I was intrigued by the idea of Capture One Sessions. This looked like the perfect analogue of my concept of a project. Sessions have a capture folder, a selects folder, an output folder, and a trash folder. Great! I can create a session, import all my candidates into...

I've been looking around for something that I can use to replace Lightroom -- it's always nice to have options. I finally bit the bullet and bought Capture One by Phase One Software. I had heard about how good its raw conversion was, and I also had heard that it was...

So, I got a copy of Luminar 4 a few days early. I really, really want to like it; I really do. But..... I'm sorry, it's a resource hog. Perhaps this will improve with subsequent patch releases, but right now, it's taking way too long to process things. And I'm not on...

On a recent trip to Mongolia, I spent some time with a group of nomads in the northwestern part of the country who practice traditional eagle hunting. These men capture and train young eagles to hunt and return to their trainer. These are golden eagles, 4-6 kg. with...

Late afternoon, and a storm is finally gathering at the north end of Panamint Valley. The light is absolutely magical, with the unspeakable longing of the parched sands for moisture. The sun is setting, shining through streaks of rain that may, or may not,...

We drove on snow-packed roads, then down a farm road to reach Vestrahorn peak. It is, oddly enough, privately owned because the farmer owns all the land that surrounds it. The sunset was very promising, but then got cut short by another massive snow squall...

Two views of sea stacks near the little town of Vik, Iceland. The second was shot from up on the hill where an iconic church sits.