While this flower was stunning as a color image, I wanted to work it as a b/w because of the texture and silky lines in the leaves and petals. I rotated it by degrees until I found an arrangement that I thought was pleasing. The white spot on the top petal was a yellow damaged part.

Twisted, distorted and surreal. This cactus at the Seattle Volunteer Park Conservatory was really something to look at. I selected my fisheye lens to compress the background and highlight the oddity of this plant.  There was a great deal of post-processing involved in creating this image and it is a great example of why I call taking the photgraphs "information collection".

I spent the weekend in Washington DC with a friend of mine on the way home to Washington State. While we were wandering around looking at the sites, we stopped by this metro to get some cookies and ice tea. What I was trying to capture was the movement of the building combined with the restaurant in the middle.

We were at a music festival called Woodsong on Orcas Island. As a friend an I were waiting to board the ferry, we entertained ourselves by walking along the road taking pictures. Finding these "parking" signs was the highlight of my day.

I was editing today's Featured Photograph, which was to be something architectural from Paraguay when I glanced up from my work and saw this. This beautiful sunset over Santiago. So today, I am going to share just one image with you. A beautiful moment in my life.

A dog looking at a giraffe. It's quite simple really but I enjoy this photograph immensely. Paio (the little dog) was at the Prague Zoo and watching the animals with great interest. I was watching too.

What makes me stand in the middle of this room and spin? It is the shiny floor and the glass ceiling. When I look up, I don't stop there. My eye follows the intricate spiderweb over my head to the opposite wall and down through the reflections in the floor. I choose a vertical orientation to capture those elements and the outward movement they create.

High in the hills over Santiago, the last rays of a falling sun leapt across the green field to race up the mountain beyond and disappear into the sky. Perched atop the hill behind my house, this lone cactus and it's companion were the last to see the light of day.

Looking down the spiral staircase, one is reminded of the organic shape of a spirialing sea shell. Even though the stairs go higher, this was the ideal landing from which to compose this photograph. Too many stairs and this photograph would have lost it's simplicity. The blue table at the bottom provides the photograph with a natural focal point. With the light overhead, it almost looks like a pool of blue water.