Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images

Picture: Air Force planes on display at the “Century Circle” near the main entrance gate to Edwards Air Force Base, near Mojave, California

The saying goes, “My, how time flies when you’re having fun.” Right now, my slightly modified version reads, “…or working your backside off.”
I feel kinda bad having taken a bunch of time away [...]

Picture: X-15 NASA Experimental Rocket Plane and storm clouds, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, near Mojave, California.

How do you deal with photographic disappointment? What happens when you go after a shot with a certain set of expectations, and then you are totally foiled in your attempts to get that shot?
I faced these questions [...]

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 [...]