THESE 18 LANDSCAPE COLLECTIONS GO BACK TO AROUND 2000 WHEN I SET OUT TO CONCENTRATE ON THE CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE UTILIZING A LARGE FORMAT LINHOF VIEW CAMERA AND 4X5 COLOR TRANSPARENCY FILM. IT BECAME A THEME ENTITLED "CALIFORNIA COLOR". AT THE END OF ABOUT 6 YEARS I HAD ABOUT 30 PHOTOGRAPHS THAT REPRESENTED THAT THEME. MANY OF THOSE ARE IN THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL, YOSEMITE, AND EASTERN SIERRA COLLECTIONS AND A FEW IN THE DEATH VALLEY COLLECTION. AFTER THAT PERIOD ENDED AROUND 2006 , I BEGAN USING DIGITAL CAPTURE AND GLICEE PRINTING WHICH HAD FAR GREATER PERMANENCE AND MUCH BETTER COLOR. I HAVE USED DIGITAL CAPTURE FOR ALL OTHER PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE COLLECTIONS. MOST OF MY WORK IS NOW IN THE SOUTHWESTERN DESERTS OF UTAH AS I LIVE 20 MINUTES FROM ZION NATIONAL PARK. MOVING TO THIS AREA AFFORDS EASY ACCESS TO SOUTHERN UTAH, THE EASTERN SIERRAS, THE COLORADO PLATEU, AND SOUTH TO ARIZONA . FROM LATE 2026 I WILL BE CONCENTRATING FURTHER INTO EXPLORING ZION AND UTAH'S SOUTHERN PLATEAUS WITH MEDIUM FORMATION CAPTURE.
