Why valley fog forms, and how to be there when it does
Radiation fog is predictable a day ahead if you know which three numbers to read. Here they are.
Nature Photography journal
Notes on nature photography
Field notes, licensing explainers and picture-editing practice from Valley Nature Photos. Written to be read, not to be counted.
The horizon line is the only decision that matters
Where you put the horizon determines what the picture is about. Everything else is adjustment.
Reading a forecast for light rather than for weather
The forecast tells you whether it will rain. Four other fields tell you what the light will do.
What a three-dollar library changes about how you work
The interesting effect of a low price is not saving money. It is that you stop rationing decisions.