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California Clouds and Sky Mountains Photos Water Weather

Storm cloud over Lake Tahoe

Picture: Storm cloud over Lake Tahoe at sunset, from South Lake Tahoe, California I realize some people may have been disappointed by my complete lack of photos from our Spring Break family vacation to Disneyland. Before heading to the southland (SoCal), our family spent a couple nights in Lake Tahoe.…

Gary CrabbeMay 3, 2011

California Mountains National Parks Photos Uncategorized Water

Up where the air is clean and clear

Picture: Vogelsang Peak over Boothe Lake, Yosemite National Park, California There's something undeniably special about stepping outside of your tent, stretching, and taking a deep breath of the cool morning air. Now, several months later, my mind again turns to the thoughts of clean air, as I celebrate a very…

Gary CrabbeDecember 8, 2010

Moon Mountains Photos

For one brief moment

Picture: "Balance this!" - Full moon setting over mountain ridge along the Sierra crest, near Tioga Pass, Eastern Sierra, California In photojournalism, the first thing you learn is "The Moment is Key." The meaning of this is simple. If you don't have an image that tells a story or reveals…

Gary CrabbeOctober 7, 2010

California Mountains National Parks Outdoors Photos Reflections Water

Walden is where you make it

Picture: Moon setting over Boothe Lake, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, Yosemite National Park, California I just returned from a 4-day solo backpacking trip into the Yosemite high country. It was a great personal goal, being the first time I've backpacked into the wilderness since my accident last year. When…

Gary CrabbeSeptember 29, 2010

California Mountains Panoramic Photos

Another Sierra Panoramic

Picture: Panorama overlooking the Emigrant Wilderness at sunset near Sonora Pass, Tuolumne County, California Click here or on the image to see the photo larger @ 1024 pixels. This is another of the images taken from my recent trip to the Sonora Pass region of the Sierra Nevada. My buddy…

Gary CrabbeAugust 24, 2010

California Mountains Photos

An Alpine Escape

Picture: Overlooking the Sierra Nevada near Sonora Pass, Tuolumne County, California This last weekend, my friend Michael Routh, a.k.a. the SmokeChaser and I made a trip up to the Sonora Pass region of the Sierra. This was the first of several trips to the region for my new book project.…

Gary CrabbeAugust 18, 2010

Books California Mountains Newsworthy People Photographers Reflections

Even More Book News – and now another

Picture: Photographer at work in the High Sierra, near Yosemite, California Today I turned in the edited manuscript and new chapter introductions for my current... no, wait... make that previous book project. I'm both proud and honored to announce that I have a brand new book project I'm now working…

Gary CrabbeAugust 9, 2010

Animals Barns Farms and Rural Scenes California Mountains Photos

Round Valley Panorama

Picture: Sunrise light on Mount Tom and the Eastern Sierra over cattle grazing in pasture in the Round Valley, near Bishop, California Click the image to see the photo larger in a new window. This is another image that marks one of my first few attempts at a panoramic composition…

Gary CrabbeJune 3, 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 Environment Mountains National Parks Photos Water

For the Thirst of a City

Picture: Sunset light on the peaks above Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, Yosemite National Park, California One of my photographer friends, Guy Tal, posted on his blog, er... web journal, yesterday that he was perhaps one of the last people to ride the photographic coat tails of Ken Burns' recent PBS documentary…

Gary CrabbeOctober 8, 2009

California Mountains National Parks Photos Uncategorized Water

Do something nice for yourself

Picture: Sunset light on Cathedral Peak reflected in Upper Cathedral Lake, Yosemite National Park, California Last night I was up until nearly 3:00am working. One of the long overdue items on my "to do" list was to upgrade my wordpress installation of this weblog. Lately when I've been talking about…

Gary CrabbeAugust 6, 2009

Mountains Photo Business Photographers Stock Photography

Great Photo Business Links 090720

From Syl Arena: Lessons I Didnâ€™t Learn In Photo School 81â€“85 Even if you can only manage to read the bullet points, this is still a great post. Soak it in like a sponge. I strongly recommend taking time to read each point in it's entirety. From Brian Auer: Your…

Gary CrabbeJuly 24, 2009

Great Photo Business Links 090713

From Art Wolfe and Outdoor Photographer Magazine: Get into the Stock Market. In this article, famed photographer Art Wolfe shares his wisdom with aspiring outdoor & nature photographers who are starting down the path of wanting to sell their images. While he discusses many of the fragmenting and frustrating changes…

Gary CrabbeJuly 17, 2009

California Mountains National Parks Photo Business Photos Stock Photography Travel

Wrapping up the Mediocre fiasco & how to do it right.

Picture: Sunset light on the face of Half Dome, from Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park, California. In my last two blog posts, I reported on the mediocre quality of images used by Travel & Leisure Online for their Best Views from US National Parks feature, and the subsequent post when…

Gary CrabbeJune 8, 2009

California Mountains National Parks Photo Business Photos Rants and Raves Stock Photography Travel

OMG – I’m one of the mediocre Travel & Leisure photogs

Photos: Storm over Half Dome from Sentinel Rock, Yosemite National Park, California Yesterday, I made a post critical of the mediocre quality of photos used by Travel & Leisure in their online feature, Best US National Park Views. I said a couple were decent at best, a couple were "OK",…

Gary CrabbeJune 4, 2009

California Mountains National Parks Photo Business Photos Rants and Raves Stock Photography Sunset Travel

Travel & Leisure; When Best barely even equals Mediocre

Picture: Alpenglow on clouds in evening above Half Dome and Tenaya Canyon from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by an editorial intern at Travel & Leisure (Online) requesting permission to use an image of mine of Yosemite National Park for a feature…

Gary CrabbeJune 3, 2009

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