Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images

Picture: FAA Saftey Crews working on runway approach lights below a jet airplane landing at LAX, Los Angeles, California
I had mentioned previously regarding my recent Southern California Coast trip, that some of my favorite images taken over the nine days were some of the very last one’s I took. Furthermore, they had nothing to do [...]

Picture: Sunrise over the Sierra crest and the Lake Tahoe basin from 33,000 feet above the California / Nevada border.

I’m here at the Nanpa Summit in Destin, Florida this week. I knew from experience during last year’s summit in Palm Springs that there would likely be very little time for actual photography during the conference. [...]

Picture: Stunt plane in spinning free fall maneuver.
Just over a week ago I posted a blog entry that showed an airplane that had run off the side of a runway. I used that image to tie in an analogy of some computer crashes I’d been experiencing. I also include comments regarding my experience with [...]

Picture: Airplane crash landing on side of runway after gear failure, Eureka, Humboldt County, California

What does this photo have in common with my computer? They both crashed.
I have one guilty pleasure for computer games, namely Microsoft’s Flight Simulator. It’s a relaxing diversion while working on other things in my office, and fills a void for [...]

Picture: Hot Air Ballon and storm clouds at sunrise over vineyard near Oakville, Napa Valley, California.

As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve just completed an overdue update to my website, including a number of new online photo galleries. The first gallery I’d like to introduce is the Napa Valley Vineyards and Wine Country. This [...]

Here’s one more shot of the Blue Angels flying in formation during the San Francisco Fleet Week celebrations.

I felt so non-professional.
In a way, it’s enjoyable when you don’t feel you have to get the shot. That’s the expectation everytime you’re hired as a pro photographer. But not this last Sunday. It was take the kids to the city for the day, mainly to watch the Blue Angels perform as part of the [...]

Photo: Looking out the airplane window at sunset light on engine cowling of Boeing 737-400 enroute from Chicago, Illinois, to San Francisco, California

As I mentioned on a previous post, I planned my recent flight from Chicago to be flying right over the Sierra at sunset; which we were. However the skies were so hazy that [...]

Picture: Passenger jet in blue sky with contrail flying over the summit of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California.

“Ladies & Gentlemen, this is your capitan speaking. For those of you lucky enough to be seated on the right side of the plane, if you look out your window, you’ll notice that we’re passing by one [...]

I’m one of those people that whenever I fly, I try to get a window seat. As long as it’s not picth black night, or flying through clouds, my nose (or camera) is glued to the window. On a couple cross-country flights, I’ve actually gotten a stiff neck and cramps from being twisted in my [...]