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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 Crabbe
May 18, 2010
CaliforniaDesertsNational ParksPhotosrocks

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 Crabbe
April 21, 2010
CaliforniaNational ParksPhotosrocks

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 Crabbe
March 31, 2010
CaliforniaClouds and SkyPhotosTreesWeather

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 Crabbe
March 17, 2010
CaliforniaUncategorized

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 Crabbe
March 9, 2010
CaliforniaPhotosRants and RavesWater

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 Crabbe
February 25, 2010
AviationCaliforniaPhotosUncategorized

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 Crabbe
January 13, 2010
CaliforniaCity ScenesPhotos

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 Crabbe
December 31, 2009
CaliforniaNational ParksPhotosSeasonsTreesWinter

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 Crabbe
December 17, 2009
CaliforniaPhotosplantsSpringStatues & MonumentsTrees

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 Crabbe
December 10, 2009
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