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I'm an amateur photographer emphasizing "in camera" shooting and minimal post-processing.

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free Canon EOS 5DSR, ISO 100, 29mm, f5, 1/400' exposure Ryan embracing life in the Arctic. It didn't take us long to learn the value of keeping your socks on while hanging out in the 'berg baths or walking on them. Bare feet on wet ice just plain hurts.

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nasty Canon EOS 5DSR, ISO 100, 200mm, f16, 1/100’ exposure This guy was perched on one of the posts along the driveway to my house in Mexico. He kindly permitted me to pull over and photograph his smile.

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good morning Canon EOS 5DSR, ISO 100, 35mm, f14, 1/15’ exposure One of many sunrises off the bay in Mexico I stayed in at the beginning of 2017. Depth of color here is obviously mind blowing.

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Discarded Canon 5DSR, ISO 100, 50mm, f3.2, 1/1600’ exposure Fun shoot with Rachael early this morning at Boulder's old "haunted house." The house/lot was recently shuddered to make way for a condo complex.

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Solo Sony A7, ISO 800, 70mm, f4, 1/5’ exposure As we departed a sushi den on the Île Saint-Louis in Paris, my daughter and I walked West. We approached a staircase that jutted down to the Seine, and she guided us toward it. I was ready to head home, but she wanted to check it out. It was a Friday evening, and as we got down to the water, we found hundreds of Parisians who had gathered along the banks to unwind from the week. All the stereotypes perfectly landed. Bikes, bread, cheese, and wine were the accessories of all the groups of friends who'd gathered. We perched along the top of a wall and soaked it all in. As the sun started to set, some swans floated by and started playing on the boat ramp just below us. I snapped this guy as he got out of the water for a moment. I love the contrasting colors in here. Sunset on the water, lights on the water, dark rock, and this punctuated swan standing on his own.

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Evening Air Sony A7, ISO 320, 24mm, f20, 1/500’ exposure As the sun goes down and the summer air cools, the smart skaters descend on Venice Beach Skate Park. The tourists and fans follow suit. The vibe turns into that of a show. Onlookers, and attention seekers and showoffs. Amazing. Once the sun falls, the police roll up and tell everyone to leave; park closes at sunset.

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Watchmen Awe Canon EOS 5DSR, ISO 100, 16mm, f20, 1/300’ exposure The Watchmen formations in Zion National Park one evening at sunset.

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scales Canon EOS 5DSR, ISO 100, 105mm, f2.8, 1/250’ exposure these formations, and their scale, are just mind-blowing.

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Independence Day Sony A7, ISO 1000, 41mm, f8, 4’ exposure Exceedingly rare posed shot of my son. This past July 4th in the States, we went out to a massive celebration and fireworks show.

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swirling sunset clay Canon EOS 5DSR, ISO 100, 200mm, f2.8, 1/100’ exposure some friends and I explored a fairly unknown location outside of Zion one night. I love the natural browns swirling around on this rock, and the fully lit red cliffs in the background. I've always loved it when something in nature reminds me of porridge.

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Seine High Wheel

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One of the most magical evenings of my life. My daughter and I were in Paris. One evening after dinner we were trying to decide whether or not to visit the Eiffel Tower again, or to walk the Seine. It was a Friday and hundreds of Parisians had collected on the banks and sidewalks of the river. My daughter opted to hang out with them along the water. Someone had ridden this high-wheel down for the evening’s festivities.

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smiling Ciela

Canon EOS 5DSR, ISO 160, 50mm, f2.8, 1/800’ exposure

From a couple of Falls ago. One of my first portrait shoots.

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desert flower Canon EOS 5DSR, ISO 100, 100mm, f2.8, 1/2000’ exposure caught this flower while hiking into camp one evening outside Zion National Park.

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deliveries

Canon EOS 5DSR, ISO 100, 50mm, f1.6, 1/8000' exposure

I find it hard shooting with my 1.2 fixed 50 in bright sunlight. So much light gets in that you have to shoot really fast exposures, and often, even the fastest setting isn't enough to keep it from over exposing.

Love this scene. This little market mainly sold refrescos. I never caught the name of these bike carts, but they were everywhere and came in all sorts of configurations: people taxi, delivery setup, shop, food cart, and on and on.

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lines

Canon EOS 5DSR, ISO 100, 50mm, f5.6, 1/640' exposure

Apartment porch corner outside of a cafe I frequented while spending a month in Tulum. The clotheslines had been empty for the entire trip, and then when I went to take the shot, the clothes were hung.

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bat cave

Canon EOS 5DSR, ISO 1600, 16mm, f20, 20' exposure

The bat cave in the second eye at the Dos Ojos cenote outside of Tulum. Strong smell of guano in this one.

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cenote

Canon EOS 5DSR, ISO 200, 16mm, f10, bracketed

My first cenote experience while down here in the Yucatan in Mexico. Drove three hours inland south of Merida to get here (GPS coordinates only). As I roll through the small Mayan town I come to a gate in the middle of nowhere. I resolve that it's for livestock/animals, and pass through it. I move through three more of these gates along the way crossing my fingers I'm not going to wind up on the other end of some farmer's shotgun at some point. Just as I pass through the last gate, a shirtless man approaches my car; his arms and upper body are bloody from dozens of cuts, and, he's carrying a 3' machete. I roll down my window and try to explain I only speak English. It becomes clear he just wants a toll/fee to access the cenote. I pay, and drive on.

I was the only one at the cenote for about two hours. I was able to photograph it in total peace, and at the end of course I got in.

On the drive back out I observed the farmer clearing an area of brush. All the cuts and blood were from wrangling thorny branches as he worked.