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Sun pillar sunset

Picture: Sun Pillar at sunset over green hills in Spring, Mount Diablo State Park, California Happy Easter. I happened to be shooting in the hills around Mount Diablo this last Thursday when a magnificent sun pillar appeared in the sky. Sun Pillars are caused when ice crystals in the atmosphere…

Gary CrabbeApril 24, 2011

California Clouds and Sky Photos Sunset

My Very First Sunset

Picture: Red sky at sunset over hills in Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California Click the photo to see it larger at 900 pixels. Ok, I'll admit it; technically this isn't really *my* first sunset, but it was the first sunset to be seen by my new Nikon D7000…

Gary CrabbeNovember 19, 2010

Buildings and Architecture Clouds and Sky Hawaii Photos Rainbows Trees Weather

I’ll say it again, it’s about the Light

Picture: Rainbow over Polynesian motif wood carving, Paradise Cove, Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii I've said it before, and I'll say it again. In fact, I say it just about every time I'm teaching somebody or some group about photography, or giving one of my workshop presentations. A boring subject in…

Gary CrabbeJuly 21, 2010

Clouds and Sky National Parks Rants and Raves Uncategorized Utah Weather

The Sky is Falling Deja Vu

Picture: Dark storm clouds over Balanced Rock at sunset, Arches National Park, Utah Chicken Little said, "The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling!" I just saw that stock photo industy guru, Jim Pickerell wrote in his newsletter, "Selling Stock": "The stock photo industry is in turmoil. Never in more…

Gary CrabbeMarch 19, 2010

California Clouds and Sky Photos Trees Weather

Chasing the Rainbow

Picture: The end of the rainbow over trees & forest in a valley near Hat Creek, Lassen County, California Click here to see the photo larger. I took this image last fall after leaving the Hat Creek Radio Observatory in remote Lassen County. I saw the rainbow starting to form,…

Gary CrabbeMarch 17, 2010

California Clouds and Sky Photographers Photos

Spirits in the Air

"Spirits in the Air" - Cloud rising into blue sky, Eastern Sierra, near Bishop, California It's hard to explain; yesterday I spent an hour at the Mountain Light Gallery in Bishop. It was the first time I've been there in years, and only the second time that I've been there…

Gary CrabbeOctober 14, 2009

Aviation California Clouds and Sky Photos Space and Science Weather

Houston, we have a problem… disappointment.

Picture: X-15 NASA Experimental Rocket Plane and storm clouds, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, near Mojave, California. How do you deal with photographic disappointment? What happens when you go after a shot with a certain set of expectations, and then you are totally foiled in your attempts to…

Gary CrabbeJune 1, 2009

California Clouds and Sky Photos Sunset Weather

Photo: Sunset over Angel Island

Picture: Sun peeking below clouds near sunset over Angel Island and the San Francisco Bay, from the Berkeley Hills, California It's November, right? Only a week or so before Thanksgiving, or so the calendar leads me to believe. But outside is a different story here in the Bay Area. We're…

Gary CrabbeNovember 14, 2008

Clouds and Sky Photos Weather Wyoming

Photo: Let it rain

Picture: Dark gray rain storm clouds at sunset over free open range lands, Wyoming. Here in California's San Francisco Bay Area, I often explain to our out of state visitors that we really only have two seasons; Wet & Dry. When the rain stops in late spring or early summer,…

Gary CrabbeNovember 1, 2008

California Clouds and Sky Photos Sunset Travel Water

OMG – Look at that light!

Picture: Red clouds at sunset over Lake Tahoe, California "Oh my God; Look at that light!" That's usually what I am welping like a wounded dog when I see something that looks photographically fantastic, yet I have no camera. I was in Lake Tahoe for the weekend, with my wife,…

Gary CrabbeOctober 13, 2008

Clouds and Sky Photos Weather

Photo: Dark Storm Clouds on the Horizon

Picture: A ray of bright sunlight through dark storm clouds, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Here in the US, we've had a very rough week with our financial markets going into a seemingly dark abyss, and the scent of crisis and fear is spreading across the land. Listening to the…

Gary CrabbeOctober 3, 2008

Clouds and Sky Mountains National Parks Travel Wyoming

New Image Portfolio Update

Photo: Clouds shroud the summit of the Grand Teton at sunrise, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. No more sneak peeks at new galleries. If you check the home page of my web site, you'll see that the recent galleries that I've posted here under the sneak peeks are all now…

Gary CrabbeDecember 3, 2007

California Clouds and Sky Photos Sunset

Photo: A postcard perfect San Francisco Sunset

Picture: Sunset light and fog over San Francisco from the Berkeley Hills, California Yesterday, I was giving another one of my private custom workshops to a client up in the Berkeley Hills. Originally, I'd hoped to be on a high ridge looking north at sunset, to get nice golden light…

Gary CrabbeNovember 16, 2007

Autumn Clouds and Sky Mountains National Parks Photos Seasons Travel Trees Wyoming

Photo: Teton Sunrise

Picture: Morning light on the Teton mountain range over aspen tree in autumn, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming It wasn't all bad storms and grey clouds on my trip. Although that was the condition most of the time, there were pockets of time when the lighting was very nice. This…

Gary CrabbeOctober 9, 2007

Autumn Clouds and Sky Mountains National Parks Photos Travel Water Weather Wyoming

Photo: 2807 miles; Waiting for the light.

Picture: Waiting for the light that never happens, Oxbow Bend, Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming I got back home from my little abbreviated tour of Wyoming late Saturday afternoon. As luck would have it, by far my best weather was during the drive home from Winnemucca, Nevada. It…

Gary CrabbeOctober 8, 2007

Autumn Clouds and Sky Mountains National Parks Photos Travel Trees Wyoming

Photo: Sunrise light on the Grand Teton

Picture: Alpenglow lights up the summit of the Grand Teton through storm clouds over aspen trees in fall, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Right now, all I can say is, "Clouds; clouds everywhere." This morning, I would have been happy to even see this much clear sky. That would explain…

Gary CrabbeOctober 4, 2007

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