblings on Gear… Anything goes…

Following in my footsteps

A Passion Shared

Getting out is harder than it used to be. Getting out with him makes it worth it. Finding time to shoot is a constant negotiation. Work, kids, the endless list of things that need doing — free time is genuinely scarce, and when I have it, I want to spend it with my…

spring fox kits at the refuge

A rainy day, a third loop, and a fox family

It started as a rainy afternoon with nowhere to be. My wife Kate, our son, and I had a free few hours and needed to get out of the house. So we made the drive — about an hour and a half — to a national wildlife refuge on the Delaware shore.

after - trail ridge road rocky mountain national park

The Start of Something…

I’ve been spending a lot of time lately thinking about my photography — what I’ve accomplished, the images and places I’ve been lucky enough to capture, and where I want to take this work going forward. And I keep coming back to one photo. One moment, really. The…

aurora borealis, northern lights over the octoraro reservoir, PA 2024

Not so Northern Lights…

I’ve been dreaming about photographing the northern lights for as long as I can remember. Photos, videos, timelapses of the aurora dancing on the horizon — brilliant colors, something that looked almost too beautiful to be real. For a long time, I assumed it was the…