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A Los Padres Sunset – Part 2

Picture: Sun bursts through storm clouds in the Los Padres National Forest, Monterey County, California In my previous post I shared some images that were taken on my first photo outing of 2016. As I previously noted, this was a much-needed trip for me as my 2015 had been exceedingly…

Gary CrabbeMay 26, 2016

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Volcanoes in the Grand Canyon

Photo: Steep rugged cliffs above the Colorado River at sunset, Toroweap, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona When you look at images of the Grand Canyon and you have any basic sense of geology, you think about eons of huge yet subtle geological forces at work, namely the continually erosive power…

Gary CrabbeMay 6, 2015

Bay Area California Environment Outdoors Photos Rants and Raves

Something wrong in Shangri La – Using photos to communicate

Photo: The fresh green hills of Briones Regional Park in spring, looking toward Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, California One of the things I always tell participants in my workshops, presentations, and especially when I'm doing professional image critiques or portfolio reviews, is something that is often lost or not…

Gary CrabbeMarch 23, 2015

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Why I don’t like powerlines in my scenic photos.

Picture: Fall colors on trees in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire. If you don't like High Capacity Electrical Transmission Towers and Wires running through your scenic photos, or even just your view for that matter, I'd like to ask you to check out (and possibly help fund) a…

Gary CrabbeApril 30, 2013

California Environment Mountains National Parks Newsworthy Photos Rants and Raves

Triumph & Tragedy in Yosemite

Picture: Hikers on the summit of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California A couple days ago I returned home from a six day trip to Yosemite and the Mono Lake area. The trip was a mixture of triumphs and tragedies. I left town fairly apprehensive. I originally planned to do…

Gary CrabbeJuly 22, 2011

California Environment Mountains National Parks Photos Water

For the Thirst of a City

Picture: Sunset light on the peaks above Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, Yosemite National Park, California One of my photographer friends, Guy Tal, posted on his blog, er... web journal, yesterday that he was perhaps one of the last people to ride the photographic coat tails of Ken Burns' recent PBS documentary…

Gary CrabbeOctober 8, 2009

Animals Environment Newsworthy Outdoors Photos Rants and Raves

Movie Review: Earth

This weekend, thanks to my mom, I got to spend part of a beautiful Spring Saturday afternoon in a dark movie theater, along with my wife & son, watching the new Disney Nature Film, EARTH. Narrated by James Earl Jones (Darth Vader to my son) the movie has the same…

Gary CrabbeApril 27, 2009

Environment

Another one makes the list – JM Cousteau

Picture: Sunset light on Mount Diablo, Contra Costa County, California. It's a relatively short list; the number of famous people that I've had a chance to meet. But now I can add Jean-Michel Couteau to that list. This last Monday evening, I had a chance to meet Mr. Cousteau at…

Gary CrabbeOctober 11, 2007

California Environment Mountains National Parks Travel Water

Photo: A sign of climate change in Yosemite?

Picture: Non-existant Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California This is a postcard photo you don't see too often. It's of a completely dry Yosemite Falls. There should be a dramatic white plume of cascading water, but the year when this photo (2001) was taken, the falls ran totally…

Gary CrabbeMarch 19, 2007

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The Beauty and the Horror

Picture: Sunset light on Half Dome above Cooks Meadow, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California This picture makes me so angry. Well, it's not really the picture that makes me angry, but rather the memory that it evokes. Now I think you'd all agree that Yosemite Valley is one of…

Gary CrabbeMarch 13, 2007

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Photo: Death of a Family

Picture: Dead fish on the shores of the Salton Sea, Imperial Valley, near Brawley, California My buddy and I had pulled off along the side of the road at the edge of the Salton Sea to take some photos of the shoreline. As I walked out toward the water, intrigued…

Gary CrabbeMarch 5, 2007

Animals California Environment Photos Sunset Water

Photo: A safe haven for the birds

Picture: Birds at sunset along the shore of the Salton Sea, Imperial Valley, near Brawley, California This is near the Sonny Bono National Wildlife Preserve at the southern end of the Salton Sea. Looks like there's a need for a little more help to protect all the pretty birds.

Gary CrabbeMarch 4, 2007

Animals Environment Outdoors Photos Utah

Deer Country

Photo: Deer skins on a dumpster, Kanab, Utah. I admit it. Ok; two things...First, I'm not a hunter, never have been. Doesn't mean I'm anti-hunting. Had I grown up in Wyoming or Montana, I'm sure I'd know this, but I'm clueless why hunters would leave these skins? Don't they have…

Gary CrabbeNovember 13, 2006

Environment

A Los Padres Sunset – Part 2

Volcanoes in the Grand Canyon

Something wrong in Shangri La – Using photos to communicate

Why I don’t like powerlines in my scenic photos.

Triumph & Tragedy in Yosemite

For the Thirst of a City

Movie Review: Earth

Another one makes the list – JM Cousteau

Photo: A sign of climate change in Yosemite?

The Beauty and the Horror

Photo: Death of a Family

Photo: A safe haven for the birds

Deer Country

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