A few weeks ago, my husband gave me a beautiful bouquet for our anniversary. And as if that wasn’t enough, he also gifted me with two brand new camera accessories: a macro lens that allows me …
A Bouquet of Abstracts
Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Well, it finally happened. My roses bloomed! It was naive of me to read into the situation too much, to fret that it was doomed to fail without reassuring that over time, I would learn, try …
The Lost Flowers of Kyoto
I love taking pictures of flowers, so it’s no surprise that a stroll through the Kyoto Botanical Gardens was one of my favorite days touring in Japan. I spent hours wandering among the most beautiful and …
The Best Day at Kyoto’s Fox Shrine
Where do I even begin with the magical location that is Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Shrine… It is, of course, a tourist trap – though one that despite my reservations about being neck-deep in crowds, completely merits …
A New Year of Challenge and Adventure
I love New Years! Beginning again is such a simple idea and yet somehow always needed. Each time the ball drops it feels cathartic, like I’m shaking off all the troubles of my past and looking …
First Impressions of Tokyo
It’s shockingly hard not to be overwhelmed by the Japanese capital, Tokyo. Hustling and bustling beyond any place I’ve ever visited, the metropolis did more than hum – it glowed. With signage everywhere, people assuredly going …
The Last Colors and Textures of Fall
While I’m awaiting the recovery of a failed SD card full of photos from Japan (more on that disaster later!) and before gearing up for my next writing projects (my latest short story is here!), I …
Abstract Images of Yellowstone’s Colorful Landscape
I’m not sure what I expected before heading to Yellowstone (I suppose scenic plains with bears and pine trees) but what greeted us at the oldest National Park in the country was something different: colors! The …
A Surreal Moonset at Oxbow Bend
Landscape photography is really hard. You rely heavily on the weather, have to plan your shots ahead of time, and have to get lucky with the sunrise or sunset (depending on what you’re going for). It’s …
A Moody Little California Lime
Since I’ve started blogging two years ago, I’ve taken too many photographs. My earliest images were plagued with blur as I was only just figuring out how to work my first camera (pro tip: it is …