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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 Mountains Photos Sunrise Yosemite

The irony of my last post; My Best Yosemite Shot Ever!

Picture: Morning clouds and fog fill Yosemite Valley at sunrise from Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park, California For those of you who saw my last post, My Best Yosemite Shot Ever, you hopefully realized that posted on April 1st, it was indeed an April Fools joke. I was part of…

Gary CrabbeApril 22, 2015

California Coast Photo Workshops and Tours Photographers Point Reyes Sunrise Workshops

A teaching moment: Bracket the length of your exposures

Picture: Photographer shooting at dawn, Drakes Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California One of the things I love about teaching workshops are those moments out in the field when I can help a participant solve a problem, especially if it means getting them to think about, explore, play…

Gary CrabbeDecember 2, 2014

Bay Area California Coast Outdoors Photo Workshops and Tours Photographers Photos Point Reyes Sunrise Travel Uncategorized

Photographing the Beaches of Point Reyes July11-13

Picture: Photographer shooting the sunrise at Drakes Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California For any photographers located in or around the San Francisco Bay Area, or traveling to the area, I'll be teaching another 3-day photographic workshop at Point Reyes on July 11th through July 13th. The focus…

Gary CrabbeJune 19, 2014

Mount Rainier National Parks Photos Sunrise Trees

Follow the Light

Picture #1: Sunrise light through trees, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington (First let me say how thankful I am to have my blog back up and running normally after it had been hacked earlier this month. I'd also like to apologize to anyone who came to this site via a…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 26, 2014

canyons Lake Powell Photos Sunrise Uncategorized Utah Water

Quick Trip Report: Bumpy Roads in the Southwest

Picture: Sunrise light over Lake Powell and Navajo Mountain, Glen Canyon NRA, Utah Have you ever had one of those trips where you felt like for one reason or another, your head just wasn't quite screwed on correctly. Well, I felt that way a few times on this trip. I've…

Gary CrabbeNovember 12, 2013

Bay Area California Photos Sunrise

Mount Diablo and East Bay Hills; a new Premier Photo Gallery (Where I live.)

Picture: Spring sunrise over green hills, near Orinda, California I'm delighted to announce that I've finally gotten a chance to post a new gallery on my web site, featuring images from my own local area. Introducing my newest Premier Online Photo Gallery, including pictures of Mount Diablo, the Diablo Valley,…

Gary CrabbeOctober 17, 2013

California Eastern Sierra Newsworthy Photos Presentations Sunrise Water

Seeing the Light – A Free Presentation at the San Francisco Apple Store Oct 9th

Picture: Sunrise at Hot Creek, Eastern Sierra, California This next Wednesday, October 9th at 7:00pm, I'll be giving a free presentation called 'Seeing the Light' at the Apple Store in downtown San Francisco for the Bay Area Photography Events Meetup group. At this presentation, I'll be discussing how I use…

Gary CrabbeOctober 4, 2013

California Moon Mountains Photos Sunrise Yosemite

Dawn at Taft Point

Picture: Moonset at dawn from Taft Point, with El Capitan in background, Yosemite National Park, California There's something incredibly joyful about having a place like this all to yourself. First of all, it's quiet. (Kind of like this blog over the last few weeks.) My friend and I drove to…

Gary CrabbeNovember 14, 2011

Barns Farms and Rural Scenes California Sunrise Trees

What you like, Part 2; the bigger picture

Picture: Sunrise light on the western Sierra foothills, Fresno County, California Click on the photo to see the image larger. This image follows on the heels of my last post. As I mentioned, I'm usually attracted to the larger landscape type photos, but will use my eyes like a virtual…

Gary CrabbeJune 14, 2010

California Deserts Mountains National Parks Photos Sunrise Travel

Back in the saddle again. (Epilogue)

Photo: Tourist overlooking Badwater and the Panamint Mountains at sunrise, Dante's View, Death Valley National Park, California It was a long time coming; almost eight full months. As I drove, I kept hearing that old cowboy song reverbarating over and over in my head, "Back in the Saddle Again, Yes…

Gary CrabbeOctober 27, 2009

California Deserts Newsworthy Photos Sunrise

Dawn of a New Day

Photo: Footsteps leading forward in sand dune at sunrise - at the dawn of a new day, Algodones Dunes Wilderness, Imperial County, California. I know I've posted this photo before, but it seems fitting today. You know from reading this blog that I don't involve myself in political discussions. And…

Gary CrabbeNovember 5, 2008

Barns Farms and Rural Scenes California Photos Roads Sunrise Travel

Photo: The Long Country Road

Picture: Pickup truck driving on a long straight rolling hills country road at sunrise, near Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara County, California Sometimes you just have a feeling about a photo as you're taking the shot. For instance, knowing it would make for a perfect cover photo. Cover photos are usually…

Gary CrabbeJuly 1, 2008

California Coast Photos Sunrise Travel Water

Photo: Sunrise at Gaviota State Beach

Picture: Golden sunrise light over the coastal hills above Gaviota State Beach, near Santa Barbara, California One thing I can tell you is that this photo doesn't live up to the reality of the environment. The northernmost public beach in southern California, you'd think it would be warm outside. This…

Gary CrabbeApril 21, 2008

Aviation California Mountains Photos Sunrise Travel

Photo: Timing for the Summit

Picture: Sunrise over the Sierra crest and the Lake Tahoe basin from 33,000 feet above the California / Nevada border. I'm here at the Nanpa Summit in Destin, Florida this week. I knew from experience during last year's summit in Palm Springs that there would likely be very little time…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 29, 2008

California Photos Sunrise Trees

Photo: Golden morning fog and oak tree

Picture: Oak trees and sunbeams through morning fog at sunrise, in the hills above Carmel Valley, Monterey County, California I thought it would be nice to post a few more of my favorite images from the recent new image galleries that I've uploaded onto my web site. This picture was…

Gary CrabbeDecember 13, 2007

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