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Bill Atkinson’s iPhone & iTouch Application PhotoCard

Wish you all a Happy & Prosperous Year 2010. May the peace and joy be with you throughout the New Year!!!

Today I’m introducing  you to iPhone and iTouch application PhotoCard, written by one of my favorite world renowned fine art nature Photographer Bill Atkinson.

PhotoCard allows you to create both electronic (email) as well as real physical post cards, using your own photographs as well as those provided by Bill and other talented photographers.

Bill Atkinson's PhotoCard

Bill Atkinson's PhotoCard

The above image is published with Bill Atkinson’s permission.

 About Bill Atkinson:

Bill Atkinson is a computer engineer  and was member of the original Macintosh team at Apple Computer.  He was the creator of many ground breaking Apple applications:

  • Macintosh QuickDrawand Lisa LisaGraf
  • Marching ants
  • Menu bar
  • The Selection lasso
  • FatBits
  • MacPaint
  • HyperCard

 As of  2010, Bill Atkinson is a full time fine are nature photographer.  His life long photographic journey has started at the age of ten, when he was given a subscription to “Arizona Highways” magazine.  He is an early adopter of digital photography and pioneer in digital printing and color management technology.

You can find Full Review of  PhotoCard application by Michael Reichmann of The Luminous Landscape.

There is also an extended description and demo video here.

Jan 02, 2010 | Categories: General | Leave A Comment »

Yosemite Gallery is Now Online!

White Cascade besides High Sierra Camp in twilight, Glen Aulin Trail, Yosemite National Park.

White Cascade besides High Sierra Camp in twilight, Glen Aulin Trail, Yosemite National Park.

Last summer I went on 3 days Waterwheel Photography Backpacking trip in Tuolumne High Country of Yosemite National Park. The trip was arranged by Yosemite Association,  “a nonprofit membership organization that provides opportunities for people to learn about, enjoy and experience Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Nevada”.

 This 18.6  miles roundtrip moderate hike starts from Soda Springs (around 8000 ft elevation) and virtually all downhill. We followed wild scenic Tuolumne River as it drops to Glen Aulin, about 800 feet elevation loss. This is one of the easiest section of High Sierra Camps Loop trail. It is also a section of the Pacific Crest and Tahoe-Yosemite trails. The highlights of the hike are scenic pools, rapids, cascades, Tuolumne River bridge, Tuolumne Fall  and White Cascade. As Tuolumne River had maximum runoff during last week of June, it was worth descending another 3.3 miles from Glen Aulin to Waterwheel Falls (elevation gain and loss of about 2500 feet), which was most dramatic during that time of the year.  In between Glen Aulin and Waterwheel Falls, you will see spectacular California Fall and LeConte Fall.

 This photo was taken besides High Sierra Camp in Glen Aulin during twilight hours. Due to the time of maximum runoff of Tuolumne River,  every moment I was realizing the power of nature, as waterfall was sending cascades of spray onto the rocks below.  However, instead of capturing the power of nature, at that moment I wanted to create an image of silky smooth flow of the water to match the relaxing evening mood.

 Technical details: Mamiya 645 AFD II with 75-150 f/4.5 lens, 0.6 sec @ f/8, Phase One P45+ digital back @ ISO 400.

 You are most welcomed  to visit my Online Gallery  to see many more images from this trip.

Dec 02, 2009 | Categories: America's National Parks, Yosemite | Leave A Comment »

Welcome to My Nature & Travel Photography Blog!

I’m passionately photographing natural treasures of North America since last 5 years.  I have traveled to many national parks and monuments – Yosemite, Death Valley, Grand Canyon, Zion, Kenai Fjord and Denali.

Many of you have showed interest to view and purchase my images. I’m happy to let you know that I have seriously considered your requests and created a website Fine-Art-Nature-Photography.com to host my galleries. Now you may start visiting my online galleries for your pleasure as well as you have option to buy fine art prints for your wall decor and digital downloads for legitimate commercial usage.

Through this photo blog, I intend to share the stories behind the images which will make these images more interesting and compelling. I will also share the trip reports which could be valuable to fellow photographers and travelers. If time permits, I will provide my personal opinions and reviews about photo equipments I use.

Currently I’m employed as Senior IT Business Systems Analyst with Riverbed Technology, a high tech company engaged in award winning line of Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization solutions. I do outdoor travel and nature photography during weekends and vacations. Due to time constraints, the blog will be limited to not more than thrice a week.

Nov 28, 2009 | Categories: General | Leave A Comment »

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