In the Field: Photo Blog by Richard Wong

Photography field reports by Richard Wong. Richard’s work has been published in magazines, books, advertising, and offers fine art prints of his work. Images may be licensed as rights-managed stock photos by contacting Richard directly at Richard@rwongphoto.com or (626) 422-6151. California stock photography, fine art prints, photo blog: www.rwongphoto.com

The Journey is the Destination

Travel photography is not about F-stops, HDR or the size of camera-sensor pixels. Travel photography is about the experience. My first visit to the Eastern Sierra region was in the summer of 2004 when my friend and I took a three-day camping trip to Mono Lake / Bodie and Bishop. It was quite the trip, [...]

Milky Way Galaxy

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a month since I photographed this but this photo was taken after a crazy day with a couple other photographers in Bishop Creek Canyon and Devils Postpile NM. Basically one of the photographers that I was traveling with hiked onto Rainbow Falls in the early evening from [...]

Owens Valley Overlook

Owens Valley Overlook from U.S. Highway 395, Eastern Sierra, California
I had spent the night at Mammoth Lakes where it had rained all night and through the morning. Despite the rain I went to Lake Mary a little bit after “sunrise” to see what the conditions were like. The rain turned to snow and it [...]

The Owens River

Owens River Lone Tourist at Dawn, Owens Valley, California
I am obsessed with shooting pictures of the Owens River. All you hear is the sound of the water flowing by and birds chirping. No other photographers around beating their chests or making absurd requests. It is just you versus the landscape at 6 a.m.
I’ve been [...]

Guns and Ammo at Laws Railroad Museum

Guns and Ammo, Laws Railroad Museum, Bishop, California
While acting like a fake cowboy and photographing wild west historic subjects might not appear to be as sexy as photographing “Girls Gone Wild”, it is fun nonetheless. Still life photography is something that I’ve always enjoyed looking at and would like to improve upon.
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Laws Railroad Museum

General Store Shelf Display, Laws Railroad Museum, Bishop, California
After spending the early part of the morning photographing Bishop Creek, I went to the Laws Railroad Museum around 10 a.m. as that was supposed to be the opening time. After ten minutes or so of waiting, the park still hadn’t opened so I thought perhaps [...]

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