Photos of the West Blog

September 28 - 2019

THE MIRACLE OF AMERICA MUSEUM

THE MIRACLE OF AMERICA MUSEUM My wife Sara and I stumbled across this amazing museum just outside Polson, Montana on a recent photo trip to Glacier National park. I have to admit, I'm not usually a big museum goer, so I entered this fascinating ...

August 12 - 2019

KEEPING YOUR FOCUS

DON'T LOSE YOUR FOCUS! This month’s blog will discuss the topic of focus in an outdoor landscape image. As in just about any photograph, attaining focus is extremely important. The difference between most landscape images and other genres ...

June 5 - 2019

UTAH BEAUTY

PHOTOGRAPHER'S DREAM- UTAH! Until my son and daughter-in-law moved to Utah, I never had a reason to spend any time there. My first experience had been on an East-West road trip through the state in the desert middle section on Interstate 70. ...

May 18 - 2019

o6 KOKERNOT ROUNDUP PART-3

We wrap up this blog series about the Kokernot o6 Ranch by documenting the primary purpose of this Spring roundup- branding and vaccinating the year's new calves. Hot iron branding of livestock dates back to 2700 B.C. with the Egyptians where old ...

May 8 - 2019

o6 KOKERNOT ROUNDUP PART-2

In the previous blog (Part-I) we talked about the cowboys gathering up and preparing their horses for the roundup. Part-2 will highlight the biggest part of the day, rounding up and herding the cows and calves to the branding pens. The morning ...

April 23 - 2019

o6 KOKERNOT ROUNDUP PART-1

I'm really excited to share some photos and observations from my recent trip to the Kokernot o6 Ranch located between the cities of Alpine and Ft. Davis, Texas. At over 150,000 acres, the o6 is one of Texas' biggest ranches, stretching from near ...

March 4 - 2019

PHOTO ZOOFARI: NAME THAT BIRD!

I said good bye to my old Canon 400mm lens last month on eBay, in order to buy the new Tamron 150-600mm F5.6/6.3 zoom lens. I've used the 400mm for several years primarily to shoot wildlife, but I've run into too many situations where the fixed ...

February 5 - 2019

A TRIP OUT WEST!

A TRIP OUT WEST! This will be the first of what I hope will be a monthly, fun blog for fellow photography enthusiasts and fans of the culture and beauty of the great Western United States. Since I live on the Texas-Mexico border in Del Rio (Val ...