All photographs are about lighting but infrared photography is about capturing images with invisible light, which is why comparisons to traditional photography can be difficult. If you want to create a dramatic image, few things beat a beautiful sunrise photographed in vibrant colors.

To me, the real adventure of photography is being passionate about creating images that reflect your own personal view of the world, not the repetition of someone else’s ideas. To produce great images, you’ll sometimes have to brave the elements.

The Rocky Mountain Columbine (Columbine Aquilegia caerulea) is the state flower of Colorado and is sometimes known as “granny bonnets” because of its shape. The flower was originally discovered in 1820 on Pike’s Peak by mountain climber Edwin James.

In the past several months—since sometime around April 24—you have been seeing a different kind of post, mostly on Thursdays,on this blog  that will be displayed on the main page and are marked as “Password Protected” or maybe just “Protected” because WordPress keeps changing how it handles these kinds of posts. What is this about and what does it mean?

I love reading books but just as much as reading is fun for me, writing books is even more fun because I get to share some of the knowledge that I’ve acquired over the years with others.