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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 Coast Travel Weather

The Mendocino Coast

Picture: Seastacks, morning light, and fog along the coast near Elk, Mendocino County, California Click on the image to see it larger at 900 pixels. The morning this was taken, I woke up in Fort Bragg under such heavy coastal fog that it was actually drizzling. Those of us that…

Gary CrabbeOctober 20, 2010

California Photos Weather

Waves of Land and Sky

Picture: Waves of land and sky; fog rolling over the Berkeley Hills as seen from a ridge in Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California (Click the image to see it larger.) Last week I made a post about how I deliberately chose to not take a photo, even though…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 20, 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

Barns Farms and Rural Scenes Photos Sunset Uncategorized Vermont Water Weather

One Last Post – and a new start.

Picture: Wooden deck chair and storm clouds at sunset over Lake Bomoseen, near Rutland, Berkshire region, Vermont This is it. One last post... I don't get a vacation this holiday weekend. My wife & kids do. They're enjoying a weekend in the Sierra at my Sister-in-Law's cabin near Arnold. I…

Gary CrabbeJuly 3, 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

Barns Farms and Rural Scenes California Photos Roads Travel Weather

The Joys of Coming Home

Picture: Rainbow over the "Meat & Potatoes Palace", near Hat Creek, California (A play off Galen Rowell's famous photo, Rainbow over the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.) I love coming home after being on the road for more than a few days. Returning home to my wife and kids is…

Gary CrabbeNovember 11, 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

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

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

California Travel vineyards Weather

Photo: Morning fog over Sonoma Vineyard

Picture: Morning fog clearing along hills above vineyard, Alexander Valley, Sonoma County Wine Growing Region, California A look ahead, as I'll be paying a visit to the famed Alexander Valley wine growing region this weekend. This photo was taken for my book, Backroads of the California Wine Country. I'm a…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 20, 2007

Barns Farms and Rural Scenes California Photos Spring Travel vineyards Weather

Photo & Keywords: Rainbow over vineyard

Picture: Rainbow during a spring rain storm over wine vineyard and oak tree, near Booneville, Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, California For those of you familiar with the saying that rainbows herald the ending of a storm, this rainbow also signifies another type of closing. If you've been following this weblog,…

Gary CrabbeAugust 25, 2007

California Mountains National Parks Photos Spring Travel Water Weather

Photo: Light at the end of the Tunnel

Picture: Storm light on Bridalveil Fall, from Tunnel View, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California See a much larger version of this image. This photo was taken this last spring from the most famous, most photographed vantage point in Yosemite Valley, called Tunnel View. The title is meaningful for me,…

Gary CrabbeJune 11, 2007

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