Picture: Sunset over Lands End as seen from Baker Beach in the Presidio, San Francisco, California Like watching the sunset over a distant shore; I’m delighted (and relieved) to say that the sun has finally set on my latest book project, Photographing California; Volume One – North. Two weeks ago…
Picture: Hikers looking towards Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon from atop Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National Park, California For people who live in the San Francisco Bay Area, I want to share that I’ll be giving a presentation tomorrow night, Tuesday, Sept. 18th, at 7:00pm for the Walnut Creek Civic Arts,…
Picture: Sunset over the mouth of the Gualala River, on the border between the Sonoma and Mendocino County coastlines, Gualala, California I’m sending this image out in tribute to my dad, who passed away 23 years ago this week. I know he loved this part of the coast, and I’m…
Picture: Photographer couple shooting the sunset together from the Marin Headlands, California I’m helping a friend part out her late husband’s camera gear. The equipment was owned and used by a professional outdoor adventure and wildlife photographer who passed away last year. I have tested the lenses and camera body,…
Picture: Rainbow in Le Conte Falls on the Tuolumne River, Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, Yosemite National Park, California It’s with great delight that I’d like to introduce a brand new ‘Premier Image Collection’ gallery of Yosemite National Park and the area around Tioga Pass. Click here to see the…
Picture: Scotty Barnhart playing at the 52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, California For nearly a decade my music tastes had reached a plateau. Years ago I was only listening to the radio; I hadn’t yet gotten an iThingy or loaded my music into iTunes. I don’t know what broke…
Picture: Rugged mountain peaks coming out of the clouds along McGee Creek, Eastern Sierra, California You know that feeling you get when you say, “I feel like my head is coming out of the clouds;” – that’s the way I feel right now. It’s a good feeling. I can’t believe…
Picture: Empty cupboards in abandoned kitchen, Bodie State Historic Park, California (rant) With a lot of stuff going on at the moment, I’ve been in a bit of a socially reclusive mode due to lack of time, but every once and awhile, something comes up that prompts me to raise…
Picture: California Mountain Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans elegans) in the rocks and grass, Table Mountain, near Oroville, California First; Does anyone know (exactly) what type of Garter snake this is? It’s a good thing I don’t eat snakes. I almost stepped on this little guy yesterday afternoon while wandering around…
Picture: Rain storm clouds at sunrise over the still waters of Emerald Bay State Park, a National Natural Landmark in the South Lake Tahoe region, California Ack!! I can’t believe it’s been nearly four weeks since my last post, but I’ve been very busy with a couple assignments and trying…
Picture: Graffiti and reflection in standing water inside an abandoned building, Berkeley, California While I continue to be very busy, I at least wanted to poke my head above water to let you know about something I recently had the fun opportunity to document. I spent a day on my…
Picture: Side by side comparison of my “Native Spirit; Bird flying past El Capitan in Yosemite Valley” photo and a screen capture of a derivative use painting. On top of all the other stuff that’s been keeping me busy lately, guess what I found? While re-writing a section of my…
Picture: 40′-high wave splash after hitting rocks at the base of the coastal cliffs, Bonny Doon Beach, Santa Cruz County, California Relentless; A good word… You may have noticed my web postings have been more quiet of late, especially here on the weblog. I’m currently wrapping up the writing for…
Picture: Bull Elephant seal coming ashore at Año Nuevo State Park, near Santa Cruz, California “Could you two move back a little further?” – You might think the title of this blog post refers to the two seagulls standing in the way of this bull elephant seal coming ashore at…
Picture: Plastic “Meditate” froggy perched on a rock in my Zen Garden in my backyard. I’ve been in a bit of a self-imposed exile recently while trying to complete the manuscript for my latest book project, which will be on Photographing Northern California. Unfortunately, because of business and life. etc.,…
Picture: A railroad trestle and counter-weighted draw bridge in the the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta at sunrise, California I spent the Holidays working on the writing phase of my latest book project, sharing and posting my Top Images of 2011, and revised my New Work Portfolio. Now I…
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…
Here’s a collection of some of my top photos shot in 2011. (I’ve posted thirteen, because in our house, it’s a lucky number; both our kids were born on a 13th.) To see more recent images, visit my New Work Portfolio. Picture: Lightning Bolt striking the Sierra Buttes, during summer…
Picture: Stormy sunset over Faith Valley, near Carson Pass, Sierra Nevada, California This last week I sent out my Holiday Newsletter, and announced the addition of a new “New Work” Image Gallery on my web site, along with a new selection of images on the rotating slide show on my…
Picture: Sunset light on Mount Lassen above Lake Helen, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California I’m inviting all photographers who are interested and would like to see their work possibly published in a book to submit images for a book project I’m working on about photographing in Northern California. Let’s just…
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…
Picture: Peacock in front of vineyard in fall, near Avila Beach, California As I sit here, waking up this morning on the verge of getting sick (again), the fog in my brain still can’t keep away the thoughts of all I am thankful for, most especially the love and support…
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…
Picture: Clouds over Mount Maclure (L) and Mount Lyell (R) as seen from Clouds Rest, Yosemite National Park, California During the first week of October, I got interrupted in my pursuit of a couple Sierra locations due to an extremely strong, early season snow storm that blanketed some areas with…
