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Animals California Photos Signs

Did you see the signs?

Picture: Road sign pointing to Sand Dunes at Mesquite Flat, Death Valley National Park, California I occasionally find a sign that I think will make for a good photo. Signs are a form of communication. Photography is a form of communication. It only goes say that one can often compliment…

Gary CrabbeMay 18, 2010

California Deserts National Parks People Photos

What about Bob, or When Life Hands You Lemons

Picture: Photographer next to tracks left by mysterious moving rocks on the dried flat mud at the Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California Last fall I had my first chance to visit the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park. While walking out on the Playa, I met a…

Gary CrabbeMay 12, 2010

California Deserts Photos rocks Stock Photography

A day in the life of a Photo Edit

Picture: Sunset light on the Trona Pinnacles, near Ridgecrest, California Yesterday I announced through my Facebook & Twitter profiles that I'd just completed a weeks long edit of a 10 day trip I took last fall to Death Valley & the Sierra while working on my book, California; Yesterday &…

Gary CrabbeMay 7, 2010

California National Parks Photos Trees

Seeing the Trees through the Forest

Picture: Late afternoon cloud drifting into trees, Mineral King, Sequoia National Park, California My 11-year-old son recently spent his first week away from home while attending his fifth-grade camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains. When he returned, I found out that one of the things they had done was to…

Gary CrabbeMay 5, 2010

California Deserts National Parks Photos rocks

Left Turn, Clyde.

Picture: Mysterious moving rock on the Racetrack Playa at sunset, Death Valley National Park, California "Left Turn, Clyde." It's probably the only line I remember from the Clint Eastwood movie, Every Which Way But Loose. Looking at this image, I have to ask, "Do you ever feel like this rock?"…

Gary CrabbeApril 21, 2010

Buildings and Architecture California Photo Business Photographers Photos Stock Photography

Why I Like Free Photos

Picture: Shelter on Mount Whitney's summit, Sierra Nevada, California; Photo by Justin Johnsen I know it must sound crazy at first; why would a professional photographer be happy about other photographers giving away their work for free? Given the dire warnings about how microstock was driving the stock photography industry…

Gary CrabbeApril 1, 2010

California National Parks Photos rocks

Seeking…. Balance.

Picture: Large rock boulder balanced on edge, Joshua Tree National Park, California Last week I posted this image on my Facebook business page. I've mentioned previously that I don't do "art speak" or give my images artsy titles. However, on a few very rare occasions an image will speak to…

Gary CrabbeMarch 31, 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 Uncategorized

The history project that’s now history

Picture: Gold miners working hydraulic mining water monitors, blasting away at a hillside, Nevada County, California; circa 1866 Photo Credit: Library of Congress That history-related book project I've been working on over these last many months is now, as they say, history. I am so delighted to report that as…

Gary CrabbeMarch 9, 2010

California Photos Rants and Raves Water

The wrong lesson

Picture: Overview of the Marin County Watershed as seen from Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California I can understand why they're upset. Marin County is one of the San Francisco Bay Area's more affluent regions. The normal cursory thought of "Well, they can afford it" would usually draw little attention. Yet…

Gary CrabbeFebruary 25, 2010

Buildings and Architecture California People Photos Rants and Raves

Proof that History puts people to sleep

Picture: Interior of the Iron Door Saloon, est. 1852; the oldest continuously operating saloon in the state, Groveland, California I admit my frustration level has been met and exceeded. For nearly a decade working with Galen Rowell, running his stock department, I dealt with clients of every level, including editors…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 27, 2010

Buildings and Architecture California Digital Photos

What’s old is new

Picture: Bidwell Mansion, Chico, California I tended to include "No HDR" with many of my landscape images posted online. I heard too many people say, "great use of HDR" at a time when I never used any automated HDR process on my images. Not long ago, I finally experimented with…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 20, 2010

Aviation California Photos Uncategorized

My, how time flies…

Picture: Air Force planes on display at the "Century Circle" near the main entrance gate to Edwards Air Force Base, near Mojave, California The saying goes, "My, how time flies when you're having fun." Right now, my slightly modified version reads, "...or working your backside off." I feel kinda bad…

Gary CrabbeJanuary 13, 2010

California City Scenes Photos

Happy 2010!!

Photo: Fireworks burst over the city of San Francisco as seen from the Berkeley Hills, California "Happy New Year!" - from all of me at Enlightened Images. It's been no secret that this has been one of my tougher years, and frankly, I'm glad to see it go. However, I'm…

Gary CrabbeDecember 31, 2009

California National Parks Photos Seasons Trees Winter

And thus goes Fall

Picture: Fresh snow on tree branches in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California I just heard the weatherman on the radio say, "only three more days until Winter." It's so odd that last week we had the lowest, longest-lasting snowfall in the San Francisco Bay Area in many many years.…

Gary CrabbeDecember 17, 2009

California Photos plants Spring Statues & Monuments Trees

The Right Light

Picture: Sunrise light on black, wrought-iron fence gate, Carneros region, Napa Valley, California In following with a discussion that was taking place on twitter, I responded with a quote: "A boring or ordinary subject in great light will always make a better photo than a great subject in boring or…

Gary CrabbeDecember 10, 2009

California

Did you see the signs?

What about Bob, or When Life Hands You Lemons

A day in the life of a Photo Edit

Seeing the Trees through the Forest

Left Turn, Clyde.

Why I Like Free Photos

Seeking…. Balance.

Chasing the Rainbow

The history project that’s now history

The wrong lesson

Proof that History puts people to sleep

What’s old is new

My, how time flies…

Happy 2010!!

And thus goes Fall

The Right Light

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