The title of this blog doesn't exactly make sense at first glance, but trust me, there is a point, and it is coming.

I had the chance to head out to a beautiful part of the states for a few days earlier this week. My dad lives in Sedona, Arizona, and although the occasion wasn't a happy one (he was having gall bladder surgery), I managed to get some nice shots and have some fun while I was helping him recover.

But during the two-hour ride home from the hospital where he had his surgery, the sky offered up a gorgeous display. That afternoon's thunderstorm had cleared, leaving behind beautiful cloud formations against the hills and mountains in a fabulous sunset.

Perfect. I mean, it was PERFECT for shooting great landscapes in almost any direction you cared to point your camera.

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I know this isn't much to a lot of you guys on here that have many downloads a day, but I've sold a personal record of 3 photographs today.

I've been selling at least one almost every day for the past week or so, and it's really exciting to see the tally continue to go up.

I haven't been able to put much new stuff up lately, but it's nice to know what I do have up here is working for me.

I hope everyone else is enjoying many, many downloads!

The word vacation has taken on a whole new meaning for me. Yes, it means a break from my day job, but these days it also means working to find great stock photos while I'm on my little holiday.

Since I only recently started submitting stock photography, this is a great way for me to incorporate something I love doing – taking photos – and would be doing anyway, with something that hopefully can generate a little extra income.

Before I went on vacation and snapped away with my camera knowing that most of the photos I was making would end up as a small photo stuck in an print envelope in a drawer somewhere in my house.

Now I have a new purpose for all my picture taking, and it's really added even more enthusiasm to my vacations even if I am "working."

Here's a few from a recent trip to ...