Clouds and Sky Archives - Gary Crabbe - Enlightened Images Photography

One of my Favorite Photographic Mantras

Photo: (Above) Stormy sunset light on electrical transformer box and telephone pole, Pleasant Hill, California Got any good photographic mantras? What's a photographic mantra, you ask? It's more than just a saying: A mantra is something you carry with you as part of your personal arsenal; an empowering combination of…

Gary CrabbeAugust 20, 2020

Clouds and Sky Night Photography

My Date With Comet Neowise

Photo: (Above) Comet Neowise over oak tree in the Alhambra Valley, Contra Costa County, California; July 2020 Purchase Prints or License Usage. ID# - 200720na_BA3-0052 Over the last few weeks an old but familiar refrain could be heard wafting over earthbound spectators: Look! Up in the sky; It's a…

Gary CrabbeJuly 29, 2020

Aerials Clouds and Sky Photos Rainbows Sunrise Sunset Weather

New WEATHER, CLOUDS, & SKY Premier Photo Gallery Collection

New Weather Photo Portfolio Gallery now online! Photo: (Above) Crepuscular rays (sunbeams) behind stratocumulus clouds at sunrise, Kauai, Hawaii Purchase Prints or License Usage.ID# - 170720sa-HI-1021 Please enjoy this 2-page Gallery containing a variety of Weather, Clouds, and Sky Photos. This Premier Portfolio Collection of beautiful atmospheric photos and pictures…

Gary CrabbeJune 6, 2019

California Clouds and Sky Photos

Expectations and a quick hike under gathering clouds

Photos of the Briones Crest taken during a recent spontaneous hike Image (above) : Clouds over the Briones Crest, Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California; #01 (Click here to purchase a print or license for use in publications.) What's a photographer to do? After arriving back home from a…

Gary CrabbeMarch 30, 2017

Bay Area Clouds and Sky Photos Sunset

A Sunset that made Headlines

Sunset over the San Francisco Bay on the Summer Solstice, June 20, 2016. I have to thank my son for this shot, otherwise I would never have been able to share this photo with you. If I stayed home that evening I might have wound up standing in my yard…

Gary CrabbeJune 23, 2016

California Clouds and Sky Outdoors Photos Travel Winter

A much-needed Los Padres Sunset – Pt. 1

Photo: Storm clouds over road in Los Padres National Forest, Monterey County, California (Click here to purchase a print or license for use in publications. - 160107_CMT-0013) Just after the New Year holiday had passed, I had a chance to join a friend for a quick trip to the Los…

Gary CrabbeApril 14, 2016

California Clouds and Sky Eastern Sierra Moon Mountains Panorama Panoramic Photos Sunset

To Be or Not To Be A Panorama

Picture: Sunset light on clouds with full moon rising over Mono Lake from above Conway Summit, Mono County, Eastern Sierra, California Question: Is there a definite point when something can or should be called a "Panorama" vs. a time when it shouldn't? Is this image a Panorama? If it's not…

Gary CrabbeOctober 22, 2014

Clouds and Sky Glacier National Park Montana Mountains Photos Weather

It will swallow you whole

Picture: Storm clouds envelope a mountain peak in Glacier National Park, Montana Do you see the giant rock-eating monster? You can almost hear it saying, "Nom, Nom, Nom." Have you ever had that feeling like a wave has come upon you and simply swallowed you up whole? Rather than a…

Gary CrabbeApril 28, 2014

Aviation Clouds and Sky Photos Rainbows Weather

A cosmic coincidence to start the New Year

Picture: Jet airplane with contrail flying through high cirrus clouds and a rainbow known as a circumzenithal arc, in the skies above Lake Tahoe, Nevada Back in 2005, after 15 years of shooting professional transparency film, I entered the digital era when I purchased my first DSLR, which at the…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 15, 2013

Arizona Clouds and Sky Photos Reflections Uncategorized Water Weather

First post of 2012 – A huge Thank You.

Picture: A break in the storm at sunrise over Lake Alpine, Alpine County, California Now that we're officially into the New Year of 2012, (and according to some, potentially earth's last year - if you believe in the ancient Mayan calendar) there's no better time for this; The very first…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 2, 2012

California Clouds and Sky Photos Weather

You know it’s been a busy time when…

Picture: Storm clouds at sunrise in the Whiskeytown Shasta Trinity National Recreation Area, near Redding, California You know it's been a busy time when you suddenly look back and realize you've never even processed a few of your favorite images that you've taken over the last year. Such is the…

Gary CrabbeDecember 2, 2011

Clouds and Sky Mountains Photos Weather

The Unmistakable Smell of Impending Death

Picture: Cumulonimbus Thunderstorm cloud building near the summit of the Sierra Buttes, California This is going to be another post that my family isn't going to like reading; but it makes for excellent blog fodder. As a promised follow-up (read: preamble) to my previous two lightning related posts: My Buddy…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 28, 2011

California Clouds and Sky Lightning Mountains Photos Reflections Water Weather

A Moment in the Storm

Picture: Lightning bolt striking the Sierra Buttes reflected in Packer Lake, Sierra County, California In my last post, "Dancing with Zeus and Thor" I described an encounter with the power of a summertime Sierra thunderstorm, and capturing a bolt of lightning that hit around a quarter mile or so from…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 24, 2011

California Clouds and Sky Coast Lighthouses Newsworthy Photos

Like a Shining Beacon of Light

Picture: Storm clouds in evening roll over Battery Point Lighthouse, Crescent City, Del Norte County coast, California I had a chance to shoot this lighthouse last month while working along California's beautiful North Coast & Redwood region. I previously had a number of images I shot of this lighthouse either…

Gary CrabbeJune 28, 2011

California Clouds and Sky Photos Water Weather

Northern California Water Weather

Picture: Cumulonimbus storm cloud over pond and forest, Crescent City, California As some of you may know, I've been away for the last few weeks, venturing throughout northern California. I've been to Yosemite, The Redwoods, and visited numerous waterfalls in the northern part of the state. The over-riding theme of…

Gary CrabbeJune 4, 2011

California Clouds and Sky Mountains Photos Water Weather

Storm cloud over Lake Tahoe

Picture: Storm cloud over Lake Tahoe at sunset, from South Lake Tahoe, California I realize some people may have been disappointed by my complete lack of photos from our Spring Break family vacation to Disneyland. Before heading to the southland (SoCal), our family spent a couple nights in Lake Tahoe.…

Gary CrabbeMay 3, 2011

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